Wednesday-Thursday: pretty mellow out there…

February 6, 2024

Wednesday-Thursday: pretty mellow out there…

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Snow level	4a-8a	8a-12p	12p-4p	4p-8p	8p-4a
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
Wednesday 1500′->2500′->1000′
Thursday 1000′->2000′->1000′
Friday 1000′->2500′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

While there’s not a lot of snow in the forecast this week, there is plenty of sunshine. Temps will stay relatively cool, and that should protect the snowpack. We do have snow coming in on Friday, but models are all over the place on precip amounts. Most of the ensembles keep the precip relatively light – 10th percentile is 2” of new by Saturday morning and 90th percentile is 6” new.

Wednesday night should be mostly dry on the mountain. We can’t rule out a few flurries, but even if they happen, they won’t change the snowpack. You should find a mix of packed powder and hardpack over a granular base on Wednesday. It’ll be sunny. The free air freezing level will be 1500′ in the morning, 2500′ in the afternoon, and 1000′ overnight. Wind: variable to 10mph in the morning becoming W 10 in the afternoon and NW 20-25 overnight.

Thursday looks sunny with a chance of light snow overnight. Morning sees the free air freezing level (FAF) at 1000′. Afternoon: 2000′. The snow level overnight will be around 1500′ with about 0.1” water equivalent. That’s an inch of new, dry snow. Wind: NW 20-25 all day turning to WNW 15-20 in the evening and NW 25-30 overnight.

Light to moderate snowfall is forecast on Friday. The snow level will be 1000-1500′ during the day and 2500′ overnight. Somewhere between 2 to 5” of snow will accumulated. Wind: NW 25-30 during the day, NW 15-25 in the afternoon, and NW 10-15 overnight. Model uncertainty increases starting Saturday, so let’s leave it here for now. Have a great week on the hill. Should be fun groomer riding. Oh… and Meadows finally got Heather Canyon open today!

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Hi friends. We had just enough west wind on Tuesday to get some folks out on the water. Another three days of westerlies (probably) are on tap. Models suggest that Thursday will be strongest. Added bonus: sunshine along with the wind. Wednesday looks lightest: less than 5mph to start. Afternoon wind of 10-13 from Stevenson to Biggs under mostly clear sky. River flow Tuesday was 80-131kcfs, river temp is 39F, and high temp forecast is 41F. Thursday starts with 10-13 from Stevenson to Mosier. Afternoon wind rises to 16-19 from Stevenson to The Dalles. High temp: 45F and partly to mostly cloudy. Friday brings 14-17 from Stevenson to Arlington all day under cloudy sky in the west and clear sky out east. High temp: 44F. Model agreement falls apart this weekend but is generally hinting at light to moderate easterlies.

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Very basic Hood River weather forecast. Don’t plan your life around this. You really should read TATAS

Partly cloudy weather Wednesday morning turns mostly clear in the afternoon. Temps will be in the low-mid 30’s early and low 40’s later. Light westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday will be partly to mostly cloudy. Temps start in the low 30’s and rise to the mid 40’s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Friday will be cloudy during the day and drizzly in the evening. Temps start in the mid 30’s and rise to the mid 40’s. Moderate westerlies. 88% chance of rainbows. Read Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook for a detailed forecast that may help you plan your day.

Local-ish Events

Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!

Amayah’s Indian Cafe (Biggs) offers a free meal every first Thursday from 1-4pm.

Regular weekly events:. NK Studio’s by-donation Tuesday morning yoga class is back. 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. The Tri Club is done for the season. 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.

Cycling

Regarding the trails in general: don’t ride in the mud. You’ll damage the trails. Don’t ride trails if it was below freezing the previous night and is above freezing when you want to ride. Ride gravel. Ride your trainer. Build trails. There are trail builders seeking extra hands on seven additional miles of trail on Whoopdee. Contact HRATS for more information. If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.