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2/22 Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Good morning!

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Today started off nasty on Mt. Hood: rain and freezing rain in copious amounts. It’s going to switch to snow today, but I fear most of the precip will fall as rain or freezing rain. The snow level will drop to 6000’ by 7am, 4000’ by 10am, and 1000’ by 4pm. We’ll see 1.5-2” water value (WV) by 1pm, for lots of rain before 9am or so, then 4” or so of new snow down low and 8-10” up high. We’ll see another .2-.3” WV after 1pm, through tonight, for another 2-4” of new snow. Wind today is going to make it hard to ride: W 50+ at 7am goes to WNW 45-50+ by 10am and holds all day.

So, total new snow by Thursday morning: 4-6” down low and 8-12” up high, with the snow level at 500’ by 4am. It looks cloudy in the morning, becoming clear, with high clouds moving in during the afternoon. No measurable snowfall. Wind will be NW 30-40+ early, swinging more NNW by 1pm and dropping to NW 15-25 by 7pm.

Friday starts off cloudy, with the freezing level rising to 4000’ by 4am, 5500-6000’ by 10am, and plummeting to 1000’ around 4pm. At this point, it looks like the precip will hold off until the snow level drops (whew). We’ll get .5” WV between 4pm and 10pm and another .4” overnight, for 10-14” of new light and fluffy snow by Saturday morning. Wind on Friday will be SW 25-30 early, rising to SW 35-45 by 1pm and going to SW 45-50 by 7pm.

Saturday morning looks like a great powder day, with 10-14” of new on the ground and snow continuing. The snow level will be at 1000’ early, dropping to the surface late in the evening. We’ll see heavy snowfall all day, for 1” WV between 4am and 4pm for 12” of new snow. After that, we’ll see clearing skies. Wind will be WSW 40 early, going to W 40 at 7am, WNW 35-45 by 10am and 40-50 by 4pm.

Sunday looks partly cloudy with snow flurries and cold temps.

For you windsurfers and kiters: Gorge westerlies blow in the 30-40 range today, strongest midday near Doug’s and Maryhill, with the direction favorable for Maryhill. It should be good in the eastern Gorge too. Saturday afternoon brings another round of 28-34mph in the eastern Gorge.

Have a great day today!

Temira

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2/21 Mt. Hood Forecast

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Disclaimer: This forecast is for entertainment only. Don’t use it to plan your skiing, snowboarding or travel schedule, even though I do. Although I work for Meadows, this forecast is not endorsed by Meadows and does not reflect the views of the resort. Nobody pays me to write this report (unless you make a donation), so please share the link with your friends and help me increase my hits! Thank you!

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Tuesday
Wednesday
Wednesday

Good morning!

So… your sponsor for the next couple of weeks is the new 10 Speed, 10 Speed the deluxe, the roasting house, the home of the best beans in the Gorge. Sure, there’s 10 Speed on the Heights, in Mosier, and in White Salmon, but this one is at 13th and State in Hood River, it’s open ’til 8pm, and it’s got beer, with $3.50 pints during happy hour, 5-6pm! And… delicious food, with pastries baked on site. And… we’re giving away gift certificates to people who’ve sponsored this report in the past. Yet another fine reason to show your support!

Anyway… Wow… I think I was grumpy when I wrote yesterday’s forecast! It might have something to do with the 5 and 6 keys on my computer only working about 10% of the time. 6 I could live with, but a finicky 5 is a pain. I ordered a new computer yesterday, so maybe the forecast will be less grumpy soon.

Anyway, today looks rather… sucky… on Mt. Hood. The freezing level starts off somewhere above 6000’. Models are showing 9000’, but as of 5am, it was freezing rain at 6000’. So freezing level 6k-9k today, rising to 8k-10k this evening, with freezing rain and rain and sleet and maybe wet snow mixed in. We’ll see .7” water value (WV) by 4pm. SW wind early swings to WNW 50-60 around 7am, W 50-60 at 1pm and WNW 60+ by 7pm.

Wednesday looks fun, depending on your definition of “fun”. The freezing level, at 8k-10k at 4am, drops to 7000’ by 7am, 2000’ by 10am, 1500’ by 1pm and 1000’ by 7pm. We’ll see .6” rain/frz rn between 4pm Tuesday night into 4am Wednesday morning. Then we’ll see .5” WV 4am-7am, another .5” 7am-10am, and .3” 10am-4pm. So basically, as the freezing level drops from 9k to 2k, we’ll see 1” precip, a lot of which will fall as rain, freezing rain, or wet snow. I think we’ll end up with 4” of new at 5000’ and 12”+ at 6600’ by 4pm. New snow is nice, but accessing it will be tough. As this system passes, high pressure builds at the coast, giving us very strong wind: West 60-70 at 4am, W 50-55 7am-1pm, WNW 40-50+ at 7pm and NW 40-45+ by 10pm.

Thursday morning sees very cold air move into the east half of the PNW. The freezing level will be at the surface in the Gorge, with temps in the teens or lower on Mt. Hood. It will be cloudy with flurries in the morning, clearing by noon, for .1-.2” WV for a couple inches of snow. Wind will be NW 30-40 early, 25-35 by 10am, NNW 20-30+ by 1pm and W 10-15 by 7pm.

Friday starts off cloudy, with a strong system moving in. Models are disagreeing about snow levels, and depending on the track of this system, it may pull warm air over Mt. Hood midday, for freezing rain. It’s really hard to make that call this far out. However, we should see about 1” of WV along with moderate to strong SW wind. At this point, Saturday looks cold and snowy, with plenty of new snow on the ground for powder lovers. All the powder lovers. Unless it snows/freezing rains in Portland. Then maybe not all the powder lovers will come.

For you windsurfers and kiters, you’ll see 30+ in the eastern Gorge today with 40+ overnight tonight. On Wednesday morning, you’ll have 40+ at Doug’s and 35+ in the eastern Gorge. Thursday starts off with 17-21 in the eastern Gorge, fading as high pressure and cold air moves in.

Have a great day today!

Temira

p.s. If you find this report useful, entertaining, or just want to recognize all the hard work that goes into it, please take the time to make a donation by clicking on the link below. For a suggested donation of $10, I’ll add you to the email version of this list ‘til January 2013, putting you in the running for cool prizes donated by the weekly sponsors during the summer season (and the winter if I get off my bum and get some!). If you don’t PayPal, you can send a donation to PO Box 841 in Hood River, 97031.