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| Monday 5500′->10,000′ |
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| Tuesday 9000′->3500′ |
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| Wednesday 3500′->1000′ |
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
Mt. Hood ended up with quite a bit of snow over the weekend, especially at the higher elevations. With warm weather forecast for Monday afternoon, the avalanche danger will be very high today, especially on south-facing slopes. The snow quality will also deteriorate quickly due to warm temperatures. Looking at the rest of the week, we’ll see light to moderate snowfall each day.
So, Monday. Clear sky. Free air freezing level 5500′ early and 10,000′ in the afternoon. Wind NW 20 early and SW 15 in the afternoon, rising to SSW 25+ after midngiht.
Tuesday starst with light rain and (probably switches to light snow). Precip ends around 11am, leaving clear sky that turns cloudy overnight. The snow level will be 9000′ early, 5000′ during the precip, and 3500′ after midnight. About .2” water value (WV) falls, for up to an inch of new snow. Widn will be SW 25+ (more above treeline) all day, turning to WSW 20 after midngith.
Wednesday looks snowy, but models disagree on the amounts. The snow level will be around 3500′ all day, dropping to a free air freezing level of 1000′ or so after midnight under partly cloudy sky. Somewhere around 6” snow will fall in the 24 hour period. Wind will be WSW 25 in the morning, SW 15 in the afternoon and W 30 after midnight. Models show at least 6” of snow on Thursday and 2-3” snow Friday. The weekend currently looks clear and warm on both the GFS and the ECMWF.
Random Morning Thoughts
Happy Monday, everyone! I’m prioritizing my shower over reflections this morning. Know what else I prioritized? Cherry hand pies. I’m currently obsessed, and decided to bake a batch this morning, using my precious pre-work minutes to create fabulous smells in my house. May you be well fed. Have an awesome day.
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
Monday starts off with light and variable wind and picks up to E 20-25 near Rooster Rock this afternoon. Tuesday starts off with light easterlies. As a front swings inland to the north, we’ll see gusty westerlies: 12-15 in the west and 18-23 east of The Dalles. On Wednesday, the river starts out calm. A front swings through midday, driving gusty west wind. The whole Gorge will see 12-15 from 2pm to 5pm. The wind will pick up to 18-22 after 5pm from Viento to Rowena.
Gorge Weather Forecast
It’s mostly clear this morning and will stay sunny today. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and the mid 60’s in the afternoon. Light east wind. No rainbows. Tuesday should start off with a colorful sunrise as high clouds move in. Light rain will fall for a few hours in the morning. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and the upper 50’s in the afternoon. Light east wind early, moderate west wind after 8am. 99% chance of rainbows. Wednesday looks rainy. Temps will be in the low 40’s early and the mid 50’s later. Calm wind early. Moderate west wind after noon. 99% chance of rainbows. 99% chance of rainbows continues through Friday, after which models agree on a couple of sunny days.
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Road and Mountain Biking
Given all the rain we’ve had, Syncline is the only place you can ride guilt-free right now, and Hidden is not a good choice due to wet conditions. Try the low half of Syncline only. Today will be EPIC road biking conditions: light east wind and high temps in the mid 60’s. Tomorrow afternoon will also be dry but windier.
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.
Looking ahead to the rest of the week, Saturday and Sunday is the Monster and the Sea 24 hour paddle race to support local families hit by cancer. There’s a free half-day medidation retreat from 1-5pm at Yoga Samadhi on Saturday.
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
