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| Friday 9000′->1500′ |
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| Saturday 1500′->5500′ |
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
Mt. Hood is looking at snowfall Friday afternoon through Saturday morning, making Saturday the day to be on the hill this weekend. Warmer weather on Sunday leads into mixed precip Sunday night, clouds Monday, and rain transitioning to a downpour as Monday night becomes Tuesday.
Friday’s details: a cold front arriving mid-afternoon will drop temps and bring snowfall to Mt. Hood. The snow level will be 9000′ this morning, 5000′ when the precip hits, and down to 1500′ after midnight. We’ll see about 0.2” water value (WV) by 4pm followed by 0.5” WV overnight. That’ll give us 1-2” of dense snow this afternoon and 5-6” of increasingly light and fluffy snow tonight. Wind will be SW 30ish (higher above treeline) all day and W 25 overnight.
Saturday sees snow flurries under cloudy sky during the day followed by a round of light mixed precip overnight. The snow level will be 1500′ early, 5000′ in the afternoon, 4000′ when the precip hits, and 5500′-6000′ overnight. We’ll see a trace of new snow during the day. Overnight, 0.1” to 0.2” falls as either very wet snow or snow-rain mix, for no significant accumulation at 5000′. Wind Saturday will be W 25 early and SW 15-20 in the afternoon and evening.
Temps stay relatively warm on Sunday before briefly dropping Sunday night. Light mist will fall during the day and mixed precip arrives overnight. The snow level will be 5500′ early, max 7500′ in the afternoon, 5500′ around 10pm, and 3500′ after midnight. A trace of mist/rain will fall during the day, along with a high probability of fog. About 0.3” WV falls overnight, for up to 1-2” of wet snow. Wind will be SW 15-20 early, SW 25-30 in the afternoon, and WSW 30 after midnight.
Monday may start off dry or with flurries, but we’ll see rain move in around 4pm. 1.5” or so falls overnight. The current forecast for the 24 hour period known as “Tuesday” contains up to 4” of rain with a snow level of 9000′.
Gorge Wind Forecast
Friday morning starts out with easterlies at 30-35 near Rooster and 20-25 near Stevenson and Viento. Those will be gone by 10am. The rest of the daylight hours look calm. Around sunset, as the front swings through, the wind will pick up out of the west: 12-15 Stevenson to Viento, 10-13 Hood River to The Dalles, and gusty 23-27 east of The Dalles. Saturday starts off with light easterlies and picks up to 30-35 near Rooster and 20-25 near Stevenson. Sunday starts with E 40-45 near Rooster Rock and 30-35 near Stevenson and fades to light wind after 1pm.
JONES, SAUVIE’S, COAST: now on vacation for the fall and winter. Will return in spring.
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Gorge Weather Forecast
It’s a cloudy start to Friday. Rain moves in after 1pm. Temps will be in the low 30’s early and upper 40’s later. East wind early, west wind late, calm wind in between. 29% chance of rainbows. Saturday may have a few sprinkles early, but mostly it looks dry until 7pm, after which rain falls. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and low 40’s later. East wind. No rainbows. Sunday looks rainy all day. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and mid 40’s later. East wind. No rainbows. Monday looks rainy all day, and Tuesday looks very, very rainy.
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Road and Mountain Biking
Stay out of Post – it’s too muddy and too freeze-thawy. Even if you have a fat bike. You’re damaging delicate trails and undoing the hard work of many, many volunteers. The Power Station has a really wonderful virtual bike setup. I know it’s not the same, but it’s better than damaging the dirt.
Upcoming Events
At 7am on Friday, there’s the Kickstand Coffee Run, where jogging or walking 4 miles gets you a free cup of coffee and a donut. There’s a by-donation yoga class at Yoga Samadhi at 4:15 on Friday afternoons. Saturday is the Big Winds Locals Sale with giant discounts on most 2018 gear.
Random Morning Thoughts
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
