MT HOOD SNOW FORECAST
Hey skiers and snowboarders! Ma Nature has been taking bites out of our snowpack this week thanks to sun, warmth, and wind, but Meadows and Timberline are still hanging in there. Teacup is on a temporary hiatus until more snow falls. Meadows Nordic (47 degrees this morning, eek) is still grooming.
Our next chance for snow isn’t until next Tuesday or Wednesday. Between now and then, we’re likely to see some rain on Friday and lots of sunshine on the slopes. You’ll be wanting to wax yellow to make the most of the warm snow!
Short term Mt Hood snow forecast
Thursday will be partly cloudy. The free air freezing level (FAF) will be 10,000′ or higher all day with temps at 5000′ rising to 50F or so. Wind will be WSW 30-35 in the morning, SW 20-35 in the afternoon, and WSW 30-35 overnight. That’s unlikely to affect lifts during the period of SW wind, but the WSW periods could have some impacts on the highest lifts. Snow surface: partially refrozen granular softening to slush quickly. Wax: yellow.
Friday will be sunny in the morning with clouds and drizzle in the afternoon and night. The snow level will be 12,000′ early, 10,000′ in the afternoon, 8000′ in the evening, and down to 2000′ after midnight. Up to 0.5” rain is forecast followed by a trace of snow, at best. Wind will be WSW 30-40 all day and W 25-30 overnight. Snow surface: granular. No changes expected to that until we get more snow.
Extended Mt Hood Snow Forecast
Saturday will be high overcast early then clear. The free air freezing level will be around 2000′ all day. Wind will be W 30 early, NW 15-20 from mid-morning on, and light/variable overnight. Temps max out in the upper 20s at 5000′. Sunday looks sunny. After a near-freezing start, the freezing level rises from 1000′ or less to 5500′ in the afternoon. Overnight, it rises to 8000′. Expect refrozen granular to start with spring skiing in the afternoon as temps max out in the mid 20s. Wind will be light and variable all day.
Extended forecast: Monday looks high overcast with temps in the upper 30s. Wind: light. A weather system is forecast in the Tuesday-Wednesday period, but very high uncertainty is present. I’m not even going to try and guess at precip amounts or precip type at this point. Beyond Wednesday, we’re likely to see another period of dry/warm weather for several days. As we approach the following weekend, uncertainty skyrockets. Not in the forecast: massive snowfall. The intraquartile range through the end of March is 6-19”. We’ll take it, preferably the 19”!
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GORGE WIND FORECAST
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SHORT-TERM gorge wind forecast
Hi friends! It”s another not-very-wintry late-winter day here in the gorge, and we have some westerlies on tap the next few days. Today, Thursday, doesn’t look very strong, but Friday and Saturday have potential. On Sunday, we’ll be back to easterlies, and Monday looks light/variable.
Thursday started with pressures of 30.12/30.09/30.07 for gradients of 0.03/0.02 and light/variable wind to start the day. We’ll see 7-10mph from mid-morning on from Stevenson to The Dalles. In the afternoon, areas between Mosier and Rufus build to 13-16mph. River flow over the last 24 hours was 183-209kcfs, river temp is 45.5F, and high temp forecast is 70F with clearing sky.
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LONGER-TERM gorge wind forecast
Friday sees a weather system move into BC while high pressure builds off the coast. We start the day light. Exact timing of incoming wind depends on the exact timing of the low moving inland and the high pressure building. By early afternoon, we should have gusty 18-22 from Stevenson to Mosier with gusty 21-24 from Lyle to Rufus and 10-13 at Arlington. From mid-afternoon on, models call for gusty 20-23 from Stevenson to Mosier (with drizzle) and gusty 26-29 or a bit more from Lyle to Arlington (without drizzle). High temp: 66F for Hood River and low 70s in the desert with clouds.
Saturday’s setup for TJ’s dawn patrol looks excellent: offshore high pressure and cool air on the west side combines with warmer air in the desert with far-reaching westerly gradients. Call it 25-28+ from Viento to Hood River to start the day with 11-14 east of Hood River to Rufus. A system approaching BC will nudge the supporting high southward mid-morning, which may take the wind down a bit: 21-24 from Stevenson to Rufus mid-morning. Afternoon wind is likely to rebound at 24-27 from Stevenson to Doug’s and 10-13 at Rufus. Later in the day, Rufus rejoins. High temp: 55F for Hood River and 60ish in the desert with decreasing clouds in the afternoon.
High pressure builds in the desert on Sunday and turns the wind offshore. You can expect (for now, anyway), 20mph easterlies in the usual east wind spots. Monday looks easterly at 15mph in the morning and westerly at 15mph in the afternoon. Beyond that, model uncertainty increases. A weather system of some sort is forecast for the Tuesday-Wednesday window. There’s at least some potential for solid westerlies in that time frame. Fingers crossed!
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
Partly cloudy this morning. Temps start in the upper 40s and rise to nearly 70. Light westerlies. No rainbows. Friday will be partly cloudy then cloudy with light drizzle in the afternoon. Temps start in the low 50s and rise to the mid 60s. Light westerlies early. Moderately strong later. 98% chance of rainbows. Saturday will be partly cloudy then mostly clear. Temp start in the low 40s and rise to the mid 50s. Strong westerlies early. Moderately strong later. 1% chance of rainbows.
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HYPERLOCAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE COLUMBIA GORGE
THE DALLES, HOOD RIVER, WHITE SALMON, TROUT LAKE, STEVENSON, CASCADE LOCKS, PARKDALE, ODELL, HUSUM, BZ, MILL A, WILLARD, GOLDENDALE, RUFUS, ARLINGTON, boardman
Good morning, neighbors! Tomorrow, Friday, is the first day of spring, but Mother Nature isn’t waiting. Well, she never really settled into winter, but spring is in the air for sure today: temps rise to 70+ degrees all across the lowlands of the Gorge, and temps in the mountains will be upwards of 50F. Cooler weather is on tap for the weekend. We might even see some frost on Sunday morning. Other than that… nothing much to see here other than the GERMINATED SUNFLOWER SEED IN MY GARDEN… Soil temps are crazy warm already in the lowlands. Required soil temp for a sunflower seed to germinate (70-85F), not that I’m saying all the soil is that warm, but one spot definitely was!
Glenwood this morning
Looking around the Gorge this morning, temps are warm everywhere: Glenwood was reading 50F this morning. Just how warm is that? Well, summertime normal low temps hover around 50-53F for Hood River. It’s still winter, for one more day. Despite this, there’s no ice (or !CE) out on the roads this morning as best I can tell. Want to protest !CE, war, or anything else? Mark your calendar for March 28th.
Today’s Gorge weather forecast
The rest of Thursday brings shorts n’ T-shirt weather. Short-shorts: yes! Tank tops: yes! Bikinis and banana hammocks: sure, why not! Temps rise to 70F (west side) and nearly 75F from The Dalles eastward. This warmth comes from a “heat dome”, a ridge of high pressure, that’s centered over Californian and the desert Southwest, where temps will exceed 100F today. In an interesting twist, areas to the north of us are under a cooler atmospheric river – Puget Sound region will be in the low 50s today as will the WA coast. Back to here… we’ll have partly cloudy sky to the west and mostly clear sky to the east by day’s end. Wind rises from light/variable to westerly at 15mph from Stevenson east to Rufus.
Friday’s Gorge weather forecast
Overnight, the east side stays clear and the west side picks up some low clouds. As a system moves into BC Friday, cooler air filters in west of the Gorge for highs in the mid 60s. Out in the desert, temps climb again to the mid 70s. It’s likely we’ll see some rain in the far western Gorge, west of Cascade Locks, from 8am on into the evening. That drizzle extends as far east as Mosier with some sprinkles to Rowena from mid-afternoon on. Desert: dry until after midnight, when the system rains on you. In response to all the action, west wind builds to 20-25mph west of Lyle and 25-30mph from Lyle to Arlington’s Triangle in the afternoon. This results in a full-on Boardhead freak-out as the wind combines with warm air temps and wakes the Wind Johnnies out of hibernation.
Saturday’s Gorge weather forecast
The system swings through Friday night and leaves us with cooler temps on Saturday morning. With relatively strong westerlies (25-30mph) forecast early, it’s unlikely we’ll see icy roads or snowfall despite temps at 5000′ dropping to -4C. Saturday’s highs range from 55F (west) to 57F (The Dalles) and 63F (the desert). After a partly cloudy (west) and more cloudy (east) start, the days turns mostly sunny. West wind will be 20-30mph all day from Stevenson to Rufus, although wind speed will be up and down. One last thing: early in the morning, prior to sunrise, South Wasco, Sherman, and Gilliam counties will get some rain. Ditto for the Tri-Cities area, where the rain will be moderately heavy for a brief period.
Extended Gorge weather forecast
High pressure builds inland on Sunday. We start mostly clear (partly Nothing near the Nch’i Wana) with light wind and a shot at frost for many areas. By afternoon, temps rise to 60F and east wind picks up to 20mph near Iwash (wanker) Rock and Stevenson. Not much happens on Monday: high clouds, light wind, 60 degrees. A stronger weather system is likely in the Tuesday-Wednesday window, but the deets are unclear. Here’s what’s clear: you definitely want to be out working in the garden over the next few days! Safe travels. -TATAS
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