Thursday: snow for mt. hood. rain for the gorge. not much in the way of wind.

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Snow level	4a-8a	8a-12p	12p-4p	4p-8p	8p-4a
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
Thursday 6000′->4000′
Friday 4000′->4500′->3500′
Saturday 3500′->3000′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

Good morning skiers and snowboarders! A warm and dry April got some sense talked into it. It’ll start behaving like April should – cool and snowy! We’re back to winter starting today. Models have us picking up a couple inches of precipitation by the end of the weekend, and much of that will come as snow at 5000′ and above, and perhaps even 4000′ and above. Cool weather sticks around through at least next Wednesday and perhaps through the end of next week.

Thursday kicks off with some light mixed precip and transitions to snow by late morning. Snow sticks around for the entire 24 hour period. The snow level will be 6500′ early, 5000′ midday, and will fall to 4000′ overnight. About 0.6” water equivalent (WE) is forecast by 4pm. Call it 2-3” very wet snow during the day. Overnight, somewhere in the neighborhood of 1.1” WE is forecast. Call that 7-9” fresh medium-density snow. Wind will be SW 20-25 in the morning, SW 20-30 in the evening, and WSW 25 after midnight.

Light snow continues all day Friday into Saturday. The snow level will be 4000′ in the morning, 4500′ in the afternoon, and 3500′ after midnight. About 0.2” to 0.3” WE falls during the day for 2-3” additional snow. Overnight, another 0.2” WE is forecast for a couple inches more. Wind: WSW 25 in the morning, WSW 20 in the afternoon, and W 20 after midnight.

Flurries and sunbreaks Saturday morning give way to steady light snowfall in the evening. The snow level will be 3500′ for the daytime and 3000′ overnight. About 0.1” WE falls during the day for an inch of new. Overnight, we’re expecting another inch or two of fresh snow. Wind will be W 20 in the morning, SW 15-25 in the afternoon, and WSW 25 overnight. Sunshine returns Sunday daytime, and a couple more inches of snow are expected Sunday night. Cool weather sticks around through at least the middle of next week. There’s some disagreement in how much more snow (if any) we’ll pick up after Sunday, so let’s leave it there for now. This is the last week of midweek operations at Meadows, and Saturday is the last day for Teacup this season. Get out there and get it before it’s gone!

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Hi friends! Very active weather is in the picture for the next week or so. That means we’ll have low pressure systems spinning offshore and frontal systems moving through. This is not the best setup for Gorge wind. In addition, we’ll have widespread cloud cover that will keep thermal gradients from materializing. This doesn’t mean we won’t have wind. It just means the strength will be marginal.

Thursday starts with very light westerlies and pressures of 29.93/29.91/29.89. Westerlies languish in the barely-there zone this morning. Afternoon wind picks up to 10mph or so all the way from Stevenson to Arlington. River flow over the last 24 hours was 130-188kcfs, river temp is 52.52F, and high temp forecast is 56F with rain. Friday starts with less than 10mph out of the west. The wind slowly builds to 7-10mph from Stevenson to Doug’s with 19-22 from Avery to Arlington. Expect clouds in the west and sun out east with a high temp of 59F. On Saturday, areas west of The Dalles hold at 7-10mph all day long. Out east, the wind starts with gusty 19-22 from Avery to Boardman. Expect that to drop to 16-19 in the afternoon. High temp: 59F.

Extended: there’s quite a bit of range in the ensembles, which doesn’t make for a high confidence forecast. The deterministic GFS puts us in a decent setup for the eastern Gorge for Sunday, but the ensembles do not agree. Actually, there’s so much variation in the ensembles that I’m going to stop here for now. We’ll take another look tomorrow and see if there’s more certainty. Get some rest while the wind is light, and I’ll see ya on the river soon!

Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Forecast – On vacation ‘til summer unless otherwise noted

Very basic Hood River weather forecast. Don’t plan your life around this. You really should read Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook

Clouds and drizzle stick around all day. Temps start in the mid 50s and stay in the mid 50s. Light westerlies. 88% chance of rainbows. Friday will be mostly cloudy with intermittent sprinkles. Temps start in the mid 40s and rise to the upper 50s. Light to moderate westerlies. 88% chance of rainbows. Saturday will be mostly cloudy with a chance of intermittent sprinkles or drizzle in the afternoon. Temps start in the mid 40s and rise to the upper 50s. Light westerlies. 88% chance of rainbows.

Local-ish Events

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

On 4/26, Brave Endeavors is sponsoring a community bike swap on the lawn behind Ferment (right by the new Indian food cart).

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

Cows are out on Hospital Hill. NO DOGS. That means you, all of you, even your dog that’s [insert adjective]. No dogs. Do not risk access for everyone. No parking at the corral. Whoopdee flowers are in full bloom. Hospital Hill and Syncline have ticks, oaks, and flowers. Columbia Hills is full of flowers and open to your bike. HRATS have a fundraiser on 4/20. Raffle tickets are on sale now. Buy some and support your trails organization. Definitely got a Tack Alert going on out there right now – lots of good dirt. Some areas of Post are still muddy (shady, cool areas), so consider choosing a different spot to ride. You’ll have Post all summer long! Sisterwives and Kleeway in Post Canyon are currently closed for rebuilding. It’s trail-building season. Get on the HRATS mailing list if you’d like to help out. If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.