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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
Hello skiers and riders! A couple more days of spring skiing are on the calendar. We’ll then return to a cold and snowy pattern for the next week or so. Models suggest we’ll pick up about 1.5” to 2.0” water equivalent by early next week. That’ll mostly be snow. At the very least, 5000′ should pick up 8-12” of relatively dense new snow. Yay
Temps are in the low to mid 30s on the slopes this morning (it’s Tuesday). With mostly clear sky, that’s cold enough for radiational cooling to have refrozen the snow. It won’t be as hard refrozen as yesterday, but it’ll be good enough for corn snow when it softens. The free air freezing level today will be around 10,000′. Wind: SE 15 in the morning, W 15 in the afternoon, and W 25 overnight as a weak, but dry system swings through.
Wednesday will be partly high cloudy with a pretty sunrise to start. Clouds increase during the day and overnight. That should keep the skiing decent most of the day. The free air freezing level will be 9500′ to start and will fall to 6000′ in the afternoon and hold overnight. Wind: W 25 in the morning, W 15-20 in the afternoon, and WSW 15 overnight. Precipitation returns Thursday morning. It starts out as snain and quickly switches to snow. There’s still some disagreement on how much we’ll pick up and when we’ll pick it up. Let’s call it a few inches Thursday daytime with double that Thursday night. The snow level will be around 4000′; the snow won’t exactly be powder, but it also won’t be concrete. Additional snow is forecast Friday, Friday night, and Saturday night into Sunday. Models hold out the possibility of more snow next week too! It ain’t over yet. See you up there.
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Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! The forecast for today has backed off, but we do have several days of westerlies coming up. They’re likely to be rather gusty thanks to being associated with frontal systems moving through. We’ll have rain and colder temps along with these westerlies.
For Tuesday, we start with easterlies: 25-30 near Iwash and 20ish at Stevenson and Viento. The wind quickly fades this morning and turns calm early afternoon. After 5pm, we’ll see light westerlies, perhaps 10-13, from Stevenson to Swell and maybe Hood River around sunset. River flow Monday was 143-180kcfs, river temp is 51.62F, and high temp forecast is 71F. Wednesday morning starts windy thanks to a weak frontal passage overnight. We’ll have gusty 20-23 from Stevenson to Arlington to start the day. It’s possible we’ll see a brief period of 22-25 from Stevenson to Mosier (14-17 Lyle to Avery) mid-morning. Models then suggest a drop to 14-17 from Stevenson to Swell (perhaps more at Viento) and 22-25 form Hood River to Mosier. Afternoon wind rises to gusty 24-27 from Avery to Rufus with 20-23 from Mosier to Avery and 13-16 from Stevenson to Swell. High temp: 65F under mostly clear sky.
Thursday looks rainy pretty much all day all the way to Avery. We start with 5-10mph out of the west, rise to gusty 11-14, and drop to 7-10 west of The Dalles. East of The Dalles, the wind will pick up to gusty 14-17 in the afternoon. Keep an eye on Friday afternoon for low to mid 20s. We have a possibility of a stronger eastern Gorge day (and Indian food at Amayah’s) Saturday. High temps fall back into the 50s starting Thursday and stay there. Brrr.
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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
Partly high overcast sky this morning turns clear later. Temps start in the upper 30s and rise to the low 70s. Light easterlies through late morning. Calm wind midday. Light westerlies after 5pm. No rainbows. Wednesday starts partly cloudy and turns mostly clear. Temps start in the mid 40s and rise to the mid 60s. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday starts cloudy and quickly adds drizzle. Drizzle sticks around through Friday morning. Temps start in the mid 40s and rise to the upper 50s. Light westerlies. 87% 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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| Snow level | 4a-8a | 8a-12p | 12p-4p | 4p-8p | 8p-4a |
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| Monday 6000′->10,000′ |
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
Good morning skiers. Just when you thought ski season was over, Mother Nature has plans to bring in a bunch of fresh snow Thursday into Saturday. It won’t be the fluffiest snow, but as of this morning, it looks like the snow level will bounce around between 4000′ and 5000′. That’s low enough for accumulation at the resorts and maybe even at Teacup.
Before that happens, we’ve got spring skiing. Temps in the upper 20’s early Monday set us up for excellent corn snow. The free air freezing level rises to 7500′ in the afternoon and 10,000′ overnight. Wind will be variable to 15 during the day and E 20 after midnight. Temps max out around 40F. Tuesday will be have some thin high clouds. The freezing level will be between 9000′ and 10,000′. Temps max out in the upper 40s. Wind; E 20 in the morning, W 15 in the afternoon, and W 20 overnight. Clouds build on Wednesday. If there are enough of them early enough, the snow won’t refreeze overnight. As of right now, I’d guess we’ll have another round of spring skiing. Increasing clouds should help the snow last longer on Wednesday thank Monday/Tuesday. The free air freezing level will be 9000′ in the morning, 6500′ in the afternoon, and 6000′ after midnight. Wind: W 20 all day turning to SW 15 overnight.
Looking at the Thursday-Saturday time span, we (finally) have some incoming moisture. There’s quite a bit of range – models have total moisture over that period of 1-2”. With the exception of a brief period Thursday afternoon where the snow level rises to 5000′, it should be around 4000′ for the period. Heaviest snowfall will be Thursday night. We’ll dive more deeply into the details as we get closer. Sounds like a fun way to spend part of this week! Spring skiing to start. Winter to finish. Enjoy!
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Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! Fun was had at the Hatchery yesterday. Today looks like a rest day from wind sports. Tuesday brings easterlies early and westerlies later. On Wednesday, we’ll have another round of westerlies. We’ll talk a bit more about the extended forecast after we discuss the next three days.
High pressure settles in on Monday and gives us light east wind. The wind maxes out at 15mph at Iwash (Rooster), Stevenson, and Viento before fading to 10mph in the afternoon. River flow Sunday was 144-163kcfs, river temp is 51.44F, and high temp forecast is 67F. Tuesday starts with E 20-25 at Iwash and 20 at Stevenson with 15-20 at Viento. The wind drops to 15-20 at all those spots by mid morning and continues to drop into the afternoon. Models suggest the wind will turn westerly after 5pm. Call it 14-17 from Stevenson to Hood River. High temp: 72F. A weak system moving into BC on Wednesday combines with heat in the desert and westerly flow off the Pacific. This gives us, without going into too many details, 20-23 from Stevenson to Arlington for much of the day. Slightly stronger Dawn Patrol is a possibility between Viento and Swell or Mosier. High temp: 66F.
Extended: rain all day Thursday shuts down the wind. Good. We need the rain! Active weather sticks around and sets us up for moderate, rather gusty westerlies Friday and Saturday. The focus of the wind will likely be east of Hood River. Let’s leave it there for now. Have fun on the river!
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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
Clear sky sticks around all day. Temps start in the mid 30s and rise to the upper 60’s. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Tuesday will be sunny. Temps start in the low 40s and rise to the low 70s. Light easterlies in the morning. Moderate westerlies in the afternoon. No rainbows. Wednesday will be partly high overcast then cloudy. Temps start in the mid 40s and rise to the mid 60s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday looks rainy!
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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