Sunday: a wet week ahead…

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Gorge Wind Forecast

An early morning burst of strong easterlies accompanied by rain quickly drops by mid-morning. By late morning or early afternoon, the wind goes to light westerly in the west and gusty 10-25 in the eastern Gorge with thunder possible out there. River flow is 71,100cfs, river temp is 58F, and high temp forecast is 57F. Monday starts with light easterlies. Afternoon wind turns to gusty 15-20 west of Bonneville dam, light wind for the central Gorge, and gusty 18-23 east of Avery. High temp: 55F. Tuesday starts with light westerlies and stays that way. Exception: afternoon westerlies at gusty 15-20 near Multnomah Falls. High temp: 55F.  

Mt. Hood Weather forecast

The snow level is going to bounce around a bit this week. Meadows and T-Line are going to alternate between rain and snow. Base elevation at Skibowl will stay rain. For those of you hoping for a snowy hike or ski, there’s a chance this upcoming week!

Let’s look at Sunday. It’ll be rain all day with a short period of colder weather and near-lack of precip tonight. The snow level starts at 9000′ and falls to 6500′ this afternoon and 4500′ this evening before bumping back to 5500′ after midnight. A total of about 0.6” water equivalent (WE) falls as rain during the day followed by a trace of snow overnight. Wind: SSW 25-45 this morning, SW 20-35 this afternoon, and SW 30-50 overnight.

Monday starts with the snow level around 5000′. It rises to 6000′ midday and then falls to 4000′ overnight. About 0.2” WE is forecast for the daytime. That’ll be mixed precip with minimal accumulation. Overnight, models suggest about 0.9” WE as snow, for 6-8” new at 5000′. Wind: SW 30-50 early fades to SW 20-40 in the afternoon and turns to WSW 30-40 overnight. By sunrise, the wind drops to SW 15-20.

Tuesday starts with light snowfall and the snow level around 4000′. It quickly rises to 6000′ as 850mb temps rise to +3C. The snow level falls back down to 4000′ after midnight. 0.7” WE of mixed precip, rain, or wet snow is forecast during the day (no prediction accumulation). That’s followed by 0.2-0.3” WE overnight for 1-2” snow. Wind: SW 15-320 in the morning turns to WSW 30-45 in the afternoon and W 40-45 overnight. Temps warm way up on Wednesday and Thursday. As of now, it looks like the associated atmospheric river will stay to the north, but we’ll keep an eye on it.  

Coast, Jones, Coast

Done until spring, unless there’s an obvious Coast or Sauvie’s or Jones day.  

Hood River Weather Forecast

Rain this morning turns showery, and then may turn rainy again after 2pm. Also a chance of sunbreaks in the afternoon. Slight chance of thunder. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and upper 50’s later. Light easterlies this morning. light westerlies later. 18% chance of rainbows. Monday looks intermittently drizzly or showery under cloudy sky. Temps will be in the low 40’s early and mid 50’s later. Light and variable wind. 10% chance of rainbows. Tuesday will be drizzly or showery with sunbreaks and then steadier rain after 5pm. Temps will be in the low 40’s early and mid 50’s later. Light westerlies. 83% chance of rainbows.

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Cycling

SDS, Kreps, and DNR lands have all reopened. Regulated use closure has ended and motorized use is allowed on moto trails. Be aware of recent snowfall about 4500′ or so and plan your rides accordingly.  

Local Events

The Columbia Gorge Marathon is October 24th. On October 30th, the Hood River Watershed Group has a work party on Whiskey Creek.  

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