It started snowing around 3am on Mt. Hood, and it looks like we’ll see heavy precip through mid-afternoon, followed by flurries tonight. The snow level will be around 3000′ this morning, may rise to around 5000′ between 10am and noon, and then will drop back to 2500′ for the rest of the day. We’ll see .9” water value (WV) during the day, for 6-8” of relatively heavy snow, maybe with some sleet or needles mixed in for a while. We’ll see another .3” WV tonight, for 2-4” of regular old snow. Wind today will be SW 15 early, turning to a blistering W 45 around noon and staying there for the rest of the day. Continued after the chart.
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast, continued…
Saturday sees orographyic snow flurries all day long, tapering off in the afternoon. The snow level will be around 1500′ all day long. We’ll see .1-.3” WV during the day, for 1-3” of new snow by 4pm, followed by another .1” WV overnight, for up to an inch of accumulation. Wind on Saturday will be WNW 25 in the morning, slowly fading to WNW 15 in the afternoon.
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Sunday looks partly to mostly sunny with some occasional flurries possible. A heavier round of snow moves in after midnight. The snow level Sunday will be less than 1000′ all day. We’ll see no accumulation during the day, and then we’ll see .1-.2” WV after midnight, for 1-2” of snow by 4am Monday. Wind on Sunday will be WNW 10 in the morning, picking up to NW 10-20 in the afternoon.
Monday looks snowy and windy. The snow level will be less than 1000′, and Mt. Hood should receive about 5” of new snow. Tuesday brings another round of heavy snow to Mt. Hood.
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Gorge Wind Forecast
East wind at 20-25 this morning switches to west wind at 20-23 from Stevenson to Mosier this afternoon with 25-29 from Rowena (maybe from The Dalles) eastward this afternoon. Tomorrow looks like W 13-16 pretty much all day from Stevenson east to Arlington. Sunday looks like light westerlies, and Monday looks like W 13-16.
Random Morning Thoughts
I’m thinking this morning about how complex the simplest interactions can be. Take this as an example: I, as you may have noticed, am a loquacious communicator. I like to play with words, express emotions, use colorful language and, in my emails and texts with close acquaintances, I like to use emoticons. My therapist, on the other hand, prefers simplicity. I experience his simple style as brusque and somewhat rude, and he experiences my style as (I hate to put words in his mouth) intrusive? Irritating? Off-putting?
None of these conclusions we’ve made are true; we’re simply communicating in different ways.
We, all of us, do this all the time. We create stories about other people’s actions, words, availability to be with us, etc., etc., etc. And then we act in accordance with the stories we’ve created, rather than in accordance with the other person’s true intent. It’s difficult to catch when we’re doing this, but it’s imperative if we want to have healthy relationships with good communication.
If you can catch yourself making an assumption, you can check in with the other person right there in the moment, and that will bring you closer together. For example, you can say to someone, “I experience your terse text messages as you not wanting to talk to me.” The other party may reply, “No, I do want to talk to you, but I’m driving and don’t want to text, but I don’t want to leave you hanging.”
The other party may also reply, “Oh for god’s sake, don’t be so sensitive,” in which case, they are blaming you and not respecting your vulnerability. If this happens a lot, you may want to reevaluate your reasons for staying connected to this person. But that’s a different issue altogether!
Back to my point – before you act on your reactions to a situation, check in with the other party. Cuz really, there’s no point in getting all riled up and upset over a creation of your imagination, now is there? Have an awesome day!
Disclaimer required by my grad school program: I am not your therapist. I am your weather forecaster. Take everything I say with a grain of salt, and consult with your actual therapist about your mental health issues.
Gorge Weather Forecast
Quite a bit of rain is falling in the Gorge this morning, and that heavy rain will continue through early afternoon before turning showery through Saturday morning. Temps today will be in the low 40’s early and the mid 40’s in the afternoon. East wind early, moderate westerlies after noon, 99% chance of rainbows.
Saturday sees partly cloudy sky with on-and-off sprinkles pretty much all day. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and the mid 40’s in the afternoon. If the sky is clear enough Saturday morning, we’ll probably see some black ice, so be careful on the roads. Light west wind. 89% chance of rainbows.
Sunday will likely start off with the Nothing and become partly cloudy in the afternoon. Temps will be right around freezing early and in the low 40’s in the afternoon. Once again, we’re likely to see icy roads Sunday morning, so be careful out there. Light wind, no rainbows.
It’s starting to look like we may see a mix of snow, sleet and rain on Monday morning, with a better chance of sticking snow on Tuesday morning. Stay tuned for updates to this forecast!
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White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
I went for a jog in Post Canyon a couple days ago and was pretty stunned to see a few people mountain biking. People, it’s way too wet in there to be riding – you’ll damage the trails, and then our hard-working volunteers will have to fix them, rather than building new trails. I know, it’s hard to not go riding for weeks and weeks on end, but it’s winter, and sometimes that’s what you have to do!
Riverside and Cebu Restaurants. Yum.
Riverside is offering again its Winter Special: Buy 1 Pasta, Get 2nd Pasta FREE! Valid Sunday – Thursday, 4 pm – 9 pm with 20 of Chef Mark DeResta’s specialty pasta dishes (gluten-free options too). Available in Riverside and Cebu at the Best Western Plus Hood River Inn. $5 Kids Menu offered in Riverside. (Not valid on Feb. 14, on to go orders, or with other discounts.) 541-386-4410 for reservations www.riversidehoodriver.com
Upcoming Events
It’s Friday, and if you’re up early enough on this rainy morning, you can do the Kickstand Coffee run. 4.1 miles of jogging gets you a free cup of coffee and a donut. Meet at Kickstand Coffee, 13th and State, at 7am. Coming up this evening, it’s the annual Helping Hands Aporkocalypse fundraiser. $20 gets you in the door for excellent bacon-themed goodies from local restaurants and amateur chefs.
Have an awesome day today!
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