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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

We are in for a major shift in the weather today. It’s going to get colder. Not freezing. Not yet. But definitely colder. Like 15-20 degrees colder than yesterday. But… it’s going to be much drier than the last couple of weeks, and that’s a good thing, right? So, get out and ride your bicycle, because it’s that time of year.

Speaking of bicycling, there’s the monster Post Canyon work party put together by the Hood River Area Trail Stewards. You’ll be fixing the trails around Family Man. You know you ride them. Be there to fix them! If you want to bring the kids, there will be family-friendly tasks to do in the Family Man area. Meet at 10 Speed at 8:30am. If you live in the 509 area code (where marijuana and gay marriage will soon be legal – boy do we live in interesting times…), there’s a work party at the White Salmon Bike Park on Saturday. On Sunday, you can join WTA at the Syncline for a work party.

In Gorge wind news, we’ll have westerlies at 15-18 today, but that’s likely it for the next few days. However, on a different Gorge topic, watch for frost, especially above 500′, both tonight and tomorrow night. If we don’t see frost then, we’ll definitely see it Friday night.

I mentioned it’s going to get cold. That doesn’t mean the mountain is suddenly going to develop a deep blanket of fluffy powder. Today actually looks sunny on Mt. Hood, or at least sunny as clouds burn away during the day. The freezing level will be 3000′ early, falling to 2000′ by mid-morning. Wind will be W 30-35 early, falling to NW 15-30 mid-morning and NW 5-10 late in the afternoon.

Tomorrow on the mountain starts clear, with increasing high clouds mid-morning. There’s a chance of a few snow flurries, but there won’t be much accumulation, if any. However, the snow level will be down around 1500′, so watch for flakes in the Hood River Valley. Wind on the mountain Thursday will be E 5-10 early, picking up to ENE 15-20 mid-morning and NE 15-20+ in the afternoon.

On Friday, Mt. Hood sees a mix of sun, snow and clouds, with trace amounts of snow, although there’s the possibility of as much as .2” water value. Call it an inch or two. The snow level will be 2000′ Friday morning, falling to 1000′ mid-morning. Wind will be NW 10-15 early, going to W 10-15 for the rest of the day.

Saturday looks quite chilly but dry with the freezing level at 500′. Wind on Mt. Hood will be NW 10-15 early, falling to W 5-10 mid-morning. The next system comes in Sunday night. The track of this system suggests we’ll see a significant amount of precip (over 1”) with snow switching to freezing rain, switching to rain, and then switching back to snow. For the folks on Mt. Hood, Monday morning could be the first storm recovery of the season. Sorry, lift maintenance folks.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday

Yesterday was my kind of fall day. We set a high temp record at HOXO: 69 degrees, breaking the old record of 67 degrees. Thanks to Hood River Weather for that tidbit of information. Today should be fairly warm too, but expect temperatures to drop 10 to 20 degrees tomorrow. Brrr.

Your best chance for wind in the next few days will be today. Look for westerlies at 15-18 by late morning, picking up to 22-26 in the eastern Gorge early in the afternoon.

In events this evening, there’s Kayak Polo at the Hood River Pool at 8pm. It’s pretty fun, and it’s warm, so I try to make it every week. I was unable to find any election parties this evening, so you may be on your own at home or at a bar if politics is your thing. Even if it’s not, get out there and vote, because it’s not just your right as a citizen. It’s your duty.

For events later this week, there’s the Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Friday and Saturday night at Columbia Center for the arts. Then on Saturday, join your trail organization for a huge work party on all the trails around Family Man. Meet at 10 Speed at 8:30am. You’ll end up with snacks and drinks and a chance to win some great raffle prizes.

Now, on to the snow forecast: Today looks far too warm for snow. The snow level will be >10,000′ all day, finally dropping to 9000′ by 10pm, and then crashing overnight, ending up at 3000′. There’s not all that much precip with this system: maybe .1-.3” overnight, for 1-2” of new snow after it switches from rain. Wind today will be SW 20-25 early, rising a bit mid-afternoon, and then picking up to WSW 35-40 overnight.

Tomorrow starts with the snow level around 3000′, but we’ll only see .1” of precip or so, for less than an inch of snow. Wind Wednesday will be W 30-35 early, swinging to NW 20-25 by 7am and dropping to W 10 in the afternoon.

Thursday looks cold, with the snow level at 2500′ early, dropping to 1500′ midday and rising a bit in the afternoon to 2000′. Total precip will be .1-.2” water value, for an inch or two of new at best. Wind Thursday will be light and variable early, swinging to E 10-15 midday and NE 10-20 in the afternoon.

Friday also looks cold, with the snow level around 1000′. Precip models are all over the place, so let’s call it .3” for 3-4” of new. Wind will be NW 10-15, at least in the morning.

The next big shot of precip comes Sunday night. It looks like it will start as snow or freezing rain on Mt. Hood and then switch to rain, at least below 6500′ or so. This is also our best chance for a few flakes in the Gorge.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira