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The Forecast
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| Friday 1000′->2500′->1000′ |
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
Everything froze up nice and solid on the slopes last night. Down low, you’ll find bulletproof frozen granular snow. Up high, a random mix of all sorts of conditions. Nordic groom is reportedly bulletproof with poor trackset penetration. What we see is what we’ll have until next week, perhaps late Tuesday or early Wednesday, when snow returns. Improvement will come in the form of corn snow over the next few days. FYI, Meadows Nordic has a Strava race going on for the next few weeks. Look them up on Strava and participate!
Looking at Friday, we start with sun up high and some clouds in the valleys. Models insist on a chance of partly cloudy sky with scattered flurries. Hmmm…. seems unlikely, but we’ll keep it in there just in case. The free air freezing level (FAF) will be 1000′ in the morning, 2500′ in the afternoon, and 1000′ overnight. Wind: NW 5-10 early, N 10+ in the afternoon, and NE 20 overnight.
Saturday will be clear. The FAF will be 1000′ in the morning, 3000′ in the afternoon, and 1000′ overnight. Wind: NE 20 early, N 10+ in the afternoon, and NNW 10+ overnight. Sunday will also be sunny. The FAF starts at 1000′, rises to 2000′ in the afternoon, and climbs to 4500′ overnight. Wind: NNW 10+ early, N 10+ later, and NNE 10+ overnight.
Monday starts clear with high clouds and warmer temps. Tuesday: high overcast and warmer transitioning to rain then snow in the afternoon. Looking deep into the future, we see a switch to a wetter pattern with significant snow accumulation likely. Have fun!
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
It’s Friday, TGIF. Westerlies max out today at 11-14 from Stevenson to Arlington. River flow is 155kcfs, river temp is 39F, and high temp forecast is 52F. Saturday starts with W 7-10 and turns calm. High temp: 53F. Sunday starts with W 10-13 from Stevenson to Rufus and turns to light easterlies. High temp: 55F.
Bonus Coast Forecast (north/central/south, waves; wind N unless otherwise specified). Friday: 20-25/20-25/25-30, W swell 7′ at 10 seconds. Saturday: 10-15/20-25/30-35, NW 8′ @ 10. Sunday: 5-10/15-20/30-35, NW 6′ @ 15.
Coast, Jones, Coast
Done until spring, unless there’s an obvious Coast or Sauvie’s or Jones day.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Partly cloudy morning. Partly cloudy afternoon. Clear tonight. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and low 50’s later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be sunny all day. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and low-mid 50’s later. Light westerlies becoming calm. No rainbows. Sunday will be sunny. Temps will be right near freezing or just above in the morning with mid 50’s in the afternoon. Light westerlies turn light easterly. No rainbows.
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Cycling
Be cautious about your trail choices right now – some are too wet to ride. If you damage the trails, people have to spend time fixing them rather than building new trails for you to ride. If you did ride the trails, the best thing you can do is 1) donate money to the Hood River Area Trail Stewards or 2) show up for every single trail work party that happens this spring.
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. At 7am on Friday morning, you can get a donut and coffee for going for a run at Kickstand Coffee. There’s a night-lit shop mountain bike ride with the Mountain View Cycles crew at Syncline on Wednesday evenings at 5:45pm. The Cold Lap mixed surface ride is at Dirty Fingers at 2pm on Sundays. The John Craig memorial ski race and tour is March 19th in Sisters on McKenzie Pass.
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