Friday: nice slopeside weather, no matter what you’re hoping for!

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For almost 30 years, Temira (they/them) has been making the most of the Gorge: riding river swell, shredding powder, and cycling all the gravel and pavement and trails. This is Temira’s playground, their gym… their life’s work.

This passion led Temira to take a vow: In 2006, Temira decided to provide the most accurate, hyper-local weather forecasts possible. Today, Temira’s forecasts have become an essential resource for thousands of skiers, snowboarders, wind sports enthusiasts and Gorge commuters. With Temira’s guidance, you can plan ahead, time your sessions perfectly, and just plain have more fun! But the story doesn’t end there.

There’s “Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service” and “Valuable Advice for Gardeners Inhabiting Neighboring Areas” – the Gorge’s premier microclimate forecast and gardening information. When winter storms, extreme heat, hail, or avalanches on SR-14 and I-84 threaten, TATAS keeps everyone and their tomatoes and giant pumpkins and cash crops safe.

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
4a-8a 8a-12p 12p-4p 4p-8p 8p-4a
Friday
1500′->0′
Saturday
0′->4000′
Sunday
4000′->2000′

Mt. Hood Weather Forecast


It’s Friday morning, the first day of winter. Mt. Hood picked up a few inches of snow overnight. If you like dry weather, go for Saturday this weekend. Sunday looks very snowy. Drier, colder weather returns next week.

For Friday, expect orographic snowfall with sunbreaks all day. Flurries should end by sunset. The snow level will be about 1500′ all day, possibly droping to 0′ after the precip ends. Precip totals: just a trace during the day. None overnight. Wind: WNW 30 early, WNW 20-25 in the afternoon, W 15 overnight.

Saturday starts off partly cloudy and turns snowy around 4pm. Snow level near the surface early, 2500′ in the afternoon, 4000′ overnight. Precip: 0.7” water value (WV) overnight, for 6-8” of new snow. Wind: W 15 in the morning, SW 25 in the afternoon, WSW 30 overnight.

Sunday looks snowy all day and all night. Snow level 4000′ early, 3000′ in the afternoon, 2000′ overnight. Precip: 0.9” WV, for 8-10” of regular old Cascade snow. Overnight: 0.4” WV of powdery snow, for 4-5” of new. Wind will be WSW 30 early, SW 15-20 midday, and W 35 overnight.

Monday currently looks clear during the day and cloudy with flurries overnight. Snow level around 2000’ish all day. Just a trace of new snow will fall. Wind: W 35 early, WNW 25 in the afternoon, NW 15 overnight. The extended forecast contains additional light snowfall with a period of heavy snow possible Wednesday during the day.
 

Gorge Wind Forecast

Friday’s Gorge wind will be gusty 10-15 all day in all locations. Ok, some locations may see 5-10. River temp is 45 degrees. Saturday starts with E 10-15 at Stevenson and 20-25 near Rooster. The wind will be up and down during the day, but will peak at 35-40 near Rooster Rock and 25-30 near Stevenson. Sunday looks like W 15-20 in the far west, light east near Stevenson, and light and variable in other locations. It appears the wind will switch to light westerly in the afternoon. Monday bring W 10-13.

JONES, SAUVIE’S, COAST: now on vacation for the fall and winter. Will return in spring.
 

Virtual Spin – video, beats, friends, BIKES!!

Got a schedule that makes it hard to link up with scheduled classes? No worries, we got you. Our virtual spin program gives you access to our all new Spin Studio built for our Cycling program. Connect up with Virtual Classes led by a live coach, or with voiceover some fresh beats and paired with Scenic Rides all over the world. You can even hit one button and play your favorites from NetFlix and a variety of other media services. Or jam out to tunes and catch up with your friends for an all-time great experience in a private studio. Bike Max is 10 people. Meet up with your friends on your schedule and keep your cycling fitness strong all winter long!Get signed up now by clicking here!
 

Gorge Weather Forecast

It’s partly to most cloudy Friday morning and will stay that way with a chance of scattered sprinkles. Temps will be in the low 40’s early and mid 40’s later. Light westerlies. 57% chance of rainbows. Saturday looks partly cloudy to start and cloudy and rainy later. Temps will be in the low 30’s early and near 40 in the afternoon. East wind. No rainbows. Sunday looks rainy. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and mid 40’s later. Variable wind. 73% chance of rainbows.
 

For weather specifically directed at travel through the Gorge, please visit Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook.
 

White Sprinter Van of the Week!

 
Click here for the White Sprinter Van map of the world!!!
 

Road and Mountain Biking

Stay out of Post, off Whoopdee, and off Hospital Hill – it’s too muddy. Even if you have a fat bike. You’re damaging delicate trails and undoing the hard work of many, many volunteers. Try the face of Syncline for best results. The Power Station has a really wonderful virtual bike setup. I know it’s not the same, but it’s better than damaging the dirt.
 

Upcoming Events

At 7am on Friday, there’s the Kickstand Coffee Run, where jogging or walking 4 miles gets you a free cup of coffee and a donut. There’s a by-donation yoga class at Yoga Samadhi at 4:15 on Friday afternoons. Dirty Fingers has the KringleCrawl, bike-centered SantaCon at 6pm on Saturday.
 

Random Morning Thoughts

 

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Have an awesome day today!

Temira


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