Monday: snow for the mountains, rain for the Gorge…

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The Forecast

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
Monday 5500′->500′
Tuesday 500′->2500′->1000′
Wednesday 1000->2000′->0′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

Mixed precip fell on the slopes last night, but it’ll quickly switch to snow today as a cold front swings through. Tuesday looks dry. A little snow on Wednesday gives way to dry weather to end the (traditional) work week. For the weekend, we still have model disagreement, so let’s hold off on the planning for now.

Monday’s weather quickly transitions from mixed precip to snow and eventually turns dry overnight. The snow level falls from 5500′ early to 2000′ in the afternoon to 500-1000′ overnight. About 0.6” water equivalent (WE) is forecast by this afternoon. Call that 3-5” dense new snow. Overnight, up to 0.1” WE is forecast for up to 1” of lighter snow. Wind: SW 30-55 early quickly turns to W 30 during the day and fades overnight to W 10.

Tuesday will be partly cloudy. The free air freezing level starts at 0-1000′ and rises to 2500′ in the afternoon before falling to 500-1000′ overnight. No precip. Wind: W 10 in the morning, SE 10-15 in the afternoon, E 10 in the evening, and W 25 overnight.

Light snowfall Wednesday morning gives way to clear sky overnight. The snow level will be 1000′ in the morning, 2000′ in the afternoon, and 0-1000′ under clear sky overnight. Just an inch or so of snow is forecast. Wind: W 25 all day drops to W 20 in the evening and SE 5-10 overnight.

Thursday looks sunny. The free air freezing level rises from 0′ in the morning to 3000′ in the afternoon and falls to 500′ overnight. Expect the strong sun to have some impact on afternoon snow quality. Wind: SE 10 in the morning, E 20 in the afternoon, and SE 25 overnight. Models disagree on exactly when snow will return to the slopes. Saturday? Not so likely. Sunday Maybe. Beginning of next week – definitely by then! Looks like some good groom this week after today’s snow. Enjoy!

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Gorge Wind Forecast

This week’s wind goes like this: variable, west, east, west, east, east. Monday will be variable to start under drizzly sky. Mid-morning, the wind switches to westerly. The switch starts with 17-21 from Stevenson to Doug’s with gusty 25-29 out east. The wind drops to 10-13 in the western Gorge and holds out east through the evening. River flow readings are 87-122kcfs, river temp is 39F, and high temp forecast is 47F. Tuesday starts dead calm. Midday wind picks up to 20-25 from Rooster to Viento and falls to E 10-15 in the afternoon. High temp: 48F. Wednesday starts with 7-10 from Stevenson to The Dalles with 11-14 east of The Dalles. Afternoon wind holds at 10-13 west of The Dalles and picks up to 22-25 from Avery to Rufus with 15-18 at Arlington. High temp: 49F. Models suggest we’ll have E 30 on Thursday and E 30+ on Friday. High temps bounce around between 45 and 50 degrees. That’s your week!

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Hood River Weather Forecast

Drizzly weather sticks around through early afternoon and is followed by a few sprinkles. Temps start in the upper 30’s and rise to the upper 40’s. Calm wind early. Moderate westerlies later. 96% chance of rainbows. Tuesday starts out partly cloudy and stays that way. Temps start near freezing and rise to the upper 40’s. Calm wind turns easterly. No rainbows. Wednesday will be drizzly in the morning and partly to mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Temps start in the mid 30’s and rise to the upper 40’s. Light to moderate westerlies. 99% 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!
HRATS has a fundraiser at Ferment Brewing on the 16 from 6m to 8pm. Regular weekly events: NK Studios in Bingen has a donation-based yoga class at 7:30am every Tuesday. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. There’s meditation with monks at 5:15pm (an hour) and 6:30pm (30 minutes plus a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. 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 Fridays at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class 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.

Cycling

Well, now the trails are going to be frozen solid. That makes for good riding if you can avoid the invisible icy spots. On the off chance that things thaw later this week under sunny sky, don’t ride. Be prepared to turn around due to freeze-thaw mud. If it was below freezing the night before your ride, don’t ride trails that are exposed to the open air. Those trails will have freeze-thaw conditions, and you’ll do major damage. Consider gravel riding! If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.