June 20, 2016

    Monday June 13, 2016. Rained hard at times, 4.4 mm recorded at 660 meters with a high of +13.4.

    We also had periods of unsettled weather on Monday as well.

    Unsettled early Tuesday, June 14, 2016. A dusting with -3 Degrees at 1835 meters.

    Some breaks on Tuesday, also some showers--1.1 mm recorded at 660 meters.

    High on Tuesday was +13 Deg later in the afternoon.

    Wednesday morning June 15, 2016. -2 Deg.

    Fresh dusting Wednesday morning. June-uary weather!!

    Overcast Wednesday morning, did become unsettled later in the day. High of +14.8 in the valley.

    Cumulus cloud development over the Tantalus Range on Wednesday. Isolated scattered showers.

    It was much nicer further South of Whistler by Wednesday afternoon.

    Thursday June 16, 2016, unsettled -1 Deg

    Awesome looking morning on Thursday, -3 at 2240 meters at 07:00 Hrs.

    Cloudy on Thursday but a high in the valley of 16.1 Deg. One perspective of the 1St and 18Th.

    Different perspective of the 2 holes on the Chateau Golf Course. Thursday morning.

    Friday June 17, 2016--Unsettled in the morning--0 deg at 1835 meters at 07:00 Hrs.

    Less cloud later in the day on Friday. High of 21.1 Deg in the valley. Still fresh snow up high.

    Fresh snow for the glacier camps. Photo taken Friday evening.

    Full moon will be on June 20Th, the summer solstice. This has not happened for 70 years!

    Saturday June 18, 2016 07:00 Hrs-- Clouds began to move into the zone. +5 Deg at 07:00 Hrs.

    Low to the South moving up the coast, looks very dark!!

    Nice Saturday morning, eventually it did rain later in the afternoon--7.2 mm recorded at 660 M.

    Sunday morning June 19, 2016--more snow, +2 at 1835 meters at 07:00 Hours.

    Fresh snow just below the tree line Sunday. Unsettled by the afternoon with a valley high of +17.9.

    Improvement later in the day on Sunday. We received 3.5 mm early Sunday morning at 660 M.

    High cirrus cloud early Monday morning June 20, 2016. Sunrise was at 05:02 Hrs-Sunset at 21:25.


Weather Observations for June 20, 2016: taken at 07:00 Hours.

2240 meters     +5, Winds were 10-20 KPH SE --Horstman Hut
1860 meters     +6, Winds were  5-10  KPH S   --Rendevous
1550 meters     +7, RH 83%-- Catskinner

  660 meters     +9, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +17.9. 3.5 mm of Precip recorded yest

From Monday June 13--Monday June 20, 2016 we accumulated 16.2 mm of precipitation at the Nester's Weather Station, 660 Meters.

    As of 07:00 Hrs this am we have high scattered cloud and unlimited visibility.

For the forecast, a weak upper level low offshore and too our South will slowly bring us overcast conditions with the chance of some isolated showers by late this afternoon in a Southerly flow aloft. Cloud cover will increase as the day progresses in the mountains with some possible breaks later this evening. Would be nice to get a glimpse of the full moon!! Unsettled again for Tuesday before a trough brings overcast conditions and precipitation back to our zone for Wednesday into Thursday. As of now Friday is looking unsettled and a weak ridge beginning to build by Friday evening. Next weekend should see the ridge strengthen with dry weather expected into early next week.

    Satellite image from 07:15 Hrs this am.

    Unsettled today as the low spins clouds our way.

     Unsettled for Tuesday.

    By Wednesday the low will be sending wet weather our way.

    Loop for this week into next Saturday. High pressure is forecasted for the weekend.



ARTICLES:

Skiers remains found near Snoqualmie Pass, was an avalanche victim: Washington State

Possibly no skier avalanche deaths in Colorado for the 2015-2016 season: Backcountry Skiing Blog

Earth's Hot Streak continues with warmest May since at least 1880: NASA

Largest snowstorm since 1996 closes major Andes Pass for 15 Days: Chile\Argentina

    No wonder we have a goose problem!!

    Cumulus clouds over Squamish on Wednesday afternoon.

    Armchair Friday evening.

    Full Moon tonight is referred too as the Strawberry Moon.

June 13, 2016

    An avalanche in Austria has killed a mountaineer, story in article section--Net Pic.

    Unsettled on Monday, June 6, 2016-- mostly sunny with a high of + 29.5 in the valley.

    Monday June 6, 2016--New valley trail underpass at Mon's Crossing.

    Tuesday June 7, 2016--unsettled with a high of +26.5 in the valley.

    Wednesday June 8, 2016, high of +15.6 in the valley, showery--3.8 mm of rain recorded at 660 m.

    Overcast with showers all day on Wednesday.

    Thursday June 9, 2016--overcast with some breaks, high of +16 in the valley.

   Thursday looked ominous but it did not rain.

    Friday June 10, 2016--Cold and Showery--3.2 mm recorded at 660 meters.

    Rain off and on Friday, -1 at 1835 meters early Friday morning.

    7.1 mm of rain recorded at 660 meters on Friday.

    Snowing, -1 at 1835 meters--Saturday--June 11, 2016 at 07:00 Hours. June-uary!!

    Image from Saturday morning. Another cold low from the Gulf of Alaska.

    Saturday morning snowing as low as 1550 meters. +1 at the bottom of Catskinner chair.

    Sunday morning June 12, 2016--overcast but dry, slight improvement with breaks in the PM.

    Sunday evening, clouds rolled back in for overcast conditions. High of +14.5 recorded in valley.


Weather Observations for June 13, 2016: taken at 07:00 Hours.

2240 meters      -1, Winds were 20-30 KPH SE  --Horstman Hut
1860 meters     +2, Winds were 10-20  KPH SE --Rendevous
1550 meters     +3, RH 96%-- Catskinner

  660 meters     +9, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +14.5. 0.0 mm of Precip recorded yest

0.6 mm of precipitation recorded at 1550 meters early this am.

    As of 08:00 Hrs this am we have overcast skies with rain clouds moving up the valley.


For the forecast, June-uary weather will continue into early this week with cool showery/rainy conditions expected into Wednesday. A weak cold front will move through today before the deep upper level low out off the Gulf of Alaska pushes through the South Coast. Expect a light westerly flow today with the FL hovering in the 2000 meter range mid day, by tonight it could drop to as low as 1300 meters. Tuesday is looking fairly wet with the FL rising to 1800 meters by mid day, dropping again Tuesday evening. The models are agreeing on a split flow for sometime Wednesday bringing unsettled weather into the weekend. Still looking at cloudy conditions in the mountains with some sunny breaks in the mix. Periods of precipitation can be expected as well but timing is variable.
The demise of the El Nino has changed the global circulations, low pressure systems tend to move through our zone in June when La Nina builds. We likely will not see a summer like the past two, will be interesting to watch what happens with the newest cycle in the ever changing weather patterns.

    A weak cold front moves onshore today.

    Another low moving in from the Gulf of Alaska, cool, showery- with snow in the upper elevations.

    Tuesday will likely be the coldest day of the week.

    Low continues to bring cool wet weather into Wednesday.

    Upper low will likely split later on Wednesday bringing unsettled weather into next weekend

    Flow up until Thursday.




ARTICLES:

Mountaineer killed in an avalanche in Austria : June 4, 2016-Near Salzburg

Backcountry Skier missing since November found on Hatcher Pass: Alaska

Massive debris flow visible on Mount Baker: Washington State

75% chance of La Nina for the 2016-2017 Winter: SnowBrains

Technology improves avalanche gear for backcountry travellers: Utah

Wildsnow Technical Report-Binding Mount Screw Lengths: Backcountry Skiing Blog

Avalanches are an Inherent Risk of Skiing, Court Rules: Colorado

Keeping safe on early season hikes: Seattle Times

    Satellite image from 07:30 Hours Monday morning.

    June 11, 2015 Not much snow compared to this year.

June 6, 2016

    June 1, 2016-- Mostly cloudy did eventually rain--3.1 mm recorded at Nesters-- 660 meters.

    June 1, 2016. Clouds thickened as the day progressed.

    June 2, 2016-- Mostly cloudy with some breaks. No Rain.

    June 2, 2016-- Max Temperature was 16.9 Degrees C.

    June 3, 2016-- mix of sun and cloud--no rain.

    June 3, 2016-- Max Temperature was 18.6 Degrees C.

    Sunset, Friday June 3, 2016. Nice weather is here!!

    Saturday afternoon-- June 4, 2016--Bluebird. Maximum Temperature was 30.4 Degrees C.

    June 4, 2016-- Very busy day at the heliport.

    June 4, 2016--Helicopters and CDFL Training.

    June 5, 2016--Awesome day-- 32.6 degrees recorded at the Nesters weather stn for a new record.

    June 5, 2016-- Silt from Fitzsimmons Creek flowing into Green Lake.

    High Cirrus cloud around for most of the day, Sunday.


Weather Observations for June 6, 2016: taken at 07:00 Hours.

2240 meters    +11, Winds were 25-30 KPH S        --Horstman Hut
1860 meters    +12, Winds were 10-20  KPH SSE --Rendevous
1550 meters    +15, RH 52%-- Catskinner

  660 meters    +11, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +32.6. 0.0 mm of Precip recorded yest

   As of 08:00 Hrs this am we have broken cloud and unlimited visibility.

For the forecast, the upper level ridge which brought us record breaking temperatures yesterday will begin slowly shifting East with a light SW flow aloft this am. Should see a slight increase in the cloud cover each day as the flow becomes moderate by Wednesday, when an upper level trough moves into our zone. Temperatures will also slightly decrease each day through this transition and there is a chance of some showers late Wednesday into Thursday. The upper low is expected to move through our zone by the weekend but the models are not consistent in its strength, timing and track. Looks like a mixed bag, some cloud, sun and the occasional shower into Sunday. Typical June weather!!

    High will bring mostly sunny weather into Wednesday.

    Low to the North will begin to affect our area by Wednesday.

    Showers likely by Thursday.

    Flow for this week into the weekend. Unsettled conditions Thursday through Sunday.

     Low will bring cloud and some moisture later in the week. Models are unsure of the Lows path.

     Looks cloudy for the weekend as well. Time will tell!!



NOT MUCH NEWS IN THE AVALANCHE WORLD!!


ARTICLES:

Court rules Winter Park not liable for Avalanche Death: Colorado

When melting mountains shake: Nepal

Winter has arrived in South America: SnowBrains

Remains of missing National Guardsman found in Chugach State Park: Alaska



Some interesting data for May over the past ten years from the Nesters Weather Station.

Year                    Max Avg Temp                    Total Precipitation

2007                           +17.0                                      32.3 mm
2008                           +17.4                                      36.2 mm
2009                           +16.5                                      40.2 mm
2010                           +15.0                                      49.6 mm
2011                           +13.4                                      31.4 mm
2012                           +15.5                                      21.6 mm
2013                           +17.6                                      65.1 mm
2014                           +17.7                                      20.4 mm
2015                           +20.7                                      28.4 mm
2016                           +18.6                                      46.6 mm

    Early Sunday morning.

    17:00 Hours Sunday afternoon. High pressure is holding some high scattered cloud around.

    This is an image from June 5, 2015. Deja Vu.