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The Forecast
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| Friday 7000′->4000′->8000′ |
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
Mild and uninteresting weather continues for the next week or so. Much of this time will have temps well above freezing on the slopes. Models are hinting at a pattern change 10 days out, but the signal isn’t universal.
Your Friday starts with high clouds over the slopes. Models suggest partly cloudy sky this afternoon followed by just a touch of precip tonight. The snow level will be 7000′ this morning, 4000′ when the cold front hits. The free air freezing level after midnight will be about 8000′ with temps varying widely below that. Just 0.1” water equivalent (WE) is forecast tonight. That will likely fall as snow, and could be up to 2”-3” thanks to orographic enhancement. Wind: WSW 15-25 this morning, W 45 late afternoon, and NW 25-35 after midnight.
Saturday starts with a few orographic mixed precip showers (freezing mist, likely, and probably just at lower elevations) and quickly turns clear. The freezing level will be 8000′ in the morning and will rise to 9000′ in the afternoon as low-elevation cold pockets are flushed out. Just a trace of precip is forecast. Wind: NW 25-35 in the morning, NE 10-15 in the afternoon, and SE 10-15 after midnight.
Sunday looks clear and warm with the freezing level rising from 9000′ in the morning to 10,000′ in the afternoon. On-slope temps will be in the upper 40’s much of the day and will fall to the upper 30’s in the evening. Wind: SE 10-15 in the morning, SW 0-10 in the afternoon, and W 25 overnight.
Note on wind speeds. Different wind directions are experienced in different ways on Mt. Hood. For example, west wind at 50mph will hit the slopes and exposed ridges at W 50. SW 50 may hit the ridges at SW 50, but will likely only be SW 20 below tree line. Hence the ranges for wind. Depends where you are on the mountain. Hopefully that helps clarify.
Gorge Wind Forecast
Light and variable wind starts Friday. The wind picks up to W 12-15 west of Swell and east of The Dalles this afternoon with calm wind in the central Gorge. River flow is 142kcfs, river temp is 36F, and high temp forecast is 49F. Saturday starts with W 21-24 from Stevenson to Hood River with 14-17 to Boardman. That lasts until mid to late morning. Afternoon, the wind drops to 12-15 or less and goes calm by 4pm and easterly after sunset. High temp: 45F. Sunday starts with E 35-40 at Rooster and E 25-30 at Stevenson. The wind drops to 25-30 at rooster and 20-25 at Stevenson in the afternoon. High temp: 44F or less.
Coast, Jones, Coast
Done until spring, unless there’s an obvious Coast or Sauvie’s or Jones day.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Nothing cloud this morning turns partly cloudy midday and cloudy this afternoon with drizzle after 4pm. Temps will be in the low 30’s early and upper 40’s later. Light westerlies. 45% chance of rainbows. Saturday starts mostly cloudy and ends mostly clear with a chance of a partial nothing. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and mid 40’s later. Moderate westerlies becoming calm in the afternoon. No rainbows. Sunday will be clear. Temps will be in the low 30’s early and mid 40’s later. Easterlies. No rainbows.
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Cycling
FREEZE-THAW ALERT: if you notice that temps were below freezing last night and will be above freezing today, don’t ride any trail that’s not under a tree canopy. If you do so, you WILL do significant damage. DON’T DO IT! Plentiful rain recently means most tree-covered trails are muddy. Please don’t ride them either. If you do, you’ll be doing significant and possibly permanent damage. No really, please don’t. There are lots of gravel roads and lots of pavement you can ride instead. Enjoy!
Local Events
Please let me know about events. I often only hear about them if you folx let me know!
Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is back. Meet there at 6pm. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. There’s a night-lit shop mountain bike ride with the Mountain View Cycles crew at Syncline on Wednesday evenings at 5:45pm.
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