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The Forecast

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
	4a-8a	8a-12p	12p-4p	4p-8p	8p-4a
Friday 5500-6500′
Saturday 5500′->8500′
Sunday 8500′->10,000′->8000′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

Snow switched to sleet on the hills in the wee hours of this morning, and around 6 or 6:30, that switched to freezing rain. Although some models hint at the freezing level bouncing around to drop a little snow today (unlikely), the general picture is not-snow on the slopes through Tuesday. So far this morning, Meadows and Skibowl have called off ops. Timberline is evaluating lifts. Teacup hasn’t reported on whether they groomed or no. I-84 is closed.

Friday brings mixed precip – freezing rain, sleet, rain all day. The snow level will be between 5500′ and 6500′ today and will rise to 6500′ overnight. About 0.3” water equivalent (WE) is forecast during the day. Another 0.4” WE is forecast overnight. It’s unlikely that any of that will be anything other than rain or sleet. Wind: SW 25-40 in the morning, WSW 30-40 in the afternoon, and WSW 25-30 overnight.

Saturday brings rain to the slopes all day. The snow level will be 6500′ in the morning, 9000′ in the afternoon, and 8000′ overnight. About 1.0” rain is forecast during the day. Another 1.0” rain is forecast overnight. Wind: WSW 25-30 in the morning, SW 35-55 in the afternoon, W 40 in the evening, and /WSW 25-30 overnight. Rain continues Sunday morning before the sky clears in the afternoon. Temps will be in the upper 40’s, so the snowpack should actually be fast and fun. Wind: SW 30ish increasing overnight. The next system, currently slated for Monday, looks very, very wet. Don’t get too freaked out – snow is in the forecast for the middle of next week. Stay safe out there!  

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Easterlies will be in the 60-70mph range near Rooster this morning. They’ll fade to 40-50mph later. River flow readings are 111-166kcfs, river temp is 39F, and high temp forecast is 22F. Saturday starts with E 40-50 near Rooster and 35-45 near Stevenson. Afternoon wind fades to 15-20 at Rooster and 25 at Stevenson. High temp: mid 30’s+ at Rooster, low to mid 30’s at Stevenson. Sunday starts with E 10-15 at Rooster and Stevenson. The wind rises to 20-25 at Stevenson and holds at 15mph at Rooster. High temp: low 40’s.  

Jones, Sauvie Island, Coast – Done for the Season

Hood River Weather Forecast

Sleet continues this morning and probably switches to freezing rain early to mid afternoon. Temps will be in the low double digits early and low 20’s (?) later. Easterlies. No rainbows. Saturday brings freezing rain all day. Temps will be in the teens early and hmm who knows later. Easterlies. No rainbows. Sunday probably kicks off below freezing but warms into the 30’s along the river. Rain or freezing rain in the morning. Dry weather in the afternoon. Easterlies. No rainbows.

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Local-ish Events

Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!
Regular weekly events: Monday brings forest bathing and meditation walk. Meet at 5:15pm Mondays in November at the corner of Arrowhead Ave and Indian Creek Road. Suggested donation up to $20. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. 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 Friday’s at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class (brand new) at Yoga Samadhi. There’s a weekly group paddle to the Event Site on Sunday at 11 am followed by a free pint at the fire pit at Ferment. That’s the “Paddle n’ Pint”. Also: Wednesday Paddle Sprints at the Event Site at Noon. The sprint course is 2 two laps around the sailing buoy near Wells Island and back – 3.5 miles.  

Cycling

Now it’s snowy on the trails! We’ll keep the freeze/thaw language just in case the snow goes somewhere (which it won’t any time soon). If you ride trails that froze and then thawed, you’ll do major and probably permanent damage to the tread. The Family Man closure kicked off on November 1st – the area around Family Man and Riordan Hill Road will be closed into December. Upper elevation trails, above 4000′, are likely to have some snow coverage. If you’re riding Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.  

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