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The Forecast
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| Saturday 8000′->9000′ |
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| Sunday 9000′->10000′ |
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
High clouds and patchy fog on Saturday quickly give way to sunshine hat lasts through Monday. The weather looks mostly dry and rather warm all the way through Valentine’s day when models hint at a pattern change to colder and wetter.
Let’s look at Saturday. It’s off to a wacky start with temps in the upper 20’s down low, mid 40’s in the middle, and upper 30’s up high. The lower-level cold air should get scoured out by midday. Expect sunshine from then on. The free air freezing level will be 8000′ early, 6500′ mid-morning, and 8000′ in the afternoon with temps around 40F at 5000′. Wind: NW 20-30 early, NNW 15-20 midday, NE 20 in the afternoon, and light/variable overnight.
Sunday will be warm and sunny with light wind. Wax warm. Wear sunscreen. The free air freezing level will be 9000′ in the morning and 10,000′ from early afternoon on. Wind: light/variable in the morning, SW 5-15 in the afternoon, and W 25 overnight.
Monday starts cloudy (watch for a pretty sunrise) and turns clear in the afternoon. Models had previously called for some precip, but that now seems unlikely. The free air freezing level will be 10,000′ in the morning, 9000′ in the afternoon, and will fall to 7500′ after midnight. Wind: W 25 in the morning, NW 25-30 in the afternoon, and NW 20-25 overnight. Tuesday starts sunny and turns partly cloudy. Repeat this warmer-than-freezing, drier-than-normal pattern for the next week or so.
Note on wind speeds. Different wind directions are experienced in different ways on Mt. Hood. For example, west wind at 50mph will hit the slopes and exposed ridges at W 50. SW 50 may hit the ridges at SW 50, but will likely only be SW 20 below tree line. Hence the ranges for wind. Depends where you are on the mountain. Hopefully that helps clarify.
Gorge Wind Forecast
West wind on Saturday morning won’t last long. If you want it, go get it! Expect 15-18 from Stevenson to Arlington early with the eastern Gorge wind fading quickly. 19-22 from Stevenson to Mosier is possible for a couple hours. By 1pm, the wind goes calm. River flow is 171kcfs, river temp is 36F, and high temps forecast is 48F. Sunday starts with E 35-45 at Rooster and 20-30 at Stevenson. That holds through midday and then drops to 20-30 at Rooster and 10-15 at Stevenson. High temp: 46F. Monday starts with 12-15 west of Swell, calm wind in the central Gorge, and 7-10 east of The Dalles. Afternoon: gusty 18-23 from Stevenson to Arlington. High temp forecast is 48F.
Coast, Jones, Coast
Done until spring, unless there’s an obvious Coast or Sauvie’s or Jones day.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Cloudy sky this morning turns partly cloudy and perhaps clear. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and upper 40’s later. Moderate westerlies in the morning. Calm wind in the afternoon. No rainbows. Sunday will be Nothing early and then sunny. Temps will be in the low 30’s early and mid 40’s later. Easterlies. No rainbows. Monday will be clear or partly high overcast, then cloudy, then partly cloudy. Temps will be in the low-mid 30’s early and upper 40’s later. Moderate westerlies. 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!
Local Events
Please let me know about events. I often only hear about them if you folx let me know!
Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is back. Meet there at 6pm. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. There’s a night-lit shop mountain bike ride with the Mountain View Cycles crew at Syncline on Wednesday evenings at 5:45pm.
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