June 3, 2019

    PAST WEEK:

    A Monday to remember, awesome Gaper Day!! May 27, 2019. + 27.8 High at 660 meters.

    May 28, 2019 + 25.4 was the high in the valley.

    May 29, 2019 + 23.7 was the high in the valley.

    May 30, 2019 + 27. 8 was the high in the valley.

    May 31, 2019 + 27.6 was the high in the valley.

    June 1, 2019 + 24.6 was the high in the valley.

    June 2, 2019. High in the valley was +23.7.


Weather Observations for June 3, 2019, taken at 06:00 Hours.

2180 meters      0, Winds were 30-40 KPH SSW--Whistler Peak
1835 meters    +3, Winds were 10-20 KPH SSE--Round House
1650 meters    +6, 0 mm of new, 0.3 mm in 24 hrs, Base 56 cm--Pig Alley

  660 meters  +11, Valley Temp, Max temp Yesterday was +23.7, 0.0 mm of precip recorded yest

Precipitation amounts measured from Nester's Weather Station (660meters) for May 2010-2019.

May 2010    49.6 mm        May 2015     28.4 mm
May 2011    31.4 mm        May 2016     46.6 mm
May 2012    21.6 mm        May 2017     45.9 mm
May 2013    65.1 mm        May 2018     15.8 mm
May 2014    20.4 mm        May 2019     18.9 mm

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

FORECAST:

An upper level low to our North will bring an unsettled day with more cloud today in a Westerly flow aloft. The low will slowly move down the coast and exit sometime over the coming weekend.
Mix of sun and cloud for today with the FL topping out at around 2600 meters. Some sun Tuesday morning with more cloud in the afternoon with the chance of some rain showers Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Cool moist onshore flow for Wednesday as an upper level trough brings some light precipitation and a lowering FL. May see some fresh snow on the higher peaks in our region. More unsettled weather for the remainder of the week with periods of showers forecasted into Friday. The low should exit Saturday with some weak ridging Saturday into Sunday. As of now the ridge strengthens for Monday but that is a week away. Still looking fairly dry for this time of the year.

    GOES IR image from this am.

    Mix of sun and cloud for Monday.

    Fronts along the coast.

    More cloud for Tuesday as the low moves South.

    Low will bring light rain for Wednesday, likely the wettest day of the week.

    Upper level trough weakens but still showers in the forecast.

    Weakening trough with unsettled weather.

    A few more showers likely for Friday.

    Unsettled Saturday.

    Unsettled Sunday, chance of an isolated shower.




    AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:

    Search for a possible buried snowboarder in Austria. Article below. June 1, 2019       Net Pic

    8 climbers missing in an avalanche in the Northern Himalayas, article below.             Net Pic

             Avalanche in Glacier Park, Road to the Sun. Article below.                             Net Pic

    May 27, 2019. Boomer Bowl, 20 days after event.



    INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:

    Smoke from fires in Alberta reached the valley by Monday May 27, 2019.

                      Very dry up North.                                                                        Net Pic

    Smoke visible in the South Coast area of B.C.                                                                    Net Pic

    A bigger picture of smoke from Alberta Fires. May 31                                                            Net Pic

    Rescue training on Saturday.

    Rain showers last night, 21:15 Hrs.

    Nice looking Morning, Monday. Upper flow has pushed all the smoke to the East.




ARTICLES:

Possible avalanche burial in wet avalanche on Hinertux Glacier: Austria

8 people missing after an avalanche in the Northern Himalayas: India

Update--Pilots spot 5 bodies in search for missing climbers: Northern India

Glacier Park Avalanche traps bikers for hours: Montana

Article on the avalanche on Sentinal Pass, Alberta on April 5, 2018: Thirteen Feet Under

Detecting avalanches earlier: Rogers Pass

Could a wearable avalanche alert system make skiing safer: Powder

Wildfire smoke prompts air quality advisory for parts of B.C.: CTV News

1 climber dead, 2 injured after rock fall on Liberty Ridge: Mt Rainier

Its snowing in New Zealand: Snow-Forecast


VIDEOS:

Avalanche in Glacier Park: May 28, 2019

Wolverine with a goat head: Walks by Biker