MT HOOD SNOW FORECAST
Hey skiers and snowboarders! What a great week of snowfall we’re having! Over the last 24 hours, Meadows and T-Line picked up another 15” or so of fresh snow. That’s on top of 13-16” yesterday. Teacup picked up about a foot each day. We are set on snowpack for a bit, which is a good thing. Models are insistent on us falling into an extended period of dry, warm weather – the only precip in the next 10-14 days is early-mid next week, and it’ll be too warm for snow. So get the pow-pow while it’s here!
Short term Mt Hood snow forecast
Thursday’s going to be a stormy day on Mt Hood. The snow level will be around 2000′ all day and all night with relatively strong wind – Meadows warned that it could affect some lift ops, and I agree that the direction and strength at dawn was right on the edge of concerning. Back to snow… we’ll see about 0.3” water equivalent (WE) during the day, for 3-5” powder (orographics might help increase totals). Overnight, we’ll see about the same.
Wind: NW 35-40 this morning, W 40 midday. That’s followed by a slow fade to W 20 overnight. Snow surface: powder and soft-packed powder and deep windblown powder stashes. Practice deep snow safety.
Extended Mt Hood Snow Forecast
Friday starts cloudy with a few flurries and quickly turns dry. By afternoon, we should have high clouds, filtered sun, and warmer temps. The snow/free air freezing level will be 2000′ this morning, 6000′ this afternoon, and 8000′ overnight with temps rising to nearly 40F at 5000′ in the afternoon. Wind: W 20 early, SW 10 in the afternoon, and SW 10-20 overnight.
Saturday will be cloudy and warm. The free air freezing level rises from 8000′ in the morning to 9500′ in the evening. No precip. Wind: SW 10-20 in the morning, SW 20-30 in the afternoon, and WSW 20-25 overnight. Sunday: cloudy, low 40s, moderate WSW wind. Monday: similar. Somewhere in the early to middle part of next week, rain is possible but far from guaranteed. Thankfully, we now have a solid base on the ground and are unlikely to lose any of the terrain we’ve gained recently. Enjoy the powder today!
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GORGE WIND FORECAST
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SHORT-TERM gorge wind forecast
Hi friends! Best chance for wind is this morning, when the eastern Gorge will have something for you. After today, we drop into a period of moderate easterlies. Models continue to be uncertain about the strength of easterlies next week, so no solid forecast yet.
This morning, Thursday, started with pressures of 30.17/30.06/29.9. Westerlies were about 20mph at Viento, 15-25mph near Rowena, 25-35mph near Maryhill, and about 20mph out east. Models give us gusty 15-18mph from Stevenson to Hood River this morning with gusty 26-29mph from Rowena to Rufus and 20-23mph to the east. The wind drops quickly, especially west of The Dalles, as rain moves in: 10-13mph or less is forecast from mid-morning on. Out east, the wind slowly fades to 18-22mph and shifts east to Arlington and beyond while dropping near Rufus. River flow over the last 24 hours was 179-205kcfs, river temp is 43.0F, and high temp forecast is 43F.
RIVER FLOW FOR SITES BETWEEN AVERY (EAST OF THE DALLES) AND RUFUS: CLICK HERE FOR JOHN DAY DAM FLOW.
RIVER FLOW FOR SITES BETWEEN STEVENSON AND DOUG’S BEACH (WEST OF THE DALLES): CLICK HERE FOR THE DALLES DAM FLOW
LONGER-TERM gorge wind forecast
Friday starts with light west wind under 10mph. The wind quickly turns calm and then switches to easterly. Iwash: 20-25mph. Stevenson: 15mph. High temp: 47F and increasingly sunny!
Saturday starts with easterlies at 20-25mph at Iwash (Rooster) and 20mph near Stevenson. The wind drops to 15mph at Stevenson and 10mph at Iwash Rock. Sunday and beyond: given the overall setup, it’s likely we’ll be in an east wind pattern for a while. It’s just unclear how strong the easterlies will be… Have fun and be safe out there!
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
Showery into midday then cloudy. Temps start in the mid 30s and rise to the low 40s. Moderate westerlies in the morning. Light later. 99% chance of rainbows. Friday will be partly cloudy then partly high cloudy with filtered sun. Temps start in the upper 30s and rise to the upper 40s. Light westerlies then light easterlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be cloudy then high overcast. Temps start in the low 30s and rise to the mid 40s. Light easterlies. No rainbows.
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HYPERLOCAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE COLUMBIA GORGE
THE DALLES, HOOD RIVER, WHITE SALMON, TROUT LAKE, STEVENSON, CASCADE LOCKS, PARKDALE, ODELL, HUSUM, BZ, MILL A, WILLARD, GOLDENDALE, RUFUS, ARLINGTON, boardman
Good morning, neighbors! In what seems like our pattern for the year, it was a bit warmer last night than expected and local snowfall under-performed. Temps are still in the mid 30s many places…. shit… just realized I need to up the pace here. This is gonna be a short forecast.
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Glenwood: 33F this morning. ¡CE: Silver Chevy Tahoe 829QNG left Hampton Inn in Hood River around 6;15am headed east. Known vehicle. Call PIRC at 888-622-1510 if you see it.
Weather: showery this morning as far east as Hood River with steadier rain after 1pm. That rain extends to Biggs this afternoon. Wind will be 15mph or less west of Rowena all day with a period of 25mph west wind from Rowena to the far eastern Gorge midday. High temps rise to 43F (west) and 46F east. Snow flurries are possible above 1500′ – the sticking snow level will be around 2000′ today.
Dry, cloudy weather is forecast to start Friday, but we’ll all end up with filtered sun. After a mid 30s start, we rise to 47F (west) and 50F (far east). Light west wind in the morning turns 180 degrees in the afternoon for 20-25mph at Iwash (wiener) Rock and Stevenson. Saturday starts out partly Nothing and ends with partly cloudy sky. We’ll be near freezing early, so watch for icy spots on the roads. Afternoon temps climb into the mid 40s. Wind: 20mph in the usual east wind spots.
By Saturday, a strong inversion will be in place with warm temps aloft and cool temps below. This pattern continues for a while. Exception: Tuesday-ish, when rain is possible. Okay, I gotta run or I’m gonna be late for my birthday party. Safe travels. -TATAS
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