Thursday: a few dry days followed by… more snow for the mountains…

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The Forecast

	4a-8a	8a-12p	12p-4p	4p-8p	8p-4a
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
Thrusday 1000′->3000->1000′
Friday 1000′->4500′
Saturday 4500′->5500′->4500′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

A few inches of snow fell on the slopes yesterday. That happened while I was sleeping off a late-night crisis call and not writing the forecast. Thursday and Friday and Saturday will all be dry on the mountain, and snow will probably hold off until the afternoon or evening on Sunday. This sets us up for spring skiing, transformed snow conditions, probably by Friday and if not by Saturday. Saturday is Pride at Mt. Hood Meadows. And Teacup will be grooming Saturday and Sunday. They request you stay off the trails Friday and Saturday night between 5pm and midnight (preferably all night) to let the snow set up for the morning session.

Ok. Thursday. Partly high overcast all day long and mellow. The free air freezing level (FAF) will be 1000′ in the morning, 3000′ in the afternoon, and 0-2000′ overnight. No precip. Wind: NW 20-30 in the morning, W 15-20 in the afternoon, and NW 10-15 overnight. Friday will be mostly clear in the morning and partly cloudy in the afternoon. The FAF will be 2000′ early, 4000′ in the afternoon, and 4500′ after midnight. Wind: NW 10-15 in the morning, W 5 in the afternoon, and SW 10-15 after midnight.

On Saturday, we’ll have another dry day. High clouds in the morning give way to mostly cloudy sky in the afternoon and cloudy sky overnight. No precip. The FAF will be 4500′ in the morning, 5500′ in the afternoon, and back to 4500′ after midnight. Wind will start at SW 10-15 and will build to SW or SSW 20-35 from early afternoon on through the night. Snow starts up early Sunday afternoon and continues through Monday morning. At this point, we’re looking at 3-6” of new with the snow level around 3500′. Additional light snowfall is forecast next week as temps remain cool and weak systems wander through. No spring for you!

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Thursday kicks off with light westerlies. They’ll climb to gusty 17-21 from Rowena to Mosier this afternoon with 10-13 or so to the east and west. River flow yesterday was 157-178kcfs, river temp is 46F, and high temp forecast is 50F. Friday will be calm or nearly so all day. Partly cloudy. High temp 57F. Saturday starts off calm. The wind rises to gusty 17-21 from Stevenson to The Dalles in the afternoon. High temp: 60F and partly cloudy. Very gusty, but perhaps stronger, westerlies are (maybe) in the cards on Sunday.

Jones, Sauvie Island, Coast – Done for the Season

Hood River Weather Forecast

Partly cloudy sky sticks around today. Temps will be near 40 early and near 50 later. Light westerlies in the morning. Moderate later. No rainbows. Friday will be mostly clear then partly cloudy. Temps start in the mid 30’s and rise to the upper 50’s. Calm wind. No rainbows. Saturday will be mostly clear then high overcast then partly cloudy overnight with high clouds late. Temps start in the upper 30’s and rise to 60. Calm wind early. Moderate westerlies in the afternoon. No rainbows. Next precip: Sunday afternoon.

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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.