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

Good morning!

Mountain Weather Forecast:

What a gorgeous day it is. Everyone escape your caves today and spend at least a few minutes in the sun.

Today starts off with NW wind at 20-30 up high, fading to light and variable by 1pm. Skies will be clear and the free air freezing level will be 8-9000’.

Tomorrow looks clear as well, with light and variable wind early, going to W 5-10 by 4pm. The free air freezing level will be at least 9-10000’.

Thursday looks clear and dry with the free air freezing level at 9-10000’ with SW wind at 5-10 all day.

We’ll see clouds move in overnight Thursday with some light precipstarting around 10am. The snow level starts at 6500’, but falls to 5500 by 10am and 4000’ by 4pm. We’re going to see maybe .1” to .2” of water value, so just an inch or two of snow, by Saturday morning. Winds on Friday will be SW 20-30 early switching to WNW 20-30 by 4pm. That’s probably not going to be enough to cause any serious issues.

It looks like we’ll see 3-4” of snow Saturday as the southern edge of a system clips us.

Until then, enjoy the sunshine, and pray for more snow next week (at this time models suggest high pressure will build back in after Saturday). Have an awesome day today!

Gorge Forecast:

Light westerlies this morning will fade as high pressure builds in. We’ll see some easterlies in the 20-25 range the next couple of days. The Nothing will reside over the Gorge, more than likely, keeping things gloomy. Head to the mountain for some relief.

Temira

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Good morning. Your weekend forecast is late again. You can thank the windy weather on Mt. Hood for that.

Mountain Weather Forecast:

Today looks cloudy and windier than models are showing. Models show winds at 20-30, and we’re seeing 50-60 at 8000’ right now, which has lifts on standby at Meadows. Anyway, winds are supposed to die later, but given that this front isn’t supposed to pass until late in the day, I don’t see a significant decrease in the wind (that should guarantee it will back off). We’ll see a chance of light, intermittent sprinkles – more like scattered raindrops – today as well, with less than .10” possible. By tonight, winds should be down to NNW 15-20. The freezing level will be at 8000’ today, falling to 6500-7000’ by Monday morning.

We’ll see more scattered raindrops tomorrow, with periods of steady light drizzle for a total of .1” of precip or less. Morning winds will be WSW 15-25, rising to SW 30-40 by 1pm, turning to W 30-40 by 4pm. The snow level will slowly fall during the day to about 4000-4500’ overnight, rising back to 6500’ by Tuesday morning.

Tuesday looks dry, with the FAF rising from 6500’ to 8000’ by afternoon. Winds early will be NW 20-25, backing off to “light and variable” by 1pm.

We’ll see light and variable winds on Wednesday, rising to E 10-15 in the afternoon, with sunny skies, no precipitation, and the FAF around 9-10000’.

Gorge Wind Forecast:

Today brings light west winds in the 13-18 range in the desert. Tomorrow looks light. We’ll see early morning westerlies at 17-21 on Tuesday. Winds switch by Tuesday afternoon, becoming east at 18-22 on Wednesday. The Columbia River is currently 39 degrees.

Here’s the sad word from NOAA this morning: “THE LONG TERM IS NOT CHARACTERISTIC OF A LA NINA WINTER PATTERN…MORE LIKE AN EL NINO.”

Somebody please do something about this.

Thanks, and have a great day today!

Temira

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