It would appear the weather models have changed in our favour. Tuesdays system now looks much more of a direct hit, and should bring a bunch of snow. The computer models are all over the place on this so confidence isn't very good.
Weather Forecast Alpine
Sunday: 5-10 cm new snow with generally light southeasterly winds sometimes gusting to 40 km/h. Treeline temperatures around -5C.
Monday: 5-10 cm new snow with moderate to strong southeasterly winds gusting to 50 km/h. Treeline temperatures around -5C.
Tuesday: 10-20 cm new snow most likely arriving later on in the day. Mostly light winds during the day, increasing later on. Freezing level rising to 1100 m in the afternoon.
At 08:30Hrs the temperature at top of peak was -8.9c winds were 30-50 KPH from the SSW. At Pig alley the temperature was -5.3c, 8 cm of new snow fell there over night. In the valley it is 0.
Current Conditions
Observed at: Whistler 8:00 AM PST Sunday 6 January 2013
Condition:
Cloudy
Temperature:
0.4°C
Pressure / Tendency:
101.7 kPa / rising
Visibility:
19 km
Humidity:
93%
Dew Point:
-0.6°C
Wind Speed:
calm
Air Quality Health Index:
2
Forecast
Issued: 7:13 AM PST Sunday 6 January 2013
Today
Cloudy. Periods of snow beginning this morning. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Temperature steady near zero.
Tonight
Periods of snow. Amount 2 to 4 cm. Low minus 1.
Monday
Snow ending near noon then cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries late in the evening. Amount 2 to 4 cm. High plus 1.
Tuesday
Snow. Low minus 2. High plus 1.
Wednesday
Cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 3. High minus 1.
Thursday
A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 5. High plus 1.
Friday
Cloudy. Low minus 4. High plus 2.
Saturday
Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 2. High plus 2.
