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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday

Good morning!

Cloudy skies on Mt. Hood this morning will give way to stormy weather by 10am. The snow level, around 5500′ as of 5am, will drop to 2000′ by 7am, 1000′ by 1pm and 500′ by 4pm. Wind today will be WSW 45-50 early, holding through much of the day, and swinging to WNW 35-45 sometime early afternoon. Total precip today will be .9” between 10am and 4pm, for 10-12” of new snow, followed by another .1-.2” after 4pm, for another couple inches by Tuesday morning.

Skies will start clearing Tuesday morning, becoming clear by 1pm, at the latest, for a bluebird day on Mt. Hood. The freezing level will be at the surface early, rising to 500′ by 10am. Wind will be NW 30-35+ early, swinging to the north and backing off during the day, and then switching to NW 15-20 in the afternoon.

Wednesday looks clear, with high pressure building and temps rising. The freezing level will be at the surface early, rising to 1000′ by 1pm and 7000′ by 7pm. Mt. Hood gets strong north wind in the morning, swinging to NE 15-20 midday and holding through the evening.

Thursday sees a big inversion build with clear skies and light SE wind in the morning. Wind will swing to S 20-25 midday and SW 25-30 in the afternoon. Temps rise in the afternoon, with the free air freezing level at 10,000′ by 10am and 11,000′ by 4pm.

Windsurfers and kiters get 23-26 in the eastern Gorge today and strong east wind in the western Gorge on Thursday.

Have a great day today!

Temira

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday

Good morning!

Today looks lovely. High overcast sky with possible periods of blue, SW wind at 15-25 and the freezing level at 7500′. No precipitation.

Tomorrow starts off cloudy, with the freezing level at 8000′. That’s going to drop quickly, hitting 1500′ by 7am, bumping to 2000′ mid-afternoon, and then dropping to 500′ in the afternoon and down to the surface overnight. With such a drop in the temps, we’ll see strong wind: SW 30-35 early, picking up to 45-50 by 7am, 50-55 by 1pm and NW 35-45 by 4pm. Heavy snowfall starts around 10am, with 1” of water value by 4pm, for 9-13” of new snow. That should give us full-on blizzard conditions on the slopes on Monday.

We’ll get another .3” WV by 4am Tuesday, for 4-5” of new snow, after which skies will start clearing. The freezing level will be at the surface early, rising to 500′ in the afternoon. Wind will be NW 35+ early, swinging more to the NNW by 7am. It’s a long way out to be looking, but models show stable air at 10-11k’ on up, meaning we could see significant acceleration of the north wind down the ski slopes.

Wednesday looks clear, with the freezing level at the surface at 4am. Temps will warm to -2C from 1000′-9000′ by 1pm, with the free air freezing level hitting 8000′ Tuesday evening. No precipitation.

Next significant precipitation event will be next Friday, into Saturday, if the models hold.

Windsurfers and kiters can enjoy west wind at 24-28 tomorrow in the eastern Gorge and 17-20 on Tuesday.

Have a great day today!

Temira

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