It’s a clear morning on Mt. Hood, and it’s looking like a fantastic day to carve on the groomed runs and ride the parks. Light wind, excellent corduroy, cold temps… what more could you want? We’ll see sunshine through the afternoon, with mid and high clouds moving in around 4pm. The snow level will be at less than 1000′ all day long. We’ll see some light flurries tonight, for .1” water value, or up to 1” of new snow. Wind today will be light and variable for much fo the day, becoming SW 10-15 this afternoon and evening. Continued after the chart.
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast, continued…
Tomorrow starts off with light flurries, sees heavy snow for much of the day, and clears briefly after midnight. The snow level will be less than 1000′ in the morning, possibly climbing as high as 4500′ briefly between 1pm and 4pm, and dropping back down to 2500′ in the evening. We’ll see .5” WV between 7am and 4pm, for 4-5” of slightly heavy snow. We’ll see another .6” WV between 4pm Wednesday and 4am Thursday, for 5-7” of somewhat more dry snow. Wind on Wednesday will be SW 10-15 early, rising to SW 25 midday, backing off a little in the evening, and turning to W 30 after midnight.
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Thursday starts off clear, but quickly becomes cloudy before the sun rises. Snow starts falling around daybreak and continues through early afternoon, after which we’ll just have cloudy sky. The snow level will be 1000′ early, rising to 4000′ in the afternoon. We’ll see .5” WV between 7am and 4pm, for 4-6” of snow. Just snow. Plain old regular Cascade snow. Wind on Thursday will be W 30 in the morning, becoming WNW 20-25 in the afternoon.
As of right now, it looks like the temps will warm up on Friday, giving us a snow level of 6500′, with some light sprinkles possible in the evening. Saturday, as of right now, looks like a soaker in the morning, with maybe some snow in the afternoon, or maybe not. After that, we’re headed into a period of warm high pressure, likely leading to spring skiing conditions next week.
Wednesday morning brings a more potent weather system. Precip starts around 7am and continues through Thursday morning. The snow level will be at the surface early, rising to 4000′ or a bit higher late afternoon and dropping to 2000′ by Thursday morning. We’ll see .6-.9” WV between 7am and 4pm, for 4-7” of new snow. It’s likely the snow will get heavy toward the end of this system as temps warm up into the upper 20’s at 5000′. The next round of snowfall overnight brings .5-.7” WV by Thursday morning, for 5-7” of fluffy new snow.
Thursday brings a few more inches of snow. As of right now, Friday looks dry, Saturday looks snowy, and Sunday looks dry. Also, I should say here that I’m going to take some days off this weekend. I have several very long days of trainings stacked up, and I’m not sure I’m going to be able to find the time to forecast. We shall see.
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Gorge Wind Forecast
East wind at 20-30 this morning at Rooster Rock drops to light wind midday and picks back up to E 15-20 this afternoon and evening. Tomorrow, Wednesday, looks like E 20-30 early and E 30-40 in the afternoon with heavy rain. Not a nice day to be on the river. Thursday looks like W 13-16 from Viento eastward in the morning with W 5-10 in the afternoon.
Random Morning Thoughts
Some people watch politics, some don’t. What’s happening in our political system right now is something much bigger than politics – it’s about values. Many of the candidates are swearing, making racist and misogynistic comments, disparaging the president of the United States, and spreading fear and false rhetoric.
This sort of behavior, last time I checked, is not how most people interact with others. It’s certainly not how you speak to your friends, is it? It’s not how you teach your children to speak to others, is it? So why are we casting votes for people whose behavior is the antithesis of what we expect from those around us?
I won’t tell you who to vote for on the national stage (I have endorsed David Schor for mayor of Portland), but I’d like to suggest that you vote for someone who treats others as you would like to be treated. Do you want your president kicking you out of the country? Would you like your president to be dropping swear worlds in front of your children? Would you like to be the recipient of hatred? Would you like to be the face of fear? Do you think hatred and fear should be the underlying values of this country?
I don’t. If you agree, cast your vote for someone, anyone, who isn’t spewing fear and hatred. You may have to hunt far and wide for that person, but let’s keep our country from being rebuilt on a foundation of rage and terror, because that won’t benefit any of us. Now, go out and behave better than our politicians today. 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
When I stepped outside to check the weather this morning, all I could see was Nothing. Expect a cloudy start to the day (unless you’re above the Nothing), some sunshine midday, and clouds this afternoon. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and the mid 40’s in the afternoon. We may see a few sprinkles tonight, and we may not. Heck, we could even see a few snow flurries tonight! East wind. No rainbows.
Tomorrow looks tricky, with cold temps through 1pm and heavy precip all day long. The forecast for tomorrow morning is 33 degrees, with mid-40’s in the afternoon. It’s likely we’ll see heavy mixed precipitation (with snow in the upper valleys) between 7am and 1pm, followed by moderate rain all afternoon and evening. I supposed it’s possible we’ll just see rain, but I think a mix of snow and rain is more likely (and Murphy’s Law suggests that will be the case too, as I have to drive to Portland tomorrow). East wind. 4% chance of rainbows.
Thursday looks rainy between 7am and 4pm, followed by partly to mostly cloudy sky in the afternoon. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and the mid 40’s in the afternoon. Light west wind. 99% chance of rainbows. Friday looks cloudy. Saturday morning looks really wet. After that, assuming the models are correct, we’re headed into a week-long stretch of warm(er), dry weather.
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Road and Mountain Biking
It was dry yesterday, and it’s dry right now. That means Syncline is calling your (and my) name today. The road biking will also be great, but I’m going to suggest you wear more layers than I did last time I went riding. I froze. BarMitts to keep your hands warm would be an excellent addition to your riding outfit.
Riverside and Cebu Restaurants. Yum.
Riverside is offering again its Winter Special: Buy 1 Pasta, Get 2nd Pasta FREE! Valid Sunday – Thursday, 4 pm – 9 pm with 20 of Chef Mark DeResta’s specialty pasta dishes (gluten-free options too). Available in Riverside and Cebu at the Best Western Plus Hood River Inn. $5 Kids Menu offered in Riverside. (Not valid on Feb. 14, on to go orders, or with other discounts.) 541-386-4410 for reservations www.riversidehoodriver.com
Upcoming Events
There’s pickup touch rugby tonight at 5pm at the ballfields next to Jackson park, there’s Zumba at the Parkdale Community Center at 6:30, and there’s meditation at Yoga Samadi at 6:30. There’s also $12 Prime Rib at Cebu from 5pm-9pm. Coming up tomorrow, Wednesday, there’s free meditation practice at Flow Yoga at 8:15am, there’s community Hatha yoga at the Heartgate Sanctuary in Oak Grove, there’s ping pong at the Hood River Armory at 5pm, and there’s Aikido at Trinity Natural Medicine in Hood River at 6pm.
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