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The Forecast

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
	4a-8a	8a-12p	12p-4p	4p-8p	8p-4a
Monday 2500′->3500′
Tuesday 3500′->2000′
Wednesday 2000′->1000′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

It’s Monday, and we’re starting out the day with about 8” of fresh snow on the ground. Sure, a lot of that got tracked up yesterday, but the snow surface will be refreshed. You’re looking at packed powder and powder today with excellent Nordic groom too. Me… I gotta get this forecast done so I can get up there!

The day starts partly cloudy and stays that way until the evening, when snowfall returns. The snow level will be about 2500-3000′ all day with the environmental snow level rising to 3500-4000′ tonight. No snow during the day. In the evening, the slopes pick up 0.2” water equivalent (WE) for a couple inches of new. Wind: WSW 10-15 this morning, SW 5-10 this afternoon building to SW 10-15 in the evening and W 15-20 after midnight.

Tuesday starts out snowy and turns clear in the afternoon with another round of light snow overnight. The snow level will be 3000′ in the morning, 2000′ in the afternoon, and 3500′ overnight. About 0.1” WE is forecast in the morning for an inch of new. Overnight: another 0.1” WE for another inch. Wind: W 15-20 during the day. Overnight, the wind turns to SW 10-15 and builds to SW 20-30 overnight.

Wednesday will be snowy all day. The snow level starts around 3500′ and falls to 1500′. About 0.2” WE is forecast during the day for 2-3” dry powder. Overnight: same. Another 2-3” dry snow. Wind will be SW 15-20 in the morning, WSW 20 in the afternoon, and NW 25-35 after midnight. Clear, sunny weather is forecast for Thursday and Friday. Saturday: snowy. Sunday: sunny. Groom and park and XC conditions should remain packed powder through the week. Enjoy!  

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Light and variable wind this morning (W 5-10 out east, E 5-10 in the west) turns calm midday. Afternoon wind picks up to W 7-10 near Stevenson and stays less than 5pmh elsewhere. River flow readings are 80-125kcfs, river temp is 39F, and high temp forecast is 43F. Tuesday starts out calm and stays that way. High temp: 43F. Wednesday starts with E 20-25 from Rooster to Viento. Afternoon wind turns light and variable from Stevenson eastward and turns to W 10-15 at Rooster. Overnight, the westerlies pick up to 18-23 from Stevenson to Mosier. High temp: 40F.  

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Hood River Weather Forecast

Clouds this morning give way to partly cloudy sky and sunbreaks later. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and low 40’s this afternoon. Light and variable wind. 3% chance of rainbows. Tuesday will be high overcast and then partly cloudy. Clouds return overnight along with a bit of rain or wet snow. Temps will be in he mid 30’s early and low 40’s later. Calm wind. No rainbows. Wednesday could start with wet snow or snain, but then it turns drizzly. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and near 40 later. Easterlies early, westerlies in the afternoon. 74% chance of 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: 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

Please do not ride Syncline! It’s super muddy and there are creeks running down the trails. If you ride, you’ll do major damage. Please ride gravel roads instead! Same goes for other trails – muddy enough that you’ll damage them. Perhaps you could try the Deschutes or Klickitat trails, but roads and gravel are better choices for the health of the trail systems. If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.  

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