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The Forecast
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| Saturday 4000′->2500′ |
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| Sunday 2500′->0′ |
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Mt. Hood Forecast
Light snowfall on Saturday morning tapers off to sunshine in the afternoon. Dry and sunny weather sticks around through Tuesday. After that, a series of storms (details as yet unclear) crash into the mountain for another round of La Nina excitement.
Looking at Saturday, we have snow early with flurries in the afternoon and clear sky overnight. The snow level will be about 4000′ early and will drop to 2500′ in the afternoon. About 0.2” water equivalent (WE) falls during the day, for 2” of new. A trace falls in the afternoon and evening – clouds return overnight, but don’t bring much precip. Wind: W 35 all day turning to SSW 10-20 overnight.
Sunday starts cloudy but quickly clears. The free air freezing level will be 2500′ in the morning, 1500′ in the afternoon, and down to 0′ overnight. No new snow. Wind: SSW 10-20 all day, S 10-20 in the afternoon, and SE 30 overnight.
Monday looks sunny and dry. The free air freezing level will be 0′ early, 5000′ in the afternoon, and 5000′ overnight. Wind: SE 30 early, S 5-10 in the afternoon, and W 20 after midnight. Tuesday will also be dry and sunny. The next weather system moves in on Wednesday with a snow level of 4000′. Details are unclear, but stormy, snowy weather seems likely!
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
Light and variable wind this morning turns light westerly in the afternoon with gusty 13-16 west of Hood River and east of The Dalles. Expect 5-10 or less in the central Gorge. Sunday starts with east 10-15 west of Swell. Easterlies build during the day, ending at 30-35 at Rooster and Stevenson and 15-20 at Viento. Monday starts with E 40-45 at Rooster and 30-35 at Stevenson. Afternoon wind drops just a bit to 35-40 at Rooster and 25-30 at Stevenson.
Coast, Jones, Sauvie’s
As needed until next spring and summer.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Light freezing sprinkles this morning give way to scattered rain sprinkles under mostly cloudy sky this afternoon. Temps will be right at freezing early and in the upper 30’s later. Calm wind early. Light westerlies later. 51% chance of rainbows. Sunday starts with Nothing and ends sunny. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and upper 30’s later. Easterlies. No rainbows. Monday starts with a Nothing cloud and stays that way. Temps will be in the upper 20’s early and mid 30’s in the afternoon. Easterlies. No rainbows. Looking for a complete Columbia Gorge forecast? Looking for more humor in your weather? Obscenities? You’re looking for my TATAS: Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook.
Cycling
Volunteers needed! Columbia Area Mountain Bike Advocate (CAMBA) is doing small projects at the Syncline this winter: treadwork and trail maintenance. Show that we care and want to protect it! Due to COVID restrictions, work party numbers are limited, so if you can help, contact Ann 509-637-three seven one three. Hikers, runners, mountain bikers, and sightseers all welcome! Do be aware of the possibility of freeze-thaw (muddy) conditions, especially on trails that are not under a tree canopy. Do not ride if it was below freezing last night and is above freezing when you want to ride. The soil structure will be liquefied, and you will do permanent damage to trails. Consider riding gravel roads instead.
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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!
