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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
Hi skiers and snowboarders. Yesterday’s wind… just wow. That’s the first time Meadows has had to shut down the new Mt. Hood Express lift due to wind. Timberline was able to run a few lifts – they do better with NW wind than Meadows does. And they do worse with east wind than Meadows does. Anyway… on to the forecast. Stormy, snowy weather continues through Monday night. Our transition day is Tuesday – lingering flurries give way to sunshine. Warming begins on Wednesday and accelerates through the weekend.
Monday will be snowy all day and all night. The snow level starts around 4000′, falls to 3500′ in the afternoon, and drops to 2000-2500′ after midnight. That’s unseasonably low! It’s May, for goodness sake! About 0.4” water equivalent (WE) is forecast today, and another 0.4 WE is forecast overnight. With temps hovering in the upper 20s to low 30s today, that’ll be 2-3” heavy snow. Overnight, temps drop to the mid 20s and we pick up 3-4” of lighter snow. Wind will be W 45 this morning, W 35 this afternoon, and NW 30-40 after midnight.
Flurries early Tuesday give way to clear sky in the afternoon. The snow level will be 2000′ in the morning. The free air freezing level rises to 3500′ in the afternoon and 4500′ overnight as a warmer air mass moves in. As a matter of fact, temps will be all over the place at various elevations Tuesday night. Wind on Tuesday starts with NW 30-40 and turns to WNW 25-30 in the afternoon. Overnight, it drops to NW 10-15.
Wednesday will be sunny. The sun is so strong this time of year that it will warm the snow to mashed potatoes no later than 10am. The free air freezing level will be 4500′ in the morning, 7500′ in the afternoon, and 8500′ overnight. Wind: NW 10-15 in the morning, NW 15-20 in the afternoon, and E 20 overnight. Starting Thursday, the freezing level rises above 10,000′ and stays there through the weekend. Somewhere in there I’ll switch the highlighted forecast to the wind forecast, but I’ll be keeping an eye on Mt. Hood and keeping you updated for a bit still. Have fun in the snow!
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Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! It was fun playing on the river with you yesterday! We have three more days of westerlies planned before warm, sunny, high pressure settles in and shuts things down for a few days. Today’s wind eventually ends up in the gusty 27-31 range, which might be surprise for those of you looking at the glassy river as you read this. Pressures are still onshore this morning: 29.92/29.88/29.86 for gradients of 0.04 and 0.04. After a weather system swings through mid-morning, the wind will pick up. Once again, rain will be part of the picture. It’ll be falling as far east as Arlington through late morning and The Dalles through early afternoon. Around 11am, thanks to desert “warming” (it won’t be all that warm, but it’ll be warmer than the west side) and assistance from offshore high pressure, westerlies pick up to 19-22 from Celilo to Arlington and 7-10 from Stevenson to Avery. Mid-afternoon sees offshore high pressure exert more of a helping hand while the weak desert heating and contributes to a pressure drop out east. The wind rises to 27-31 from Avery to Threemile with Boardman 50-50 for that wind range. From Stevenson to Doug’s, the wind slowly builds to 16-19. Best results today will likely be from Lyle to Doug’s and out at Arlington. Other locations will likely be extra gusty unless the front moves through earlier than expected. River flow over the last 24 hours was 123-181kcfs, river temp is 53.06F, and high temp forecast for Hood River is 54F. Arlington: 57F.
The fun continues on Tuesday as the weather stabilizes and offshore high pressure strengthens. Dawn Patrol wind will be 12-15 from Stevenson to Doug’s with 22-25 from Avery to Boardman. If you want to stay close to Hood River, you’ll have a few hours of 19-22 from Stevenson to Hood River mid-morning before a drop to 14-17 in the afternoon. Best, steadiest, strongest wind will be in the afternoon from Lyle to Rufus (and Arlington from mid-afternoon on). You’ll have 28-32 for that stretch of the river. High temp: 58F for Hood River and 61F for Arlington.
The focus shifts back to the Corridor for Wednesday. Dawn patrol looks like (subject to change) 20-23 from Viento to Hood River with 10-13 at Stevenson and 12-15 from Mosier to Arlington. Afternoon sees 20-23 from Stevenson to Doug’s with lighter wind out in the warm, sunny desert. High temp: 68F. Okay, the desert and Corridor will be the same temp, and that will focus the wind near Hood River.
Extended: high pressure builds inland on Thursday and turns the wind softly offshore. Light/variable conditions look to hold through Saturday, perhaps through Sunday. We’ll keep our eyes peeled for the inevitable cooldown after temps approach 80 this weekend. That cooldown should (hopefully) give us a big Corridor day. Have fun out there. Be warm and safe!
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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Forecast – On vacation ‘til summer unless otherwise noted
Very basic Hood River weather forecast. Don’t plan your life around this. You really should read Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook
Drizzle is planned pretty much all day. Temps start in the upper 40s and rise to the mid 50s. Calm wind early. Moderate westerlies later. 99% chance of rainbows. Tuesday starts cloudy and ends partly cloudy. Temps will be near 40 early and in the upper 50s later. Moderate westerlies 2% chance of rainbows. Chance of frost Tuesday morning above 500′. The day will be mostly clear then clear. Temps start in the mid 30s and rise to the upper 60s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows.
Local-ish Events
Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!
Regular weekly events:. NK Studio’s by-donation Tuesday morning yoga class is back. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. There’s meditation with monks at 5:15pm (an hour) and 6:30pm (30 minutes plus a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. The Tri Club is done for the season. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, there’s a run from Pine Street Bakery. On Fridays at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class at Yoga Samadhi. On Saturday at 9am, there’s a by-donation outdoor group fitness on the 2rd floor deck about Ferment Brewing.
Cycling
It’s probably too muddy to ride without causing trail damage right now. Break out your gravel or road bike as an alternative. Cows are out on Hospital Hill. NO DOGS. That means you, all of you, even your dog that’s [insert adjective]. No dogs. Do not risk access for everyone. No parking at the corral. Whoopdee flowers are in full bloom. Hospital Hill and Syncline have ticks, oaks, and flowers. Columbia Hills is full of flowers and open to your bike. Definitely got a Tack Alert going on out there right now – lots of good dirt. It’s trail-building season. Get on the HRATS mailing list if you’d like to help out. If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.
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| Snow level | 4a-8a | 8a-12p | 12p-4p | 4p-8p | 8p-4a |
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
Good morning skiers and riders! It’s quite a stormy morning on Mt. Hood, and models are rather inconclusive about how much snow we’ll pick up today. But pick up snow we will, other than perhaps a brief period of snain mid-afternoon. Snow continues through Monday into Tuesday mid-morning. After that: sunshine and a sharp warming trend. By Wednesday afternoon, the freezing level will rise above 5000′, and it’ll but up to 9000′ and higher starting Thursday. Update after I wrote all this: Meadows had to close today due to wind. That’s what NW wind will do to them! Timberline was still planning to run some lifts.
Sunday will be windy enough to affect lift ops. The snow level will be 4000′ in the morning, 5000′ in the afternoon, and will fall to 3500′ around closing time. Models are all over the place with snowfall. A straight take on the GFS deterministic gives us 1.4” water equivalent (WE) today and 0.7” WE overnight, but the precip was staying west and (notably) far east of Mt. Hood this morning. Ensembles give us 1.0” to 1.75” through Tuesday morning, which makes that GFS-D number seem overblown. Let’s call it 5-7” new snow today and 3-5” overnight. That’s really guesswork. Wind will be NW 50 in the morning. The wind turns more westerly at 45-50 from early afternoon on through the night. Still probably too windy for most lifts.
Monday will be snowy and windy, but not quite as windy as today. The snow level will be 3500′ all day and will fall as low as 2000′ after midnight. About 0.5” WE is forecast during the day for 5-6” decent-quality snow. Overnight, another 0.5” WE is forecast for 5-6” more. Wind will be W 45 in the morning, W 30 in the afternoon, and NW 30-40 after midnight.
Orographic (terrain-enhanced) snowfall continues on Tuesday morning. By afternoon, the sky should clear. Expect about 0.1” to 0.2” WE in the morning for a couple inches of powder. Wind: NW 30-40 all day turns to NNW or N 20 overnight. Dry, sunny weather is forecast on Wednesday. If you’re hiking, get it early (like before 9am) as the strong May sun will warm the snow quickly. Wind: N turning to NW 20. Freezing level maxes out at 6500′, and temps rise to about 40F at 5000′. Sunny, warmer weather is forecast through the weekend with temps rising over 50F at 5000′. Whew. That’s quite the weather swing over one week. Have fun up there!
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Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! We have quite the wild weather setup for Sunday. Things mellow out tomorrow with a more “normal” Gorge setup. Westerlies stick around through Wednesday, and then we’re on to sunshine, warm weather, and easterlies for a little bit. I’ve been working my way through this forecast, and while I was doing so, Meadows had to close today due to too much wind. That’s a good sign for wind on the river (it means the direction is helpful)… let’s dive in.
Offshore high pressure, an approaching cold front, and a huge low in the desert are combining for massive early-morning gradients. Pressures: 29.80/29.62/29.50. That’s 0.18!! and 0.12. Whoa. You’ll find wind, albeit very gusty wind, all through the Gorge today. We have to take the rain into account. As I was writing this, it was raining hard near Biggs, I mean Amayah’s, and POURING at Arlington. Despite this, it was also averaging 25-30. Models suggest the rain will stop at Arlington by 11am, but it’ll still be pouring somewhere between Rufus and Boardman until 2pm. Swell should be dry for a period mid-morning through mid-afternoon. Between Hood River and Rufus, the weather should be dry from 11am on. Okay. There’s the rain piece. Here’s the wind piece. The GFS deterministic calls for 35+ from Lyle eastward to Threemile or Boardman from late morning on. The ensembles are less optimistic, but still quite windy. At the Hatch, we should see gusty 21-24 early, 25-28 mid-morning to early afternoon, and 21-24 later. This setup tends to send wind speeds rocketing at Viento, which should increase the swell at Swell. River flow over the last 24 hours was 171-200kcfs (for epic swell at The Wall, and max current for sup foil), river temp is 53.24F, and high temp forecast is 54F.
Things mellow out on Monday as the ginormous upper low departs for BC, offshore high pressure holds, and a bit of a thermal component kicks in. The western Gorge, Stevenson to Viento, starts cloudy with 15-18. East of Viento, you’ll find partly cloudy sky and 7-10. Drizzle pushes as far east as Biggs through early afternoon, and that keeps the wind down. After that, say early afternoon, we’ll see westerlies pick up to 25-28 from Avery to Threemile with 13-16ish west of The Dalles. Models seem to thing the wind could reach 28-32 late afternoon from Avery to Threemile. High temp: 54F with partly cloudy sky in the west and sun out east in the afternoon.
Tuesday’s setup looks more stable. Offshore high pressure will be in the perfect position in the morning, but it tilts positive in the afternoon and could result in gustier conditions. Either way… we start with 10-13 from Stevenson to Mosier and 24-27 from Lyle to Threemile. Afternoon wind rises to 19-22 west of Lyle and 28-32 from Lyle to Rufus. Arlington eventually rises to 28-32, and Threemile to 26-30. High temp: 57F and mostly clear. The forecast for Wednesday is low 20’s, probably centered near Swell. After that, we’ll see warmer weather and light easterlies at least through Saturday. Be safe out there today!
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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Forecast – On vacation ‘til summer unless otherwise noted
Very basic Hood River weather forecast. Don’t plan your life around this. You really should read Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook
Clouds stick around all day with intermittent light rain. Temps start in the upper 40s and rise to the mid 50s. Strong west wind. 99% chance of rainbows. Monday will be rainy in the morning and intermittently rainy through the evening. Temps start in the mid 40s and rise to the mid 50s. Moderate westerlies. 99% chance of rainbows. Tuesday will be cloudy then sunny. Temps start in the low 40s and rise to the upper 50s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows.
Local-ish Events
Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!
Regular weekly events:. NK Studio’s by-donation Tuesday morning yoga class is back. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. There’s meditation with monks at 5:15pm (an hour) and 6:30pm (30 minutes plus a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. The Tri Club is done for the season. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, there’s a run from Pine Street Bakery. On Fridays at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class at Yoga Samadhi. On Saturday at 9am, there’s a by-donation outdoor group fitness on the 2rd floor deck about Ferment Brewing.
Cycling
With all this rain incoming, will be too muddy to ride without causing damage to the trails. Cows are out on Hospital Hill. NO DOGS. That means you, all of you, even your dog that’s [insert adjective]. No dogs. Do not risk access for everyone. No parking at the corral. Whoopdee flowers are in full bloom. Hospital Hill and Syncline have ticks, oaks, and flowers. Columbia Hills is full of flowers and open to your bike. Definitely got a Tack Alert going on out there right now – lots of good dirt. It’s trail-building season. Get on the HRATS mailing list if you’d like to help out. If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.
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