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The Forecast
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| Monday 2500′->1500′ |
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| Tuesday 1000′->4500′->2000′ |
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| Wednesday 2000′->8500′ |
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
Heavy snowfall and strong wind is forecast all day today. Snow continues until we run into the Pineapple express sometime on Wednesday afternoon or evening. Before you go rushing up… as of 7am, I-84 was closed both directions between Troutdale and The Dalles. ODOT is having trouble keeping up with roads and the parking lots. Take a shovel so you can extricate yourself.
Now, on to the fun. The snow will likely be dense, as temps have been in the upper 20’s. The effective snow level (based on 850mb temps) will be 3500′ this morning, 1500′ this afternoon, and 1000′ overnight. About 1.4” water equivalent (WE) is forecast today for 14-17” new snow. Another 0.8” WE is forecast tonight for 8-10” additional. Wind could enhance those totals. Expect SW 40-70 early this morning, W 40 during the day and WSW 30-35 overnight.
Snow continues on Tuesday. The effective snow level (for snow quality purposes only) will be 1000′ in the morning, 2000′ in the afternoon, 3500-4000′ in the evening, and 2000′ overnight. About 0.6” WE is forecast during the day, for 6-7” snow. Another 0.4” WE is forecast in the afternoon and evening for 4-5” additional powder. Looking at wind, we can add 50-60% to those snow forecasts. WSW 30-35 in the morning, @ 40 during the day, W 45 overnight.
How about more snow on Wednesday before the Pineapple Express? The effective snow level will be 2000′ in the morning, 5000′ in the afternoon, and 8500′ in the evening. Before the snow switches to rain (in the evening sometime), about 0.4-0.8” WE arrives for 4-8” increasingly heavy snow. About 2” rain is forecast overnight. SAD. More rain is forecast for Thursday. Then it’s back to cold weather. Wow. What a week. Stay safe out there.
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
light easterlies this morning turn to westerly most places midday. West of Hood River and east of The Dalles, you’ll find W 10-15. Central Gorge: calm. Tuesday starts with W 10-15 at Rooster and variable to 10 at Stevenson. Easterlies return at 10-15 at Stevenson midday. The wind turns calm overnight. Wednesday starts with a wild round of westerlies at 20-30 in the west with 10-15 central and 20-25 to Biggs with calm wind farther east. The wind turns calm midday and then goes easterly at 10-20.
Coast, Jones, Coast
Done until spring, unless there’s an obvious Coast or Sauvie’s or Jones day.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Snow continues today with another 3-6” forecast. It seems unlikely we will pop above freezing, but there’s a slight chance midday. Temps will be in the low 20’s early and low 30’s later. Tuesday will be snowy in the morning with rain (maybe) in the afternoon and snow overnight. Temps will be in the upper 20’s early and low-mid 30’s later. Calm wind. No rainbows. Wednesday will be snowy, then very rainy, then freezing rainy. Temps will be in the low 30’s early and mid 30’s later. Strong westerlies early. Calm wind midday. Widespread easterlies later. 75% chance of 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.
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