Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
I got home from school late last night and didn’t wake up until almost 9am. I haven’t slept that late in years! As a result, one of the key models that I use for forecasting was doing it’s refresh-relax thing, leaving me with far less detailed information that usual. That said, I’m still confused about NWS’s insistence on pass-level snowfall this weekend…
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| Friday 12,000′ |
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| Saturday 9000′->5500′ |
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| Sunday 5500′->8000′ |
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast, continued…
For Friday, expect sunshine on the hill. The free air freezing level will be around 12,000′ all day long. SW wind at 10-15 will accompany the sunshine. If you like sunshine and snow, Friday is a good day to get it. Everything changes on Saturday.
Saturday starts off cloudy and quickly turns rainy. By noon or 1pm, the mountain should be receiving very heavy rainfall. Not as heavy as a Pineapple Express, but still heavy. The snow level will be around 9000′ for most of this rain, dropping to 5500′ at the back end of the system. We’ll see around 2” of rainfall between noon on Saturday and 4am on Sunday. The tail end of this system may drop 1-3” of wet snow down to around 5500′.
A few flurries linger on Sunday morning with the snow level around 5500′. By afternoon, the mountain should be drying out under blue, sunny sky. Monday looks sunny with the free air freezing level around 8000′.
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Gorge Wind Forecast
There’s a still easterly breeze this Friday morning: upper 30’s at Rooster and upper teens at Steven’s Locks. Expect 35-40 at Rooster this morning with 20-25 at Steven’s Locks. The wind will fade to 15-20 everywhere by 2pm and go calm in the evening. Saturday looks light and variable early with W 12-15 from Steven’s Locks to Hood River in the afternoon. Sunday looks like W 13-16 from Steven’s Locks to The Dalles early with light and variable wind in the afternoon. Expect a return to easterlies on Monday.
Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Beta Test Forecast
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Random Morning Thoughts
I ain’t got nothin’ to say today, and you know what they say about that. 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 sunny day, and it will stay that way. Get out and enjoy it, because tomorrow will be very different. Temps on Friday will be in the low 40’s early and low 60’s in the afternoon. East wind. No rainbows. Saturday looks very wet from noon on through the night. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and the mid 50’s in the afternoon. Light wind. 1% chance of rainbows. Sunday looks showery early and partly cloudy later. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and the upper 50’s in the afternoon. Light west wind. 98% chance of rainbows.
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White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
We’ve had dry weather for a couple of days now, and that means there’s a tackalert on for local dirt. If you can get some, do so. The road biking looks a bit cold this morning with a bit of east wind today. If you want to ride on Saturday, do it early, because pouring rain arrives by noon.
Upcoming Events
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
