A ridge of high-pressure system located over southern BC, with a southerly flow aloft will continue to bring warm and dry conditions early this week. #BCStorm
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A ridge of high pressure situated off the BC coast, combined with an onshore flow will maintain mostly cloudy conditions with a slight chance of showers today. A strong frontal system is expected to approach the area on Tuesday, bringing rain to the coast & heavy snow in the alpine. #BCStorm
A ridge of high pressure over southern BC will continue to dominate with dry and warm conditions on Friday. An upper trough will move southwest from the Gulf of Alaska, resulting in increasing cloudiness and a slight chance of precipitation on Saturday and Sunday morning.
A weak ridge of high pressure will build over the south coast today, with sunshine and dry conditions persisting into Tuesday. An area of low pressure will move southward from the Gulf of Alaska on Tuesday evening into Wednesday, bringing showers to the coast and additional alpine snow. Winds speeds: Monday: Southwesterly 5-20 km/h. Tuesday: Southwesterly 20 gusting 40 km/h. Wednesday: Southwesterly 20 gusting 60 km/h. Sea to Sky Freezing Levels: Monday: Surface rising to near 1200m Tuesday: 500 rising to near 1500m Wednesday: 700m rising to near 1500m Precipitation: Storm totals of 10-20cm with higher amounts the closer to the coast. Monday: Nil Tuesday: Nil Wednesday: 2-7cm by 4pm.
A weak ridge of high pressure will build over the south coast today, with sunshine and dry conditions persisting into Tuesday. An area of low pressure will move southward from the Gulf of Alaska on Tuesday evening into Wednesday, bringing showers to the coast and additional alpine snow. #BCStorm
All air travel into MMPR has been suspended until further notice. Our flight was cancelled just minutes before takeoff due to the airport being closed.
Albedo Effect 😎
Good thing the sun angle is still pretty low in early February.
Plus 5 this morning at Whistler peak, -1 in the village at Nesters VOC
I talked about this last night at a snowpack discussion. Spring conditions for a few weeks.
Spring is about to arrive early this year.
Oh but my app says this 😞
Something that NWP models struggle with! 156mm storm total 🟰 as of 9am.
Yellow Rainfall Warning Issued for: #HoweSound #Squamish #SeatoSky Highway #BCHwy99 from Squamish to Brandywine.
Active wetter pattern is likely later in the week as the ridge of high pressure weakens allowing the storm track to aim at the BC coast.
A weak disturbance will move across the area today into Tuesday with showers for the coast, flurries for the alpine with the freezing level near 800m. Ridge of high pressure will rebuild Tuesday evening into Wednesday with drier conditions. #BCStorm
Rainfall Warning Issued for #HoweSound #Squamish #SeatoSky
High pressure is expected to build later on Sunday with some clearing skies. Cooler and drier conditions are expected early next week as high pressure builds over the area.
A developing frontal system will bring showers across the south coast on today. A stronger cold front will impact the S2S Saturday night into early Sunday, resulting in moderate to heavy precipitation, with rain anticipated for lower elevations below 1500m, snow for the alpine.#BCStorm
Rainfall warning issued for #HoweSound #Squamish
A weak ridge of high-pressure system will build over southern BC today, initiating a dry start to the work week. A strong Pacific frontal system is forecast to impact the coast Tues evening into Weds, marking a return to an active pattern with moderate to heavy precipitation & high freezing levels.
A weak ridge of high pressure will bring a mix of sun and cloud today, with a slight chance of showers. A strong system will impact the area on Sat into early Sun, bringing rain & wind along the coast, heavy snow in the alpine regions with the freezing level near 1500m, rising to near 1800m Sat PM.
A ridge of high pressure situated over the BC interior, combined with a low-pressure system to the south over Washington state, will produce strong outflow winds over Howe Sound this morning. The high-pressure will keep conditions cool and dry across the South Coast to start this week.
A weak upper-level disturbance is expected to move across the south coast this evening into early Saturday morning, potentially bringing showers or flurries to high alpine regions. A ridge of high pressure will build over the coastal area later on Saturday, persisting into early next week. #BCStorm
(2)A stronger system will arrive along the coast Tuesday evening through Wednesday, which is expected to bring rain and wind. Additional systems will impact the coast midweek towards the end of the week. #bcstorm
(1)A frontal system will cross the south coast this morning, bringing periods of rain heavy at times. As the front crosses the area, the rain is expected to transition to showers by afternoon. A temporary reprieve from precipitation is forecast for this evening through Tuesday morning.
A zonal flow over the BC coast will direct a series of frontal systems towards the area, with the first system expected to arrive this evening into Sat. A secondary system will arrive from the Pacific, reaching the BC south coast late Sun to Mon, potentially producing significant rainfall. #BCStorm
A ridge of high pressure will build along the south coast early this week, resulting in drier and warmer conditions. This pattern is anticipated to persist into next weekend before transitioning to a fall-like pattern with a chance of precipitation. #BCStorm