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The Forecast
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| Friday 6000′->4500′->5500′ |
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| Saturday 5500′->7500′ |
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
Looking at the Meadows webcam this morning, it appears the parking lot is picking up something that’s not quite snow and not quite rain. It’s wet, but it’s accumulating on the ground. A little more of this wet stuff will pile up today before we head into three full days of dry weather. Models then hint at several inches of snow on Tuesday followed by possible rain on Thursday.
A cold front is moving across the Northwest this morning. Temps stayed above freezing at 5000′ last night, and about 0.5” rain fell. We’ll see mixed precipitation and a switch to snow this morning before the sky clears this afternoon. Just 0.3” water equivalent (WE) is forecast this morning. That might add 1” wet snow at 5000′ and a couple inches up high. The snow level will be 6000′ early, 4500′ mid-morning, and it’ll rise to 5500′ overnight. Wind: W 35 early, NW 25-30 for the rest of the day, and NW 20-25 overnight.
Saturday may start with high clouds (watch for a beautiful sunrise), but it will end brilliantly clear and sunny. The free air freezing level (FAF) starts at 5500′, hangs out there all day, and rises to 7500′ overnight. Wind: NW 20-25 early, W 10 in the afternoon, and SW 5-10 overnight.
Sunday will be sunny. The FAF starts at 7500′ and rises to 11,000′. Wind: light SW. Monday also looks clear and sunny with the FAF at 11,000 early and 7000′ later with wind in the 15-20mph range. The next system is forecast for Tuesday, and contains perhaps 3-5” snow at 5000′. Looking farther out, we see the GFS and ECMWF agreeing on warmer weather (850mb temps at +2C to +5C) and possible rain. Models are far from agreeing on the rain total at this point. Looking at that forecast, a Thanksgiving opening doesn’t look likely, which means resort employees can (mostly) enjoy a late evening with friends and families without worrying about an early morning wake-up the day after. That’s it for now. Have a lovely weekend!
Gorge Wind Forecast
A cold front moving through combines with building high pressure offshore for a windy Friday. We start with easterlies at 10-15. Once the system starts moving, the wind will build to 24-28 from Stevenson to The Dalles. Strongest wind: 10am-1pm. The wind will drop to 22-25 between 1pm and 4pm. River flow is 139kcfs, river temp is 52F, and high temp forecast is 49F. Saturday starts with 37 degrees and 12-15mph from Stevenson to The Dalles. The wind goes calm after noon. High temp: 49F. Sunday’s going to be an easterly day. You’ll find 35-40mph all day at Rooster, 30-35 at Stevenson, and 20-25 at Viento. High temp: 49F. Next possible round of westerlies is Tuesday.
Coast, Jones, Coast
Done until spring, unless there’s an obvious Coast or Sauvie’s or Jones day.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Rain this morning gives way to partly cloudy, dry weather this afternoon. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and upper 40’s later. Calm wind early. Moderate to strong westerlies after 10am. 95% chance of rainbows. Saturday starts with a partial nothing and ends sunny. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and upper 40’s in the afternoon. Light westerlies early. Calm wind later. No rainbows. Sunday starts with a frosty Nothing and ends sunny. Temps will be right at freezing early and near 50 later. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Next rain: early Tuesday.
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Cycling
FREEZE-THAW ALERT: if you notice that temps were below freezing last night and will be above freezing today, don’t ride any trail that’s not under a tree canopy. If you do so, you WILL do significant damage. DON’T DO IT! Plentiful rain recently means most tree-covered trails are muddy. Please don’t ride them either. If you do, you’ll be doing significant and possibly permanent damage. No really, please don’t. There are lots of gravel roads and lots of pavement you can ride instead. Enjoy!
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