YESTERDAY:
Weather Observations for May 25, 2019, 2019 taken at 06:00 Hours.
2180 meters +1, Winds were 20-25 KPH SSW--Whistler Peak
1835 meters +3, Winds were 10-20 KPH S--Round House
1650 meters +3, 0 mm of new, 6.5 mm in 24 hrs, Base 114 cm--Pig Alley
660 meters +9, Valley Temp, Max temp Yesterday was +16.4, 6.4 mm of precip recorded yest
As of 07:00 Hrs we have overcast skies and variable visibility.
07:00 Hrs this am.
FORECAST:
Wet this am with a low to our South and another low moving down the Coast today. The upper flow will switch around today several times. Easterly to Westerly to Southerly back to Northeasterly. The FL will rise to 3000 meters by this afternoon and we can expect to see some isolated showers throughout the day. Should see some drier weather by this evening. Presently most of the moisture is offshore but the low moving down the coast will likely move in land. Upper level ridging will return Sunday for mostly sunny skies with some cloud development possible in the evening. Ridge continues to build into Monday and Tuesday. An upper level trough will likely push in for Wednesday with an unstable air mass. Guesstimates: 2-4 mm by Sunday morning.
GOES IR image from this am.
Low will pass over us today with overcast skies and isolated showers.
Fronts along the coast.
High pressure pushes inland for Sunday.
High strengthens for Monday.
High still around for Tuesday.
AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:
Still an active zone on Joffre Peak. Steve Jones Image
Locally, the Peak chair was closed on Friday. Limited visibility. Loose wet Sz 1 Na.
INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:
Early Friday morning.
+ 10 in the valley Friday morning.
Mostly cloudy on Friday.
Big picture on Friday.
Stratus layer pushed in before sunset.
ARTICLES:
Spring rain needed as BC sees one of the lowest snow packs in 40 years: Agriculture Canada
Squaw Valley snow now 1,778 -plus centimetres for season: California
FORECAST:
Wet this am with a low to our South and another low moving down the Coast today. The upper flow will switch around today several times. Easterly to Westerly to Southerly back to Northeasterly. The FL will rise to 3000 meters by this afternoon and we can expect to see some isolated showers throughout the day. Should see some drier weather by this evening. Presently most of the moisture is offshore but the low moving down the coast will likely move in land. Upper level ridging will return Sunday for mostly sunny skies with some cloud development possible in the evening. Ridge continues to build into Monday and Tuesday. An upper level trough will likely push in for Wednesday with an unstable air mass. Guesstimates: 2-4 mm by Sunday morning.
AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:
INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:
ARTICLES:
Spring rain needed as BC sees one of the lowest snow packs in 40 years: Agriculture Canada
Squaw Valley snow now 1,778 -plus centimetres for season: California
