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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday

Good morning!

First off this morning, a reminder that Hood River Chiropractic and Wellness is a sponsor of this report. I finally had an opportunity (if you can call being in pain an opportunity) to check out Dr. Alex’s technique yesterday. He pretty much rocks, so I suggest you swing by for a visit if you’re in need.

Also, tonight is the Backcountry Film Festival at Springhouse Cellars, benefiting Next Door, Inc. You like snow, you like giving money to a good cause, so you should go. Tickets available at the door, assuming they aren’t sold out. $10. 6:30pm.

It should be pretty good skiing today, if not good working conditions. =) We’ll start off with stormy weather on Mt. Hood, with plenty of orographic snow flurries this morning, becoming clear by midday. Wind will be NW 30-40 early, backing to NW 25-30 at 10am, 15-20 1pm and going to strong N wind overnight. The freezing level will be at the surface at 4am (it’s snowing in Parkdale as I write this forecast on the bus), rising to 500′ this afternoon. Total snow accumulation will be an inch or two, not more.

Tomorrow starts off clear with the freezing level at the surface, with temps rising to 28-30 between 5000′ and 10000′ in the afternoon. Wind will be N 20-30 early, switching to NE 15-20 midday and swinging more to the E in the afternoon/evening. No precip.

Thursday looks sunny and warm, with the freezing level at 10,000-11,000′ all day. Wind will be light and variable in the morning, going to SW 20-25 midday and SW 30-35 in the afternoon. We may see high overcast skies by afternoon. No precip.

Friday starts off with either clear skies or thin high overcast. The freezing level will be 10,000′ early, dropping to 8000′ by 1pm, 6000′ by 4pm and 4000′ by 7pm. Wind will be SW 25-30 early, going to SW 40 by 10am and SW 45-55 by 1pm, and then holding. We’ll see precip start around 4pm, likely as wet snow, for .4-.5” water value by Saturday morning with 4-5” of new snow.

At this point, both Saturday and Sunday look snowy with SW wind in the 30-40 range.

Windsurfers will enjoy strong east wind on Thursday morning along with west wind in the 17-20 range near Hood River today with 22-26 east of Hood River.

Have a great day today!

Temira

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Enter “Temira” as your referral code

Disclaimer: This forecast is for entertainment only. Don’t use it to plan your skiing, snowboarding or travel schedule, even though I do. Although I work for Meadows, this forecast is not endorsed by Meadows and does not reflect the views of the resort. Nobody pays me to write this report (unless you make a donation), so please share the link with your friends and help me increase my hits! Thank you!

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday

Good morning!

Cloudy skies on Mt. Hood this morning will give way to stormy weather by 10am. The snow level, around 5500′ as of 5am, will drop to 2000′ by 7am, 1000′ by 1pm and 500′ by 4pm. Wind today will be WSW 45-50 early, holding through much of the day, and swinging to WNW 35-45 sometime early afternoon. Total precip today will be .9” between 10am and 4pm, for 10-12” of new snow, followed by another .1-.2” after 4pm, for another couple inches by Tuesday morning.

Skies will start clearing Tuesday morning, becoming clear by 1pm, at the latest, for a bluebird day on Mt. Hood. The freezing level will be at the surface early, rising to 500′ by 10am. Wind will be NW 30-35+ early, swinging to the north and backing off during the day, and then switching to NW 15-20 in the afternoon.

Wednesday looks clear, with high pressure building and temps rising. The freezing level will be at the surface early, rising to 1000′ by 1pm and 7000′ by 7pm. Mt. Hood gets strong north wind in the morning, swinging to NE 15-20 midday and holding through the evening.

Thursday sees a big inversion build with clear skies and light SE wind in the morning. Wind will swing to S 20-25 midday and SW 25-30 in the afternoon. Temps rise in the afternoon, with the free air freezing level at 10,000′ by 10am and 11,000′ by 4pm.

Windsurfers and kiters get 23-26 in the eastern Gorge today and strong east wind in the western Gorge on Thursday.

Have a great day today!

Temira

p.s. If you find this report useful, entertaining, or just want to recognize all the hard work that goes into it, please take the time to make a donation by clicking on the link below. For a suggested donation of $10, I’ll add you to the email version of this list ‘til January 2013, putting you in the running for cool prizes donated by the weekly sponsors during the summer season (and the winter if I get off my bum and get some!). If you don’t PayPal, you can send a donation to PO Box 841 in Hood River, 97031.