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The Forecast
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| Monday 2500′->4000′->1000′ |
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| Tuesday 1000′->2000′ |
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| Wednesday 2000′->4500′->2500′ |
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
Excellent conditions were to be found on Mt. Hood yesterday, and they’ll stick around this week. It’s possible we’ll have a hiccup in snow accumulation next Saturday, but between now and then, you’ll be carving up or skating along perfect packet powder conditions with some powder thrown in here and there.
Light snowfall continues pretty much all day Monday. The snow level starts at 2500′, briefly rises to 4000′, and falls back to 1000′ in the evening. About 0.3” water equivalent (WE) is forecast today, for 3” new. Another 0.2” WE is predicted tonight, for 2-3” light powder. Wind: SW 10-20 in the morning, E 5 midday, S 25-45 this afternoon, SW 25-40 this evening, and W 15 overnight.
Tuesday may start with a few flurries, but it’ll be mostly dry. Snow returns overnight. The effective snow level will be 1000′ in the morning, 1500′ in the afternoon, and 2000-2500′ overnight. Colder air at the surface could drop the snow level lower in select areas. No snow accumulation during the day. Overnight: 0.3” WE for 3” new of decent quality snow. Wind: W 15 morning, SW 5-10 in the afternoon. Build to SW 15-30 overnight.
Models disagree on the amount of snow for Wednesday – the operational GFS goes big with 1.6” WE for the 24 hour period. Other ensemble members call for 0.5” to 1.5” WE. Either way, the snow level will be about 2500′ morning, 4500′ in the afternoon, and 3000′ through the night. Cold air at the surface could cause snow to accumulate in lower locations. Given the range of model predictions, we’ll call this 6” to 16” of snow between 4am Wednesday and 4am Thursday for now. Wind: that too will depend on how things shake out, but it’ll be moderate SW during the day and will switch to WSW then W 30ish overnight.
Lesser snowfall is forecast for Thursday, and then we’re looking at a dry day on Friday. Temps will remain cold on the slopes, and the packed powder will stick around. We don’t’ have agreement on the details for Saturday yet, but it does appear that we’ll see a moderate atmospheric river with temps too high for snowfall at ski resort bases. More details to come as we get closer. Have a great week!
Gorge Wind Forecast
Easterlies start off the week at 20pmh at Rooster. They’ll build to 25-30 from Rooster to Stevenson this afternoon with 15-20 at Viento. After sunset, the wind turns westerly. River flow is 172kcfs, river temp is 46F, and high temp forecast is 41F. Tuesday starts with very light westerlies or more likely calm wind. That’s the forecast all day. High temp: 40F. Wednesday starts with E 15-20 at Rooster and Stevenson, builds to 20-25 mid-morning, and holds. High temp: 38F.
Coast, Jones, Coast
Done until spring, unless there’s an obvious Coast or Sauvie’s or Jones day.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Cloudy, drizzly weather this morning tapers off late morning. Rain returns this afternoon and evening. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and low 40’s later. Calm wind or very light easterlies. 78% chance of rainbows. Tuesday will be mostly cloudy with snow or mixed precip possible overnight. Temps will be in the upper 20’s early and near 40 later. Calm wind. No rainbows. Wednesday will be wet, probably starting with snow. Temps will be upper 20’s early and upper 30’s later. Light easterlies. No rainbows.
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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!
Local Events
Please let me know about events. I often only hear about them if you folx let me know!
Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is back. Meet there at 6pm. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. There’s a night-lit shop mountain bike ride at Syncline on Tuesday evenings at 5:45pm.
Sprinter Van of the Week!
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