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| Thursday 9000′->6500′ |
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
It’s Thursday, and we’ll have one last day of sunshine on the mountain before a shift to cloudy and snowy weather for the next few days. For Thursday, expect sunshine during the day and clouds overnight. The free air freezing level (FAF) will be 9000′ during the day and 6500′ overnight. Wind will be SW 10 early, SW 15 in the afternoon, and SW 20 overnight.
Friday starts off cloudy and turns snowy by daybreak. Finally! The snow level will be 6500′ early, 5000′ when the snow hits, and 3500′ overnight. We’ll see about 0.3” water value (WV) during the day and up to 0.1” WV overnight. That gives us 2-3” of dense snow during the day and up to 1” of regular quality snow overnight. Wind will be SW 20-25 all day, dropping to S 10 overnight.
Saturday looks cloudy with flurries during the day with light snowfall turning to clear sky overnight. The snow level will be 3500′ early, 5000′ midday, and 1500′ after midnight. Just a trace of new snow will fall during the day. About 0.2” WV will fall overnight, for a couple inches of increasingly dry snow. Wind will be S 10 early, SW 5-10 in the afternoon, and WSW 35 after midnight.
Sunday looks colder and snowier. The snow level will be 1500′ to start the day and down to the surface after 10pm or so (including in Portland). Daytime snowfall will be about 0.3” WV, and overnight snowfall will be 0.4” WV. That gives us 3-4” of powder during the day and 4-5” of powder overnight. Wind will be WSW 35 early, SW 20 in the afternoon, S 10 overnight, and W 10 after midnight. Light flurries continue on Monday while you shred perfect packed powder groom.
Gorge Wind Forecast
It’s a windy Thursday. We’ll have 40-5 near Rooster this morning with 20-25 near Stevenson and 15-20 near Viento. Expect the wind to drop to 20-25 this afternoon. Areas east of Viento will see east wind at 5-10 all day. Friday starts with E 10-15 from Rooster to Viento and goes to light easterly in the afternoon. Saturday looks like E 10-15 from Rooster to Viento all day with light wind in other locations. If models hold for Sunday, we’ll see westerlies at 14-17 in the morning with light and variable wind in the afternoon.
JONES, SAUVIE’S, COAST: now on vacation for the fall and winter. Will return in spring.
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Hood River Weather Forecast
Today looks like another day of Nothing in the Gorge. Head to Portland or the Mountain to escape it. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and mid 40’s later. East wind. No rainbows. Friday starts cloudy and switches to light rain after 7am. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and mid 40’s later. East wind. No rainbows. Saturday looks cloudy and dry during the day and cloudy and rainy in the evening. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and upper 40’s later. East wind. No rainbows. Sunday looks cloudy and rainy during the day and cloudy and snowy overnight. More details in the TATAS.
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Road and Mountain Biking
I’m now getting consistent reports that Post and Hospital are “perfect dirt”. If you head out today, be mindful of areas not under the canopy. Those locations were likely sub-freezing last night and may be freeze-thaw today. That’s a situation where the soil structure liquefies, leaving it susceptible to damage. If you encounter freeze-thaw, please turn around so you don’t undo the hard work of volunteer trail crews. Whoopdee was reported to me by the trail builder as freeze-thaw, so please don’t go there.
Upcoming Events
There’s by-donation yoga at 8am at Flow. That’s followed by $5Tai Chi at the Hood River Adult Center at 2:30, community yoga at 6pm at Samadhi in White Salmon, and free Tai Chi at Our Savior Church in Bingen at 6. There’s Zumba at Mid-Valley elementary at 6:30. 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. Sunday is the Super Bowl. You can attend the chili and cornbread cook-off at Dirty Fingers for the “Murrica” party!
Random Morning Thoughts
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
