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The Forecast
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| Monday 5000′->6000′ |
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| Tuesday 5500′->3000′ |
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| Wednesday 3000′->6500′->3000′ |
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Mt. Hood Forecast
Another spectacular, sunny, perfect groom day is on tap for Mt. Hood today. Enjoy it. Snow returns early on Wednesday. A progressive and active pattern is on tap through the weekend with lots of snow (and periods of mixed precip) in the forecast!
For Monday, it’ll be awesome and sunny. The free air freezing level will be around 5000′ in the morning and will rise to 6000′ in the afternoon. No precip. Wind: S 5-10 early, W 10 in the afternoon, and NW 30-35 after midnight.
Tuesday starts sunny. High clouds move in during the afternoon. They build until snowflakes start to fall after midnight. Just a trace of snow falls overnight. Snow level: 5500′ early, 5000′ in the afternoon, and 3000′ overnight. Wind: NW 30-35 in the morning, W 25-30 in the afternoon, and W 35 overnight.
Light snow Wednesday morning gives way to a period of mixed precip and then heavy snow overnight. The snow level will be 4000′ early, 6500′ mid-afternoon, 5500′ in the evening, and will fall to 3000′ overnight. About 0.1” water equivalent (WE) is forecast prior to 4pm when a band of heavy precip hits with another 0.5” WE. That first bit will be snow. That second bit, the 0.5”, it’ll be mixed precip. Overnight, we currently have a forecast for 1.7” WE, some of which may be mixed precip, but most of which will be snow. Call it 11-14” of new. Wind: W 35 in the morning, SW 25-50 in the afternoon, WSW 25-45 in the evening, and WNW 40-45 after midnight.
Heavy orographic snowfall continues Thursday morning before tapering off. The snow level will be 3000′ in the morning and will slowly fall to 2000′ by midnight. About 0.4-0.6” WE is forecast, for 4-6” of regular old Cascade snow. A trace is forecast overnight. Wind: WNW 40-45 early, NW 20-25 in the afternoon, and SW 10-20 after midnight. Friday daytime looks dry. Starting Friday evening, a series of strong systems are forecast. The freezing level will bounce around a lot, but the general picture is lots of new snow and lots of icing on lifts too!
Note on wind speeds. Different wind directions are experienced in different ways on Mt. Hood. For example, west wind at 50mph will hit the slopes and exposed ridges at W 50. SW 50 may hit the ridges at SW 50, but will likely only be SW 20 below tree line. Hence the ranges for wind. Depends where you are on the mountain. Hopefully that helps clarify.
Gorge Wind Forecast
Easterlies continue… For this morning (Monday), expect 40-50 at Rooster, 25-30 at Stevenson, and 15-20 at Viento. Afternoon wind drops to 35-40 at Rooster and 25-30 at Stevenson. River flow is 115kcfs, river temp is 42, and high temp forecast is 37. Tuesday starts with 30-3 5 at Rooster, 20-25 at Stevenson, and 15-20 at Viento. Afternoon: 20-25 at both Rooster and Stevenson. Wednesday starts with 10-15 at Rooster and Stevenson. Afternoon: 10-15 at Rooster and 20-25 at Stevenson. It appears westerlies will return Thursday afternoon.
Coast, Jones, Sauvie’s
As needed until next spring and summer.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Nothing cloud sticks around all day Monday. Temps will be in the upper 30’s all day. East wind. No rainbows. Nothing Tuesday morning gives way to high clouds Tuesday afternoon. Temps will be in the upper 20’s early and upper 30’s later. Easterlies. No rainbows. Light precip arrives Wednesday morning and turns heavy in the afternoon. It seems possible we could see some light snowfall early, but it’ll probably switch to rain later. It’ll be close. See TATAS for more details. Low temp: low 30’s. High temp: mid 30’s. Easterlies. No 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.
Cycling
Volunteers needed! Columbia Area Mountain Bike Advocate (CAMBA) is doing small projects at the Syncline this winter: treadwork and trail maintenance. Show that we care and want to protect it! Due to COVID restrictions, work party numbers are limited, so if you can help, contact Ann 509-637-three seven one three. Hikers, runners, mountain bikers, and sightseers all welcome! Do be aware of the possibility of freeze-thaw (muddy) conditions, especially on trails that are not under a tree canopy. Do not ride if it was below freezing last night and is above freezing when you want to ride. The soil structure will be liquefied, and you will do permanent damage to trails. Consider riding gravel roads instead.
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Local Events
Weekly events: The Kainos Coffee run happens in The Dalles every Tuesday morning at 6am. There are sailboat races at the Hood River Marina every Wednesday evening. Dirty Fingers has a group mountain bike ride (bring lights) Wednesday nights at 5:30pm. Cheno has an outdoor HIIT workout at Griffin House in Hood River at 6pm on Wednesday nights. There is a BLM rally every Tuesday evening at 5:30 at the Salmon Fountain in Hood River, and there’s a White Coats for BLM rally every Thursday at noon at 12th and May in Hood River. Have an awesome day!
