MT HOOD SNOW FORECAST
Hey skiers and snowboarders! We’ve been lucky with early ski season starts the last several years, but this year is not going to join the early start club. While we’ll see temps dip a bit this week on Mt Hood, moisture won’t accompany the cold. Very little snow is forecast. Looking at next weekend, we have the potential for lots of moisture, but temps will almost certainly be too warm. Beyond that, mean temp predictions are cold enough for snow (0C), but the range is quite large. In other words, there no clear sign of our ski areas picking up enough snow to get rolling for the season. Still, let’s look at the deets!
Today’s Mt Hood snow forecast
Friday brings a little bit of wet snow to the resorts. That follows 1.67” rain over the last 24 hours… but who’s counting? The snow level drops to 4500′ around sunrise, 2500′ this afternoon, and fluctuates overnight due to competing air masses. We’ll see 0.3” water equivalent (WE) this morning. Call it an inch of wet snow at Meadows and a couple inches at T-line base. The sky clears this afternoon and adds a few high clouds overnight. Wind: W 30 as I was writing this, W 10 by sunrise, E 15 this afternoon, and SE 20 overnight.
Tomorrow’s Mt Hood snow forecast
Saturday sees the free air freezing level drop from 9000′ early to 4000′ in the afternoon and 0′ after midnight. High clouds persist during the day, and the sky turns clear overnight. Wind: SE 20 in the morning, NW 15 in the afternoon, and N 10 overnight.
Extended Mt Hood snow forecast
Sunday will be sunny all day with high clouds overnight. The free air freezing level rises from 0′ in the morning to 2500′ in the afternoon, and 6500′ after midnight. Wind: light and variable. Monday looks partly cloudy with light/variable wind. The freezing level rises from 6500′ to 9000′. Light snow, perhaps an inch or two, is possible in the Tuesday-Wednesday time frame. Next up: rain (probably rain, anyway!) starting next Thursday or Friday. The GFS ensembles are more assertive about rainfall amounts than the Euro; maybe 40% of the Euro ensembles bring in significant (warm) moisture. Beyond that, uncertainty skyrockets, so I’ll leave it there for now. Hope to see you on the snow soon!
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GORGE WIND FORECAST
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today’s gorge wind forecast
Hi friends! Easterlies stick around through the weekend, and then onshore wind returns. Models hint at the possibility of barely-enough west wind on Tuesday to get you on the water. Friday starts with easterlies at 20-25mph at Stevenson and Iwash (Rooster) Rock with 10mph at Viento. We’ll see 25mph or so all day at Stevenson and Iwash with Viento rising to 15mph, perhaps a bit more. River flow over the last 24 hours was 94-136kcfs, river temp is 52.5F, and high temp forecast is 49F with dry weather after 10am.
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tomorrow’s gorge wind forecast
Saturday sees stronger easterlies. Expect 40mph near Iwash to start with 25-30mph near Stevenson. The wind drops off late morning. Both locations finish the day at 15-20mph. High temp: 44F and cloudy.
extended Gorge wind forecast
On Sunday, we’ll have lesser easterlies; the day starts with 20mph at Stevenson and 25mph at Iwash. After 10am, the wind drops to 15-20mph at both locations and remains there for the rest of the day. High temp: 44F and mostly clear. Monday currently looks light and variable. A weak system moves through on Tuesday and strengthens the westerlies. As of this morning, it looks like we’ll see 14-17mph. That’s going to be enough for a few of you but too little for many. Beyond that, there are no clear signs for big days either direction, so I’ll sign off. See you out in the Gorge gym!
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
Drizzle this morning. Partly cloudy later. Temps start in the low 40s and rise to the upper 40s. Light easterlies. 17% chance of rainbows. Saturday will be cloudy. Temps start in the mid 30s and rise to the mid 40s. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Sunday will be partly Nothing then mostly clear. Temps start in the low 30s and rise to the mid 40s. Light easterlies. No rainbows.
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Good morning, neighbors! If you’re like me, your body is convinced that it’s Saturday or Sunday. I have news for you: it’s Friday, Buy Nothing Friday to be exact. How is this day different from all the other days? On this day, we participate in economic boycots of large corporations and turn our shopping to local businesses. If we can, on this special day, we purchase nothing at all.
In other Friday news, as of 5:45am, Hood River roads appeared to be free of ¡CE and also free of snow and ice. Can’t make promises about the conditions elsewhere… Our major travel concerns this upcoming week look minor: slick roads are possible in isolated areas on Sunday and perhaps into the middle of next week. After that, you’re waiting until late next week for a possibility of anything slightly exciting, and even then, we’re just talking heavy rain.
Glenwood this morning
Looking at this morning… It’s 38 degrees in Glenwood where 0.17” of rain fell last night. Glenwood is not impressed by rain. Glenwood is only impressed by temps below zero Fahrenheit. Glenwood is making like a cat and giving us The Back to show us how unimpressed Glenwood is.
Today’s Gorge weather forecast
Elsewhere around the region, we have temps in the low 40s with overnight rain totals of 0.13” (Arlington Triangle), 0.23” (The Dalles), and 0.6”ish (the usual wet spots). Drizzle lingers as far east as the Tri-Cities early today. It wraps up around 10am and leaves us with clearing sky. Wind: E 25mph near Iwash (pizzle) Rock and Stevenson all day long. Friday finishes up near 50 degrees with a few high clouds and a pretty sunset. Up on the passes, perhaps an inch of snow falls today. Or perhaps less. With the freezing level falling as low as 0′ tonight under somewhat clear sky, expect black ice at elevation on Saturday morning.
Saturday’s Gorge weather forecast
Saturday kicks off chilly thanks to a lack of thick clouds. Along the Nch’i Wana, a Nothing forms. Away from it: a frosty start to the day. Clouds increase during the day and keep the weather cool: temps max out in the mid 40s in the lowlands. This will feel especially chilly near Cascade Locks (30mph east wind fading to 15-20mh) and Iwash (pecker) Rock (40mph fading to 20mph). Wind chill, right?
Extended Gorge weather forecast
Clearing sky overnight and some highly modified (but not GMO) arctic air leaves us all with a frosty start Sunday morning. Expect temps in the upper 20s at elevation and low 30s near the Nch’i Wana, where once again, a partial Nothing will form. Afternoon brings mostly clear sky, 45 degrees, and light east wind (20-25mph in the usual not-light-east-wind spots). Not much happens Monday through Thursday – there’s a slight chance (25% or so) of some light rain Tuesday into Wednesday. Next up: heavier rain (50-90% chance of this, depending on your choice of ensembles) starting Thursday or Friday or Saturday. This rain looks too warm to be snow on the passes, so we’re left with the possibility of frosty roads as our travel highlight this week. Safe travels. -TATAS
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