There’s really more rain than snow in the Mt. Hood forecast today. Expect on-and-off showers under overcast sky today, with the highest chance of showers between 2pm and 4pm. The snow level today will be 8000′ early and 10,000′ in the afternoon. Wind will be SW 10-15 in the morning and 15-20 in the afternoon. Continued after the chart.
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast, continued…
Friday starts off partly cloudy and quickly becomes cloudy. We’ll see a little mixed precip or wet snow in the middle of the day, followed by clear sky in the afternoon and evening. The snow level will be 8000′ early, dropping to 6000′ midday and 5000′ in the afternoon. When the precip falls, probably between 10am and 4pm, we’ll see .1-.2” water value, for an inch or so of snow, at best. We might even see rain. Wind will be SW 15-20 in the morning, picking up to SW 20-25 in the afternoon.
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Saturday starts off cooler with a bit of snow. The sky will clear midday, clouds move in during the afternoon, and another storm system (mixed precip) moves in during the evening. The snow level Saturday will be 2500′ for the first system, bringing a couple inches of snow in the morning. The snow level will rise from 2500′ to 7000′ with the next system that arrives around 7pm. We’ll see 1” water value overnight. The first .3-.4” WV will fall as 2-3” of wet snow, and then we’ll see a switch to rain. Wind Saturday will be SW 20 early, W 35 midday, and W 45-50 overnight.
Sunday sees quite a bit of precip, 1-2”. Most of that will fall as rain.
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Gorge Wind Forecast
East wind at 30-40 at Rooster today and east 25-30 at Steven’s Locks. East 15-20 Friday morning, followed by west 10-13 from Steven’s Locks to The Dalles in the afternoon. West wind at 5-10 Saturday morning with west wind at 23-26 from Mosier east to Arlington in the afternoon. West wind at 13-16 on Sunday.
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Gorge Weather Forecast
It’s cloudy out there this morning, as you may have noticed. We’ll see a few sprinkles today, especially between 2pm and 4pm. Temps will be in the low 40’s early and the mid 50’s this afternoon. East wind. 1% chance of rainbows. Friday looks partly cloudy or overcast to start. We’ll see short burst of rain midday, followed by partly cloudy sky and sunshine in the afternoon. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and the mid 50’s in the afternoon. 64% chance of rainbows. Saturday sees a quick burst of rain in the morning, dry weather for much of the day, and heavy rain after 7pm. Temps will be in the low 40’s early and the upper 40’s in the afternoon. Moderate west wind. 60% chance of rainbows.
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Road and Mountain Biking
The dirt is fantastic on Syncline, Post and Hospital. Whoopdee is still no ready – too muddy. Soon, grasshopper, soon. As for you road bikers, high temps will be in the mid 50’s the next couple of days, making for great riding. Enjoy!
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