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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast.
It’s a snowy morning on Mt. Hood, and the steady light snowfall will continue through noon, becoming heavier in the afternoon. The snow level today will be 2000′ early and 1000′ in the evening. We’ll see about .4” water value (WV) between this morning and 4pm, for about 4” of new snow. We’ll see another .2” overnight, for another couple inches of snow. Wind today will be SW 30 in the morning, turning to WSW 45 midday and a lift-swinging W 50 in the afternoon and evening.
Saturday starts off with some low and mid-level clouds that dissipate in the afternoon leaving sunny sky. The free air freezing level will be less than 1000′ all day. Wind will be NW 25 in the morning and light and variable in the afternoon.
Sunday looks clear, sunny, and increasingly warm. The free air freezing level will be near the surface in the morning with temps right at freezing up to 6000′. In the afternoon, the free air freezing level will rise to 8000′. Wind will be light SW all day on Sunday.
Monday looks clear and warm. The free air freezing level will be somewhere around 9000′ or 10,000′, and the wind will be light SW. The next precip in the forecast is for Wednesday, and it’s looking too warm to be snow.
Gorge Wind Forecast
Expect light west wind this morning. As a system moves through in the afternoon, the wind will pick up to 20-23 in the western Gorge, 13-16 in the central Gorge, and 24-28 east of The Dalles. Saturday brings light west wind all day followed by light easterlies in the evening. Sunday starts with E 40-45 near Rooster and drops off to E 30-35 in the afternoon.
Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Beta Test Forecast
If you click right here , you’ll find NOAA’s coast forecast.
Random Morning Thoughts
Most of us have a pattern in the way we come to a decision or resolve something that happens to us. We may think about things, write about them, talk to friends, meditate on a question, pray, do art, etc. While our chosen method of working through things probably works most of the time, sometimes we get stuck.
When that happens, it’s worth trying out a different approach. For example, if you usually think through situations, try writing about what’s going on or drawing a picture. If you tend to figure things out on your own, talk to a trusted friend.
By switching our process, we involve different areas of our minds. In doing so, we may find a fresh perspective from within. Or from without, if we’ve chosen to reach out to another person. Speaking to the bigger picture, when you’re feeling stuck around something, trying something new is almost always a good idea – being stuck is about our current approach not working. A new approach can shift things. You’re awesome. Have an awesome day.
Disclaimer required by my grad school program: I am not your therapist (but I could be 40 graduate school credits from now). 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. One other thing: I plan to keep doing this forecast indefinitely, even when I am a therapist.
Gorge Weather Forecast
You may have noticed something different about today: it’s above freezing! Expect temps in the mid 30’s today and the mid 40’s tomorrow. Sprinkles give way to steadier rain in the afternoon and sprinkles in the evening. Icy roads are likely tonight. West wind. 99% chance of rainbows. Saturday looks partly cloudy with a few scattered sprinkles in the morning. Temps will be right around freezing early and in the low 40’s in the afternoon. Light and variable wind. 24% chance of rainbows. Sunday starts off in the upper 20’s with the Nothing and climbs into the mid 40’s in the afternoon. East wind. No rainbows.
For weather specifically directed at travel through the Gorge, please visit Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook.
White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
Your trainer bike will be happy to see you today. And so will your XC skis.
Upcoming Events
This evening is the annual Porkocalypse Bacon-themed fundraiser for Helping Hands. It’s at Springhouse Cellars starting at 6pm. Coming up Saturday: Spanish-language community yoga at Flow at 7am and the Cold Lap (or Cold Beer) ride at Dirty Fingers at 3pm.
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
