Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
Timberline ended up with 5” of snow from the last system and Meadows ended up with 3”. Oh what a difference 500′ can make! Expect clearing sky this morning leading to a mostly clear afternoon. The snow level will be around 5000′ early, 5500′ in the afternoon, and 9000′ by Wednesday morning. No new snow. Wind will be W 20 early and SW 10-15 in the afternoon and evening. Continued after the chart…
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast, continued…
Wednesday starts off with high clouds and quickly becomes sunny. High clouds return in the late afternoon and are followed by a short-lived downpour in the middle of the night. The snow level will be between 9000′ and 10,000′ all day. We’ll see .5” water value that falls as rain between 11pm Wednesday and 5am Thursday. Wind will be SW 10-15 early, slowly rising to SW 20-25 in the afternoon and evening.
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Thursday starts off with rain in the wee hours and quickly turns clear by sunrise. The rest of the day looks partly cloudy. Thursday’s freezing level will be around 10,000′ all day long. Wind will be SW 15 in the morning and S 10 in the afternoon.
Friday currently looks clear, warm and sunny. The free air freezing level will be around 12,000′. Wind speeds will be light, in the SW 10-15 range. The next chance of accumulating snowfall will be Sunday morning. As of this morning, we’re looking at .3-.6” water value with the snow level around 6000′.
Gorge Wind Forecast
We have just a touch of a westerly breeze this morning. Expect just a touch more this afternoon with 5-10 from Steven’s Locks to Mosier and 12-15 from The Dalles to Threemile. Wednesday starts off with east wind at 20-25 or 225-30 and backs off to east 10-15 after 2pm. Thursday starts light and variable and finishes up with east wind at 15-20. Friday looks light and variable.
Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Beta Test Forecast
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Random Morning Thoughts
Sometimes we have a day where things feel pretty awful on the inside. Strong, difficult emotions are made more difficult by the painful physical feelings that accompany them. Being in a place of deep emotional hurt can leave us feeling trapped in our bodies, unable to escape the internal horror.
I don’t believe that we can make our emotions go away (unless we have a well-established dissociation practice due to past trauma, but that’s a different story). All we can do is develop coping strategies. The most powerful coping strategy in times of emotional crisis is emotional Aikido. Go with the flow. Don’t resist, don’t try to stop the pain, let it wash over you, and simply hold compassion for yourself.
Struggling with internal pain only adds to the intensity of the suffering. Plus, the struggle saps energy that can be used for distraction or soothing or self-compassion. So, in the midst of your pain, bring up a felt sense of compassion for your suffering, just as you’d bring up compassion for the suffering of a friend. It’ll a small step, but one that may bring some relief. You’re awesome. Have an awesome day.
Disclaimer required by my grad school program: I am not your therapist (but I could be 51 graduate school credits from now). 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. One other thing: I plan to keep doing this forecast indefinitely, even when I am a therapist.
Gorge Weather Forecast
It’s a mostly cloudy Wednesday morning, and shall remain a mostly cloudy day. But first, I’m sure you’re more interested in the rain total from October: 6.45”, about 4” above normal. Anyway, back to today, we’ll have temps in the mid 40’s early and the mid 50’s in the afternoon. Light westerlies. 58% chance of rainbows (yesterday ended up being 100%). Wednesday looks dry and cloudy during the day with rain after 10pm. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and upper 50’s in the afternoon. East wind. No rainbows. Thursday looks dry but most likely cloudy. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and the upper 50’s in the afternoon. Light wind. No rainbows.
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White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
No, really, it’s too muddy to ride in Post Canyon, so please stop. Maybe it will dry out by Thursday if we don’t see more rain. Syncline might be doable this afternoon. In road biking news, this afternoon looks nice: dry and light wind. Wednesday looks dry and so does Thursday!
Upcoming Events
It’s Tuesday. There’s free yoga at Flow at 4:30 and at HAVEN (Strong Women Yoga) in The Dalles at 5. There’s pickup touch rugby at 5 at the Hood River Marina Park. There’s $12 Prime Rib at Cebu tonight from 5pm to 9pm. At 6:30 this evening, there’s meditation at Yoga Samadhi with Ajahn Sudanto of Pacific Hermitage and 20-30 of your best meditation friends. This remains, and most likely always will, my favorite activity of the week.
Coming up this weekend, there’s a work party at Rowena Park on Saturday from 9am to 1pm. Snacks and drinks will be provided. There’s a work party on the Whoopdee trail on Sunday from 9am to 1pm. Don’t forget that we change the clocks on Saturday night. That’ll give you an extra hour of sleep that night. Don’t be early for the work party!
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
