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The Forecast
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
Sunshine’s the plan for Mt. Hood for the better part of the next few days. We then head into a 24 hour snowy period, then another round of clear sky, and then a shot at a moderate atmospheric river rain event for Thanksgiving.
Saturday’s going to be a lovely, sunny day in the mountains. The free air freezing level is already above model predictions – it’s in the mid 30’s at the top of the Cascade lift at Meadows (8300′). Sunshine will stick around all day with the free air freezing level (FAF) at 8000′ or so. Wind will be NW 20-25 early fading to light SW in the afternoon.
Sunday will be sunny all day. The FAF rises from 8000′ in the morning to 11,000′ in the afternoon. Wind will be light S or SW all day rising to SW 10-20 overnight. Monday starts clear. Clouds move in after sunset, and snow starts up around 11pm. The snow level will be 11,000′ early, 8000′ in the afternoon, and 4000′ overnight. Models call for about 0.3” water equivalent (WE) overnight. That may start as mixed precip, but will quickly switch to snow for 1-2” accumulation. Wind will be SW 10-20 in the morning, WSW 25-35 in the evening, and WNW 20-30 after midnight.
Tuesday morning looks snowy. Lingering flurries in the afternoon give way to clear sky overnight. The snow level will be 4000′ in the morning and 2000′ after the precip stops. Models do not agree on precip amounts; the most aggressive is calling for 0.6”. For now, let’s say 2-6” new snow Tuesday morning. Wind will be WNW 20-30 early, WNW 40-45 midday, NW 35-45 in the afternoon, and NW 15-20 overnight.
Wednesday looks clear with the freezing level at 3000′. Thursday and Friday both look warm and rainy, but the details are far from clear. Enjoy your Thanksgiving celebration.
Gorge Wind Forecast
Lingering westerlies this morning turn calm later today and then we have easterlies for two day. Early westerlies on Saturday will be 17-20 from Viento to Swell. As high pressure builds inland, they’ll stop, turning calm by late morning. The day finishes off with light easterlies. River flow is 138kcfs, river temp is 51F, and high temp forecast is 49F. Sunday brings easterlies at 25-30 near Stevenson, 20-25 at Viento, and 30-35 near Rooster. The wind picks up about 10mph after dark. High temp: 47F. Monday starts with E 20-25 from Rooster to Stevenson with 15-20 at Viento. By mid-afternoon, the wind will be calm. High temp: 47F.
Coast, Jones, Coast
Done until spring, unless there’s an obvious Coast or Sauvie’s or Jones day.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Mostly clear sky this morning stays that way. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and upper 40’s later. Light west wind early. Calm wind this afternoon. No rainbows. Sunday may start with a partial Nothing cloud and will likely start with frost. Clear sky arrives in the afternoon. Temps will be in the low 30’s early and mid-upper 40’s later. Light east wind. No rainbows. Monday starts partly Nothing and frosty, turns clear, and then becomes rainy overnight. Temps will be near 30 early and in the mid-upper 40’s later. Very light east wind. No rainbows.
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Cycling
FREEZE-THAW ALERT: if you notice that temps were below freezing last night and will be above freezing today, don’t ride any trail that’s not under a tree canopy. If you do so, you WILL do significant damage. DON’T DO IT! Plentiful rain recently means most tree-covered trails are muddy. Please don’t ride them either. 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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