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11/13 Forecast



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Good morning!

In case you were wondering, today is employee orientation day at Meadows. I know that’s fascinating information for most of you.

For the rest of you, there are more important things going on. At 9am today, there is a work party at Family Man (and other areas of Post Canyon). If you use those trails, considering heading up there from 9-noon today to help make the trails better for everyone. Dirt bikers have a work party on the #160 trail. You can find more information about that at CGORA’s website.

If you’re more interested in shopping for ski stuff than playing in the mud, the HRVHS ski swap continues today at HRVHS.

Also today, there’s a shop paddle out of the Kayak Shed. Meet at the Shed (no, not the one where you get wasted) at 10am. Most likely the paddle will be on the Middle White Salmon.

More importantly, the weather forecast. We’re still on track for westerlies tomorrow, with a mid-teen start likely in the Corridor. Westerlies should build into the 23-26 range (maybe a bit stronger) in the afternoon. Monday looks quite windy as well, as high pressure off the coast combines with an upper low exiting to the east for westerlies in the mid- to upper twenties.

West winds continue on Tuesday, but we’ll see a major shift in the weather pattern on Wednesday. High pressure shifts westward, allowing the storm track to head towards Oregon. Colder air drifts south from Canada and a strong upper low tracks along the coast. We’ll see lots of snow in the mountains (but hopefully not at sea level). I’m not sure yet if it will be enough to get Meadows open next weekend, but if this pattern continues, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the mountain open by the following weekend.

Cross your fingers!

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

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11/12 Forecast

Good morning!

I woke up late this morning, so please accept my apology for the late Friday forecast. That wouldn’t be much of an issue, except there are a few important things going on today.

First, the 8am gradient was at a surprising .06 from Portland to The Dalles. With clouds and very high pressure over Portland and the coast, there’s a good chance we’ll see 16-20 from the Hatchery down to the Sandbar today. Combine that with sunshine and getting on the water seems like a pretty good idea. Tomorrow doesn’t look windy, but it looks like we’ll see a pretty good chance of west winds on Sunday.

In kayaking news, the White Salmon was at 1.98 feet yesterday, and tomorrow is the PDX Kayaker film festival in Portland. You’ll get to see cool movies, meet super sexy boater guys and gals, drink beer (yuck), and win prizes. Next chance for the rivers to come up is tomorrow and Sunday, as .25-.5” of warm rain (8k+ freezing level) falls on the mountains and low elevation snow. Tomorrow’s rainstorm will start off with a bit of an inversion, so isolated pockets of snowfall in the upper valley wouldn’t surprise me.

If you don’t have your skis yet, don’t panic. The HRVHS ski swap starts tonight at the High School. Check out the swap Facebook page for more information.

Coming up tomorrow, there are two work parties in Post Canyon. CGORA is working on the #160 trail and mountain bikers are working on Family Man and GP. If I can manage to get up and get your forecast to you by 9am, I’ll be there. Join me!

Finally, for the extended forecast. Models are swinging back and forth a bit, but it looks like we’re in for a big change by next weekend. The high pressure system that’s been directing the jet stream mostly away from us moves north, opening the door for La Nina. Depending on where low pressure ends up, we could see cold Canadian air along with this (snowstorm) or just moderately cold, wet weather. Stay tuned. The implication of the forecast, in case you didn’t get it, is that the ski areas should be open within 2-3 weeks.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

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