Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
It is snowing up on Mt. Hood this morning, although it’s not all that cold. The snow level will be around 2500′ for much of today, rising to 3500′ in the evening and dropping below 500′ after midnight. We’ll just see flurries during the day and overnight, giving us a trace (most likely) to a couple inches (less likely) of new snow by Friday morning. Wind today will be SW 25 early, slowly fading to S 15 after midnight. Continued after the chart…
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast, continued…
Friday looks snowy on Mt. Hood. The snow level will be around 2000′ all day, dropping to less than 500′ in the afternoon and evening. We’ll see about .4-.6” WV between 7am and 4pm, for 5-7” of new snow by 4pm. After that, we’ll just see light flurries. Wind on Friday will be SSE 20 in the morning, swinging around to SW 15 mid-morning and staying about like that for the rest of the day and night.
Saturday starts out with a few flurries and then sees the snowfall rate pick up after 10am. Another round of precip moves in after midnight. The snow level will be around 2000′ with the first system and 4000′ with the second, drop to less than 500′ after midnight. The mountain will receive .3” WV between 10am and 4pm, for 3-4” of new. Approximately .5” falls in the system after midnight (that one lasts through mid-morning Sunday), for a few more inches of snow by 4am. Wind on Saturday will be SW 14 in the morning, rising to WSW 35 in the afternoon and dropping to S 20 after midnight.
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast, finished
Sunday starts out snowy and ends up partly cloudy. The snow level will be 1000′ or so with this system, and shouldn’t fluctuate much during the day. We’ll see a couple inches of snow in the morning (part of the .5” mentioned for Saturday night), after which the precip should pretty much end. Wind on Sunday will be S 35 early, fading to SW 20 by mid-morning and staying that way for the rest of the day.
Gorge Wind Forecast
We have a light east gradient through the Gorge today, and that will continue. It will pick up overnight. Expect east wind at 40-45 near Iwash (Rooster) Rock on Friday morning, backing off just a bit to E 35-40 on Friday afternoon. Saturday looks like E 30-35, going to light and variable in the afternoon.
Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Beta Test Forecast
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Random Morning Thoughts
Nothing to say today. Have an awesome day!
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Gorge Weather Forecast
It is raining in the Gorge this morning, with temps just above freezing. Expect temps to hover around 33 or 34 today with continued light sprinkles. Light wind. 1% chance of rainbows. Temps drop back below freezing tonight and stay right around 30 degrees on Friday. We’ll see snow (most likely) start up around 6:30 in the Gorge, with a few inches of new by 4pm, followed by flurries. East wind. No rainbows. Saturday starts off with more snow. The snow will be heavy between 1am and 8am, tapering off after that. East wind. No rainbows. The Monday system has changed its track, and is currently forecast to miss both the Gorge and Portland in terms of snowfall.
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White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
Your trainer bike will be happy to see you today. And so will your XC skis.
Upcoming Events
I’m rather uncertain what events are on and off at this time. I’m afraid you’ll have to check in with the event organizers!
Have an awesome day today!
Temira