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| Saturday 3500′->6000′ |
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
Mountain weather’s looking a bit on the wild side for the next few days as a powerful jet and atmospheric river slam right into Mt. Hood. A few inches of snow on Saturday will be followed by heavy rain Sunday and possibly Monday as well. The forecast holds hope for the middle of next week, when up to a foot of snow is possible.
For Saturday, we’ll be in cool air during the day with snow. Rain starts up after midnight. The snow level will be 3500′ ish all day. It rises to 6000′ after midnight. About 0.4” water value (WV) falls as snow during the day, for 4” of new. 1.0” WV falls overnight. 0.4” should fall as snow, for 3-4” of dense snow. After that: 0.6” rain before sunrise. Wind will be SW 30+ all day and night.
Sunday looks very rainy. The snow level will be 6000′-7000′. About 2.0” rain falls during the day. Another 1.2” rain falls overnight. Wind will be SW 30+ during the day and WSW 40-50 overnight. Monday’s not really possible to predict: the GFS takes the bulk of the precip to the south by daybreak for a partly cloudy day. The Euro keeps the precip local until midday, keeping the heavy rain going. So… we’ll just have to wait and see.
Longer range predictions include snow for Wednesday into Thursday. As of right now, 6-12” looks like a possibility. That said, this is way too far out to be making accurate or precise predictions. Just bookmark it and we’ll return to it!
Gorge Wind
A series of storms will move through the region for the next few days followed by brief high pressure on Tuesday. This will set up strong and very gusty westerlies at times over the next 72 hours. For Saturday, we start with easterlies at 25-30 near Rooster with 10-15 near Viento and Stevenson. After 11am, the wind turns westerly: gusty 18-22 with rain from Stevenson to The Dalles and gusty 25-29 from The Dalles to Arlington. Sunday brings easterlies all day: 20-25 near Rooster Rock and 10-15 near Stevenson. That’ll be accompanied by pouring rain.
Monday brings a period of strong westerlies early in the morning, but those fade as high pressure builds inland. The day starts with gusty 23-26 from Stevenson to Arlington. The wind picks up to gusty 27-31 from The Dalles to Arlington through noon and then fades to 10-13. Offshore high pressure on Tuesday sets up steadier afternoon westerlies at 26-30, possibly from Swell to Avery, but more likely from Mosier to Avery.
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Hood River Weather Forecast
It’s Saturday morning, and it’s not raining as I write this. That will change – moderate rain will fall through 2pm, showery weather arrives 2-8, and very heavy rain falls all night. Temps will be in the low 40’s early and upper 50’s later. Easterlies early, moderate to strong westerlies after 11am. 99.5% chance of rainbows. Sunday looks very, very rainy through 11pm or so. Temps will be in the low 40’s early and upper 50’s later. East wind. No rainbows. Monday looks rainy in the morning, showery midday, and mostly dry with sprinkles in the afternoon. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and low 60’s later. Moderate west wind. 99% chance of rainbows right off the bat.
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Road and Mountain Biking
ATTENTION: the cows are out on Hospital Hill, and people have still been taking dogs on their hikes and bikes. STOP! I received an email from the Kreps asking me to remind folks that dogs are not allowed on Hospital Hill between March 20th and July 1st. Cows or no cows, dogs are not allowed. We use that land due to the generosity of the Kreps family. When you go against their wishes, 1) you’re being a selfish butthead and 2) you endanger access for others. Please, leave your dogs at home! Other news: snow-free trails include Post from Mitchell Ridge down, Whoopdee (too muddy), and Syncline. All trails will be too wet to ride starting today – if you ride muddy trails, you’ll damage them. Let them dry out, and trail volunteers can build new trails rather than fixing damage you caused. Thank you!
Upcoming Events
Saturday is the first Garden Party and Potluck of the year at Pacific Hermitage. Potluck starts at 10:30. Work party starts at 1pm. Saturday is also the Fred Meyer Fuchsia Sale from 7am to 4pm – bring your own pots and they will fill them with Black Gold soil. Sunday is the Gorge Gravel Grinder in The Dalles (sold out). WET! Hood River Appreciation Day at Meadows, scheduled for Sunday, will be rescheduled. Dirty Fingers has the “Sunday Service” ride Sunday morning. That too will probably be rescheduled.
Random Morning Thoughts
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
