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The Forecast
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| Tuesday 2000′->0′ |
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| Wednesday 0′->9000′ |
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| Thursday 9000′->2000′->5500′ |
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
NWAC sensors for both Timberline and Meadows are glitchy this morning, but the cams show a snowy vista. Not too snowy, but better than bare parking lots. It appears the high resorts picked up 1-3” of snow at the back end of yesterday’s system. A trace more falls today before a dry Wednesday. A strong system moves in on Thursday with what appears to be light snow followed by heavier mixed precipitation. After that, models mostly agree on dry weather for a period of time. Let’s look at Tuesday. Orographic snowfall continues this morning before clouds descend and then clear thanks to building high pressure. The snow level will be around 2000′ all day, and the free air freezing level (FAF) will fall to 0′ overnight. Just a trace to an inch of snow is forecast today. Wind will be WNW 30 in the morning, WNW 10 in the afternoon, and ESE 20 after midnight.
Wednesday looks clear most of the day with partial high overcast sky in the afternoon and clouds overnight. No precip. The FAF will be 0′ in the morning, 8000′ in the afternoon, and 9000′ after midnight. Wind: ESE 20 in the morning. SE 30 in the afternoon. SW 15-25 after midnight.
Precip moves in around 7am on Thursday and sticks around through Friday morning. The snow level will initially be 9000′, but it will fall to 2000′ when the precip arrives. In the evening, the snow level may rise to 5500′ for a period of very wet snow or mixed precipitation. Daytime total precip will be 0.3” to 0.4” water equivalent (WE) for 3-4” new snow. Models are all over the map for the evening with 0.4” to 1.4” moisture. There’s also variety in the forecast 850mb temps thanks to various possible storm paths; temp sat 5000′ are forecast to be between 1C and 3C, which will make a big difference in the p-type. Let’s hold off on calling snow, rain, or mixed precip for that overnight system. Wind: same – probably moderate SW wind, but a bit uncertain due to model differences.
Friday, however, looks dry, as does the weekend. Enjoy your week!
Gorge Wind Forecast
Leftover westerlies today become calm late afternoon and switch to easterlies for the next two days. Early wind on Tuesday is in the teens many places with gradients of 0.08 (pdx-dls) and 0.08 (dls-psc). Give it a couple hours after sunrise, and you’ll find 8-11 in the western Gorge and 22-25 east of The Dalles. That lasts until early afternoon. The wind then fades and becomes light/variable all through the Gorge after 4pm. River flow is 152kcfs, river temp is 53F, and high temp forecast is 50F.
Wednesday starts with E 20-25 at Viento and 35-45 at Rooster and Stevenson. That holds all day. Easterlies pick up to 5-10 near Hood River and 10-15 from Mosier eastward. High temp: 45F under sunny sky. Thursday will be windy, but it’ll also be rainy all the way to Idaho. Easterlies start at 30-35 at Stevenson and 35-40 at Rooster with 20-25 at Viento. In the afternoon, easterlies drop off to 20-25 at Stevenson and 30-35 at Viento. Models are not in agreement on Friday; they’d initially called for a big westerly day, but that possibility has nearly disappeared from the forecast.
Coast, Jones, Coast
Done until spring, unless there’s an obvious Coast or Sauvie’s or Jones day.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Clouds and rain this morning give way to scattered sprinkles under mostly cloudy sky this afternoon and clear sky overnight. Temps will be in the low 40’s early and near 50 later. Light westerlies. 89% chance of rainbows. A partial Nothing cloud starts Wednesday and then the sky turns clear. Temps will be in the low 30’s early and mid 40’s later. Light to moderate easterlies. No rainbows. Thursday brings light rain during the day and heavy rain in the afternoon and evening with dry weather after midnight. There’s a slight chance of snowflakes mixed in the rain. Temps will be in the low-mid 30’s early and low-mid 40’s later. Light easterlies. No rainbows.
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Cycling
Significant rain in the last week means most trails are muddy. Please don’t ride them. If you do, you’ll be doing significant and possibly permanent damage. No really, please don’t. There are lots of gravel roads and lots of pavement you can ride instead. Enjoy!
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