It’s mostly clear this morning on Mt. Hood with the very occasional snowflake-containing cloud moving over the top of the volcano, dropping just a few flurries. Expect a mostly clear day today with the free air freezing level at 500′ early and 6000′ in the afternoon. Wind will be light and variable early and S 15 in the afternoon. Mt. Hood Meadows opened Superbowl yesterday, and it is possible you’ll do the same today. Conditions are supposed to be amazing in there, so get it while you can. Beacon, shovel, probe and partner required to hike. Continued after the chart.
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast, continued…
Tomorrow starts off partly cloudy, turns cloudy late morning, and seems some precip starting around 1pm. The snow level will be 6000′-6500′ when the precip hits, dropping to 5000′ at the back edge of the system. Expect .1-.2” drizzle at the ski resorts tomorrow afternoon. Wind will be S 10 early, rising to SW 20-30 in the afternoon.
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Tuesday looks cloudy with some precip moving in midday. The snow level will be 5000′ early, rising to 6000-6500′ when the precip hits, and rising to 8000′ overnight. As of right now, it looks like the bulk of this precip (quite a significant amount, actually) will stay to the west of the mountain. If that doesn’t change, Mt. Hood will see .2-.4” water value between 1pm and 4pm. That will fall as rain. Wind Tuesday will be SW 15-20 early, rising to SW 20-30 after midnight.
As of right now, it looks like a heavier round of precip will move in early Wednesday morning with the snow level at 6500′.
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Happy New Year, everyone! The first week or so of January is my birthday week. It’s the one time of year I feel totally okay asking for the things that means the absolute most to me: love and positive feedback. Do you have a greeting card of any sort sitting around? Do you have a few extra moments? Please take the time to send me birthday greetings letting me know how I and this forecast impact your world in a positive way. That kind of feedback in tangible, greeting card form, keeps me going. My address: Temira. PO Box 841. Hood River, Oregon. 97031. Thank you so much for taking the time. Have a wonderful 2016!
Gorge Wind Forecast
Today at Rooster Rock… east wind at 30-35 early and 40-45 this afternoon. Tomorrow: 45-50 early and 30-35 in the afternoon. Tuesday: 30-35 early and 40-45 in the afternoon. River temp: 38 degrees.
Random Morning Thoughts
In class on Thursday night, my professor was talking about how he holds with care each call or email from a potential new client. For him, these bids for contact are precious – he really understands the process, depth of pain, and complex emotions that lead someone to contact a therapist. I was deeply touched by both his words and the respect and gentleness with which he holds these requests for help.
We all lead busy lives. It can be hard to return calls, texts, emails, or Facebook messages. And sure, there are people whom you may not want to converse with or interact with. Handling those folks is a matter of a different conversation. For the people you do want to maintain a relationship with, it’s important to respond to bids for connection. It may not seem like an unanswered text or email is a big deal, but it may be to the other person. By answering, you solidify your relationship. By ignoring, you undermine it.
Even if a response isn’t important to the other person, your reply, even quickly, will let them know you’re there. By taking the 30 or 60 seconds to respond to another human’s vulnerability in reaching out, you’re encouraging and rewarding vulnerability and connection-seeking behavior. You’re encouraging people to reach to other people, rather than reaching for Facebook, drugs, alcohol, porn, excessive exercise, or any of the other things that people reach for when they feel alone and disconnected.
A text can seem like just a few printed words, and an email can seem like not much more than that, but there’s a lot more going on when we reach out to each other than just the chime of an arriving message. Treat those emails and texts with kindness, care, and respect, and your world will be a better place filled with more human connections. Have an awesome day!
Disclaimer required by my grad school program: I am not your therapist. I am your weather forecaster. Take everything I say with a grain of salt, and consult with your actual therapist about your mental health issues.
Gorge Weather Forecast
The Nothing came to visit the Gorge today, and will likely stick around this afternoon unless we get lucky. Temps will be in the mid 30’s all day, with thermometer movement essentially stopped by the presence of Nothing. East wind. No rainbows.
Tomorrow starts off cloudy with temps in the low 30’s. Temps will rise to the mid 30’s in the afternoon. Before then, we’ll see some precip, likely in the form of .1-.3” of freezing rain, switching to rain. The precip will start around 7am in the western Gorge and 9am in the Hood River area, continuing through noon, with showers after that. East wind. 21% chance of rainbows.
Tuesday looks cloudy. Temps will be right around freezing early and in the upper 30’s in the afternoon. We may see a few sprinkles early in the afternoon. East wind. No rainbows.
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Road and Mountain Biking
Snowshoes, fat bikes, and XC skis are more appropriate.
Upcoming Events
Coming up this morning, there’s yoga by donation at Samadhi at 9am (my fav), Pure Yoga in The Dalles at 4pm (YogaFaith), and at Pure Yoga in Hood River at 6pm. There’s pickup touch rugby at 3pm at the Mosier School and ping pong at the Hood River Armory at 5pm. There’s also community meditation at 11am at Flow Yoga this morning. You can also meditate in the comfort of your own home. That’s the nice thing about meditation – you can do it anywhere, and there are no expensive accessories required.
Coming up Monday, there’s Tai Chi at the Mt. Hood Town Hall at 1pm, there’s community yoga at Samadhi at 6:30, and Zumba at the Parkdale Community Center at 6:30. Mark your calendars for the 18th, Rotary Ski Night at Mt. Hood Meadows. Cheap night skiing, and the proceeds benefit the Hood River Rotary Club.
Have an awesome day today!
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