Wednesday: a little bit of everything but warm and sunny weather…

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The Forecast

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
Wednesday 0′->4500′
Thursday 4500′->6500′->4000′
Friday 3500′-4000′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

Tuesday was an excellent packed powder and powder day on the mountain, but this time of year you have to get it early. The sun is strong, and the snow warms up quickly! We’ll have dry weather Wednesday, a trace of snow in the evening, and then snow-mixed-rain-snow Thursday into Friday midday. Models are right on the edge for snow/rain/mixed precip for the weekend after a dry stretch (briefly) Friday afternoon.

Wednesday will be partly cloudy to start but will quickly turn high overcast. Light snowfall arrives in the evening. The free air freezing level will be 0-1000′ early. The snow level will rise to 3500′ in the afternoon and 4500′ after midnight with 850mb temps (5000′ or so) pushing into the low 30’s. Just a trace of wet snow is forecast overnight. Wind: SW 10 all day rising to SW 15-30 after midnight.

Thursday starts with snow, switches to mixed precip, turns to rain in the evening, and turns back to snow overnight. The snow level will be 4500′ early, 5500′ mid-morning, 6500′ in the evening (850mb temps at +4C), and back to 4000′ after midnight. Total precip will be somewhere near 1.0” water equivalent (depending on exactly where this system lines up). Call that an inch or two of snow followed by 0.4-0.7” mixed precip and then an inch or two of snow above 4500′. Wind: SW 15-30 in the morning, S 15-25 in the afternoon, and WSW 15-20 after midnight.

Friday picks up a little bit of snow early, sunshine for the afternoon, and some flurries overnight. The snow level will be 3500-4000′ all day. Up to 1” snow is forecast in the morning. Just a trace falls overnight. Wind: WSW 15-20 in the morning, SW 10-20 in the afternoon, and SSW 15-30 in the evening, and SW 30-50 after midnight. Models are unclear about temps and precipitation for the weekend, but it’s no longer going to be warm and sunny. As of right now, temps are right on the edge, so let’s call it mixed precip and wait for the forecast to settle out. Same for early next week – not enough clarity. It does not appear that winter is done…

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Gorge Wind Forecast

The forecast for Wednesday is easy: light and variable wind. River flow is 83-132kcfs, river temp is 45F, and high temp forecast is 54F. Thursday will be rainy with easterlies at 20-25 near Rooster and Stevenson to start the day. The wind fades during the day and goes calm in the evening. High temp: 53F. Friday starts calm. A cold front swings through and drives the wind up, briefly, to 18-23 from Stevenson to Rufus early afternoon. That lasts a couple hours, and then the wind falls to 12-15 from Stevenson to Arlington. High temp: 56F.

Jones, Sauvie Island, Coast – Done for the Season

Hood River Weather Forecast

Partially high overcast sky (pretty sunrise) in the morning turns overcast and adds drizzle overnight. Temps will be near freezing early and in the mid 50’s later. Light and variable wind. No rainbows. Thursday will be rainy all day. Temps start near 40 and rise to the low 50’s. Calm wind. 3% chance of rainbows. Friday will be rainy early then sprinkly then dry in the afternoon. Temps start in the mid 40’s and rise to the mid 50’s. Calm wind early. Moderate westerlies midday. 98% 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!
pril 15th at 10am is the “Run with the Wild 5k” fun run to support the Wildland Firefighter Foundation.

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. On Saturday at 9am, there’s a by-donation outdoor group fitness on the 2rd floor deck about Ferment Brewing. 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

Cows are going in soon on Hospital Hill. That means dogs are no longer allowed. Even if your dog is cool. Even if you’re a local. Even if … you get the picture! Hospital Hill is private land. Please respect the wishes of the landowners – they’re generous enough to let folks use that land, and dogs have been shot there before. On to trails… It’s muddy – we got over half an inch of rain on Tuesday. Please don’t ride muddy trails, or you’ll do permanent damage. 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.