Tuesday: cool and snowy for Mt. Hood

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The Forecast

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
Tuesday 2500′->1000′
Wednesday 1000′->2500′->1000′
Thursday 1000′->2500′->1000′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

Just an inch of snow fell Monday night into Tuesday morning, and we officially have… dust on crust! An inch or two more today and up to half a foot on Wednesday should refresh the groom, at least. We’ll be back to dry weather Thursday through Saturday. Models are leaning towards snow Sunday into Monday, and perhaps even a significant (for April) snowfall to start next week.

Tuesday kicks off with snow on the mountain as a weather system wanders inland. We should see sun, at least above 5500-6000′, this afternoon. A trace of snow returns overnight. The snow level will be 2500′ early, but it’ll fall to 1500-2000′ in the afternoon and 500-1000′ overnight. About 0.1” to 0.2” water equivalent (WE) is forecast today, for an inch or two of snow. Afternoon: partly cloudy. Overnight: trace of snow. Wind will be W 25-30 all the way through the afternoon and will fade to SW then SE 10mph overnight.

Wednesday starts off snowy, but in a fun twist, we’ll have easterly orographics aiding this system. This is, as mentioned several weeks ago, unusual and tricky to predict. So, the snow level will be 500-1000′ in the morning, 2500′ in the afternoon, and back down to a freezing level of 0-1500′ overnight depending on cloud coverage. During the day, 0.4” to 0.5” WE is forecast for 4-5” new snow. Overnight, perhaps 0.1” WE additional for one more inch. Wind: SE 10 in the morning, ENE 15 early afternoon, NW 15-20 in the evening, and NW 25-35 overnight.

Thursday starts out clear and quickly turns partly high overcast. Clouds deepen in the afternoon and start to dissipate overnight. A trace of snow may or may not fall in the afternoon, but other than that, the weather should be dry. Freezing level: 500′ in the morning, 2500′ in the afternoon, and 0-1000′ overnight. Wind will be NW 25-35 early but will quickly fade to W 10-15 midday and fall to W 5 overnight. Friday looks partly cloudy with light wind. The freezing level will max out around 4000′. Dry weather is also forecast for Saturday. It looks like snow will return on Sunday. Have a great week!

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Gorge Wind Forecast

An active weather pattern drives intermittent gusty westerlies over the next few days. Tuesday kicks off with a little wind out east and calm wind in the west. Pressures, if you’re curious, were 30.03/30.00/29.92 at 7am. As a cold front swings through this morning, we’ll see westerlies pick up to gusty 24-28 from Biggs (aka Amayah’s Indian food cart) to Boardman. The wind will start to fade mid-afternoon. We’ll eventually see the western Gorge, Stevenson to The Dalles, pick up to gusty 15-18 in an unstable atmosphere. River flow readings yesterday were 106-148kcfs, river temp is 45F, and high temp forecast is 49F.

Wednesday starts with E 15mph at Rooster and E 10mph at Stevenson. Everywhere else: calm. Afternoon westerlies, thanks to building offshore high pressure, climb to gusty 17-20 from Viento to The Dalles. High temp: 50F. Thursday starts with 10-13 all through the Gorge. Afternoon wind rises to gusty 17-21 from The Dalles to Rufus. High temp: 51F. Models suggest light/variable wind Friday.

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Hood River Weather Forecast

Clouds and drizzle this morning give way to partly cloudy sky and maybe a few scattered showers this afternoon. Temps will be near 40 early and in he upper 40’s later. Light to moderate westerlies. 89% chance of rainbows. Wednesday will be rainy in the morning (moderate to heavy) and dry in the afternoon. Temps start in the mid 30’s and rise to 50 or so. Light wind in the morning. Moderate westerlies in the afternoon. 94% chance of rainbows. Thursday will be dry with mostly cloudy sky in the morning and partly cloudy sky in the afternoon. Temps start in the mid 30’s and rise to 50ish. Light westerlies early. Moderate later. 1% 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… be selective. 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.