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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Saturday
Sunday
Monday

Good morning,

Today looks like a snow showery morning on Mt. Hood with skies becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. We’ll see a trace of snow this morning, with the snow level at 4000′. As high pressure builds in and the sky clears, wthe freezing level rises to 6000′ by 11am and 7000′ by 5pm. Wind this morning will be Eish 20-30, swinging to S 25-30 by 11am and S 15-20 in the evening.

Looks like we will have partly cloudy conditions Sunday with the freezing level at 6500′ early, dropping to 6000′ midday and 5500′ in the evening. Wind on Sunday will be ESE 15-20 early, dropping to E 10 mid-morning, light and variable in the afternoon, and NW 10-15 in the evening. We’ll see .2-.3” WV overnight, for 1-3” of new snow.

Monday starts off with snow flurries as the freezing level crashes from 5500′ Sunday night to 1000′ Monday morning. Skies clear by 11am, becoming cloudy again in the evening. We’ll see the snow level slowly rise from 1000′ in the morning to 2500′ by 2pm and 4000′ by 8pm. Wind on Monday will be W 15-20 early, rising to 20-25 mid-morning and swinging to SW 20-25 in the afternoon. No significant precipitation.

Tuesday brings more snow, but models aren’t really agreeing. At this point, it looks like we’ll see a couple inches during the day with the snow level around 4000′. Wind will be SW 40-45 early, dropping to 20-25 by 2pm.

More significant snowfall arrives Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. At this point, models point to heavy snowfall, with the possibility of rain on Thursday.

The windsurfing and kiting forecast looks good as well, with east winds at 25-35 today, west wind at 22-26 late tomorrow afternoon, and west at 26-30 on Monday.

Have an awesome day.

Temira

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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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Friday
Saturday
Thursday

Good morning,

Did you miss me? I missed you guys… kinda… I was too busy skiing powder at Crystal to really think about it! Wow… I love that place. It’s not just the skiing. The regulars up there are so nice!

Anyway… I hope you enjoyed the schiessetonne of new snow mentioned in the last forecast I wrote. There’s nothing like that in the short-term Mt. Hood forecast. Today looks clear, with high clouds at points during the day. The nominal freezing level will be at 500′ early, 1500′ by mid-afternoon, and 2000′ rising to 5500′ overnight. I say nominal, because the strong March sun is probably going to make the freezing level quite a bit higher than models predict. Wind will be light today, at 10-15 all day. No precip.

We may see a few showers tomorrow, but most likely we’ll start off the day with clear skies. High clouds move in midday. The freezing level will be 5500′ early, rising to 6000′ by 2pm. Wind will be SE 20-30, swinging to the S at 15-20 mid-afternoon. Total precip will be less than .1” for the 4am Saturday to 4am Sunday time period. Any precip that falls will be light rain, but there won’t be much, and it won’t happen until late in the day, if at all.

Sunday looks clear with the freezing level at 6000′, rising to 7000′. Wind will be SE 30-40 early, going to S 20-30, then E 10-15 by 11am.

A weather system swings through early Monday morning. The freezing level will be at 6000′ early, dropping to 2000′ at 8am and 1000′ at 11am, rising to 2000′ in the afternoon. Wind will be W 20-30 all morning, swinging to SW 20-30 in the afternoon. We’ll bet .1-.3” water value between 4am and 2pm, for a trace of rain followed by 1-2” of new snow.

Tue/Wed bring snow showers. If the extended models bear fruit, the next strong system swings through Thur/Fri.

If you’re hoping to windsurf or kite, we’ll have east wind at 20-24 today, 25-29 on Saturday, no wind on Sunday, and 28-32 in the eastern Gorge on Monday with 17-20 in the western Gorge.

In events, Saturday is the Upper Wind River Whitewater Festival. It’s a big weekend at Skibowl, with the Goggle Tan Rail Jam, the Snow Beach Festival and the pond skim. It’s also my condo association’s annual meeting. Yes, I know you’re stoked about that one!

Have an awesome day.

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 March 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.