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The Forecast
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| Monday 2500′->7000′ |
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| Tuesday 6500′->1500′ |
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| Wednesday 1500′->10,000′ |
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
All that beautiful accumulated snow is about to succumb to the gully-washing effects of the pineapple express. How certain is this? Not totally, but it’s quite likely.
For Monday, the mountain starts clear and ends with mixed precip. The snow level will be 2500′ early, 7000′ in the afternoon, and 6500′ overnight. About 0.6” water equivalent (WE) is forecast overnight. That’s likely to start as rain, switch to snow or mixed precip, and switch back to rain after midnight. Call it an inch of wet snow. Wind: SW 5-10 early, SSE 20-30 in the afternoon, and SW 25-45 overnight.
Rain switches to snow on Tuesday morning and is followed by clear sky. Clouds build back in the evening. The snow level will be 6500′ early, 2500′ in the afternoon, and 1500′ overnight under clear sky. About 0.4” WE is forecast in the morning. That starts as rain and ends as flurries for up to 1” new snow. That said, orographics could squeeze a few extra inches of of that. Wind: SW 25-45 early, W 50 mid-morning, W 35 in the afternoon, and W 15 overnight.
Wednesday starts dry and cold and ends warm and wet. The snow level will be 1500′ early, 8500′ in the evening when the precip arrives and 10,000′ overnight. About 0.4-0.5” ‘rain is currently forecast overnight. Wind: W 15 early turns to SW 10 in the afternoon, builds to SW 20-30 overnight, and turns to W 40 Thursday morning. Significant rainfall is forecast for Thursday and Friday. Can you say Pineapples?
Gorge Wind Forecast
Today’s an easterly day, and if you get on it, you’ll have strong westerlies tomorrow morning. Not much happens on Wednesday, and after that, it’s rain, rain, rain for a couple days. Monday starts with easterlies all across the land at 5-10mph. The wind builds steadily today. Max wind will be this afternoon and evening: 40-45 near Rooster, 30-35 near Stevenson, and 10-15 east of Hood River. River flow is 93,300cfs, river temp is 55F, and high temp forecast is 53F.
Tuesday starts with E 10-15 at Rooster around sunrise. Have the car packed. A cold front swings through with W 30-35+ from 7-10am in the western Gorge and 7am-1pm in the eastern Gorge. Drive preemptively, or you’ll miss the majority of it. Around late morning, the wind drops to 10-13 in the western Gorge. In the early afternoon, it falls to 18-22 east of The Dalles. High temp: 49F. Wednesday starts light and variable and picks up to E 10-15 at Rooster and Stevenson.
Coast, Jones, Coast
Done until spring, unless there’s an obvious Coast or Sauvie’s or Jones day.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Cloudy weather this morning turns sunny this afternoon and rainy overnight. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and low 50’s later. Light to moderate easterlies. No rainbows. Rain starts the day and sprinkles finish it. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and upper 40’s later. Strong westerlies early fade to light westerlies in the afternoon. 99% chance of rainbows. 95% chance double rainbows. Wednesday starts showery and turns dry by late morning. moderate rain returns overnight. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and mid 40’s later. Light and variable wind. 5% chance of rainbows.
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Cycling
Significant rain in the last week means most trails are muddy. Please don’t ride them. If you do, you’ll be doing significant and possibly permanent damage. Also note: it’s been snowing above 2000′, so higher elevation trails may have significant snowfall. Be prepared if you’re heading up high.
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