MT HOOD SNOW FORECAST
Hey skiers and snowboarders! We got lucky last night despite marginal temps – there’s 4” of new at Meadows and 3” of new at Timberline. We’re expecting more snow tonight, a mostly dry day on Monday, and then significant snow (22-33” in the intraquartile range) through Thursday morning with the snow level at 2000′ or less for the bulk of next week’s snowfall. Yay! Beyond that, we’re looking at dry, warm weather, but let’s dive into the good news first!
Short term Mt Hood snow forecast
We’re just barely sneaking by this morning with temps in the 32-33F zone at 5000′ and wet snow falling. The snow level will be around 5000′ this morning, 3000′ this afternoon, and 2000-2500′ after midnight. We’re expecting 0.2” water equivalent (WE) snow for 1-2” this morning, dry weather this afternoon, and 0.2” to 0.5” water equivalent (WE) as snow tonight. Call that 1-4” new overnight, and yeah, I know that’s a big range. Models have quite a bit of spread this morning! Wind today will be WSW 30-50 early, SW 15-30 this afternoon, and W 20-25 after midnight.
Monday starts with flurries and ends sunny. Overnight, clouds return. The snow level will be 2500′ in the morning, 2000′ in the afternoon, and 1000′ or less overnight with temps in the upper 20s during the day and low to mid 20s overnight. Up to 0.1” WE is forecast in the morning for up to an inch of new snow. Dry weather sticks around for the rest of the 24 hour period. Wind: W 20-25 in the morning, W 15 in the afternoon, and WSW 20-25 overnight.
Extended Mt Hood Snow Forecast
Tuesday starts cloudy and quickly turns snowy, and goodness do we have a nice dump on tap! The snow level will be around 1000′ in the morning, 2500′ in the afternoon, and 500-1000′ overnight. As of this morning, we’re expecting 0.5” WE during the day for 5-6” powder. Overnight, we’re expecting another 0.4” to 0.5” WE for 4-6” additional powder. Wind: WSW 20-25 in the morning, W 50 (potentially impacting lifts) in the afternoon, WNW 40 in the evening (impacting snow quality and also piling the powder up in leeward zones), and WNW 30 after midnight.
Flurries Wednesday daytime give way to another potentially heavy round of snowfall overnight. Models are all over the place on snow totals for that system. We could see a few inches, and we could see a foot. Either way, the snow level will be 2000′ or less, so the snow quality will be … powder. Wind on Wednesday looks quite strong all day: WNW 30 in the morning, WNW 40 in the evening. That’s marginal for impacting lift ops, so we’ll keep an eye on it. As of now, we’re expecting a windy day on Thursday with a couple inches of snow in the morning with sunshine in the afternoon. Friday looks dry. Saturday looks dry and warmer. Beyond Saturday, most ensemble members bring in dry, warm weather for most of next week. But hey, by that point we should have a solid snowpack on the ground. Yay! See you out there soon!
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GORGE WIND FORECAST
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SHORT-TERM gorge wind forecast
Hi friends! Active weather over the next week gives us several opportunities for frontally-driven west wind. These systems won’t have a ton of power, but there’s at least some chance!
Sunday started with offshore gradients and easterlies at 15-20mph, but the wind should turn westerly quickly. We’re expecting 20mph or so from Stevenson to Viento and also from Avery to Arlington. If we get really lucky, we’ll see 17-20mph from Swell to the Hatch too, but models aren’t optimistic. The west side wind drops below 10mph after 10am, and the east side wind fades to 10mph after 1pm. River flow over the last 24 hours was 174-203kcfs, river temp is 43.7F, and high temp forecast is 49F with clouds + morning drizzle and then afternoon rain.
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LONGER-TERM gorge wind forecast
Monday kicks off with light westerlies at 7-10mph all through the Gorge. Avery to Arlington picks up to 14-17mph from 10am to 1pm before fading to 10mph or less in the afternoon. High temp: 45F with clouds in the morning and mostly clear sky in the afternoon.
Tuesday starts with light westerlies, under 10mph. Another frontally-driven day is on tap. After noon, we’ll see 15-20mph from Avery to Arlington with 20-25mph from Rooster Rock, I mean Iwash Rock, to Viento with 17-20mph possible to the Hatch. Westerlies pick up a bit more after 4pm, when it’s dark. Maybe we’ll get lucky and the timing will shift earlier? Light to moderate westerlies are likely to continue into Thursday. Let’s leave it there for now today. Hope to see you on the Nch’i Wana soon!
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
Clouds today with drizzle this morning and rain after 1pm. Temps start in the mid 30s and rise to the upper 40s. Light westerlies. 98% chance of rainbows. Monday will be mostly dry and mostly sunny after clouds and sprinkles early. Temp start in the mid 30s and rise to the mid 40s. Light to moderate westerlies. 54% chance of rainbows. Tuesday will be mostly cloudy with rain and potentially wet snow mixed in. Temps start in the low-mid 30s and rise to the mid 40s. Light westerlies. 98% chance of rainbows.
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Good morning, neighbors! It’s another wet, gray morning here in the Gorge, which is totally appropriate because it’s winter. Even more appropriate is the possibility of significant snowfall for some of us on Tuesday and perhaps Wednesday.
Glenwood this morning
Looking around the Gorge this morning, we focus our laser vision on Glenwood. Oops. Don’t focus that hard – you just started a fire with your space lasers**. Glenwood was 35 degrees this morning. Best I can tell, we’re all above freezing and done with that silly freezing rain from the last few days. We also appear to be clear of ¡CE-Y roads this morning
**space lasers have been proven not to exist. Even MTG says so.
Today’s Gorge weather forecast
We’re not done with rain. Nope. Not even close. We’ll have drizzle as far east as Arlington this morning, then a break of a few hours during which the clouds linger, but stop drizzling on us. Around 1pm, rain returns west of Hood River and then pushes as far east as Lyle. Between 1pm and 7pm, heavy rain falls in the standard heavy rain zone west of Viento. Overnight, the snow level falls to 2500′, and some of you pick up a trace. Today’s wind: light east in the morning. Westerly at 20-25mph west of Underwood and east of The Dalles this afternoon.
Monday’s Gorge weather forecast
Monday looks dry after 4am. Morning clouds give way to mostly clear sky in the afternoon. Morning temps will be in the mid 30s, and afternoon brings mid 40s. Monday’s wind: light west in the morning, west 15-20mph east of The Dalles midday, and light west wind in the afternoon. If the clear sky lingers long enough into the evening, we’ll end up with black ice on the roads and chilly temps overnight. This seems likely to happen.
We’re set for some excitement on Tuesday!
Tuesday’s potentially snowy Gorge weather forecast
As of this morning, models have the snow level Tuesday morning at 0-1000′ with temps right around 32F in the lowlands thanks to -4C temps at 850mb and radiational cooling Monday night. Precip is currently scheduled to arrive around 7am as far east as Rowena (down low) and Appleton (up high). This will likely be snow above 1000′ and wet snow/snain down low. In the afternoon, the snow level rises to 2500′ before falling to 500′ overnight. Most locations are likely to see snow, then potentially rain, then snow.
These areas are likely to pick up more than 3” snow (we’ll dive in deeper as we get closer to Tuesday): Willard, Mill A, elevated Stevenson, Stabler, Underwood, BZ, Trout Lake, Glenwood, Appleton, High Prairie (maybe), Snowden, Odell, Parkdale, elevated Mosier. I probably forgot some people. Sorry if I did. Snow tapers off Tuesday evening, temps drop, and many areas will end up with icy roads overnight and into Wednesday. Also in the cards: strong W/WNW wind that will impact folks in areas like High Prairie. Lowland high temps: mid 40s.
Wednesday’s Gorge weather forecast
Wednesday daytime looks mostly dry, but another system (snow level 1000-2000′) is possible Wednesday night. We’ll watch that closely and see if we need to issue a snowman advisory. Morning temps: low to mid 30s. Afternoon: mid 40s. Cool, showery weather is forecast Thursday followed by dry weather Friday into Saturday. Sunday: models disagree, but most of them have dry weather. Beyond that, we’re looking at a dry inversion for much of next week. Still no sign of a massive lowland snowstorm or frigid cold snap in our future. Safe travels. -TATAS
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