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The Forecast
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| Saturday 7000′->10,000′ |
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| Sunday 10,000′->8000′ |
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
Unless you are fond of a soaking and very high avalanche danger, you’ll want to find something else to do today than spending time in the mountains. Mt. Hood picked up 2.26” rain in the last 24 hours, which brings our snow water equivalent to … some ridiculous amount. The weather stays warm through Wednesday afternoon and then turns much colder, with lots of snowfall, Wednesday night through Thursday. Nope, it’s not over yet!
Saturday will be drizzly on the mountain. Drizzle density fades as the day goes on. Mountain weather adds some sun breaks in the afternoon and turns high overcast overnight. The snow level will be 7000′ in the morning, 6000′ in the afternoon, and 10,000′ overnight as 850mb temps soar into the upper 40’s. Just another couple tenths of rain is forecast today, although wind could increase that a bit. Wind: WSW 25-30 this morning, SW 20-30 this afternoon fading to S 5-15 overnight.
Sunday starts high overcast and turns clear by afternoon. The free air freezing level (FAF) will be 10,000′ during the day and somewhere between 6000′ and 8000′ overnight. A little bit of drizzle could fall in the evening or overnight thanks to orographics, but it’s far from certain. Wind: S 5-15 early, SW 20-35 in the afternoon, and W 20 overnight.
Monday looks sunny all day. The free air freezing level will be near 7000′ all day. Wind: W 20 in the morning, W 15 in the afternoon, and W 10 overnight. Tuesday looks dry. Wednesday starts high overcast and ends with a brief downpour which transitions to heavy orographic snowfall through Thursday. It appears that powder season is not yet over. Timberline and Bachelor will be happy to host you!
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
Active weather continues, and with it comes multiple rounds of light or moderate, gusty westerlies. For now, there’s no end in sight. No sign of “Classic Gorge Setup” conditions where offshore high pressure combines with a heat low in the desert. Thank goodness for sports that work in lighter, gusty wind!
Saturday will be slightly more windy and slightly less drizzly this afternoon. Light and variable wind persists until 11am or so. Westerlies pick up to gusty 12-16 between The Dalles and Arlington with light westerlies west of The Dalles. River flow is 279kcfs, river temp is 52F, and high temp forecast is 63F.
Sunday sees a 1004mb low cruising from south to north along the coast. It drives a weather system towards us, and that kicks up in the wind in the afternoon. First, you’ll have to get through the morning easterlies: gusty 15-20 at Rooster and 10-15 at Stevenson. Calm wind is forecast for a few hours late morning to early afternoon. As that front pushes in and drags some light rain to the western Gorge (gusty 14-18 there), areas further east respond with stronger wind. Expect gusty 23-27 from Lyle to Rufus after 2pm with Arlington joining late afternoon or early evening. High temp: 71F. Muggy.
A weak ridge of high pressure nudges upward from the California coast on Monday. This is the best chance for steadier, not-rainy westerlies in this three-day forecast. The day starts with 7-10 in the western Gorge and 12-15 east of The Dalles to Boardman. From late morning on, you’ll find 20-23 from Stevenson to Rufus. In the evening, Rufus drops off to 10-13, but areas from Doug’s westward hold at 20-23. High temp: 64. Mostly sunny, in case you were wondering! Moderate westerlies are forecast again for Tuesday. Very active, very wet weather is on the table for Wednesday-Thursday.
Coast, Jones, Coast
Done until spring, unless there’s an obvious Coast or Sauvie’s or Jones day.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Drizzle this morning gives way to mist and then less mist and then dry weather in the evening. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and low 60’s later. Calm wind early. Light westerlies later. 88% chance of rainbows. Sunday will be dry until mid afternoon. We then see intermittent mist (or at least muggy weather) through Monday morning. Temps will be near 50 early and in the low 70’s later. Calm wind through early afternoon then light to moderate westerlies. 94% chance of rainbows. Monday will be misty until 8am or so and then dry with increasing sunshine. Temps will be near 50 early and in the mid 60’s later. Light westerlies in the morning build to moderate westerlies in the afternoon. 42% chance of rainbows.
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Cycling
Post is too wet to ride. It’s so wet that Dirty Fingers has had to cancel their Thursday shop ride for four weeks in a row. Don’t ride Post, or you’ll do significant trail damage. STOP IT! A good portion of the Eldorado Trail (below the intersection with Riorden Hills Road (near the top, below the clearcut) is closed starting today for approximately 10 days due to nearby timber harvest. Do not enter that area for your safety. Courtney Road (the road that goes up above Syncline) is closed until October. Do not attempt to use it to access trails. Starting this summer, you will need a parking pass to park at Post Canyon. This money will support trails. Speaking of trails… it’s too muddy to ride them right now, and it will stay that way for a while. If you ride wet, sloppy trails, you will do significant and potentially permanent damage. Please don’t. Hospital Hill: cows are out – no dogs allowed. Underwood: do not enter areas that are closed due to logging operations. Recommendation: ride gravel roads and pavement for a while until the trail systems dry out.
Local Events
Please let me know about events. I often only hear about them if you folx let me know!
This weekend is the Stevenson to Carson Ridge Run. 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, you can get a donut and coffee for going for a run at Kickstand Coffee. The Small Boat paddlers have a group paddle on Sunday at 11am at the Event Site. The Dirty Fingers Sunday Service rides happens at 9am – this week is the last one. They are fast-paced. If you are not, bring a buddy. The ride is followed by bike race viewing and beer drinking at the shop. Post and Pint happens Thursday evenings at 5:30 when Post is not too wet to ride.
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