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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Saturday
Sunday
Monday

Good morning!

It’s a mild morning up here on Mt. Hood, but that’s going to change pretty quickly. Right now the freezing level is around 6000’, but it will drop to 3500’ by 9am, 1500’ by 1pm and right down near sea level by 4pm. The cold front causing this will bring snow and wind. We’ll see snow start by noon, with 3-4” by 4pm. Wind will be W 30-40 early, picking up to W 50-55 by 1pm and WNW 50-60 by 4pm, backing off to W 30-35 by 10pm. Yes, it’s going to snow in the Gorge too.

We’ll get another 3-4” of snow by 4am Sunday, with the snow level at 0-500’. We’ll have snow flurries mixed with sunbreaks all day for another 3-4” of snow with W wind at 20-25 all day.

Monday looks a lot like Sunday, with snow flurries and sunbreaks. We’ll have 4-6” of snow during the day, with accumulation becoming heavier after 4pm. The snow level will be at 0-500’ with WNW wind at 30-40 all day.

By Tuesday morning, we’ll have another 7-9” of new snow, with another 7-9” falling by 4pm. The freezing level will be 0-500’. Wind will be W 30-40 early, picking up to WSW 50-55 by 1pm. We’ll see very heavy snowfall, becoming warmer, wetter snow, overnight, for significant accumulation with rising snow levels. This is when we could see a big mess in the Gorge… =)

It looks like the snow will switch to rain sometime mid-morning Wednesday. Same goes for Thursday. If the current forecast holds, a powerful system will swing over Mt. Hood Friday morning, making for crazy exciting wind, varying precip, and all sorts of neat weather variety.

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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Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Good morning!

Wow. Well, this is getting more and more interesting.

Today, once again, looks boring. Mostly clear sky on Mt. Hood with the freezing level around 8500’ today, except in the Gorge, where it’s 24°. Wind NW 10-20 early, building to W 25-35 around 4pm.

Winter returns tomorrow, Saturday. The freezing level will be 8500’ at 4am, 3500’ at 7am, and 500’ or less by 4pm. Snow will start falling sometime between 10am and 1pm. The wind could be an issue tomorrow, starting off at SW 40-45, picking up to WSW 45-55 by 10am and swinging to W 50-60+ at 4pm, and dropping to a still-windy W 40-50 by 7pm. Models are only showing .3” water value during the day, but strong orographics could give us much more snow. Let’s say 3-6” by closing time.

Models show another .4” water value Saturday night so I’ll say 5-7” by 4am, with another .5” water value for 6-8” more by 4pm Sunday with the freezing level at 500’ or less all day Sunday. The wind will be a bit friendlier on Sunday: W 25-35 early, dropping to W 20-25 by 10am and holding all day.

It looks like we’ll only see 1-2” of snow Sunday night into Monday, with partly cloudy skies and orographic snow flurries during the day for no significant accumulation. Wind on Monday will be WNW 25-35 early, going to WNW 30-40 by 10am. Looks like we’ll see a few more inches of snow Monday night into Tuesday, then another 5-7” during the day on Tuesday.

After that, models are two in favor of a warm, wet mess and one in favor of cold and dry. The warm, wet, messy models predict snow levels above 6000’ with 3”+ or rain on Wednesday with very strong wind, 2-3” of rain on Thursday, and several inches of rain on Friday with very strong wind. I think I’m going to vote for the less likely scenario of cold and dry.

Coming up tonight, there are rail jams at both Skibowl and Timberline. For you mountain bikers who don’t mind frigid riding, the Dimwits ride the Cascade Locks EasyCLIMB trail starting at 6:30pm. This weekend is the Burton Mountain Festival at Meadows, with free Burton demos and a snowboard rail jam on Sunday.

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.