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The Forecast
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
Stormy weather continues for Mt. Hood for the next week or so. If you want something other than stormy, keep your sights set on Thursday; both the GFS and ECMWF are picking that as the driest, calmest weather this week. Beyond Friday, significant model and ensemble disagreement exists.For Monday, it’ll be a snowy, stormy, not-so-cold day on Mt. Hood. As a matter of fact, models indicate a rise in 5000′ temps to 0-2C, hinting at a possible precipitation type change this afternoon. The snow level will be 4000′ in the morning (temp at 5k is 29), and will rises to 5500′ this afternoon before dropping back to 4500′ in the evening and 4000′ overnight. Models disagree on precipitation totals in the next 24 hours; the ECMWF keeps the bulk of the precip to the west and north of Mt. Hood. The GFS has the mountain in the bullseye. So, anything from 0.5” to 1.7” water value (WV) could fall during the day today, resulting in 5” to 14” of dense, heavy snow. My best guess: 7-12” by 4pm. Temps start rising around 1pm. Instinct says we’ll see a bit of precipitation type switching at 5000′. Temps drop overnight, giving us 0.3” WV for 3” of new. Wind is going to be impressive, and could affect lift operations: W 50-55 all day, finally decreasing and turning to WSW 30-40 overnight. Whew. That was a a lot, huh?!
On to Tuesday… Light snowfall in the morning becomes partly cloudy in the afternoon and is followed by a sharp cold front and snow overnight. The snow level will be 4000′ during the day. It’ll drop to 1000′ behind the overnight front. About 0.1” WV falls during the day, for an inch of new. About 1.1” falls overnight, for 9-13” of increasingly fluffy powder. Wind will be WSW 30-35 in the morning, SW 20-25 in the afternoon, and W 40 after midnight.
Wednesday looks colder with continues snowfall. The snow level will be around 1000′ all day, dropping to 500′ after midnight. About 0.2” WV falls during the day, for 2-3” of powder. Another 0.5” WV falls overnight, for 6-7” of the fluffy stuff. W#ind will be W 40 in the morning (storm skiing!), WNW 25-30 in the afternoon, and NW 5 after midnight.
Thursday looks like the dry day this week, so hit the mountain then for a chance at sunshine. Temps will remain cold up there, keeping the snow quality high. Snow returns Thursday night, but it appears we may see a transition to rain on Friday. After that, significant model disagreement exists, so we’ll have to hold off on predictions.
Gorge Wind Forecast
A series of weather systems driven by a focused jet stream keeps the westerlies coming. For Monday, westerlies blow at 10-20 from Rooster to Corbett, are in the 5-10 or less range from Stevenson to The Dalles, and pick up to gusty 20-27 east of the Dalles. Tuesday starts with light westerlies through the whole Gorge. Afternoon wind picks up to gusty 12-17 from The Dalles to Arlington. Wednesday starts with west 21-25 everywhere. The wind fades as the day goes on, ending at 5-10 in the west and 10-13 east of The Dalles. I’m keeping a close eye on Saturday, when models suggest a giant west wind day is possible. River flow is 90,600 cfs and temp is 42 degrees.COAST, JONES, SAUVIE’S: Detailed forecast is on winter break.
Hood River Weather Forecast
I went to my car to get my coffee cup this morning, and discovered that it is raining. Rain continues all day, tapering off this evening. Temps will be near 40 early and in the upper 40’s later. Light westerlies. 99% chance of rainbows. Tuesday looks rainy. Temps will be in the low 40’s early and upper 40’s later. Light west wind. 99% chance of rainbows. Wednesday looks showery. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and low 40’s later. Snow level 1000′. 99% chance of rainbows. Looking for a complete Columbia Gorge forecast? Looking for more humor in your weather? Obscenities? You’re looking for my TATAS: Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook.Road and Mountain Biking
It’s very wet on the trails. Very muddy. Please do not ride them, or you will damage them. Thank you for protecting these valuable, volunteer-maintained resources!Upcoming Events
Monday events include Zumba Gold at the Hood River Adult Center at 9am. There’s Meditation and Metta with the Trinity Sangha at noon, advanced Tai Chi at the Hood River Adult Center at 1pm, and beginner/intermediate Tai Chi at 2:30 at the Adult Center. Samadhi in White Salmon has $5 yoga at 6pm and Mid-Valley Elementary hosts Zumba at 6:30.
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