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The Forecast
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| Friday 3500′->8000′ |
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| Saturday 8000′->10000′->7500′ |
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Mt. Hood Forecast
Our snowpack is deep and compacted and rapidly shifting towards corn snow. Meadows opened Superbowl yesterday, giving guests a chance at hiking 1700′ for 3000′ vert of wide-open corn snow turns. It’s unclear if it will open today, but it’s good to know there’s a chance. Speaking of Meadows, they are still running a Strava race at Nordic. Sign up by joining the Meadows Nordic club on Strava. Back to weather: two more days of sunshine followed by a return to snow on Sunday, a couple more dry days, and then model hints at a return to active, snowy weather.
For Friday, all you get is sunshine. The free air freezing level (FAF) will be 3500′ early, 6000′ in the afternoon, and 8000′ after midnight. No precip. Wind: Light and variable to 5mph. PERFECT for Superbowl if they open it. Saturday looks sunny and warmer. The FAF will be 8000′ in the morning, 10,000′ in the afternoon, and 7500′ after midnight. Wind: S 5 in the morning, SW 10-15 in the afternoon, and SSW 15-30 after midnight.
A strong cold front moves in on Sunday and high pressure builds in behind. That gives us snow and wind. The snow level will be 7500′ early, 4000′ when the snow arrives, 1500-2000′ in the evening, and 0′ overnight after the snow stops. About 0.3-0.6” water equivalent (WE) is forecast, for 3-6” new snow during the day. Just a trace is forecast overnight. Wind: SSW 15-30 in the morning, W 25 in the afternoon, and NW 30-35 after midnight. Monday looks windy and sunny with orographic snow flurries mixed in, just for fun. Models hint at a return to snowfall middle of next week. Enjoy!
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 Friday morning picks up to W 5-10 from Rooster to Cascade Locks this afternoon. Light wind everywhere else. River flow: 97,700 cfs. River temp: 42F. High temp: 61F. Saturday brings easterlies at 10-15 in the morning at Rooster and Cascade Locks. The wind goes calm after 10am. High temp: 64F. Sunday starts light and variable. A strong cold front swings inland in the afternoon followed by strong high pressure building offshore. Unfortunately, there will also be rain to the eastern reaches of the Gorge, but you still may find some water time. Expect 24-28 after 2pm from Stevenson to Rufus. The wind then picks up to 28-32 all the way to Boardman in the evening. Will that arrive before daylight ends. Uncertain, but with the clocks changing, you’ll have a shot at a later session. High temp: 55F.
Coast, Jones, Sauvie’s
As needed until next spring and summer.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Clear sky this morning stays that way. Temps will be near 30 early and in the low 60’s later. Light and variable wind. No rainbows. Saturday will be sunny all day. Temps will be in the low/mid 30’s early and mid 60’s later. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Sunday may starts with a partial Nothing, but may be clear. Rain starts around 9am and sticks around all day. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and mid 50’s later. Light and variable wind early. Strong westerlies in the afternoon. 99% chance of rainbows.
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Cycling
TACK ALERT! BROWN POW! Excellent dirt is to be found in the lower sections of Post, on Syncline, at Nestor, on Hospital Hill, and probably at Columbia Hills (where there will be lots of Grass Widows and other early flowers). Remember: it’s still winter, and freeze-thaw is possible. If you hit freeze-thaw mud, please turn around so you don’t do permanent trail damage. Whoopdee is especially susceptible to freeze-thaw. Please avoid it until nights warm above freezing.
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Local Events
Weekly events: The Kainos Coffee run happens in The Dalles every Tuesday morning at 6am. There are sailboat races at the Hood River Marina every Wednesday evening. Dirty Fingers has a group mountain bike ride (bring lights) Wednesday nights at 5:30pm. Cheno has an outdoor HIIT workout at Griffin House in Hood River at 6pm on Wednesday nights. There is a BLM rally every Tuesday evening at 5:30 at the Salmon Fountain in Hood River, and there’s a White Coats for BLM rally every Thursday at noon at 12th and May in Hood River. Have an awesome day!
