SYNOPSIS: A mild southerly flow prevails over the area on Friday, supported by a deep upper trough off the coast, resulting in mainly sunny skies for most of the day and even warmer temperatures than today. A weak disturbance embedded in the mild southerly flow should bring increasing cloud Friday night and a chance of showers or thundershowers on Saturday.
FREEZING LEVEL: A shallow freezing layer develops at the surface tonight and potentially again Friday night. Rising to over 2500m Friday and Saturday afternoons.
FERNIE ALPINE RESORT FORECAST: TONIGHT: Clear with a few bands of cloud. Low near -2.
FRIDAY: Sunny with afternoon cloudy periods. High near +14.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONTONIGHT/TMRW: 0/0
FRIDAY NIGHT: Clear with a few bands of cloud in the evening. Increasing cloud overnight. Low near 0.
OUTLOOK: SATURDAY: Mainly cloudy with an 80% chance of afternoon/early evening showers. Risk of thundershowers. Winds may be gusty at times. High near 8.
SUNDAY: Cloudy with possible sunny breaks and a 40% chance of afternoon showers. High near 6.
MONDAY: Cloudy with sunny breaks and a 40% chance of afternoon showers. High near 9.
CONFIDENCE: Fair to good. Winds may be gusty at times as an area of high pressure continues to seep westward through the Rockies tonight. Some models suggest a slight chance of showers developing Friday afternoon. Freezing levels may dip locally under convective cells Saturday afternoon, although likely not quite down to the Main Plot’s elevation. Limited moisture entrained in the warm southerly (turning southwersterly) flow that continues through at least Monday maintains variable cloud and a risk of afternoon showers each day while temperatures remain quite mild.
