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The Forecast
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| Tuesday 1500′->3000′ |
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Mt. Hood Forecast
Reality definitely underperformed the models last night. We were expecting 3-6” of snow and just got an inch. On the one hand, that may make for nicer groom. On the other hand, that restarts the corn snow countdown; the snow is likely to get sticky in the mid-March sunshine. Looking at the overall weather pattern: basically dry through Wednesday followed by a wetter, colder period from Thursday on through the following Wednesday.
Monday: clear sky in the morning with partly cloudy sky this afternoon. The free air freezing level will be 1000′ this morning and will slowly rise to 1500′ during the day and overnight. A trace of snow, or more likely a few snowflakes, are possible overnight. Wind: NW 20-25 in the morning and afternoon fading to NE 5 overnight.
Tuesday starts sunny, turns partly cloudy in the afternoon, and becomes clear again overnight. The free air freezing level will be 1500′ in the morning and 3000′ from mid-afternoon on. Wind: light and variable. Wednesday will be sunny all day. FAF: 2000′ early rising to 6000′ in the afternoon. Wind: S 5 in the morning slowly building to SSW 15-30 overnight.
Looking at Thursday through the following Wednesday: we’ll mostly be in W or NW flow. That’s a good pattern for snow on Mt. Hood. It enhances snowfall thanks to orographics. There is quite a bit of model spread in precipitation amounts for that 6-day period. Right now models are indicating 1.5” to 2.5” water equivalent over that time period. Fingers crossed! Have a great week.
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
Strong westerlies this morning mirror gradients of .10 and .08 with offshore high pressure of 1038mb. Wind will likely over-perform today. Morning westerlies: 17-21 in the west and 23-26 in the eastern Gorge with 25-29 at Maryhill. Eastern Gorge wind may briefly jump midday as the rain moves away, but the focus this afternoon (it’s Monday) will be in the west: 24-28 from Stevenson to The Dalles. River flow is 126kcfs, river temp is 42F, and high temp forecast is 49F. Tuesday brings westerlies at 9-11 through the whole Gorge in the morning with 12-15+ just from Stevenson to Moiser in the afternoon. Wednesday starts light and variable. Easterlies pick up to 15-20 at Rooster and Stevenson mid-morning. Afternoon: calm at Rooster and 15-20 at Stevenson.
Coast, Jones, Sauvie’s
As needed until next spring and summer.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Mostly clear sky this morning will be partly cloudy this afternoon. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and upper 40’s later. Moderate to strong westerlies. N o rainbows. Tuesday looks partly cloudy. Temps will be near 30 early and in the mid 50’s later. Light westerlies. No rainbows. Wednesday looks sunny as can be. Temps will be in the low/mid 30’s early and upper 50’s later. Light easterlies. No rainbows.
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Cycling
Trailbuilder request: GP is CLOSED. Those of you riding it are doing significant damage to freshly-shaped and not-yet-compacted trail. All that work you’re destroying is being done by about three volunteers. STOP. They anticipate they’ll be able to reopen the trail around April 1st, but if you keep riding it, it’s going to take longer. So, skip GP and ride the brown pow that’s all over the rest of the trails. Excellent dirt is to be found in the lower sections of Post, on Syncline, at Nestor, on Hospital Hill, and probably at Columbia Hills (where there will be lots of Grass Widows and other early flowers). Remember: it’s still winter, and freeze-thaw is possible. If you hit freeze-thaw mud, please turn around so you don’t do permanent trail damage. Whoopdee is especially susceptible to freeze-thaw. Please avoid it until nights warm above freezing.
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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!
