It’s a warm start to Wednesday on the slopes of Mt. Hood, with temps in the upper 30’s at 5000′. We’ll see intermittent showers all morning, followed by heavier precip after 4pm. The snow level today will be 9000′ through 4pm. When the next weather system hits, we’ll see the snow level drop to 7000′ with the heavy precip and then to 5000′ overnight. We’ll see sprinkles during the day, followed by a quick .5” water value (WV) between 4pm and 7pm, most of which will fall as rain. Then we’ll see .1” WV overnight, for maybe 1” of new snow. Wind today will be SW 10 early, rising to SSW 15 in the afternoon and overnight. Continued after the chart.
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast, continued…
Thursday starts off cloudy with a few flurries. Snowfall picks up after 1pm, continuing through Friday morning. The snow level will be 3500′ in the morning, briefly rising as high as 5000′ around 4pm before dropping to 2500′ overnight. We’ll see light flurries in the morning, followed by heavier snow after noon, for .6” WV between 7am and 4pm. That’ll give us 5-6” of new snow. We’ll see another .2” WV overnight, for 2-3” of new snow. Wind Thursday will be SW 15 early, rising to SW 30 in the afternoon and WSW 35-40 in the evening.
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Friday looks cloudy with light snowfall. The snow level will be 3000′ early, rising to 5000′ midday and dropping to 2500′ in the afternoon and 1000′ overnight. We’ll see .2” WV between 4am and 4pm, for 2” of new snow. We’ll see another .4” WV after 4pm, for 4-5” of light and fluffy snow. The sky will clear by early Saturday morning. Wind on Friday will be SW 15-20 early, rising to SW 25 midday and turning to WSW 30 in the afternoon.
Saturday, as of right now, looks sunny and cold with fresh snow on the ground.
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Gorge Wind Forecast
We’ll see east wind at 30-40 this morning, fading to E 15-20 this afternoon and switching to W 20-23 from Steven’s Locks to The Dalles after 4pm. Tomorrow starts off light and variable. As the remains of an upper level low move inland after 4pm, we’ll see a brief period of W 26-30. Friday starts off with E 15-20 and turns to W 26-30 after 4pm, probably through the whole dang Gorge.
Random Morning Thoughts
Normally I work in silence. I sit here at my desk with my happy light. Once in a while my cat walks by and makes a funny noise, but that’s about it. Today, however, I decided I wanted to hear The Sun Always Shines on TV. I fired up The YouTube and let it run.
It didn’t take long before I was laughing so hard I teared up. 1980’s music videos are hilarious! The hair. The cheesy videography. The serious looks the musicians give the camera. The saxophones. Oh. My. Goodness. This one is my favorite so far.
The world can be such a serious place. We all have work and responsibilities. There’s madness happening in our increasingly polarized society. It’s important to let go of all that stuff occasionally and just be silly. Let your child self shine through. If that means watching cheesy videos, that’s great. Maybe it means running through the woods laughing – you, after all, are a forest sprite. You just don’t know it!
Whatever it is that connects you with your innocent child self, make friends with it. Bring it back into your life. There’s plenty of time to be serious. Let your silliness shine through too. You’ll be happier and more relaxed for it. Be a child. 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
I went outside to check the weather… ok, actually, I went outside to get some chocolate covered espresso beans, but I checked the weather while I was doing it. It was cloudy. I guess that means you can expect a mostly cloudy day with occasional sprinkles. The sprinkles will be followed by heavy rain this evening. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and the mid 50’s this afternoon. East wind early, moderate westerlies after sunset. 9% chance of rainbows.
Thursday starts off dry, but quickly turns rainy after 11am, with the rain continuing all night long. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and the low 50’s in the afternoon. Light wind early is followed by a brief strong west blast after 4pm. 73% chance of rainbows. Friday looks mostly cloudy early with on-and-off sprinkles during the day. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and the upper 40’s in the afternoon. Light wind early, moderate west wind in the afternoon, 86% chance of rainbows.
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Road and Mountain Biking
Viggers and I went for a ride at Syncline yesterday, and the dirt was just about as perfect as it gets. Also, the grass widows are out. It’s wildflower season! I don’t have a report from Post, but I suspect it’s muddy. Maybe it will be good by afternoon before the next round of rain arrives? If not, it’ll be a good day for road biking: Just a few sprinkles, high temps in the mid 50’s (knickers, 1 midweight jersey, arm warmers, and no shoe covers), and light wind.
Upcoming Events
There’s a community meditation this morning at 8:15am at Flow Yoga and there’s a community yoga class at the Heartgate Sanctuary in Oak Grove at 7:30am. Coming up this evening, there’s ping pong at the Hood River Armory at 5pm and Aikido at Trinity Natural Medicine at 6pm. Coming up Thursday evening, there’s community yoga at Samadhi at 6:30pm, there’s Zumba at the Parkdale Community Center at 6:30pm, and there’s Tai Chi at Our Savior Church in Bingen. Friday morning brings you the Kickstand Coffee Run at 7am: 4.1 miles that earns you a free cup of coffee and a donut.
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