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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
Hi skiers and riders! Mother Nature threw a curveball at us last night. Temps were just low enough for wet snow, but a lot of the accumulation came as ice. Resorts are deicing this morning. Meadows picked up just 1” of snow at 5000′. Sad! Timberline picked up 3” at the base. That’s a bit better and hints that there’s more new snow at elevation. I think we can assume that Teacup (last day tomorrow) just got rain. We’ll pick up a little more snow during the day Friday and also on Saturday. Ditto for Sunday night and perhaps next Tuesday.
For Friday, expect light snow during the day. The snow level will be around 5000′ all day and will fall to 4000′ overnight. About 0.1” to 0.2” water equivalent (WE) is forecast today. Call that an inch or so of wet new snow at 5000′ with a couple inches up high. Just a trace is forecast this evening prior to the sky clearing overnight. Temps will hover right around 32F for the 24 hour period. Wind: W 15 in the morning, WSW 15 in the afternoon and overnight.
Saturday starts clear up high and cloudy below 6500′. Clouds increase during the day, and snow starts falling early afternoon. The snow level will be around 4000′ all day and will fall to 3000′ or so overnight. About 0.1” to 0.2” WE is forecast in the afternoon for a couple inches of new snow. Another inch or so of new is forecast overnight. Wind: WSW 15 in the morning, 20-25 in the afternoon, and 25-30 overnight.
Sunday starts clear up high with clouds to 5000′ or so. High clouds increase during the day, and light snow is forecast overnight. The snow level will be 3000′ in the morning, 3500′ in the afternoon, and the freezing level will drop to around 1500-2000′ overnight under clear sky. About 0.2” WE is forecast to fall in the evening (the day will be dry) for a couple inches of new snow. Wind: WSW 25-30 all day turning to WNW 25-30 overnight. Clear, colder weather is forecast on Monday. Models hint at colder weather and a few more inches of snow Tuesday. That’s all for now. Enjoy the slopes!
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Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! Very active April weather makes for gusty westerlies over the next several days. With all sorts of weather systems moving through, the wind will be both gusty and difficult to time/predict. But hey, it won’t be not-windy! For Friday, we starts with pressures of 29.84/29.82/29.80 for light west gradients. We’ll see light/variable wind to start the day. After 2pm, the wind picks up to W 7-10 from Stevenson to Doug’s and gusty 15-18 from The Dalles to Rufus with 10-13 or less farther east. River flow over the last 24 hours was 133-187kcfs, river temp is 52.70F, and high temp forecast is 59F with clouds and a little drizzle.
Saturday swings a weather system through in the afternoon for another round of gusty west wind. The day starts with 5-10 or less west of Maryhill and gusty 14-17 from Maryhill to Boardman. After 2pm, the wind rises to 10-13 form Stevenson to Doug’s and gusty 23-26 from Avery to Boardman. It’s likely the direction will be “wrong”, in other words gusty, for the Maryhill stretch of river. High temp: 57F with cloudy sky. Sunday starts with less than 10mph west of the Dalles and 10-13 to the east. Wait for the afternoon for the best results. After noon, you’ll find gusty 25-28 from Avery to Arlington with gusty 12-15 from Stevenson to Doug’s. High temp: 60F under partly high overcast sky. Similar conditions to Saturday/Sunday are possible Monday. Let’s stop there. Enjoy the wind!
Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Forecast – On vacation ‘til summer unless otherwise noted
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Clouds this morning give way to partly cloudy sky this afternoon. Temps start in the upper 40s and rise to the upper 50s. Light westerlies. Drizzle possible mid afternoon. 79% chance of rainbows. Saturday will be cloudy. Temps start in the mid 40s and rise to the upper 50s. Light westerlies. 4% chance of rainbows. Sunday will be sprinkly to start and then dry. Sprinkles are possible overnight. Temps start in the mid 40s and rise to 60. Light to moderate westerlies. 18% chance of rainbows.
Local-ish Events
Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!
On 4/26, we have the community mountain bike sale/swap on the lawn behind ferment from 3-7pm. This is brought to you by Brave Endeavors. Hood River Cider Fest is 4/27 at the Hood River Event Site. This will impact access for wind sports.
Regular weekly events:. NK Studio’s by-donation Tuesday morning yoga class is back. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. There’s meditation with monks at 5:15pm (an hour) and 6:30pm (30 minutes plus a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. The Tri Club is done for the season. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, there’s a run from Pine Street Bakery. On Fridays at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class at Yoga Samadhi. On Saturday at 9am, there’s a by-donation outdoor group fitness on the 2rd floor deck about Ferment Brewing.
Cycling
Cows are out on Hospital Hill. NO DOGS. That means you, all of you, even your dog that’s [insert adjective]. No dogs. Do not risk access for everyone. No parking at the corral. Whoopdee flowers are in full bloom. Hospital Hill and Syncline have ticks, oaks, and flowers. Columbia Hills is full of flowers and open to your bike. It’s trail-building season. Get on the HRATS mailing list if you’d like to help out. If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.
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| Snow level | 4a-8a | 8a-12p | 12p-4p | 4p-8p | 8p-4a |
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
Good morning skiers and snowboarders! A warm and dry April got some sense talked into it. It’ll start behaving like April should – cool and snowy! We’re back to winter starting today. Models have us picking up a couple inches of precipitation by the end of the weekend, and much of that will come as snow at 5000′ and above, and perhaps even 4000′ and above. Cool weather sticks around through at least next Wednesday and perhaps through the end of next week.
Thursday kicks off with some light mixed precip and transitions to snow by late morning. Snow sticks around for the entire 24 hour period. The snow level will be 6500′ early, 5000′ midday, and will fall to 4000′ overnight. About 0.6” water equivalent (WE) is forecast by 4pm. Call it 2-3” very wet snow during the day. Overnight, somewhere in the neighborhood of 1.1” WE is forecast. Call that 7-9” fresh medium-density snow. Wind will be SW 20-25 in the morning, SW 20-30 in the evening, and WSW 25 after midnight.
Light snow continues all day Friday into Saturday. The snow level will be 4000′ in the morning, 4500′ in the afternoon, and 3500′ after midnight. About 0.2” to 0.3” WE falls during the day for 2-3” additional snow. Overnight, another 0.2” WE is forecast for a couple inches more. Wind: WSW 25 in the morning, WSW 20 in the afternoon, and W 20 after midnight.
Flurries and sunbreaks Saturday morning give way to steady light snowfall in the evening. The snow level will be 3500′ for the daytime and 3000′ overnight. About 0.1” WE falls during the day for an inch of new. Overnight, we’re expecting another inch or two of fresh snow. Wind will be W 20 in the morning, SW 15-25 in the afternoon, and WSW 25 overnight. Sunshine returns Sunday daytime, and a couple more inches of snow are expected Sunday night. Cool weather sticks around through at least the middle of next week. There’s some disagreement in how much more snow (if any) we’ll pick up after Sunday, so let’s leave it there for now. This is the last week of midweek operations at Meadows, and Saturday is the last day for Teacup this season. Get out there and get it before it’s gone!
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Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! Very active weather is in the picture for the next week or so. That means we’ll have low pressure systems spinning offshore and frontal systems moving through. This is not the best setup for Gorge wind. In addition, we’ll have widespread cloud cover that will keep thermal gradients from materializing. This doesn’t mean we won’t have wind. It just means the strength will be marginal.
Thursday starts with very light westerlies and pressures of 29.93/29.91/29.89. Westerlies languish in the barely-there zone this morning. Afternoon wind picks up to 10mph or so all the way from Stevenson to Arlington. River flow over the last 24 hours was 130-188kcfs, river temp is 52.52F, and high temp forecast is 56F with rain. Friday starts with less than 10mph out of the west. The wind slowly builds to 7-10mph from Stevenson to Doug’s with 19-22 from Avery to Arlington. Expect clouds in the west and sun out east with a high temp of 59F. On Saturday, areas west of The Dalles hold at 7-10mph all day long. Out east, the wind starts with gusty 19-22 from Avery to Boardman. Expect that to drop to 16-19 in the afternoon. High temp: 59F.
Extended: there’s quite a bit of range in the ensembles, which doesn’t make for a high confidence forecast. The deterministic GFS puts us in a decent setup for the eastern Gorge for Sunday, but the ensembles do not agree. Actually, there’s so much variation in the ensembles that I’m going to stop here for now. We’ll take another look tomorrow and see if there’s more certainty. Get some rest while the wind is light, and I’ll see ya on the river soon!
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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Forecast – On vacation ‘til summer unless otherwise noted
Very basic Hood River weather forecast. Don’t plan your life around this. You really should read Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook
Clouds and drizzle stick around all day. Temps start in the mid 50s and stay in the mid 50s. Light westerlies. 88% chance of rainbows. Friday will be mostly cloudy with intermittent sprinkles. Temps start in the mid 40s and rise to the upper 50s. Light to moderate westerlies. 88% chance of rainbows. Saturday will be mostly cloudy with a chance of intermittent sprinkles or drizzle in the afternoon. Temps start in the mid 40s and rise to the upper 50s. Light westerlies. 88% chance of rainbows.
Local-ish Events
Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!
On 4/26, Brave Endeavors is sponsoring a community bike swap on the lawn behind Ferment (right by the new Indian food cart).
Regular weekly events:. NK Studio’s by-donation Tuesday morning yoga class is back. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. There’s meditation with monks at 5:15pm (an hour) and 6:30pm (30 minutes plus a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. The Tri Club is done for the season. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, there’s a run from Pine Street Bakery. On Fridays at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class at Yoga Samadhi. On Saturday at 9am, there’s a by-donation outdoor group fitness on the 2rd floor deck about Ferment Brewing.
Cycling
Cows are out on Hospital Hill. NO DOGS. That means you, all of you, even your dog that’s [insert adjective]. No dogs. Do not risk access for everyone. No parking at the corral. Whoopdee flowers are in full bloom. Hospital Hill and Syncline have ticks, oaks, and flowers. Columbia Hills is full of flowers and open to your bike. HRATS have a fundraiser on 4/20. Raffle tickets are on sale now. Buy some and support your trails organization. Definitely got a Tack Alert going on out there right now – lots of good dirt. Some areas of Post are still muddy (shady, cool areas), so consider choosing a different spot to ride. You’ll have Post all summer long! Sisterwives and Kleeway in Post Canyon are currently closed for rebuilding. It’s trail-building season. Get on the HRATS mailing list if you’d like to help out. If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.
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