Red Mountain Resort

Issued:

Wednesday March 17, 2010 10:30 PDT

Synopsis

An upper trough and its unstable airmass will provide unsettled conditions today. Clouds, sunny periods and a few flurries are all expected. Variable cloud and isolated flurries should linger into the early evening. An upper ridge of high pressure builds over the coast tonight and Thursday. Limited moisture embedded in the resulting northwesterly flow aloft should produce a mix of sun & cloud and a slight chance of flurries Thursday afternoon.

Freezing Level

Currently near 1500 metres, between 1400 & 1700 metres this afternoon. Dropping to surface tonight and again Thursday night. Rising to between 1400 & 1600 metres Thursday afternoon.

Forecast:

TODAY: Cloudy with sunny periods, 70% chance of afternoon flurries. Gusty afternoon winds.

TONIGHT: Cloudy periods and a 40% chance of flurries during the early evening, otherwise clearing.

THURSDAY: Sunny with cloudy periods, 30% chance of an afternoon flurry. High near +6 at the base, near -1 at Granite.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Clear with evening cloudy periods. Low near -4 at the base, near -9 at Granite.

OUTLOOK (GRANITE):
FRIDAY: Sunny with a few afternoon clouds. High near -1.

SATURDAY: Mainly sunny. High near +2.

SUNDAY: Sunny with afternoon cloudy periods. High near +1.

CONFIDENCE: Fair on the local accumulation of snow today, otherwise fair to good. Convective cells should produce light but variable amounts of snow this afternoon. The upper ridge of high pressure should gradually shift eastward across southern BC during the outlook period. Some guidance suggests a moist southwesterly flow developing for a chance of precipitation late Sunday afternoon.

Ron Lakeman