15 Aug 2016

August 15, 2016

    An avalanche on Mount Shkhara, has claimed a mountaineer, story in article section.        Net Pic

    Monday evening August 8, 2016.

    Tuesday morning August 9, 2016. Obscured in the morning but it did lift later in the day.

   Same time frame Tuesday.

    Thick stratus layer Tuesday morning.

    Wednesday morning August 10, 2016.

    Wednesday morning.

    Another valley cloud layer Wednesday morning, it did lift and dissipate by the afternoon.

    Wednesday afternoon.

    Later in the day Wednesday.

    Thursday morning August 11, 2016. High of 28.7 at 660 meters.

    Image from the same time frame.

    Early Friday morning August 12, 2016.


    Clear skies and warm temperatures.

    Howe sound Friday afternoon, high of 31.7 at the Nester's weather station.

    High cloud early Saturday morning August 13, 2016.

    You can see the high cloud in the satellite image.


    Some cloud in the afternoon, but a warm day with max temp of 30.1 at 660 meters.

    Sunset Saturday evening.

    Sunday morning August 14, 2016.

    Lots of stratus cloud along the coast.

    Sunday morning.

    Sunset Sunday evening was at 20:33, we are now losing 4 minutes of daylight per day.


Weather Observations for August 15, 2016: taken at 07:00 Hours.

2240 meters     +15, Winds were 5-10 KPH S --Horstman Hut
1860 meters     +12, Winds were   0-5 KPH S --Rendevous
1550 meters     +12, RH 68%                           --Catskinner
  660 meters     +11, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +28.9. 0.0 mm of Precip recorded yest

   As of 07:00 Hrs this am we have some high cirrus cloud and unlimited visibility + an inversion!!


For the forecast, an upper level ridge will continue to bring us nice summer weather into Wednesday with a Westerly flow. The ridge will strengthen Wednesday for an increase in temperatures with low level flow switching to offshore. Cooler temperatures should return by Sunday as the low level flow turns back to onshore.

    Flow for this week, high strengthens mid week.


    Westerly flow aloft for today.


    High will continue to push inland through the week.

    Surface ridge will dominate the weather pattern all week.

    Warmer temperatures by Thursday into Saturday.

    Upper level ridge strengthens in the later part of the week.

    Should see slightly cooler temperatures by Sunday.



ARTICLES:

An avalanche has killed a climber in Georgia: Mount Shkhara

Remote Avalanche system to cut avalanche delays on Hwy 1: Near Revelstoke

Did you know there are 8 Types of Glaciers: Mother Nature Network

Climate change hikes avalanche risk for Mt Cook: New Zealand

Video of a recent avalanche in the Himalayas: Tibet

Geopraevent at ISSW 16, Breckenridge: October 3-7, 2016

New Avalanche Bridge opens at Snoqualmie Pass:Washington State

Ecosystems in the Southeastern US are vulnerable to climate change: Science Daily


    Some breaks Monday afternoon.


    Monday it did rain, 3.1 mm recorded at the Nester's weather station.

    Tuesday morning, thick stratus layer in the valley.

    Cool weather in June & July has left the glaciers in decent shape compared to the past 2 summers.

    Lots of cloud hanging around the peaks on Wednesday.

    Nice sunset on Thursday evening.

    Some colour at sunset Friday evening.

    There were some clouds around on Saturday, but another awesome warm day.

    Saturday evening, full moon is on August 18, 2016. Referred to as the sturgeon moon.

    Parking lots are full Sunday. Max temp at Nester's was 28.9 Deg.

    Early Monday morning August 15, high cloud will burn off this morning.

8 Aug 2016

August 8, 2016


    August 1, 2016--Calm and a few scattered clouds in the am.

    Quiet Monday morning prior to the crowds arriving.

    Cloudy early Tuesday morning August 2, 2016. Rumbling Glacier.

    Satellite image Tuesday morning.



    August 2, 2016 17:00 Hrs. 0.9 mm of rain recorded at 660 meters.

    August 3, 2016 Obscured at 06:30 Hours on Wednesday.

    07:15 Wednesday morning.

    Cloudy in Squamish as well.


    Stratus layer lifted, image taken at 17:00 Hrs Wednesday.

    Image from Wednesday afternoon.

    Thursday August 4, 2016-Stratus layer in the morning again, lifted by 10:00 Hrs.

    Image from same time frame as above photo.

    Clouds dissipated on Thursday for a nice afternoon.

    High of 24.6 deg on Thursday.

    Friday August 5, 2016. Broken cloud and a nice day. High of 22.8 Deg.

    Friday afternoon.

    Saturday Morning.

    Some cloud from the upper low making its way into the zone, Saturday morning.

    Sunday August 7, 2016, the slow moving upper low is giving us some nasty looking cloud in am.

    Sunday morning, upper low is slowly moving South.

    High clouds moved into the area by noon Sunday. Thunder in the distance by 18:00 Hrs.


Weather Observations for August 8, 2016: taken at 07:00 Hours.

2240 meters     +4, Winds were 10-15 KPH SE    --Horstman Hut
1860 meters     +5, Winds were   5-10 KPH SSW --Rendevous
1550 meters     +6, RH 97%                                  --Catskinner
  660 meters   +11, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +18.9. 8.5 mm of Precip recorded yest

   As of 07:00 Hrs this am we have obscured skies and limited visibility.

    Satellite image as of 07:15 Hrs this am.

For the forecast, the summer of upper level lows continues--a very slow moving low is passing through our zone today bringing cloudy skies in a Northerly flow aloft. The brunt of the precipitation in this system occurred last night but there is a chance of some scattered showers into Tuesday. The high pressure out in the Pacific will begin to show its influence on Wednesday with some lingering cloud but dry conditions and warming temperatures. The high will build into Saturday with another period of summer like weather. Another trough is forecasted to move into the area by Sunday.


    Slow moving low will bring cloudy skies for today.

     Low tracks Southeast into Tuesday.

    Low should be well South by Tuesday but still spinning cloud our way.

    High pushes back for Wednesday but expect some cloud development.

    High strengthens for Thursday into Saturday. Warmer temperatures can be expected.

    An upper trough is forecasted to be here by Saturday evening/ Sunday.



ARTICLES:

Vail Resorts take over bid for Whistler Blackcomb: Global News

Vail Resorts ups the share holder price: Globe & Mail

Storm Slab Avalanche Risk Warning: New Zealand

New Uphilling Possible in Colorado: Backcountry Skiing Blog

Survived an avalanche: Bear Grylls Extreme Survival

Another Skiing App: ISKI




    Monday morning paddle. BC Day.

    Skateboard Park early Monday morning.

    Some breaks in the cloud over Squamish on Tuesday.

    Chief just below the ceiling. Tuesday.

    Different perspective of Shannon Falls.Wednesday.

   Sunset Thursday evening was at 20:50 Hrs. Starting to loose 3 minutes of day light per day.

    Friday was a great day weather wise.

    View from the road up to Mt Baker Ski Area. Saturday

    Mount Baker Saturday afternoon.

    Started raining at around 18:30 Hrs into the night on Sunday. 8.5 mm recorded by 24:00 Hrs