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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Warm southwesterly flow

The warm air continues to be the story for the week as a unseasonably mild southwesterly flow maintains it's course.

Periods of snow and mild alpine temperatures with high winds up top. It's -1.3C up top of Peak with winds out of the west 50 gusting 70km/ph. Freezing levels will reach 1800m today.

 A ridge of high pressure will give Whistler sunny periods on Thursday with continued mild temperatures and reduced winds.We should see slightly cooler conditions and some disturbances move over the area. A ridge of high pressure may build towards the weekend


Alpine

Wednesday: Flurries with 5-10cm of accumulation, freezing levels remaining around 1800 m, and moderate southwesterly mountaintop winds.

Thursday: Cloudy with sunny periods and isolated light flurries, freezing levels around 1800m and light southeasterly mountaintop winds.

Friday: Flurries developing throughout the day, freezing level dropping to 1200m, and light southeasterly winds.

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