Sunday: drizzly at all elevations (almost)

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The Forecast

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
Sunday 6000′->10,000′
Monday 10,000′->1500′
Tuesday 1500′->2000′->1000′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

It’s a drizzly morning on Mt. Hood, and thanks to a warm atmospheric river, it will only get warmer and wetter today. Rain continues on Monday and switches to snow late Monday night. Flurries early Tuesday give way to afternoon sunshine. Flurries return on Wednesday. Dry weather is likely Thursday into Friday, and warmer temps are possible but not certain for the weekend.

Sunday will be wet all day, and models are likely underestimating the amount of rain the mountain will pick up. They tend to do that in these stronger atmospheric rivers. The snow level will be 6000′ early but will quickly rise to 10,000′ and hold. About half an inch of rain is forecast during the day. Another half an inch or more is expected overnight. Wind: SW 25-35 in the morning, SW 30-45 in the afternoon, and SSW 20-30 after midnight.

Rain kicks off the day on Monday. It sticks around until the evening when we’ll see a transition to snow. Most of the precip will fall as not-snow, sadly. The snow level will be 10,000′ in the morning, 8000′ in the afternoon, 3000′ in the evening, and 1500′ after midnight. About 0.3”+ rain is forecast during the day. Another 0.4” water equivalent (WE) falls as mixed precip in the evening. Overnight, 0.2” WE falls as snow for a couple inches of new. Wind: SSW 20-30 early, SW 30-40 in the afternoon, WSW 20-25 in the evening, and WSW 25-30 after midnight.

Light snow Tuesday morning gives way to sunshine in the afternoon and light snow again after midnight. The snow level will be 1500′ in the morning, 2000-2500′ in the afternoon, and 1000′ after midnight. About 0.2” WE is forecast in the morning. Call that a couple inches of powder. Same overnight. Wind: WSW 25-30 in the morning, W 20-25 in the afternoon, and S/SW 5-15 overnight.

A few flurries are forecast on Wednesday. Dry weather is almost certain on Thursday and perhaps through the weekend. Models are coalescing around a dry, warmer day for Sunday, but there’s still a ton of variety in the forecast. We’ll wait before settling on a plan. Happy Easter. Have a great day!

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Not much to talk about for Sunday: light and variable wind this morning picks up to E 15 from Rooster to Stevenson for a couple hours and falls back to light/variable. River flow yesterday was 80-100kcfs, river temp is 46F, and high temp forecast is 56F. Monday starts off with very light west wind or calm wind. The wind rises to gusty 23-27 from Stevenson to The Dalles late morning and shifts to Viento-Rufus in the afternoon. East of there: gust 18-23. High temp will be in the mid 50’s. Tuesday starts with calm wind in the western Gorge with gusty 12-15 east of The Dalles. Afternoon westerlies pick up to gusty 12-15 in the west and gusty 22-25 from The Dalles to Boardman. High temp: 50F.

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Hood River Weather Forecast

Clouds this morning add drizzle at some point with moderate to heavy rain in the afternoon and evening. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and mid 50’s later. Calm wind. No rainbows. Monday will be cloudy or misty early and rainy in the afternoon. Temps start in the upper 40’s and rise to the mid 50’s. Calm wind early. Moderate to strong westerlies midday. 99% chance of rainbows. Tuesday will be showery until early afternoon and then partly cloudy. Temps start in the upper 30’s and rise to near 50. Calm wind early. Light westerlies in the afternoon. 99% 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!
Dirty Fingers has the Sunday Service rides (gravel/mixed surface) weekly for a while. April 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.