Synopsis
A light disturbance is crossing Whistler tonight with light flurries to start this evening and an organized system is then poised to bring more intense snow accumulations and moderate to strong ridge top winds very late Friday lasting into Saturday afternoon.
More very light disturbances are expected early next week before a stronger ridge of high pressure is expected to bring another round of sunny alpine conditions, including temperature inversions by the middle of next week.
Tonight
Flurries developing this evening.
Alpine Temperature: Low -4 °C
Wind increasing overnight to southeast 25-50 km/h.
Freezing Level: 700 metres
Accumulation: 4-8 cm.
Friday
Cloudy with morning flurries, mid day sunny periods and snow developing in the evening.
Alpine Temperature: High -2 °C
Wind southeast: 20-30 gusting to 50 km/h increasing late in the evening to 50 gusting 100 km/h.
Freezing Level: 1500 metres
Accumulation: 7-12 cm.
Saturday
Snow easing in the afternoon.
Alpine Temperature: Low -5 °C, High -3 °C
Wind southeast: 50-70 gusting to 100-110 km/h easing in the afternoon to 30 gusting 50 km/h.
Freezing Level: 1800 metres
Accumulation: 17-22 cm.
Sunday
Mainly cloudy.
Alpine Temperature: Low -7 °C, High -5 °C
Wind southwest: 15 km/h gusting to 35 km/h.
Freezing Level: 1000 metres
Monday
A mix of sun and cloud.
Alpine Temperature: Low -7 °C, High -4 °C
Wind light to 15 km/h.
Freezing Level: 1200 metres
Tuesday
Cloudy with flurries .
Alpine Temperature: Low -6 °C, High -4 °C
Wind south: 15-30 km/h gusting to 60 km/h.
Freezing Level: 1200 metres
Accumulation: 7-10 cm.
Wednesday
Becoming mainly sunny.
Alpine Temperature: Low -6 °C, High -2 °C
Wind north: 15 km/h gusting to 50 km/h.
Freezing Level: 1200 metres
Thursday
Sunny.
Alpine Temperature: Low -2 °C, High 2 °C
Wind northeast: 10 km/h.
Freezing Level: 2000 metres
Friday
Sunny
Alpine Temperature: Low -1 °C, High 2 °C
Light ridge wind.
Freezing Level: 2400 metres
This alpine forecast is provided by RWDI