Meet Temira, your Gorge Forecaster
Temira (they/them) has been exploring and playing in the Gorge since 1997 – starting out as a windsurfer, then expanding into kiting (briefly!), mountain biking, winging, gravel biking, SUP foiling and even extreme gardening! With all that experience, they understand the importance of a reliable forecast. In 2009, frustrated by the lack of accurate forecasts, Temira took matters into their own hands. What began as a daily email chain between friends (Laura Green, Dave Brown, and Temira) quickly grew into a full-blown website and subscription email service.
So, why The Gorge is my Gym? Because I don’t need a traditional gym – and neither do you. The Gorge is our gym! But this blog isn’t just about my adventures; it’s about helping all of you make the most of your limited free time. Whether you’re on the snow, in the river, or on the dirt, this forecast is here to help you have fun.
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
Hi skiers and snowboarders! Today’s the last full “calm before the storm” day. If it’s anything like yesterday, temps will rise to nearly 50 degrees on the slopes, and the snow will turn to corn. By tomorrow afternoon, precip returns (mixed precip, meh). Some form of rain, snow, or mixed precip sticks around pretty much all the way through next week. Best chance for snow, as opposed to rain or mixed precip, is the Monday-Tuesday time period. Best chance for Pineapple Express (warm atmospheric river) will be Sunday night and Tuesday night Wednesday. That last one, oof, that’s going to be quite rainy if the models hold.
Let’s start with Friday. Nothing to complain about here: a few high clouds, plenty of sun, and corn snow. The free air freezing level will be 12,000′ all day and will fall to 10,000′ overnight. Temps max out near 50 degrees at 5000′. Wind: SW 5 this morning, W 10 this afternoon, and SW 5-15 overnight.
Saturday will be high overcast to start – if we’re lucky, there will be a spectacular sunrise over Mt. Hood. Moisture moves in late afternoon, probably in the form of rain at 5000′ and snow above 6000′. The snow level will be 10,000′ early, 6500′ when the moisture arrives, and 5500′ overnight. All those words for not much moisture: models say 0.1” overnight.
Borderline temps and minimal precip are in the cards for Sunday daytime, but much heavier precip arrives overnight. The snow level will be 5000′-5500′ in the morning, 6500-7000′ overnight, and 4000′ a couple hours into the wee hours of Monday morning. About 1.6” water equivalent (WE) falls overnight. Call it 1-2” of sloppy snow at 5000′ with 10-16” above 8000′. Wind: SW 10-20 in the morning builds to SSW 15-30 int eh afternoon, SW 25-50 in the evening, and W 40 after midnight.
Heavy snow is forecast Monday with the snow level at 3500-4000′. Ditto on Tuesday. For that 24 hours time period, we’re looking at 1-3 feet of new snow at 5000′. We’ll have to wait until we get closer to pin down exactly how much new snow will fall. On Tuesday night, temps shoot much higher as the tropical fire hose takes aim at Mt. Hood. Modes have several inches of rain in the cards with the snow level as high as 8000′. Starting Thursday afternoon, ensembles generally keep the snow level below 5000′ with light to moderate snowfall. We’ll dig in more as we get closer, but the overall pattern beyond next Thursday looks cold enough and damp enough to pin your hopes on an early ski season.
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Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! You could go chasing some pre-dawn easterlies today, or you could go up to the mountain and get some November spring skiing. At least, the conditions were spring skiing yesterday, and it’s supposed to be warm again today, so it’ll probably be spring skiing again! If not…
Friday starts with pressures of 30.18/30.32/30.32 for 0.12 PDX-DLS to start the day. Early morning east wind will be 35-40 at Iwash, 20ish at Stevenson, and 20ish at Viento. Jump on it. And I mean really get on it. By noon, the wind will fall to 15mph or less at all three spots. It continues to fall as the day progresses. Iwash ends up at 5mph, and Stevenson ends up at 10mph. River flow over the last 24 hours was 90-154kcfs, river temp is 55.40F, and high temp forecast is 56F.
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Saturday starts calm. As a system moves in, we could see the westerlies rise to gusty 14-17 from Viento to Rufus, maybe at Stevenson as well. Rain move in mid-afternoon. You’ll want to get the wind before the rain arrives. High temp: 57F under cloudy sky. Sunday will be calm. A series of systems in the Monday/Tuesday time frame gives us a shot at gusty 24-27 east of The Dalles both days, but models are far from certain on this. And remember that 24-27 on those eastern Gorge sensors is right on the edge of “enough”. Have a great day today!
Jones, Sauvie Island, Oregon Coast: done for the season
Alan’s Sauvie Island Wind Sensor
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
Nothing this morning transitions to clear sky and adds some thin high clouds. Temps start in the low 30s and rise to the mid 50s. Light easterlies in the morning. Calm wind in the afternoon. No rainbows. Saturday will be cloudy all day with drizzle in the evening. Temps start in the upper 30s and rise to the mid 50s. Calm wind early. Moderate westerlies later. 1% chance of rainbows. Sunday will have a little intermittent drizzle in the morning, clouds midday, and heavy rain overnight. Temps start in the low 40s and rise to the mid 50s. Calm wind. 27% chance of rainbows.
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Cycling
Please see the HRATS/Hood River County for complete details on Post Canyon closures. Newly reopened in Post: lower Trail 100 paralleling the lower part of Post Canyon Road. The Twin Tunnels Trail between Hood River and Mosier has reopened. Kreps and Green Diamond Lands have reopened. That includes Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, and Underwood. Closed: Gorge 400 and lots of other trails due to the Whisky Creek Fire. Trail near Mt. Adams due to the Williams Mine Fire. Remember that E-bikes are not allowed on USFS non-moto trails. They are allowed on moto trails.
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