Sunday: stormy pow day on the mountain!

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The Forecast

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
Sunday 0′->1000′->0′
Monday 0′->1500′-0′
Tuesday 0′->1000′->0′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

It’s a stormy Sunday morning on Mt. Hood, and snow will continue to pile up through next weekend. If you’re looking for a sunny day, the best chance is Wednesday. Other than that… day after day of a slow and steady accumulation of snow.

Sunday’s accumulation will be rapid and refilling. The snow level starts at 0-500′, rises to 1000′ in the afternoon, and drops back to 0′ overnight. About 0.9” water equivalent (WE) is forecast during the day, mostly early, for 8-10” of fresh. Up to an inch is forecast in the evening in orographic flurries. Wind: NW 35 (could be problematic) early fading to W 30 (just fine) in the afternoon and SW 10-20 overnight.

Monday starts clear but quickly adds light snowfall. The snow level will be 0′ in the morning 1000-1500′ in the afternoon, and 0′ overnight. About 0.2” WE is forecast during the day for 2-3” new powder. Overnight, depending on the location of the strongest showers, 2-4” of new snow will accumulate. Wind: SW 10-20 all day becoming WSW 10-15 overnight.

Light snowfall continues Tuesday daytime and is followed by clear sky overnight. The snow level will be 0′ in the morning, 1000′ in the afternoon, and 0′ overnight. About 0.2” WE is forecast for a couple inches of powder. Wind: NW 20-30 in the morning, NW 15-25 in the afternoon, and N 5 overnight. Wednesday looks sunny and cool with temps in the low-mid 20’s. Snow returns on Thursday, and snowy weather will probably stick around through next weekend. Lovely!

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Light/variable wind this morning (Sunday) turns westerly mid morning. The wind climbs to 17-20 from Stevenson to Mosier with 25-29 from Lyle to Boardman. Afternoon wind falls to 12-15 west of Lyle. River flow readings are 82-124kcfs, river temp is 38F, and high temp forecast is 39F. Monday brings easterlies at 20-25 from Rooster to Viento to start the day. The wind jump 5-10mph mid-morning for a few hours and picks up to E 10-15 east of Hood River as well. Afternoon wind falls to 10-15 from Rooster to Viento and goes light easterly everywhere else. High temp: 36F. Tuesday starts light and variable and turns around to W 10-13 from Stevenson to Arlington. High temp: 38F.

Jones, Sauvie Island, Coast – Done for the Season

Hood River Weather Forecast

Snow this morning gives way to sprinkles this afternoon, a few flurries overnight. Temps start in the upper 20’s and rise to the upper 30’s. Calm wind early, Moderate westerlies from late morning on. 72% chance of rainbows. Monday starts with light snowfall. This transitions to mixed precip (rain/snow/graupel) in the afternoon and snow flurries or graupel overnight. Temps will be in the mid 20s early and mid 30’s later. Easterlies. 2% chance of rainbows. Tuesday will have snow/graupel showers in the morning with rain/graupel/snain showers in the afternoon. Temps will be in the upper 20’s early and upper 30’s later. Light westerlies. 68% 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!
Coming up March 4th, it’s the 4x4x24 challenge to raise funds for the Vancity soccer program. You can participate by running 4 miles every 4 hours, participate just a little, or donate. Check out more information here.

Regular weekly events: NK Studios in Bingen has a donation-based yoga class at 7:30am every Tuesday. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. There’s meditation with monks at 5:15pm (an hour) and 6:30pm (30 minutes plus a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. 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. On Fridays at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class at Yoga Samadhi. 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.

Cycling

Well, now the trails are going to be frozen solid. That makes for good riding if you can avoid the invisible icy spots. On the off chance that things thaw later this week under sunny sky, don’t ride. Be prepared to turn around due to freeze-thaw mud. If it was below freezing the night before your ride, don’t ride trails that are exposed to the open air. Those trails will have freeze-thaw conditions, and you’ll do major damage. Consider gravel riding! If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.