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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
Mt. Hood has picked up some impressive snow over the last 24 hours. Timberline received 18”, and Meadows telemetry reported 15”. We’ll continue to pick up more snow over the next couple of days. In a fun twist, ensembles now have the weather cool enough and wet enough next week that we could see additional snow accumulation, potentially quite a bit. But next week is too far out for accurate forecasts. Let’s look at the next few days.
Snow continues on Tuesday with instability and light orographic assistance aiding the accumulation. It’s a little tricky to predict with the instability – heaviest snowfall with those showers could fall in random spots on the mountain. And thunderstorms are possible this afternoon with graupel or hail. Anyway, the snow level will generally be 2500-3000′ to start the day (although it’s snowing in Parkdale as I write this), and it’ll hold all day. It warms up a bit tonight – the snow level rises to 3500′. During the day today, about 0.8” water equivalent (WE) is forecast. Call that another 7-9” powder. Overnight, just a trace is forecast. Wind: WSW 25-30 early, W 15 in the afternoon, and NW 20-25 overnight.
Wednesday starts out sunny, turns cloudy in the afternoon, and adds snow overnight. The snow level will be 3500′ in the morning. It’ll rise to 5000′ in the afternoon before dropping back to 3000′ overnight. About 0.3” WE is forecast for about 3” new snow. Wind: NW 20-25 in the morning turns southerly at 5-15 in the afternoon and holds overnight.
Thursday brings a trace of snow in the morning, partly cloudy sky in the afternoon, and clear sky overnight. The snow level will be about 3000′ in the morning. Once the sky clears, the freezing level rises to 5500′. Wind: variable to 10 for much of the day turning to S 10-20 overnight. Looking at Friday and Saturday, we have some model disagreement on how far inland incoming precipitation will reach. There’s quite a bit of range in the 850mb (~5000′) temp forecast for those days, but it does look like it will be cold enough for snow over the weekend. Let’s wait a day or two before guessing at snow quantities. As I said earlier, the weather remains cool and damp for much of next week. Guess fresh tracks aren’t over yet, are they? Have fun out there!
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Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! Unseasonably active weather is forecast for the next week to ten days. Gorge wind will struggle to overcome downward pressure from a series of offshore lows. Westerlies will (mostly) struggle to break 20mph average through Friday. Models hint at the possibility of stronger wind for the weekend. Given the overall setup (cool, damp), it’s almost certain that those weekend days will favor areas east of Hood River.
Tuesday brings a low pressure system right to the mouth of the Columbia and then inland. Once it crosses the Cascades, the wind will pick up a bit. Expect calm or nearly calm wind and rain to start the day. The slow build starts early afternoon. Expect gusty 12-15 from Stevenson to Avery after 2pm and gusty 17-20 from Viento to Avery (13-16 at Swell) after 5pm. Stevenson will stay rainy and light all day, and areas east of Avery won’t be windy enough to chase. If this is enough wind for you, don’t get your heart set on it. A very unstable atmosphere will likely kick off surface-based thunderstorms this afternoon (assuming we see some clearing), and those will disrupt the wind. River flow over the last 24 hours was 121-182kcfs, river temp is 52.88F, and high temp forecast is 53F. Brrr!
Wednesday sees another offshore low pressure system. The day starts with gusty 13-16 from Viento to Arlington with 5-10 or less at Stevenson. The deterministic GFS hints that we’ll see a few hours of 17-20 from Mosier to Boardman mid-afternoon with 11-14 from Stevenson to Hood River. However, ensembles are a bit more optimistic and give us a shot at gusty mid-20s from Mosier eastward. After 5pm, the wind drops to 7-10 between Stevenson and The Dalles and drops to 11-14 out east. High temp: 59F.
Yet another low pressure system impacts the region on Thursday. The wind starts light easterly, goes calm midday, and rises to gusty 14-17 from Mosier to Rufus in the afternoon. Stevenson to Hood River looks like 10-13. High temp: 63F with clouds in the morning and mostly clear sky in the afternoon. Friday sees a (probably) unhelpful combo of an incoming weak low and a weather system. It’s possible we could see short-lived westerlies late in the day, but don’t count on it. High pressure re-establishes off the coast for the weekend and gives us a much better shot at stronger, steadier wind. The deterministic GFS calls for a nuker on Sunday, but the ensembles aren’t all-in on that. So… gently pencil some weekend fun in your calendar, and we’ll see how things pan out. Have a great day today!
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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Forecast – On vacation ‘til summer unless otherwise noted
Very basic Hood River weather forecast. Don’t plan your life around this. You really should read Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook
Drizzle sticks around through late afternoon. Temps start near 40 and rise to the low 50s. Calm wind early. Moderate westerlies later. Decent chance of thunderstorms and maybe hail. 97% chance of rainbows. Wednesday will be partly cloudy to start then high overcast. Rain moves in overnight. Temps start in the upper 30s and rise to the upper 50s. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday will have intermittent sprinkles. Temps start near 40 and rise to the low 60s. Cloudy in the morning. Mostly clear later. Calm wind to start the day. Moderate westerlies in the afternoon. 94% chance of rainbows.
Local-ish Events
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Regular weekly events:. NK Studio’s by-donation Tuesday morning yoga class is back. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. There’s meditation with monks at 5:15pm (an hour) and 6:30pm (30 minutes plus a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. The Tri Club is done for the season. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, there’s a run from Pine Street Bakery. On Fridays at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class at Yoga Samadhi. On Saturday at 9am, there’s a by-donation outdoor group fitness on the 2rd floor deck about Ferment Brewing.
Cycling
Cows are out on Hospital Hill. NO DOGS. That means you, all of you, even your dog that’s [insert adjective]. No dogs. Do not risk access for everyone. No parking at the corral. Whoopdee flowers are in full bloom. Hospital Hill and Syncline have ticks, oaks, and flowers. Columbia Hills is full of flowers and open to your bike. It’s trail-building season. Get on the HRATS mailing list if you’d like to help out. If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.
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| Snow level | 4a-8a | 8a-12p | 12p-4p | 4p-8p | 8p-4a |
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| Monday 3000′->1500′ |
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
Snowfall continues on Mt. Hood for the next couple of days. Ensembles suggest we’ll pick up an inch to an inch-and-a-half water equivalent of precipitation over the next few days. That’ll come in as snow. Overnight, the mountain picked up about half a foot of new snow. With temps at 5000′ dropping, and temps at 6500′ around 20F, that’s going to be good quality snow. Ditto for the next few days!
For Monday, snow falls for most of the 24 hour period. The snow level will be around 3000′ with temps at 5000′ in the mid 20’s. Overnight, the snow level falls as low as 1500′. About 0.7” water equivalent (WE) is forecast during the day. Call that 7-8” new snow. The precip turns more showery in nature in the evening as instability plays a role (thunderstorms are not out of the question today). We’ll add another 0.2” WE for 2-3” additional snowfall by Tuesday daybreak. Wind: WNW 30-40 early, WNW 20-30 mid-morning, W 25 in the afternoon, and WSW 20-25 overnight.
Instability plays a big role on Tuesday afternoon. That makes the snowfall tricky to predict, but we should have plenty of snow thanks to an approaching low and the moisture it sends our way. The snow level will be 1500′ in the morning and 3500′ from mid afternoon on through the night. About 0.6” WE is forecast during the day for 6-8” new powder. Overnight, just another inch or so of snow is predicted. Wind: WSW 20-25 in the morning, W 20 midday, NW 10 in the afternoon, and NW 30-40 after midnight.
Partly cloudy weather is forecast on Wednesday. The free air freezing level rises from 3500′ in the morning to 5500′ in the afternoon and drops to 4000′ after midnight. Wind: NW 30-40 in the morning, NW 15-25 in the afternoon, and SSW 10 overnight. A few inches of snow are forecast Thursday with the snow level around 4000′. After that, models hint, but aren’t totally in agreement, that precip will continue with somewhat warmer temps. We’ll give the forecast a couple more days to settle in to a groove. Enjoy all the fresh April snow!
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Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! As you might have noticed, we have quite an active weather pattern going on right now. This active weather will continue for much of the next seven to ten days or so. As frontal systems swing through the Gorge, we’ll be blessed with gusty westerlies. It’s a blessing because it’s better than no wind at all!
Such is the forecast today – a cold front swings through the Gorge and gifts us westerlies. They’ll be gusty, and it probably won’t be the “right” direction at the Wall, but… lets talk about it. The day starts with pressures of 30.05/29.99/29.98 for gradients of 0.06 and 0.01. Wind at the time of this forecast was in the 10-13ish range all the way from Stevenson to Arlington. We should see Viento-Hood River rise to gusty 14-17 (with showers) mid-morning. As the cold front swings through late morning or early afternoon, the wind will pick up out east. Expect it to be inconsistent despite some help from a high pressure system off California. We should see gusty 27-30 from Avery to Rufus starting around noon. The wind then shifts a little to the east and includes Arlington. A caveat to all this is surface-based atmospheric instability: it’ll be present east of Mosier, and could easily disrupt the wind out in the desert by triggering thunderstorms. One last thing: the current at Rufus this morning was 195kcfs; that’s at the top end of the range for paddling. It’s strong for paddling, but plenty fine for other sports. 325kcfs is when windsurfing (my reference point) is no longer good out there and also when the current starts to ruin the swell. High temp today:54F. River temp: 53F.
Instability will be present on Tuesday as well, and the chance of thunderstorms will be stronger. Keep that in mind with your windsport plans. If instability doesn’t dampen the results, we should see this: a light and variable start with not much build prior to 11am. After that, you’ll find 7-10 from Stevenson to Mosier with 17-20 from Lyle to Arlington. Drizzle may stick around west of Lyle through early afternoon. Models suggest areas east of Lyle will hold at 17-20 while areas to the west will rise to 14-17 after 5pm. High temp: 53F. Thunderstorms: possible.
Another round of westerlies is forecast on Wednesday, and yet another weather system will be approaching. Models suggest dawn patrol at 20-23 from Stevenson to Lyle with 24-27 from Lyle to Arlington. After noon, an offshore front creates just enough atmospheric dynamics to shift the wind a bit. Swell will drop to 14-17 with Stevenson to Mosier (other than swell) at 20-23ish. From Lyle to Arlington, the wind rises to 25-28 or a touch more. Gusty 25-28 or a touch more, I should have said! High temp: 61F with clouds in the west and sun out east. Thursday looks lighter, and there’s a hint of easterlies in the forecast for Friday.
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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Forecast – On vacation ‘til summer unless otherwise noted
Very basic Hood River weather forecast. Don’t plan your life around this. You really should read Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook
Clouds and rain stick around through 2pm. Drizzle returns this evening. Temps start in the mid 40s and rise to the mid 50s. Moderate westerlies. 99% chance of rainbows. Tuesday brings intermittent rain and then a chance of afternoon thunder. Temps start in the upper 30s and rise to the low 50s. Moderate westerlies. 99% chance of rainbows. Wednesday looks dry and partly cloudy. Temps start in the upper 30s and rise to the low 60s. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows.
Local-ish Events
Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!
Regular weekly events:. NK Studio’s by-donation Tuesday morning yoga class is back. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. There’s meditation with monks at 5:15pm (an hour) and 6:30pm (30 minutes plus a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. The Tri Club is done for the season. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, there’s a run from Pine Street Bakery. On Fridays at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class at Yoga Samadhi. On Saturday at 9am, there’s a by-donation outdoor group fitness on the 2rd floor deck about Ferment Brewing.
Cycling
Cows are out on Hospital Hill. NO DOGS. That means you, all of you, even your dog that’s [insert adjective]. No dogs. Do not risk access for everyone. No parking at the corral. Whoopdee flowers are in full bloom. Hospital Hill and Syncline have ticks, oaks, and flowers. Columbia Hills is full of flowers and open to your bike. It’s trail-building season. Get on the HRATS mailing list if you’d like to help out. If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.
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