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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
Saturday
Sunday
Monday

Good morning!

We’re seeing a bit of a mix of precip on Mt. Hood this morning, with sleet alternating with snow and the snow level right at 5000′ with rain for the drive up. At this point, models suggest the snow level will continue to drop, but I still think we’ll see mixed precip types until 1pm or so, as the freezing level bounces around between 2500′ and 5000′, before dropping to 3000′ by 10pm. Wind will be SW 30-35 pretty much all day. Total precip will be .2” by 4pm, for maybe 1” of new, depending on precip type, with precip tapering off between 4pm and 10pm. After that, we’ll see .6” water value (WV) between 10pm and 4am for 5-7” of new snow by Sunday morning.

Sunday looks quite snowy, with the snow level at 2000′ early, dropping to 500′ by 4pm. Wind will be SW 30-35 early, picking up to 45-50 by 4pm and 30-35 by 10pm. We’ll see .5-.6” WV during the day, for 6-8” of new by 4pm. We’ll see another .1-.2” WV overnight for another 1-3” of snow.

Monday starts off with the snow level at 1000′, rising to 2000′ by 10am and 4500′ by 1pm, dropping back to 2000′ by 4pm and all the way down to the surface at 10pm. We’ll see .1-.2” WV early, for 1-2” of new, and then heavy precip between 2pm and 4am Tuesday, for 8-12” of new. It’s worth nothing that the track of this storm may be conducive to a period of rain or freezing rain between 1pm and 4pm. Even if that doesn’t happen, we’ll see strong wind: SW 30-35 early, 45-50 by 7am, 45-60 by 10am, 60-70 at 1pm and back down to 40-60 by 4pm.

Tuesday looks cold and snowy, with flurries during the day, the freezing level at 500-1000′ and SW wind at 20-30mph.

We’ll see more precip on Wednesday and Thursday, but we’ll have to wait a day or two for more details. Have a great day.

Windsurfers and kiters will enjoy strong west wind in the eastern Gorge tomorrow with rainy 17-20 in the western Gorge.

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Good morning!

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It’s going to be another beautiful day, with temps in the 50’s in the valleys and 40’s on the mountain. We’ll see clear skies this morning with high clouds moving in this afternoon. The freezing level will be 10,000′ early, dropping to 8000′ by 4pm and 7000′ by 7pm. Wind today is already stronger than models predict, but I’ll go with SW 30-40 at 5000′ ridgetops, picking up to 40-45 early afternoon. Precip will start around 10pm, falling at r**n on the ski slopes. Total precip overnight will be .3-.4” water value.

Saturday starts off with the freezing level around 6000′, bouncing around during the day between 2500′ and 5500′ and ending up at 4500′ at 7pm. Wind will be SW 25-35 early, picking up to 35-40 around 10am and holding through the rest of the day. The bouncy freezing level is making my job tough, as far as calling precip types. I think we’ll see wet snow interspersed with periods of rain. We’ll get .4-.5” WV of the mix by 4pm, and then another .5-.7” WV by Sunday morning. The optimistic model shows a switch to all snow by 7pm. The pessimistic one shows a switch by 1am. So, let’s call it 4-6” of new snow by Sunday morning. Don’t forgot to set your clocks ahead on Saturday night.

Sunday morning starts off cold and snowy, with the snow level around 1000-1500′. Wind will be SW 35-40 early, picking up to 40-45 during the day and 45-50 in the evening. We’ll see .4-.6” WV between 4am and 4pm, for 5-7” of new snow. Another .4-.5” WV falls by Monday, 4am, for 5-7” additional snow.

Monday looks interesting, with the snow level at 1500′ early, 3000′ by 10am and 5500′ at 1pm, falling back to 1000′ at 4pm as a very fast-moving system flies up the Oregon coast. We’ll see snow flurries in the morning, followed by very heavy precip in the afternoon. I think we’ll see a period of rain in the afternoon, or freezing rain if we are very lucky. Wind will be SW 35-40 early, picking up to 40-60 at 10am and 60-70 at 1pm, dropping back to 40ish at 4pm.

Tuesday looks cold and snowy. Wednesday looks better than it did before, but still likely brings a period of rain or rain/snow/freezing rain/sleet mix to the mountains.

Low elevation snow is possible in the Gorge and Hood River Valley on Tuesday and Wednesday. In events, there’s a rail jam at Timberline tonight and at Meadows tomorrow afternoon.

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