MT HOOD SNOW FORECAST
Hey skiers and snowboarders! Looks like we’re officially tied with 2004-2005 for the lowest snow water equivalent (SWE) on record. Today’s reading is missing from the SWE graph, but we were at 10.1” SWE yesterday which is the same as the lowest ever. We may set a new record this week as dry weather returns to Mt. Hood. Hope is present in the ECMWF forecast (but not so much in the GFS) with colder weather and significant precipitation next weekend. Fingers crossed – these ridges do tend to last longer than initially forecast…
Short term Mt Hood snow forecast
Looking at today’s weather… we have partly high overcast sky today. The free air freezing level will be around 9000′ all day, and it’ll fall to 7000′ after midnight. Wind will be W 15 this morning and SSW 10-15 all day before climbing to SW 15-25 overnight. Snow surface is saturated wet-packed snow with a mild snap (freeze) at higher elevations. Wax: red, if you’re waxing. Temps max in the upper 40s and 5000′.
Sunday brings light snowfall after a potentially mixed precip start. The snow level will be 7000′ early, 4500′ mid-morning, 4000′ in the afternoon, and 3500′ after midnight. About 0.2” water equivalent (WE) is forecast during the day for an inch or two of wet snow. A trace is forecast after 4pm. Wind will be SW 15-25 in the morning, WSW 20-25 in the afternoon, and W 15 after midnight. High temp: 32-34F.
Extended Mt Hood Snow Forecast
Monday will be cloudy with a little rain overnight. The snow level will be 3500′ in the morning, 6000′ in the evening, and 7000′ after midnight. Temps rise to the mid 30s in the afternoon. About 0.1” rain is forecast overnight. Wind: W 15 early, SW 5-15 midday, WSW 20-25 in the afternoon, and light SW overnight.
Cloudy, dry, warm weather is forecast on Tuesday as the free air freezing level rises from 7000′ to 10,000′ or more. Temps max out in the upper 40s at 5000′. Wind will be light and variable. Dry, warm weather is forecast through the rest of the week as a ridge of unseasonably warm air (10C at 850mb) builds over the Northwest. Looking deeper into the future, the ECMWF offers up colder weather and significant moisture (SNOW!) starting around the 8th of February. The GFS is warmer and less wet. You know which one to vote for. In the meantime, get in some turns while you can!
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GORGE WIND FORECAST
If you’re still seeing yesterday’s and it’s after 9am, try opening this in an incognito window
SHORT-TERM gorge wind forecast
Hi friends! Not much wind is forecast for the next three days, but models suggest we’ll have another round of strong-enough easterlies Tuesday through Thursday. Saturday started with easterlies at 25mph at Iwash and 15-20mph at both Stevenson and Viento. Stevenson rises to 20mph midday before dropping to 15mph after 4pm. Iwash holds through early afternoon and then drops to 15-20mph. River flow over the last 24 hours was 147-199kcfs, river temp is 40.6F, and high temp forecast is 53F under partly cloudy sky.
Sunday starts calm. Light westerlies, 10-13mph, are possible from Stevenson to Rufus in the afternoon. We could see as much as 15-18mph from Philippi Canyon to Arlington in the afternoon, but don’t make bets on it. High temp: 53F with intermittent drizzle.
RIVER FLOW FOR SITES BETWEEN AVERY (EAST OF THE DALLES) AND RUFUS: CLICK HERE FOR JOHN DAY DAM FLOW.
RIVER FLOW FOR SITES BETWEEN STEVENSON AND DOUG’S BEACH (WEST OF THE DALLES): CLICK HERE FOR THE DALLES DAM FLOW
LONGER-TERM gorge wind forecast
Monday starts with light easterlies, perhaps 10mph near Stevenson and less than that everywhere else. By mid-morning, the wind goes dead calm and stays that way. High temp: 52F with cloudy sky.
Starting Tuesday, ridging rebuilds over the Pacific Northwest. Models have been downgrading the wind forecast over the last couple days, but it still looks windy. For Iwash (Rooster) Rock, we’re expecting 35mph on Tuesday, 40mph on Wednesday, and somewhere in the 30-40mph range for Thursday. That’s a long ways out and could change, but that’s our forecast for now. Stay safe out there – dress warmly, have an emergency plan, and keep an eye on your buddies!
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
Cloudy this morning and partly high overcast later. Temps start in the low 40s and rise to the low 50s. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Sunday will be cloudy with drizzle then partly to mostly cloudy. Temps start near 40 and rise to the low 50s. Calm wind early. Light westerlies later. 97% chance of rainbows. Monday will be cloudy and mostly dry with light drizzle in the evening. Temps start near 40 and climb to the low 50s. Calm wind. 2% 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! Foggy Nothing has settled in to many areas this morning, but if you go up high, there’s filtered sun to be found. Get it today, because drizzle and clouds are forecast Sunday. On Monday, we’ll have cloudy weather again. Starting Tuesday, a dry and warm ridge builds in and leaves us with at least some potential for Nothing next week with some potential for sunshine after the Nothing start to each day.
It is Saturday, and Glenwood folks are feeling frustrated (or maybe happy) with the continued mild weather. It’s 38F there this morning, which is way warmer than Glenwood should be in the middle of winter. They haven’t seen single digits yet. It’s okay, Glenwood. Nobody else around here has been that cold either if you leave out the Nordic ski areas. Glenwood, you’re still our hero of cold!
Models suggest clouds will burn off today and leave us all sunny, or at worst, partially high overcast with filtered sun. Afternoon temps rise to the low 50s. Wind will be E 25mph near Stevenson and Iwash (dick not Dick) Rock this morning and 15-20mph this afternoon. Other locations are blessed with light wind today.
Nothing builds tonight and high, mid, and low clouds join it. That’ll make for a gloomy start to Sunday. Drizzle is forecast for Cascade Locks and areas to the west from 4am on into the night. Hood River sees drizzle midday. The Dalles and areas east to Celilo get intermittent drizzle from 4pm through midnight, when everyone turns into a giant pumpkin and sets up in front of a local hardware store. Temps max out in the low 50s after a 40 degree start. WHY IS IT SO WARM!?!?!?!
Monday looks cloudy and dry during the day with drizzly as far east as Hood River in the evening. We could see a period of moderately heavy rain in the usual pouring-rain section of 84/14 (Ainsworth to Cascade Locks) during the day. Temps start near 40 and climb to the low 50s. No wind, or at least not enough to note.
Dry weather is forecast starting Tuesday. So is an inversion. This continues for a good long while – at least until next weekend. In the lowlands, this inversion looks to be warmer than the last one. In other words, it will be even more boring than the last one. Models bring some precip in next weekend, but they are far from agreeing on the details of this. Euro: cold enough for snow in the mountains. GFS: warm enough to make ski area operators sad. Let’s vote for happiness in the form of the Euro. Right now, the snowpack is at the zero percentile. Eek. Tied for worst ever at 10.1″ snow water equivalent. Safe travels. -TATAS
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