Sunday: sunny and dry with easterlies

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The Forecast

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
Sunday 10,000′->6500′
Monday 6500′
Tuesday 6500′->3500′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

Sunny and dry weather continues for Sunday followed by clouds on Monday, mixed precip Tuesday daytime, and then snow (how much is questionable) on Tuesday night. After that, we wait a few more days for the pattern to change back over to the active weather we’ve been waiting for. Starting around the 28th, models suggest we’ll move into wet-enough, cold-enough weather to build the snowpack and put turns on the menu. In the meantime… there are 7k groomed at Teacup.

Mt. Hood will be clear and sunny Sunday. High clouds move in overnight and stick around until late in the night when the sky may clear for a bit. The free air freezing level (FAF) will be 10,000′ this morning, 8500′ this afternoon, and 6500′ overnight. No precip. Wind will be W 10 all day and variable to 10 overnight. Monday will be cloudy all day. The FAF will be 6500′ all day long. Wind: variable to 10 in the morning, WNW 5 in the afternoon, and SW 15 overnight.

Thin high clouds Tuesday morning quickly give way to rain, then mixed precip, then snow from late afternoon on. The snow level will be 6500′ in the morning, 5500′ in the afternoon, 4000′ in the evening, and 3500′ overnight. About 0.3” water equivalent (WE) is forecast during the day. That’s mixed precip. Up to 0.6” is forecast overnight (more likely less than that) for 4-6” new snow. Wind: SW 10-15 in the morning, SW 30-45 in the afternoon, WSW 45-60 in the evening, and W 35-40 overnight.

A few flurries on Wednesday give way to clear sky then high clouds. The FAF rises from 3500′ in the morning to 10,000′ overnight. The weather then stays warm and sunny for a few days. Next round of moisture, which could lead into a pattern change, is predicted for sometime around the 28th. Maybe this will be the pattern change we’re looking for to kick off ski season!

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Easterlies continue…. Sunday starts with 40-45 at Rooster and 20-25 at Stevenson and Viento. You should get a period of 30ish at Stevenson before the wind fades to 20-25 this afternoon. Viento drops to 15-20, and Rooster drops to 25-30. River flow reading s are 123-142kcfs, river temp is 48.5F, and high temp forecast is 36F. Monday’s wind holds all day. Rooster: 30-40. Stevenson: 25-30. Viento: 20-25. High temp: 42F. Tuesday starts with 30-35 at Rooster, 25-30 at Stevenson, and 20-25 at Viento. The wind drops to 15-20 at Stevenson in the afternoon with 10-15 at Rooster and Viento. High temp: 43F. Strong westerlies are possible east of Hood River overnight Tuesday, but the timing doesn’t look right (at this point, anyway), for folks to get on the river and enjoy those westerlies.

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Hood River Weather Forecast

The Nothing is there this morning, but should burn off. High clouds move in tonight. Temps will be near 20 early and in the mid 30’s later. Easterlies. No rainbows. Monday will be overcast. Temps start in the upper 20’s and drop to the low 40’s. Easterlies. No rainbows. Tuesday starts partly cloudy and adds rain mid morning. Temps will be near 30 early and in the low 40’s later. Easterlies. 11% chance of rainbows.

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Local-ish Events

Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!
Regular weekly events: Monday brings forest bathing and meditation walk. Meet at 5:15pm Mondays in November at the corner of Arrowhead Ave and Indian Creek Road. Suggested donation up to $20. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, there’s a run from Pine Street Bakery. There’s a weekly group paddle to the Event Site on Sunday at 11 am followed by a free pint at the fire pit at Ferment. That’s the “Paddle n’ Pint”. Also: Wednesday Paddle Sprints at the Event Site at Noon. The sprint course is 2 two laps around the sailing buoy near Wells Island and back – 3.5 miles.

Cycling

Out on the trails, we have freeze-thaw conditions. Please avoid trails that are exposed to the open air, in other words, trails that aren’t under the tree canopy. If you ride trails that froze and then thawed, you’ll do major and probably permanent damage to the tread. The Family Man closure kicked off on November 1st – the area around Family Man and Riordan Hill Road will be closed into December. Upper elevation trails, above 4000′, are likely to have some snow coverage. If you’re riding Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.