Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
Today (Thursday) will start off partly cloudy, turning cloudy midday and becoming snowy after 6pm. The snow level will be 6500′ early, 4500′ in the afternoon, and less than 1500′ this evening. We’ll see .4” water value (WV) between 6pm today and 4am Friday, for 4-5” of new snow. Wind will be SW20-25 all day, dropping to 10-15 overnight. Continued after the chart…
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast, continued…
Friday starts off with continued snowfall. The continued snowfall continues through 1am on Saturday or so. The snow level will be less than 1000′ all day long. We’ll see .4” WV between 4am and 4pm, for 4-5” of new snow. We’ll see another .2” WV, for 2-3” of new snow, from 4pm to midnight, when the snow will pretty much stop. Expect clear sky after midnight. Wind on Friday will be light SW early, becoming NW 10 in the afternoon and NW 30 late in the evening.
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast, finished
Saturday sees clouds down low and clear sky up high with the possibility of a few inches of snow in the evening. The snow level will be less than 1000′ all day long. Wind on Saturday will be NW 35 during the daylight hours, becoming WNW 25 in the evening. Good weather for Santa to be cruising his sleigh across the Pacific Northwest. Not so great for a slopeside menorah – the wind will blow out the candles.
Sunday, Christmas, looks sunny on the hill and cloudy in the valleys. The free air freezing level will be at the surface all day. Wind on the hill will be W 15 in the morning and light and variable in the afternoon and evening. Next chance for a snowstorm on Mt. Hood is on Tuesday.
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Gorge Wind Forecast
Expect east wind at Rooster Rock at 30-35 this morning with 20-25 at Steven’s Locks. By noon, we’ll have light and variable wind. Models suggest light westerlies late in the day, but that’s a maybe in my book. Friday starts with E 15-20, turns light and variable in the afternoon, and goes to W 13-16 (maybe) overnight. Saturday looks like W 13-16 early, fading to 10-13 in the afternoon. Sunday looks light and variable in the morning with E 20-25 in the afternoon.
Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Beta Test Forecast
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Random Morning Thoughts
I don’t have anything to say this morning. I think it’s because my toes are freezing cold. Maybe walking outside barefoot in 20 degree weather wasn’t such a great call, eh? If you’re somewhere warm, please go walk outside barefoot for me, preferably in the sand. Have an awesome day.
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Gorge Weather Forecast
It appears to be partly cloudy out there this morning, perhaps with a little high overcast. Expect cloudy to increase today with cold rain mixed with snow from 6pm on through Friday. If you live above 1000′, you’ll get a couple inches. Temps will be in the low 20’s this morning and mid 30’s this afternoon. East wind early, light wind later. 2% chance of evening rainbows. Friday brings wet snow showers. It’s going to be a close call at river level, but folks above 500′ will see 2-3” between 2pm and 10pm. Temps will be in the low 30’s early and the mid 30’s in the afternoon. Light east wind early, light west wind (maybe) in the evening. 4% chance of rainbows. Saturday looks partly cloudy during the day with occasional flurries or sprinkles in the evening. Temps will be in the low 30’s early and the mid 30’s in the afternoon. Light west wind. 4% chance of rainbows. It’s possible we’ll see a little snow Sunday night, but unlikely. The next chance for a Big Mess is Tuesday morning.
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White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
You can ride your bike if you have a fat bike. Heck, you might actually be able to get out for a road ride today, especially on the Petersburg Loop where there’s no gravel. As a matter of fact, if you’re careful, you can head out for a ride in the Heights of Hood River. I did yesterday, and hardly encountered any ice. But then again, I was riding my city bike with flat pedals, just in case. Just a quick reminder about riding this time of year: if it was below freezing last night and it is above freezing now, don’t ride trails that aren’t under the canopy. Open-air trails are subject to freeze-thaw conditions. If you ride after a thaw has happened, you will cause massive trail damage.
Upcoming Events
There’s pickleball tonight from 5pm to 9pm at May Street Elementary. There’s community yoga at 6pm at Yoga Samadhi. At 6:30, there’s Tai Chi at Our Savior Church in Bingen and Zumba at St. Francis House in Odell.
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
