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| Monday 1500′->7000′ |
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| Tuesday 7000′->2000′ |
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| Wednesday 2000′->6000′ |
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
Monday morning started out windy on Mt. Hood. Snow will join the picture for the next 24 hours followed by light rain and strong wind on Tuesday The weather dries out Wednesday through Saturday morning, if nothing changes in the forecast.
For Monday, expect a stormy day. The snow level will be around 1500′ early, 3000′ in the afternoon, and 7000′ or so after midnight. About .5” water value (WV) falls during the day, for 5-6” of fluffy snow. Another .4” WV falls overnight, for another 4-5”. Wind will be W 35 early, turning to WNW 30-35 for the rest of the day.
The snow level will probably bounce around quite a bit on Tuesday, but the general model consensus seems to be an overcast morning, light rain in the afternoon, and light snow after midnight. The snow level will be 7000′ early, 6500′ in the afternoon, and 2000′ after midnight. About 1/4” rain falls during the day, followed by .2” WV mixed precip overnight for perhaps an inch of new snow. Wind will be problematic and potentially lift stopping: NW 25 early, WNW 40 by noon, and WNW 40-45 in the afternoon and overnight. It’s probably worth noting that wind that strong out of the NW may significantly increase precipitation amounts.
Wednesday starts out windy and clear, or perhaps windy with orographic flurries. It looks like the sky will clear in the afternoon. The free air freezing level will be 2000′ early, 6000′ in the afternoon, and 5000′ overnight. Wind will be NW 40-45 early (problematic), slowly fading to NW 25 in the afternoon and NNW 20 after midnight. Thursday and Friday currently looks clear or partly cloudy with the free air freezing level between 5000′ and 6500′ and NW wind at 15-20.
Random Morning Thoughts
It’s Monday morning, and as happens frequently on Mondays, I have nothing to say. I hope you have a wonderful week and an awesome day. May you be well.
Disclaimer required by my grad school program: I am not your therapist, but I am seeing clients at this time at Comprehensive Healthcare in White Salmon. In the meantime, I am your weather forecaster. Take everything I say with a grain of salt, and consult with your actual therapist about your mental health issues. One other thing: I plan to keep doing this forecast indefinitely. Forecasting and counseling are both deeply meaningful and nourishing to me.
Gorge Wind Forecast
For Monday, a weather system will move in and drive gusty westerlies. Morning wind will be W 10-13ish through much of the Gorge. After 11am, you can expect gusty 12-15 in the western Gorge and gusty 23-27 east of The Dalles. River temp is 43 degrees. A warm front on Tuesday combines with strong offshore high pressure for another round of gusty westerlies. The first half of the day brings 10-13 in the western Gorge with 20-23 east of Mosier. After noon, the wind will pick up to gusty 16-19 in the western Gorge and 25-29 east of Mosier. Wednesday sees a weather system move through in the morning with stabilizing weather in the afternoon. The day starts with 10-13 in the west and 16-19 in the east. Wind east of Maryhill will back off, and the stretch of river from Swell to Rufus will see 24-28 out of the west.
Gorge Weather Forecast
The day is starting out overcast. Rain will move in for a few hours, and then sprinkles will arrive. Temps will be in the low 40’s before the rain hits, the upper 30’s when it arrives, and near 50 this afternoon. Moderate west wind. 99% chance of rainbows. Tuesday looks showery during the morning and rainy in the afternoon. Temps will be near 40 early and in the mid 50’s later. Moderate westerlies. 99% chance of rainbows. Wednesday sees a few sprinkles under partly cloudy sky in the morning. Temps will be in the low 40’s early and upper 50’s in the afternoon. Moderate west wind. 18% chance of morning rainbows.
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Road and Mountain Biking
If you hurry up, you might be able to get a bike ride in before the trails turn muddy and slick. If not today, then you’ll probably want to wait until Thursday to find brown pow.
Upcoming Events
Coming up today, there’s meditation at noon at Trinity Natural Medicine. There’s $5 Tai Chi at the Hood River Adult Center at 2:30. This evening at 6pm, there’s community yoga at Samadhi in White Salmon. At 6:30, there’s community yoga at the Mt. Hood Town Hall and community Zumba at St. Francis House in Odell. There’s YogaFaith (Christ-centered yoga) in The Dalles at 6:45pm.
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
