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| Friday 6000′->8000′->3500′ |
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| Saturday 3500′->2000′->3000′ |
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| Sunday 3000′->5500′ |
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
Friday looks like a lovely sunny morning on the mountain followed by high clouds in the afternoon and light snow overnight. The snow level will be 6000′ early, 8000′ in the afternoon, and 3500′ overnight. About .3” water value falls tonight, for 2-3” of new snow. Wind will be light and variable early, SW 15 in the afternoon, and WSW 35 after midnight.
Saturday looks partly cloudy with flurries early and sunny in the afternoon. The free air freezing level (FAF) will be 3500′ early, 2000′ in the afternoon, and 3000′ overnight. Widn will be WSW 35 in the morning, WNW 30 midday, NW 15 in the evening, and light and variable (LTV) overnight.
Sunday looks sunny. The FAF will be 3000′ early and 5500′ in the afternoon and evening. No precip. Light and variable wind. The next week after that looks warm and sunny.
Random Morning Thoughts
One of the things we do as we get older is get set in our perceptions of self. We come up with ideas: “I am a person who (fill in the blank).” For example, we might think, “I am a person who doesn’t like conflict,” or “I am a person gets stressed out by other drivers.” The more we tell ourselves the ideas, the more we harden our sense of self and the more rigid we become.
Secret: all those things we know about our “self” can change. Don’t believe me? Think about exceptions to the boxes you’ve created for yourself. Was there ever a time when you weren’t “that way”, whatever way that is? Uh-huh. I thought so. Also, we can change.
We change by trying different things and noticing the result. Maybe we engage in a conversation rather than avoiding a conflict and notice that it’s actually not all that scary. Maybe we drive and send well-wishes at the other drivers and notice that we’re not as stressed. By doing this, we harness the neuroplasticity of our brain to create a new reality, a new “self”. If you look at the bigger picture here, you may notice that the ability for change calls into question the idea of the existence of a fixed “self”. But that’s a story for another day. May you be open to experience. Have an awesome day.
Disclaimer required by my grad school program: I am not your therapist, but I am seeing clients at this time at Comprehensive Healthcare in White Salmon. In the meantime, 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. Forecasting and counseling are both deeply meaningful and nourishing to me.
Gorge Wind Forecast
Today’s starting with light wind. In the afternoon, a front will approach and the wind will pick up to gusty 13-16 from Stevenson to Rufus. Saturday sees that front move through while high pressure builds offshore. The day starts with gusty west wind at 18-23 everywhere but the Swell to Mosier stretch. In the afternoon, the wind will pick up to gusty 21-24 from Stevenson to Arlington. Sunday brings calm wind early, E 10-15 midday, and calm wind in the afternoon. Monday looks like E 10-15.
There’s not much going at Jones and Sauvie’s and the Coast today. Jones won’t be windy this weekend. Sauvie’s looks like 12-15 Saturday and 17-21 Sunday. Coast Saturday: North, 10-15; Central, 20-25; south, 35+, west swell 10′ at 11 seconds. Sunday north: 25-30. Central: 30-35. South: 35+. West swell 8′ at 13 seconds. Epic all weekend, basically.
Gorge Weather Forecast
Today’s going to be a sunny one with high clouds likely in the afternoon. Temps will be near 40 early and in the upper 60’s this afternoon. Light west wind. No rainbows. Saturday looks lightly rainy early and partly to mostly clear in the aftenroon.Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and upper 50’s in the afternoon. Moderate west wind. 99% chance of rainbows. Sunday looks chilly and clear early and sunny later. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and the mid 60’s later. Light east wind. No rainbows. Next week will be in the mid 70’s.
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Road and Mountain Biking
If you get on a bike today, any bike, you’re going to have an amazing ride. Brown Pow. Blossoming Hood River Valley. Balsam flowers. Light west wind. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! There’s a trail work party on the 112L Saturday at 9am. Meet at Post Flats. Dirty Fingers has a mixed surface shop ride at 9am on Sunday. Kona Bikes has their demo tour at Family Man Saturday and Sunday 12-5.
Upcoming Events
This morning is the Kickstand Coffee Run. Jog or walk 4.1 miles and get a free cup of coffee and a donut. The movie Sustainable (part of the farm film series) plays at Rockford Grange at 5:30. Suggested donation $10 gets you soup, bread, cookies and a film.
Coming up this weekend, there’s a Hood River County trail work party meeting at Post Flats at 9am. The Kona Bikes demo tour will be at Family Man from noon to 5pm both days. There’s a swap meet at 8am at Windance. The Sunday Service mixed surface bike ride leaves Dirty Fingers at 9am. Sunday is Earth Day, and the Lyrids meteor shower should be best in the pre-dawn hours of Sunday.
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
