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10/30 Gorge no-wind, Mt. Hood rain/snow and events


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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday

First off today, my thoughts go out to everyone on the east coast who has been impacted by Sandy. That storm puts our Pineapple Express into perspective, doesn’t it? Speaking of the Express, we’ve had 4.2” of rain here this month, so far, and the rain will continue for a couple more days. If you want to make a cake to celebrate the end of the dry season, try out this Pineapple Express cake.

In the Gorge, we’ll have rain today and tomorrow, and showers Thursday, but the weather should be dry and sunny Friday and dry and probably cloudy Saturday, at least in the morning. There won’t be much wind to speak of, but you might find some gusty westerlies at 18-23 midday Thursday.

If you’re wondering about ski season, it’s still a ways off. The snow level today will be 10,000′. The mountain gets .5” of rain by 5pm, followed by another .4” by 5am Wednesday. Wind today will be SW 25-30 early, rising to SW 40-50 by mid-afternoon.

On Wednesday, the rain continues on Mt. Hood. The snow level will be 9000′ early, falling to 8000′ by 2pm and 6500′ by 11pm. .8” of rain falls by 5pm, followed by another .3” by 5am. Wind will be SW 30-40 all day.

On Thursday, the rain tapers off in the lowlands but increases on Mt. Hood, as orographic effects kick in. The snow level will be around 6000′ early, rising a bit to 6500′ midday and falling to 5500′ by 11pm. .8” of precip falls as a rain/snow mix by 5pm, followed by a tenth or two overnight. Wind on Thursday will be SW 30-35 early, W 30-35 midday and NW 10-15 overnight.

The free air freezing level rises to 11,000′ on Friday, with light wind and mostly clear skies. We’ll see another round of warm precip on Sunday, followed by a likely return to dry, clear weather next week.

In events this weekend, it’s the annual HRVHS ski swap both Saturday and Sunday, but you know the best bargains will be at the early bird shopping at 7:30am Saturday morning. Also Saturday morning, two trail work parties: one working on motorized trails (like Dirt Surfer and Borderline), meeting at 8:30am at Binn’s Hill Staging Area. The second work party is at the White Salmon Bike Park at 9am.

On Saturday night, the Hood River Area Trail Stewards have a mountain bike movie premiere at the Pint Shack at 7pm. You’ll want to be there to support the organization that supports your trails. Also, there are great raffle prizes. And a movie. A pretty sweet mountain biking movie!

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

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10/29 Gorge wind, Mt. Hood rain and events


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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Monday
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Wednesday

You might have noticed something different outside your window this morning. Yes, there are a few patches of blue sky out there, and yes, the weather is going to be less wet today than it’s been. Get outside and enjoy it today, if you can. If you’re desperate for windsurfing or kiting, you’ll find gusty westerlies at 21-26 today in the eastern Gorge. That’s it for wind for a few days. Watch out for debris in the water if you’re heading into the Columbia.

In interesting news, the Hood did a big jump this weekend: It was running at about 3.6′, and within a few hours, it jumped to almost 7′. That’s Oregon’s version of a flash flood, and it’s a sign of our snowpack melting away. Anyway, the Hood is currently running at 7.8′, a chocolate brown soup of kayaking delight.

Your weather forecast for the next three days includes sprinkles through noon today, followed by a mostly dry afternoon. The rain picks up again tonight, and continues through much of the day tomorrow. Lighter rain continues on Wednesday, but Thursday looks mostly dry, if cloudy. Friday looks dry.

In events this week, there’s kayak polo on Tuesday. Coming up next weekend, there’s the HRVHS ski swap. Next Saturday, the HRATS are showing the mtb movie “Strength in Numbers” at the Pint Shack. In raffle world at the movie is a GoPro and other rad prizes.

Up on the mountain, it’s continued rain for the next three days. Today starts off with sprinkles, with the snow level at 10,000′. Wind today will be SW 30-40, swinging to W 35-45 around 11am. After noon, the wind slowly fades, dropping to SW 20-25 by midnight. Total mountain rain today is all over the board in the models, but it looks like the worst of the rain will swing north, giving Mt. Hood .1-.3” by 11am, a break for the rest of the day, and then rain starting again tonight around midnight, with another .3-.5” by 5am Tuesday.

Tuesday looks rather wet on Mt. Hood. The snow level starts at 8000′, and quickly rises to 11,000′ by 11am. Total rain will be .6-.8” by 5pm, with another .5-.7” overnight. Wind Tuesday will be SW 20-30 early, rising to SW 30-40 in the afternoon.

Wednesday brings more rain, with the snow level slowly dropping from 11,000′ in the morning to 7500′ in the evening. Total rainfall will be .3-.4” from 5am to 5pm, followed by a couple more tenths overnight. Wind Wednesday will be SW 25-35 early, dropping to SW 15-20 in the evening.

On Thursday, the snow level drops more, starting at 6500-7000′ early, and falling to 6000′ in the evening. However, there will be less than .25” of snow/rain with this system. Wind will be light at SW 15 pretty much all day. Friday looks dry.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira