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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Good morning!

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Clear sky, light wind, gonna stay that way all day. Temps on Mt. Hood today will be in the teens early, rising to the mid-twenties according to the models, but most likely closer to 30 in reality. The wind will be light, either west or north.

The freezing level rises tonight, hitting 5500’ or so by Thursday morning. High clouds move in around sunrise, as does warmer air aloft and clouds lower down. We’ll probably see a brief shot of light precip between 7am and 10am, most likely sleet or snow, but there is a slight chance of freezing rain. By 10am, the free air freezing level will be back around 4000’, with low clouds/fog and clearing above. Skies clear around 7pm, with temps just above freezing in the 4000-7000’ elevations. Wind on Thursday will be SW 15-20 early, rising to SW 25-30 by 7am and swinging to WNW 20-25+ by 10am and holding for the rest of the day.

Friday morning looks clear with clouds overhead by 1pm and precip by 4pm. The freezing level will be at 5500’ early, rising a bit to 6000’ by 4pm, and then crashing over the next few hours: 3500’ by 7pm and 1000’ by 10pm. We’ll see a heavy shot of rain between 4pm and 7pm, perhaps .4-.5” water value (WV), switching to snow, with another .6-.8” falling by 4am Saturday, for 5-7” of new snow. Wind will be SW 10-15 early, 25-30 at 1pm, and then it will swing to WNW 35-40+ overnight.

Saturday look a bit on the exciting side with snow, wind, and the freezing level at 1000’ or so. We’ll see .6-.8” WV during the day Saturday, for 6-9” of new snow by 4pm. That’s great. The wind, not so great: W 30 early, going to WNW 30-35 by 7am, W 40-45+ by 1pm and NW 40+ by 7pm. Why? Because models are currently forecasting the low pressure system associated with this storm to pass just north of Mt. Hood. A small change in the weather features upstream of us could change this scenario, both as far as snowfall amounts and wind speeds.

Sunday looks clouds early with partly cloudy skies and sunshine in the afternoon.

Have a great day today!

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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Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday

Good morning!

So… your sponsor for the next couple of weeks is the new 10 Speed, 10 Speed the deluxe, the roasting house, the home of the best beans in the Gorge. Sure, there’s 10 Speed on the Heights, in Mosier, and in White Salmon, but this one is at 13th and State in Hood River, it’s open ’til 8pm, and it’s got beer, with $3.50 pints during happy hour, 5-6pm! And… delicious food, with pastries baked on site. And… we’re giving away gift certificates to people who’ve sponsored this report in the past. Yet another fine reason to show your support!

Today started off partly cloudy, but that’s not going to last long with a fast-moving system approaching. We’ll see snow start falling by 1pm, with the snow level at 1500’ in the morning, dropping to 500’ by 7pm. We’re not going to see much snowfall; total water value of .1-.2” at best gives us 1-3” of new snow, likely on the low end of that. Wind will be SW 15-20 this morning, picking up to SW 25-30 by 1pm, dropping off a bit in the afternoon and swinging to NW 15-25 with clearing skies by 7pm. One thing to note: there is a decent chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.

Wednesday looks clear and calm. The free air freezing (FAF) level will be 500’ early, warming to 2000’ in the afternoon and 5000’ overnight. I wouldn’t be surprised to see temps warm up a lot faster than models are predicting. Wind will be N 5-10 early, becoming light and variable. My beacon, shovel, probe and partner are stuffed into my pack, just in case.

Thursday starts off pretty warm, with cloudy skies, with the FAF at 6000’ and a stable temp profile up to 7500’. The freezing level will be at 7500’ by 1pm, dropping to 6500’ by 4pm and 5500’ by 7pm. We’re going to see some on-and-off precip during the day. Not much, but .1-.2” WV, and that’s most likely going to fall as r**n below 6500’. Precip will end by 10pm. Wind on Thursday will be SW 15-20 early going to SW 30ish by 10am and W 30ish by 4pm, dropping a bit to W 20-30 by 7pm.

Models aren’t agreeing yet on the timing of Friday’s system. At this point, it looks like the freezing level will be at 6000’+ when heavy precip hits around 7-10pm. It will stay rain until the 10pm/1am time period. Then it will switch to heavy snow. Why will it do this? Clearly Mother Nature thinks my friends at Meadows lift maintenance should get baked goods on Saturday, perhaps a pie? Snow continues during the day Saturday. At this point, it’s hard to tell how much of the initial shot will fall as snow, so I’ll leave it undiscussed for now, but it looks like we’ll see 4-6” of new during the day Saturday. Sunday brings continued orographic flurries and sunbreaks.

Models are still futzing around about the extended forecast, so I’ll just leave this as it is.

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.