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The Forecast
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| Saturday 4500′->1000′ |
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| Sunday 1000′ |
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| Monday 0′->7000′->4500′ |
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
It’s a clear and gorgeous start to the weekend on Mt. Hood, but that won’t last! Snowfall returns late morning or early afternoon. We’ll be back to sunshine-on-the-slopes for Sunday and a mix of clouds and sun for Monday. Next week looks mostly sunny, warmer, and dry.
Saturday, as I said, starts out clear and sunny. Clouds move in mid-morning and snow arrives early afternoon along with increasing wind. The snow level will be 4500′ when the precip arrives and will quickly fall to 1500′ in the afternoon and 1000′ overnight. Models are unclear how much snow will fall (0.25” to 1.2” WE). I’m going to nudge the totals up due to orographic (terrain) effects. So… by 4pm, there should be about 0.3-0.4” water equivalent (WE), for 3-4” new snow. After 4pm, I’m going with 0.3” to 0.6” WE for 4-7” fluffy powder. Wind will be SW 10-20 this morning, WSW 30-40 late morning, W 40 in the afternoon, and NW 40-50 overnight.
Sunday kicks off with a few lingering orographic flurries and strong wind, but the weather calms down by afternoon. The snow level will be 1000-1500′ in the morning, 1500′ in the afternoon, and 4500′ after midnight (based on 0C temps at 5000′) with the free air freezing level at 0′ near Mt. Hood. No measurable snowfall is forecast Sunday. Wind: NW 40-50 early, NNW 15-25 in the afternoon, and N 10 overnight.
Monday looks mostly clear, then cloudy, then clear for most of the day. The free air freezing level will be 0′ (850mb temps at 0C) early, 7000′ in the afternoon (+2C), and 5000′ overnight (+1C). Wind: N 10 in the morning becoming NNW 10-15 in the afternoon and turning to N 15 overnight. The rest of the week currently looks dry and sunny with the free air freezing level eventually warming to 10,000′. Enjoy your day on the slopes!
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Gorge Wind Forecast
East wind Saturday morning gives way to strong westerlies overnight and strong-enough westerlies on Sunday for Dale Cook to get out on the river. Monday looks calm. Saturday’s deets: Early morning easterlies will be 35ish at Rooster, 25ish at Stevenson, and 15-20 at Viento. The wind turns calm late morning. Afternoon westerlies pick up to 15-18 from Rooster to Stevenson and build overnight. After 7pm, we’ll have blustery wind at 30-40mph all the way from Stevenson to Boardman. Too bad it will be dark! River flow readings are 86-127kcfs, river temp is 39F, and high temp forecast is 43F. Sunday starts with 17-20 from Stevenson to Doug’s with 20-23 from Avery to Arlington. The wind quickly dies off east of The Dalles but holds west of The Dalles. Weather: partly cloudy and 41F in the afternoon. Monday starts calm. Easterlies pick up to 15mph near Stevenson, and just near Stevenson, in the afternoon. High temp: 44F.
Jones, Sauvie Island, Coast – Done for the Season
Hood River Weather Forecast
Partly cloudy sky this morning quickly turns cloudy and adds some sort of precip. See TATAS for the speculation. Light precip continue overnight. Temps will be in the upper 20’s early and low 40’s later. Easterlies this morning, strong westerlies overnight. 1.5% chance of rainbows. Sunday will be cloudy in the morning an clear in the afternoon. Temps start in the low-mid 30’s and rise to the low 40’s. Moderate westerlies. 1% chance of rainbows early in the day. Monday will be Partly cloudy in the morning and clear in the afternoon. Temps start in the upper 20’s and rise to the mid 40’s. Calm wind. No 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!
There’s a Nordic race at Meadows this morning, 1/21. Regular weekly events: Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. 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 Friday’s at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class (brand new) 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. The sprint course is 2 two laps around the sailing buoy near Wells Island and back – 3.5 miles.
Cycling
Please do not ride Syncline! It’s super muddy and there are creeks running down the trails. If you ride, you’ll do major damage. Please ride gravel roads instead! Same goes for other trails – muddy enough that you’ll damage them. Perhaps you could try the Deschutes or Klickitat trails, but roads and gravel are better choices for the health of the trail systems. If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.
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