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12/30 Mt. Hood sunshine forecast










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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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It’s not quite time to issue a “boring weather alert” for the Gorge, but it’s time to perk up the semi-boring forecast with some wild speculation. As of early this morning, the Gorge was under high overcast skies, meaning sunshine is a likely outcome today, although there will be areas of Nothing Fog also. We’ll see some flurries Monday night, and then nothing exciting until Wednesday night. At that point, a strong low pressure system makes landfall somewhere between California and Washington (see what I mean about model inconsistency?). If it comes up from the south and hits us, we’ll get freezing rain. If it takes a more westerly track, we’ll see snow. So we’ll just keep an eye on it for now.

In the meantime, we’ll see below-freezing weather in the Gorge for the next 96 hours, at least. East wind blows this whole time, at 30ish today, 25ish tomorrow, 35+ at Rooster on Tuesday and 45+ on Wednesday. That will ruin your frozen waterfall watching expedition on Wednesday, for sure! Maybe try for Monday?


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On Mt. Hood, today will be clear and cold, with the freezing level at the surface and NE wind at 15-20.

Monday starts clear and cold, becoming partly cloudy midday with flurries in the evening, for .1” water value and maybe an inch of new snow. Wind Monday will be NW 10-15 early, becoming NE 10-15 in the evening.

Tuesday looks clear and cold in the morning, with the freezing level at the surface early. By the afternoon, temps warm up into the low to mid thirties at 3000′-7000′, with lower elevations below freezing. Wind Tuesday will be E 10-15.

Wednesday looks cold at the surface and above freezing at 3000′-9000′. The sky will be clear early and cloudy late. The wind and precip depend on what an offshore low pressure system decides to do. The wind will either be S, SE, or E. Incoming precip type will be determined by the eventual track of the low.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

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12/29 Mt. Hood sun, Gorge cold weather, and the first hard frost of the season.










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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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There’s not much to say about the weather today. The overall pattern is one of splitting systems, which means we won’t quite be 100% cloud-free, but we’re also not going to see much in the way of moisture. It is, however, going to be cold. Don’t expect temps to rise much above freezing in the Gorge through. You can also expect the Nothing to stick around today and tomorrow. If we get lucky, it’ll go away on Monday giving us sunshine. That would be nice, because freezing fog isn’t much fun.

Speaking of freezing things… Tuesday will be a great day to go check out frozen waterfalls in the western Gorge. Wednesday looks super windy. The waterfalls will still be pretty, but it will be mighty cold for looking at them with a 40mph east wind. And… the next chance for any precip in the Gorge is Wednesday, and if we really do get any precip, it will fall as light freezing rain. So go look at those waterfalls on Tuesday. Maybe by bike? In 25 degree weather?


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Up on Mt. Hood, the freezing level today will be at 0′, aka “the surface”, with clear skies early, clouds midday, and a little snow, maybe .1-.2” water value overnight, for 1-2” of snow between 7pm and 1am. Wind today will be light N early, rising to N 15 midday and N 20 late.

Tomorrow starts with low fog and clear skies above. The freezing level will be at the surface, and the wind will be NE 15.

Monday looks clear and cold with light north wind.

On Tuesday, it’ll stay cold in the Gorge, but the mountain will warm up in the afternoon, with temps between 2500′ and 7000′ climbing to the mid thirties. Wind will be light and variable.

The next chance for measurable precipitation will be Wednesday into Friday, and even then, it won’t be all that much. And… the models really aren’t agreeing on amounts or timing.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira