Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
I wrote the absolutely most amazing forecast on Thursday. Then I completely forgot to hit send on the email, meaning only the website users had a forecast. Ooops. Sorry. I’ll make today’s forecast doubly extra good to make up for it, okay? So, Friday is starting off cloudy and cold. We’ll see clouds all day followed by a little bit of wet snow, mixed precip or sprinkles tonight. The snow level will be 500′ this morning and 6000′ to 6500′ when the precipitation is precipitating. Thankfully (practicing for Thanksgiving here), we’ll only see .1” water value (WV) or so, for a trace of new at best. Wind today will be SE 25 all day and SW 25 after 10pm. Continued after the chart…
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast, continued…
Saturday looks cloudy on the mountain with scattered raindrops that become less scattered and more concentrated after 4pm. The snow level will be 6500′ all day and 5500′ after midnight. We’ll see trace amounts of precipitation, not enough to impact you or the snowpack. Wind on Saturday will be SW 25 early, SSW 15 in the evening, and SW 25 after midnight. Meadows has a rail jam and pray for snow party on Saturday. Timberline has a pray for snow party at 10 Barrel Brewing on Saturday.
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast, finished
Sunday looks cloudy with scattered flurries during the day. That’ll be followed by snow overnight. The snow level will be 5000′ for the entire Sunday-to-Monday forecast period. We’ll see trace amounts during the day and .3-.5” WV overnight. With the snow level around 5000′, that should amount to 2-4” of new snow. Wind on Sunday will be SW 25 all day, turning to W 35 after midnight.
Monday currently looks snowy in the morning with clear sky in the afternoon and evening. The snow level will be 4000′ early and 2500′ after the weather system moves through. We’ll receive .4” WV or so during the day, for 3-5” of new snow. Wind on Monday will be W 30-35 all day. Looking at the rest of the week, we’ll see a mix of scattered snow and rain through Wednesday. Models currently predict a massive atmospheric river (not a Pineapple Express, mind you) on Thanksgiving. Several inches of WV are predicted with the snow level somewhere between 5000′ and 6500′. In other words, we need to wait and see how things shake out over the next 6 days before making a Thanksgiving prediction.
Gorge Wind Forecast
The east wind picked up on Thursday night, and it continues on Friday morning at 40-50 at Rooster Rock and 25-30 at Steven’s Locks. That’ll continue through mid-afternoon, fading a bit after sunset. Saturday starts off with E 35-40 at Rooster and 25ish at Steven’s Locks. The wind will back off to 25-30 after noon, also backing off at Steven’s Locks. Sunday starts off with E 10-15 and turns to W 5-10 after noon.
Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Beta Test Forecast
If you click right here , you’ll find NOAA’s coast forecast.
Random Morning Thoughts
I’m finding myself without much to say this morning, so I’ll just send out the forecast and leave you with this: you’re awesome. Have an awesome day!
Disclaimer required by my grad school program: I am not your therapist (but I could be 51 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
It’s cloudy out there this morning, and not just the Nothing. High clouds are Nothinging the Nothing. See, even the Nothing suffers sometimes. Expect clouds all day with sprinkles after midnight. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and the upper 40’s in the afternoon. East wind. No rainbows. Saturday looks cloudy with sprinkles in the morning, maybe. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and the upper 40’s in the afternoon. East wind. No rainbows. Sunday looks cloudy with raindrops during the day and light rain (maybe) after 4. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and the low 50’s in the afternoon. Light wind. 2% chance of rainbows.
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White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
No, really. I went for a jog in Post yesterday, and it’s too wet to ride. There were all sorts of bike tracks through the mud, and the trails were starting to get hammered. If you must ride, ride the dirt roads. Or ride your road bike. Be nice to the trails, and show up for the work party on the Whoopdee tomorrow.
Upcoming Events
Today is Friday, and because I slept in, we’ve all missed the Kickstand Coffee and donut run. I made it once. Have you ever managed to earn your 7am free coffee and donut? Coming up tomorrow, there’s a work party at the Whoopdee Trail at 9am. The HRVHS ski swap is tomorrow. Meadows has a rail jam and pray for snow party at the resort tomorrow. Timberline has a pray for snow party at 10 Barrel Brewing in Portland tomorrow night, and they have a birthday party for their St. Bernard on Sunday. Free cake. Let them eat cake!
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
