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The Forecast

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
	4a-8a	8a-12p	12p-4p	4p-8p	8p-4a
Friday 3000′->5000′
Saturday 4500′->3500′->5000′
Sunday 5000′->4000′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

It’s Friday morning and we’re heading into a period of light precipitation for the next four days or so. I got my butt kicked on my crisis shift yesterday and wasn’t able to get out a forecast. Anyway, precip over the next few days will probably be heavyweight, dense, base-building snow, and not a super-large amount of it.

Friday kicks off cloudy on the slopes. A bit of precip moves in tonight as wet snow, although a short period of drizzle prior to the snowfall isn’t out of the question. The snow level will be 3000′ in the morning, 5000′ in the afternoon, and 4500′ overnight. A trace of snow falls during the day followed by perhaps a bit of drizzle before a transition to 0.1 to 0.2” water equivalent (WE) tonight. That gives us 1-2” wet snow at 5000′ and up. Wind: SW 10-15 this morning, S 15-25 this afternoon, SSW 20-40 in the evening, and SW 15-30 overnight.

Saturday will be cloudy with light snow during the day, a period of clear sky in the evening, and cloudy overnight. The snow level will be 4500′ in the morning, 3500′ in the afternoon, and 5000′ after midnight. About 0.1” to 0.2” WE is forecast during the day. Call that a couple inches of moderately dense snow. Wind: SW 15-30 in the morning, SW 5-15 midday, W 15 in the afternoon, and SSE 20-25 overnight.

Sunday brings a quick burst of heavy snow in the morning followed by light snow in the afternoon. The snow level will be 5000′ in the morning and will bounce around between 3000′ and 4000′ from late morning on. About 0.3” WE is forecast during the day for 2-3” new snow. Another 0.1” to 0.2” falls during the second half of the day. That adds 1-2” new snow to the base. Wind: SSE 20-25 in the morning becoming SW 20-35 in the afternoon and S 10-20 overnight. More snow is forecast Monday and intermittently through next week. The weather doesn’t look particularly cold, but it does look just cold enough, most of the time, for snow. Can’t rule out periods of snain or snain, but we’re also not looking at any gully-washer rain events. Have a great weekend!  

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Easterlies at 15mph or so from Rooster to Viento this morning build to 25-30 from Rooster to Stevenson this afternoon and 20ish at Viento. East of there: 5-10. River flow readings re 81-126kcfs, river temp is 37F, and high temp forecast is 41F. Saturday starts with 25mph from Rooster to Stevenson with 15-20 at Viento. Afternoon wind turns light and variable. High temp: 42F. Sunday starts with 40mph at Rooster, 30mph at Stevenson, and 20mph at Viento. Afternoon: 15mph everywhere. High temp: 43F. Monday: easterlies at 30+ at Rooster.  

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Hood River Weather Forecast

Cloudy, foggy weather adds intermittent drizzle this morning and rain after 4pm. Temps will be in the low-mid 30’s early and upper 30’s later. Easterlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be drizzly during the day and cloudy overnight. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and near 40 later. Easterlies in the morning. Light and variable wind later. No rainbows. Sunday brings heavy rain for a few hours in the morning (could actually be a couple inches of snow) followed by drizzle through noon and showers later. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and upper 30’s later. Easterlies. No rainbows.

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Local-ish Events

Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!
Regular weekly events: Monday brings forest bathing and meditation walk. Meet at 5:15pm Mondays in November at the corner of Arrowhead Ave and Indian Creek Road. Suggested donation up to $20. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, there’s a run from Pine Street Bakery. On Friday’s at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class (brand new) at Yoga Samadhi. There’s a weekly group paddle to the Event Site on Sunday at 11 am followed by a free pint at the fire pit at Ferment. That’s the “Paddle n’ Pint”. Also: Wednesday Paddle Sprints at the Event Site at Noon. The sprint course is 2 two laps around the sailing buoy near Wells Island and back – 3.5 miles.

An outdoor related event coming up: Gorge Ultimate starts its Winter League January 8th on Sundays from 5-7 at the Hood River High School Lighted Turf, but will be in a gym if snow is on the turf. Sign up to be on a team by Dec 31st, or be a sub: https://gorge.ultimatecentral.com/e/winter-league-2023  

Cycling

DO NOT ride Syncline! It’s super muddy and there are creeks running down the trails. If you ride, you’ll do major damage. Please ride gravel roads instead! Same goes for other trails – muddy enough that you’ll damage them. Perhaps you could try the Deschutes or Klickitat trails, but roads and gravel are better choices for the health of the trail systems. The Family Man closure kicked off on November 1st – the area around Family Man and Riordan Hill Road will be closed into December. If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.  

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