Mt. Hood snow and Gorge wind forecast | The Gorge is my Gym

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Good morning!

Clouds from the next warm front are already sliding into the Northwest, ending hopes for a sunny day on Mt. Hood. We’ll have high overcast skies today with slowly lowering ceilings and maybe a few flurries. The snow level will be at 2000’ early, rising to 4000’ by 5pm. Total precip will be less than .1”. Models snow winds at NW 20-25, but given how quickly the clouds have moved in, I think W or WSW is more likely, at 10-20.

Tomorrow looks snowy, but models are all over the place with precip amounts. The snow level will be at 3000’ early, rising to 5000’ by 11am, going briefly to 5500’-6000’ around 5pm and tehn dropping to 4000’ by 11pm. We’ll see moderate snow from 5am-noon, tapering off, and then picking up again after midnight. Models say .3-.5” during the day, so let’s go with 3-4” of new, and then .4-1” overnight (see, I said they were all over the place), for a conservative call of 4-6” by Monday morning. The wind on Sunday will be SW 20-25 in the morning, buildling to SW 40-45 by 2pm.

The snow level will fall to 1500’ by Monday morning, falling as low as 500’ during the day as the cold front swings through. Total precip Monday will be .5-1.25” (see, still all over the place), for 6-8” of new light and fluffy snow. Winds will be W 25-35 in the morning, dropping to W 20-25 by 11am.

Tuesday looks dry with light wind. We’ll see another round of heavy snow Wednesday night into Thursday.

The Gorge wind forecast for today is 17-21 by mid-morning from Hood River all the way to Roosevelt. Because this is a warm front moving in, it’s going to be gusty. Tomorrow looks light. Monday looks windier, if colder, with 24-28 east of The Dalles and gusty 16-19 under the clouds near Hood River.

Temira

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Good morning!

The forecast has been promising sunshine on Mt. Hood all week, and now, with some solid NE winds blowing, there are orographic snow flurries up there. Generally we end up with flurries mixed with sunshine, so it’s still going to be a nice day on the hill, and the limited cloud cover should help protect the snow. Even so, we’ll see the freezing level spike to near 4000’ or higher in the afternoon as sies clear. Winds will be NE 20-30 early, swinging around to the NW in the afternoon. Total preicp will be less than .1” WV for just a trace of new.

Tomorrow starts off clear and cold with NW wind at 25-35+ early, going to WNW 20-30 by 2pm. It should be clear in the morning unless the NW winds give us orographic flurries mixed with sunbreaks. The freezing level will be at 2000’, rising to 4000’ by afternoon. Clouds from the next system will start moving in around 2pm.

The forecast is looking better for Sunday, temperature-wise. The freezing level will be at 3000’ early, rising to 5000’ by 4pm, and then plumetting to 500-1000’ by Monday morning. Snow starts falling around 8am, moderate through noon, backing off until 4pm, and then dumping all night. We’ll see about .3” in the morning and another .7” WV overnight, for 3” of snow during the day and 8-10” overnight. Winds on Sunday will be SW 25-30 early rising to SW 45-50 in the afternoon.

Monday looks like a good day for powder skiing, with the snow level around 1000’ all day and continued snow showers for .3” WV and another 3-4” of snow. Winds Monday look like W 30 early, dropping to W 20 by 11am.

The Gorge wind forecast today looks gusty today, with northerly flow screwing up the wind. You’ll be able to find gusty 16-19 today from Hood River eastward. Tomorrow looks like W 17-20 in the Corridor and 22-25 out east. An upper low off the coast will limit Gorge wind on Sunday, but it will become windy Sunday night into Monday morning. Monday brings gusty 22-25 east of The Dalles and gusty 16-19 near Hood River.

Temira