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Thursday, November 28, 2013

Some snow for weekend then cold





Heads up snow for Vancouver?? Looks like it

Forecast

A weak ridge builds for today with warm unsettled conditions. Temperatures up top this morning are still warm 1.6C at alpine shop with light to moderate winds from the north. Some light showers later today. A Northwesterly flow will bring some flurries tomorrow evening above 1400 meters. Saturday is also bringing some light snow during the day to the alpine, with freezing levels hovering around 1300-1400m meters. Saturday night through early Sunday a system will approach from the northwest. Computer models actually are looking a bit better for snowfall amounts Sunday morning 10-15cm, hopefully a lot more. A arctic cold front will move in late Sunday/Monday with cooler temperatures, freezing levels dropping to surface by Monday. High pressure builds for next week and we will see frigid temperatures even in the valley overnight lows Tuesday night might hit -17C? Also of note we might see snow all the way to Vancouver Sunday night, as the cold air converges with warmer moist air to the south.


Cold air early Monday




Today
Cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries changing to 40 percent chance of rain showers this morning. High: 5 °C
Tonight
Mainly cloudy. Low: 0 °C
Friday
Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers in the evening. High: 3 °C
Saturday
Cloudy. Low: 1 °C
High: 3 °C
Sunday
Periods of rain. Low: 0 °C
High: 2 °C
Monday
Snow. Low: -1 °C
High: -1 °C
Tuesday
Sunny. Low: -10 °C
High: -4 °C
Wednesday
Sunny. Low: -11 °C
High: -4 °C

Saturday nights storm


Forecast Issued: Thursday, November 28 2013 05:00 PST

Almanac

For November 28ValueYear
Greatest Rainfall (1976-2012)46.0 mm1995
Greatest Snowfall (1976-2012)24.4 cm1980
Greatest Precipitation (1976-2012)48.3 mm1995
Most Snow on the Ground (1980-2012)59.0 cm1984
Highest Temperature (1976-2012)9.3 °C1995
Lowest Temperature (1976-2012)-22.0 °C1985
Average Maximum Temperature1.0 °C
Average Minimum Temperature-4.0 °C
Average Temperature-1.5 °C
Sunrise07:45
Sunset16:15
Normal High1 °C
Normal Low-4 °C

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