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The Forecast

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
	4a-8a	8a-12p	12p-4p	4p-8p	8p-4a
Saturday 4500′->5500′->4000′
Sunday 4000′->3000′
Monday 3000′->1500′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

Happy weekend! A little bit of snow today is followed by perhaps some mixed precip tonight. That leads into a day of much-needed heavy snowfall on Sunday. Lighter snowfall continues into Monday before a brief break in the action through mid-morning Tuesday. After that – more snow with a storm-skiing, dumping day possible on Wednesday.

Saturday’s starting off just cold enough for snow at 5000′. It sounds like there was a bit of new snow up high but no new on the lowest slopes. That leaves us with wet snow up high and wet granular snow (which I rather like!) down low. During the day today, the snow level will rise from 4500′ to 5500′ in the evening. It falls back to 4000′ after midnight. Daytime precip forecast is 0.3” water equivalent (WE) for 1-3” dense new snow mostly after 10am. Just a trace is forecast in the warmer hours overnight. That’ll probably be mixed precip. Wind: S 15-3 all day and all night becoming SE 15 after midnight.

Sunday will be snowy all day. The snow level will be 4000′ in the morning, 3500′ in the afternoon, and 3000′ after midnight. Models still disagree on the amount of snowfall – they’re calling for 0.5” to 1.5” WE for the 24 hour period. For now, let’s go with 0.4” to 0.6” WE during the day for 4-6” new snow of average quality. Overnight, thanks to orographics, the snowfall intensity picks up. Expect 0.7” to 1.0” WE for 7-11” of decent-quality snow. Wind will be SE 15 in the morning, W 20 in the afternoon, and W 30 after midnight.

Lighter snowfall continues on Monday and tapers off in the afternoon. Overnight, the sky will clear for a short period before clouding back over by Tuesday sunrise. The snow level will be 3000′ in the morning, 2500′ in the afternoon, and 1500′ after midnight. About 0.3” WE is forecast during the day. Call that 3-4” increasingly dry snow. A trace is forecast overnight. Wind: W 30 in the morning, W 25 in the afternoon, and W 20 overnight.

Dry weather Tuesday morning adds snowfall mid to late morning with the snow level no higher than 3500′. Heavy snowfall, up to a foot of new, is forecast during the day on Wednesday. After that, the weather turns a bit cooler and a bit less wet for a while. Deets are still not clear. Have a great Saturday!  

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Gorge Wind Forecast

The last chance for usable wind for a few days is probably today, Saturday, when easterlies will stick around all day. They’ll lessen on Sunday and switch around to westerly on Monday. Saturday starts off with E 15-20 from Rooster to Viento. Afternoon wind builds to 30-35 at Rooster, 25ish at Stevenson, and 15-20 at Viento. River flow readings are 81-117kcfs, river temp is 38F, and high temp forecast is 46F. Sunday starts with E 15-20 from Rooster to Viento. Afternoon wind drops to “light” near Rooster and 10mph near Stevenson. High temp: 45F. Monday starts with W 10-15 near Rooster and light westerlies at Stevenson. The wind picks up to 10-13 from Stevenson to The Dalles with 15-18 from The Dalles to Arlington. High temp: 44F.  

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Hood River Weather Forecast

Clouds this morning give way to drizzle from mid-morning on through sunset. Temps will be in the low 40’s early and mid 40’s later. Easterlies. 4% chance of rainbows. Sunday will be rainy all day. Temps start in the upper 30’s and rise to the mid 40’s. Easterlies. 5% chance of rainbows. Monday will be intermittently drizzly or sprinkly. Temps start in the mid 30’s and rise to the mid 40’s. Calm wind to start. Light westerlies later. 98% chance of 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!
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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Have an awesome day!