Saturday: dry today, snowy tomorrow

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The Forecast

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
Saturday 2000′->5000′
Sunday 5000′->1500′
Monday 1500′->2500′->1500′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

We’ve finally entered spring skiing conditions. For a couple of days. It’ll be back to fresh snow and winter on Sunday. Okay, make that just one weekend day of spring skiing. The weather remains cool and snowy at least through next Thursday. After that, models disagree.

For Saturday, today, we start with mostly sunny sky. High clouds arrive quickly and thicken as the day goes on. Snowfall probably won’t happen until Sunday morning. The free air freezing level today will be 2000′ early, 5500′ this afternoon, and 5000′ overnight. Expect SW wind at 10-15mph all day with SSW 15-25 overnight.

Snow kicks off by mid-morning Sunday and sticks around on and off through the night. The snow level will be 5000′ early, 3000′ in the afternoon, and 1500′ after midnight. About 0.2” to 0.3” water equivalent (WE) is forecast during the day for 2-3” new snow. Same overnight. Wind will be SW 15-30 all day and all night. Cloudy weather starts Monday. Intermittent snow flurries continue for the 24 hours period. The snow level will be 1500′ in the morning, 3500′ in the afternoon, and 1500′ after midnight. Up to 2-3” of new snow is forecast for the 24 hour period. Wind will be SW 15-25 all day rising to SW 25-45 overnight.

Light snowfall continues on Tuesday and possibly Wednesday with an inch or so of fresh each day. The snow level will fall to 1500-2000′ each night and rise to 3000-3500′ during the day. We start to see model differences Thursday but those really amplify starting Friday. At this point, it’s not possible to make a call for next weekend; some models call for continued cool and wet, and many call for warmer and drier. Let’s let this shake out for a few days and see how things settle. In the meantime… enjoy all the snow!

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Between today, Sunday, and Monday, Sunday’s your best shot for windsports. Today’s the best day to spray. We’ll have light and variable wind all morning on Saturday. Afternoon westerlies pick up[ to 11-14mph or so from Stevenson to The Dalles. River flow yesterday was 131-149kcfs, river temp is 47F, and high temp forecast is 61F. Sunday starts calm. An approaching frontal system adds rain late morning and drives the wind upwards. You’ll find gusty 10-13 in the rainy areas. East of The Dalles (which will be rainy at times), you’ll find gusty 15-18 in the morning and gusty 22-26 in the afternoon. High temp: 56F. Monday starts light and variable. The wind turns to E 5-10 all through the Gorge and then switches to W 10ish from Stevenson to Mosier. High temp: 52F.

Jones, Sauvie Island, Coast – Done for the Season

Hood River Weather Forecast

Mostly clear sky this morning turns cloudy this afternoon. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and low 60’s later. Calm wind early. Light westerlies later. No rainbows. Sunday will be cloudy to start and will quickly turn rainy. Temps start in the low 40’s and rise to the mid 50’s. Calm wind early. Moderate westerlies in the afternoon. 99% chance of rainbows. Monday will be dry in the morning and rainy in the afternoon. Temps start in the mid 30’s and rise to the low 50’s. Light and variable wind. 46% 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.

Regular bike rides (thanks to the Hood River Area Trail Stewards for collecting). Tuesday is Mountain View’s ride. Meet at 5:45pm on Post Canyon Drive where the pavement ends. Wednesday is the Evo/Kickstand all-ability, no-drop Post Canyon ride. 5:30 from the shop or join along the way. All abilities welcome. Thursday is Mountain View’s women’s ride. 5:30pm, Seven Streams Trailhead. No drop. Thursday is also the Dirty Fingers Post and Pint. 5:30 from the shop or later at Family Man. This is hardcore, race-pace. Saturday morning is the Mountain View road/gravel ride. Two hours. 12-14mph average speed. Starting May 6th, Oregon Ebikes has the women’s ride at 8:30am. Meet at Seven Streams parking lot for a 1.5 to 2 hour ride.

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.