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3/4 Mt. Hood Snow Forecast and Gorge Wind Alert

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday

Good morning!

Today looks lovely. High overcast sky with possible periods of blue, SW wind at 15-25 and the freezing level at 7500′. No precipitation.

Tomorrow starts off cloudy, with the freezing level at 8000′. That’s going to drop quickly, hitting 1500′ by 7am, bumping to 2000′ mid-afternoon, and then dropping to 500′ in the afternoon and down to the surface overnight. With such a drop in the temps, we’ll see strong wind: SW 30-35 early, picking up to 45-50 by 7am, 50-55 by 1pm and NW 35-45 by 4pm. Heavy snowfall starts around 10am, with 1” of water value by 4pm, for 9-13” of new snow. That should give us full-on blizzard conditions on the slopes on Monday.

We’ll get another .3” WV by 4am Tuesday, for 4-5” of new snow, after which skies will start clearing. The freezing level will be at the surface early, rising to 500′ in the afternoon. Wind will be NW 35+ early, swinging more to the NNW by 7am. It’s a long way out to be looking, but models show stable air at 10-11k’ on up, meaning we could see significant acceleration of the north wind down the ski slopes.

Wednesday looks clear, with the freezing level at the surface at 4am. Temps will warm to -2C from 1000′-9000′ by 1pm, with the free air freezing level hitting 8000′ Tuesday evening. No precipitation.

Next significant precipitation event will be next Friday, into Saturday, if the models hold.

Windsurfers and kiters can enjoy west wind at 24-28 tomorrow in the eastern Gorge and 17-20 on Tuesday.

Have a great day today!

Temira

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Saturday
Sunday
Monday

Good morning!

Yuck. The freezing level, currently around 5500′, will rise to 8500′ this afternoon with continuing rain/freezing rain showers. We may see some clearing mixed in with the showers after 1pm. Wind will be WNW 30-35 early, 25-30 by 1pm and 15-20 in the evening. Total precip will be .1-.2” of rain.

Sunday starts off clear or with high overcast and filtered sun, with clouds moving in during the afternoon. The freezing level will be 7000′ early, dipping to 6000′ midday and rising to 9000′ in the afternoon. Wind will be SW 15-20 early and 20-25 in the afternoon. No precip.

Monday morning sees the snow level drop from 8000′ at 1am to 1000′ at 7am, with snow starting sometime around 4am. Wind will be SW 35-45 early, picking up to 45-55, holding through the day, and dropping to SW 35-40 late in the afternoon. Total snowfall will be .4-.7” water value (WV) by 4pm for 5-8” of new, followed by .4-.6” between 4pm Monday and 4am Tuesday for an additional 5-7” of snow.

Tuesday starts off with snow flurries with the snow level less than 500′. Skies will become partly cloudy by midday. Wind will be NW 25-30, swinging more to the north by 10am. Total new snowfall will be less than 1” on Tuesday.

Models have changed for the rest of the week. Instead of showing lots of cold snow, they now show a mix of warm days and cold days.

Have a great day today!

Temira

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