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2/13 Forecast

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday

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!

Sadly we didn’t get the 2-4” or 1-2” or whatever I said we’d get last night. Meadows has under 1” of new snow, and that’s not quite enough to give us epic packed powder groom, which leaves me at home baking goodies today. We’ll see the snow level around 2000’ today, with continued light snow, tapering off after 11am, with clearing skies tonight. We’ll get 1-2” max out of today’s system. Wind will be light west this morning, going to NW 5-10 by 1pm and NW 15-20 tonight.

Tuesday morning brings low clouds with clear skies or thin high overcast above Mt. Hood. We’ll see another shot of snow between 4pm and 10pm, for about .2” water value and about 2” of new snow. The snow level will be at 1000’ or less, and the wind will be WNW 10-15 early, swinging to WSW 15-20 by 10am and WSW 20-25 by 4pm, becoming light and variable late evening.

Wednesday looks clear with NE wind at 10-15. The freezing level will be at the surface early, with temps rising into the upper twenties to low thirties from 0’-6000’ in the afternoon. Seems like it might be a nice day for hiking in the backcountry or not-so-slackcountry, if the forecast holds.

Thursday starts off clear, becoming cloudy by 1pm with light precip starting around 4pm and tapering off by midnight. The freezing level will be between 6000’ and 6500’, meaning whatever light precip we see in the Cascades will likely fall as r**n down low and snow up high. Wind will be W 5-10 Thursday morning, going to SW 20-25 by 1pm and swinging to NE 20-30 by 7pm.

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.










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2/12 Mt. Hood Forecast

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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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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday

Good morning!

Guess what guys? It’s time for the return of sponsors and prize giveaways! Yes, that’s right! 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 (for your apres-ski pleasure), 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 lots of gift certificates to people on the email list. Yet another reason to support this forecast with a little donation! Anyway, that’s not what’s important. Go check out 10 Speed the next time you’re in the neighborhood!

It’s Sunday, and that’s how the weather will start off on Mt. Hood today: Sun-ny! Clouds move in early afternoon, and snow starts falling by 7pm. The freezing level will be at 3000’ early, dropping to 2500’ by 1pm and 500’ by 7pm. Wind will be WNW 10-15, switching to WSW 10-15 by 1pm. Total precip overnight will be around .3” water value (WV) for 2-4” of new snow by 4am Monday.

We’ll see continuing snow flurries through the day Monday with the snow level at 500’ early, rising to 1000’ around 7am. Wind will be NW 15-20 early, becoming light and variable. Total snowfall before 4pm will be .1-.2” WV for 2-3” of new snow, at best.

Flurries continue Tuesday morning with the snow level less than 1000’. Those flurries should end by 10am, with skies slowly clearing. Wind will be NW 5-10 becoming light E or light and variable. Total snowfall will be .1-.2” WV for 1-2” of new.

Models suggest clear skies and light NW wind on Wednesday, with the snow level at 1000’ early, rising to 7500’ in the afternoon as high pressure builds over the Northwest. After Wednesday, models are all over the place, but are suggesting a return to a wetter pattern towards the end of the week. Cross your fingers.

As for the chance of snow in the Gorge, I’d say it’s pretty likely tonight, with 1-2” falling overnight.

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.