Friday: get the snow early, really early. pineapple rain is coming.

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Today’s Mt. Hood Weather Forecast

Snow level	4a-8a	8a-12p	12p-4p	4p-8p	8p-4a
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
Friday 4000′->8500′
Saturday 8000′
Sunday 8000′->9500′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

The resorts picked up about half a foot of snow during the day on Thursday. While we’ll see a little snow Friday morning, we’re mostly going to see rain for the next 6 days. Lots of rain, potentially. Don’t let that dissuade you. Fully-transformed (granular) wet snow is super consistent and fun. Let’s hope we get there quickly!

Friday starts out cloudy with light snow. The p-type starts to change mid-morning and will be all rain, all the time, by early afternoon. The snow level starts around 4000′ and rises to 8500′. About 0.7” water equivalent (WE) is forecast during the day. That’s maybe a couple inches of snow before the switch to rain. Overnight, models currently call for about 1.6” rain. Thankfully, we’ll have SW wind, not W or NW, so orographic enhancement should be minimal. Wind: SSW 15-20 in the morning, SW 20-25 in the afternoon, and SW 15-20 overnight.

Saturday looks rainy, but probably less rainy. Of note: temps at 5000′ will rise to +5 or +6C – 40-42F. The snow level will be 8000′ for the 24 hour period. As of right now, 0.4” rain is forecast during the day and 0.2” rain overnight. Wind: SW 10-20 in the morning, SW 15-25 in the afternoon, and SW 25-40 overnight. Sunday sees the snow level rise from 8000′ to 9500′. About 0.8” rain is forecast during the day. Overnight: dry and very warm – approaching 10C or 50F. Wind: SW 25-40 in the morning, SW 10-20 in the afternoon, and SW 20-30 overnight.

Models had previously called for dry weather for at least Monday and Tuesday and possibly Wednesday. Not now. Now we have all sorts of ideas about what will happen for the first couple days of the week. The atmospheric river causing all the rain will likely move north for a bit, but it’s unclear when it will return. Almost certainly by Tuesday morning. Total precip from Friday morning until Sunday night is somewhere between 1.75” and 3.5” depending on which model you prefer.

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Hi friends! Very rainy weather the next few days is accompanied by easterlies. For Friday, we start with 20-25 at Stevenson and 25-30 at Iwash (Rooster) Rock. Easterlies rise to 25-30 at Stevenson and 40ish at Iwash. Expect rain all day. River flow Thursday was 87-147kcfs, river temp is 36.86F, and high temp forecast is 39F. Saturday starts with 20 at Stevenson and 20-25 at Iwash. Afternoon: 15 at Stevenson and 15-20 at Iwash. Rainy all day. High temp: low to mid 40’s near Stevenson. Sunday starts with light west wind at Iwash and turns to E 15-20 in the afternoon. Stevenson will be 20-25 all day. Rainy. High temp: low to mid 40’s.

Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Forecast – On vacation ‘til summer unless otherwise noted

Very basic Hood River weather forecast. Don’t plan your life around this. You really should read TATAS

Clouds Friday morning quickly give way to rain. Rain turns heavy in the afternoon. Temps start in the mid 30’s and rise to the mid-upper 30’s. Easterlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be rainy in the morning and less rainy in the afternoon and rainy again overnight. Temps start in the mid-upper 30’s and maybe rise to the low 40’s. Maybe. Easterlies. No rainbows. Sunday will be rainy all day with dry weather in the evening. Temps start near 40 and probably stay there. Easterlies. 15% chance of rainbows.Read Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook for a detailed forecast that may help you plan your day.

Local-ish Events

Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!

Amayah’s Indian Cafe (Biggs) offers a free meal every first Thursday from 1-4pm. Teacup Nordic’s Apres-ski fundraiser is January 27th at The Ruins.

Regular weekly events:. NK Studio’s by-donation Tuesday morning yoga class is back. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. There’s meditation with monks at 5:15pm (an hour) and 6:30pm (30 minutes plus a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. The Tri Club is done for the season. 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 Fridays at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class at Yoga Samadhi. On Saturday at 9am, there’s a by-donation outdoor group fitness on the 2rd floor deck about Ferment Brewing.

Cycling

Regarding the trails in general: don’t ride in the mud. You’ll damage the trails. Don’t ride trails if it was below freezing the previous night and is above freezing when you want to ride. Ride gravel. Ride your trainer. Build trails. There are trail builders seeking extra hands on seven additional miles of trail on Whoopdee. Contact HRATS for more information. If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.