It’s raining up on Mt. Hood this morning, and you can expect that to continue through midday, when the rain should switch to snow. We’ll see partly cloudy sky this evening. The snow level today will be 7000′ early, 6000′ mid-morning, and 5000′ in the afternoon. We’ll see .7” water value (WV) this morning, and that will mostly fall as rain, perhaps with an inch of snow at the back end of this system. Wind today will be SW 35+ all morning, turning to WSW 40 early afternoon and W 35 in the evening. Continued after the chart.
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast, continued…
Tomorrow, Sunday, starts off cloudy. Heavy precip starts up around 7am, becoming showery after 4pm. The snow level will be 6000′ early, rising to 8000′ around 7am, falling to 5000′ by 1pm and dropping to 3000′ overnight. We’ll see 1.2” WV between 7am and 4pm. That’ll start as rain and switch to snow around 1pm, for 2-4” of new. Another inch or so of new snow will fall after 4pm. Wind tomorrow, Sunday, will be SW 20 early, rising to SW 40 by 7am and turning to WSW 30-35 after 1pm.
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Monday starts off clear and stays that way while the sun is up. Clouds move in after sunset, and precip starts up late in the evening. The snow level Monday will be 2500′ in the morning, 5000′ midday, and 3000′ or so when the precip hits. We’ll see .2” WV between 10pm Monday and 4am Tuesday, for 2-3” of new snow. Wind Monday will be W 30 early, becoming light and variable for much of the day, and picking up to SSW 30 in the evening.
The next big system hits Tuesday afternoon, but it’s unclear at this point what the snow level will be. It does look like Mt. Hood will take a direct hit from a powerful low pressure system, so things could get interesting up there depending on the storm’s exact path. Thursday looks rather tropical, but that’s a long ways out to be predicting…
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Gorge Wind Forecast
You can expect east wind at 35-40 at Rooster Rock this morning. The wind will become light midday and switch to W 10-13 in the afternoon. Tomorrow starts off with E 35-40 and fades to light and variable by the afternoon. Monday starts with light west wind and switches to E 15-20 in the afternoon.
Random Morning Thoughts
A question came up in one of my classes the other night about what cultural concepts color our experience of the world. These cultural beliefs are unconscious, which makes the attempt to understand their impact a difficult task. We are being asked, in essence to see things that we don’t see.
What cultural expectations color your view of the world? More specifically, what did your family teach you, explicitly or implicitly, about what’s important? My family, for instance, left me with the belief that anyone (myself included) making less than six figures is a failure. I’ll point out here that only 6% of individuals and 20% of households (Quora.com) make that kind of money. I sure as hell don’t make that much, which used to leave me feeling like a failure and now just leaves me laughing.
What did your family teach you, and how does that impact your sense of self worth and self esteem? It’s difficult to bring these beliefs into the life, but by doing so, you’ll free yourself from their implications. If you do some soul searching, you may find beliefs that have a negative impact, and you may find beliefs that have a positive impact. Making the negative beliefs conscious will free you from them, and making the positive beliefs conscious will reinforce them and allow you to share them with your significant others.
Be curious about the beliefs you hold. Being conscious about them will make you more awesome. 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
It’s a rainy morning in the Gorge. The rain will turn to showers and sunbreaks this afternoon. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and the low 40’s this afternoon. East wind early, west wind in the afternoon, 99% chance of rainbows.
Tomorrow looks cloudy and very wet with the rain tapering off after 4pm. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and the low 40’s in the afternoon. East wind early, light and variable late. 2% chance of rainbows.
Monday looks cloudy in the morning and partly cloudy in the afternoon. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and the low 40’s in the afternoon. Light wind. No rainbows.
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Road and Mountain Biking
What’s not snowy is muddy, and that includes Syncline, so please leave it alone or you’ll do some major trail damage. What’s not muddy is under snow. I took a jog in Post Canyon yesterday, and it was snowy starting from the bottom. Your best bet is road biking or gravel grinding.
Upcoming Events
It’s raining at the ski resorts this morning. That said, there’s a party going on at the Meadows Nordic Center today with free hot dogs and eggplant burgers and Rossi ski (but not boot) demos. There’s a rail jam at Meadows at 3pm. There’s a trail run at 8am in Post Canyon on Saturday morning. There’s a snowshoe race at White River Sno-Park Sunday morning at 10am. Mark your calendars for Monday the 18th, Rotary Ski Night at Mt. Hood Meadows. Cheap night skiing, and the proceeds benefit the Hood River Rotary Club. Pick up a ticket now, and support Hood River Rotary.
Have an awesome day today!
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