April 25, 2019

    YESTERDAY:

    Early Wednesday morning. Looks like a half moon.

    12:30 Hrs, -3 at 2180 meters.

    14:00 Hrs +3 Deg C.                                                                                     Geordie Trussler Pic   

    15:00 Hrs, an awesome day.

   16:30 Hrs, +2 Deg C.

    Sunset from Brandon's Beach.

Weather Observations for April 25, 2019, 2019 taken at 06:00 Hours.


2180 meters     -5, Winds were 5-10 KPH NE--Whistler Peak
1835 meters     -3, Winds were 5-10 KPH NNE--Round House
1650 meters     -4, 0 cm of new, 0 cm in 24 hrs, Base 224 cm--Pig Alley

  660 meters     -1, Valley Temp, Max temp Yesterday was +14.0, 0.0 mm of precip recorded yest

As of 06:00 Hrs this am we have high broken cloud and unlimited visibility.


FORECAST:

A weak upper ridge will bring unsettled weather for today in a Westerly flow aloft. A mix of sun and cloud with increased cloudiness as the day progresses and the FL rising to 2200+ meters. A weak upper trough will bring dry unsettled weather for Friday. This pattern will continue into next week as the High and Low push back and forth into the weekend. Cannot rule out the fact that there is some moisture around and we may se a brief shower tonight. Chance of some intrmitent showers in the early hours of Saturday morning before it drys out again. Chance fo some showers on Sunday as well but for the most part we are looking at a nice stretch of dry unsettled weather with a mix of sun and cloud. Guesstimates: Trace to 1 mm by Friday morning,  trace to 1 mm by Saturday morning, trace to 2 mm by Monday morning.

    GOES IR image from this am.

    Ridge of high pressure for today with more cloud as the day progresses. Warm!

    Fronts along the coast.

    Upper trough for Friday with cooler temperatures.

Low from the South will bring

    High rebuilds but the low is close by!! Time will tell.



    AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:

    Not much avalanche activity locally, a few isolated Sz 1 wet loose on steep terrain near days end.


    INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:

    Mid layer clouds eventually lifted yesterday.

    Awesome morning in the valley.

    Snow is quickly melting. High of +14 Deg C in the valley yesterday.

    15:00

    If the Roundhouse is 1809 Meters, how can the Alpine Shop be 1835 Meters? Geordie Trussler Pic

   Big picture on Wednesday, high looking pretty big.

    Surfing at Bathsheba Park looks pretty good. NE coast of Barbados.

ARTICLES:

'Ferocious' spring avalanches should elicit caution from backcountry travellers, say experts: Yahoo News

Father of U.S. Avalanche Work: Montgomery Atwater

Town to draw up regulations dealing with urban avalanche danger: Crested Butte

Early melting of winter snowpack advances the Arctic springtime: Science Daily