Squamish Conditions

After the flood...

It's a gorgeous day: sunny, warm, beautiful. No excuses - get going :-)

Wow - that was a nice stretch

We had a dry spell there from mid-July through mid-September, with one day of rain in August. Aside from that, we scarcely even saw a cloud until a couple of days ago. But today it's raining - not really heavy rain, just a steady light rain/drizzle, but raining nonetheless. So take a rest day or two, and we'll see what comes next. The forecast is still looking pretty favourable for the rest of the month, but clearly the systems have shifted, at least for the next few days.

You call this 60% P.O.P?

Sure, if by "POP" you mean "Probability of being Off in your Prediction"

It's sunny, and warm, and has been most of the day. Sure there's some heavy cloud massed around Garibaldi, and it did actually rain, lightly, late last night, for about 1/2 an hour, but this is a waayy nicer day than the forecast called for.

Not than we're complaining - it's a really nice day, and we like it very much. It's just not quite what we were expecting, that's all...

Change is comin'

...but nothing too serious. The forecast is 60% POP for tomorrow,but they're only calling for accumulations in the 2-4mm range, which isn't much more than a heavy dew around here. And then it's supposed to be cloudy but dry Monday before going back to sunny and warm for the rest of the week.

"Marine Air"

There's a bank of heavy fog hanging around at about the 1000m level, and it's been there for about a day and a half now. It's not doing anything, not raining or causing heavy dew or anything at all - it's just hanging there. So, while it seems a bit gloomy, it's actually pretty nice out. Dry, moderate temps, light breeze, pretty much the definition of "mild".

It's supposed to clear off toward mid-day, and then stay sunny for the next couple of days, so the weekend looks pretty good. They're calling for rain maybe on Sunday, but that forecast will almost certainly change as we get closer. For now, everything is dry, so take advantage while you can, just in case the forecast turns out to be right.

Gorgeous

Sunny, warm, perfect day. Forecast is looking good for the weekend. No excuses - get out there.

How's the weather?

I'm going to go with (A) "Sunny and Warm" - Final Answer

Okay, you can breathe out again

The rain squalls have passed, the clouds have broken up, and the sun has emerged. It looks like it will be sticking around, more or less, for the next few days. Tomorrow is probably going to be kind of cloudy, with a few breaks, and then Saturday and Sunday are supposed to show steady improvement. That's as far as I willing to project, and even that's risky. This has been a quirky week or two, so nothing surprises me any more and I don't believe the forecasts for a second. But hope springs eternal, and standing outside right now, it really does look good. So I'm going to cling to that hope, no matter how faint it might seem.

Have an awesome weekend!!

Well, that sure sucked

I hope you are all well-rested now, after spending your entire day yesterday sleeping in, drinking coffee and reading the papers, waiting for the rain to stop. Again, no need to thank me.

That was then; this is now. We've got pretty good cloud cover, but it seems to be breaking up, and the sun is trying to burn through. The sidewalks are dry which means there's climbable rock somewhere, but maybe don't plan on doing anything too committing, 'cause the weather could still turn on you.

But the forecast is calling for sun(!) Monday and Tuesday, and as that high pressure builds we "should" see steady improvement through this afternoon.

Starting to settle, maybe

There seems to be a pattern the past couple of days: it rains overnight, and into the morning, but by early afternoon things have dried out enough that people are climbing and hiking and biking like nothing happened. And then it starts raining again around nightfall, and rains through the night and into the following morning, and then it stops and warms up and things dry out and people go climbing again.

So sleep in tomorrow, and then plan on heading out for the afternoon once things have dried out and warmed up.

There - I'm giving you permission to sleep in, then spend the morning drinking coffee and reading the paper. No need to thank me - you deserve it.

"Unsettled"

Yeah, that's it - "unsettled" says it perfectly. We've had a pretty good run this past couple of weeks, but now it's kind of... unsettled. Tuesday started off beautiful and sunny and warm, before clouding over in the afternoon and threatening to rain but not actually raining. Then, sometime in the wee small hours of Wednesday morning, the rain started, and kept going, and going, and going. It rained quite a bit through the morning, and off and on again through the rest of the day. And then last night it rained a whole bunch more, finishing up around mid-morning. Since then it's been cloudy but warm all day, and it even got a bit sunny there for a while, until just now it's started raining very lightly.

So I don't know what to say. If the rain holds off, things will dry out nicely, but we could get another soaker at any time. Or not. It's impossible to predict 'cause it's so... unsettled.

70%? Really?

It was supposed to have rained overnight, and then continued raining off and on through the day. Seventy percent chance they said, and then they changed it to just say "rain". Even now, they're saying "cloudy, 40% POP". Maybe someone should, you know, look out the window? It's sunny, and warm, and yes there are some clouds, but they're just little puffs of things hanging around the peaks. It didn't rain last night, or all day yesterday, and it sure doesn't look like it's going to rain any time soon, either.

And it better not rain, either, because today is my first hike up to Echo Lake for this season, and I want it to be nice and sunny when I get there.

Beautiful Day

It's a warm, sunny day - cloudless in fact. Forecast is calling for a high of 23C, which I think will make it the warmest day of the year. That's kind of a sad comment on the year so far, but what can we do?

So today is perfect for just about anything you care to do. They're even warning about the UV levels (yeay!), so pack some sunscreen if you're going to be out in the open - remember your skin hasn't seen much UV in several months, and it will come as a bit of a shock.

Tomorrow will be clouding over apparently, but they're only calling for 30% POP which means very little. So you've got a couple of good days on hand before things - maybe - deteriorate a little further on Tuesday. Get out and use them.

Getting better

The rain held off, with the exception of one very brief shower about 10AM, and now it's clearing. We still have heavy cloud along the ridges, but here in the valley it's sunny and almost even warm. So grab a windshell, and head down to the waterfront for SERF - the bands have been playing all afternoon, and they're going on until late tonight. It's always a good time - I'll see you down there right after I finish closing up the shop at 7PM :-)

Nice, but...

not spectacular. It's warm and cloudy - heavy overcast at about 900m - but it stayed dry overnight, and there's no sign of imminent rain approaching from the south. So for the next couple of hours, at least, it's a nice day. Not "stellar bluebird sunny and hot" kind of nice, but just sort of "calm and pleasant" kind of nice. And there's nothing wrong with that - some of my best friends are just sort of "calm and pleasant" kind of nice.