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The Forecast
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| Saturday 2500′->1500′ |
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Mt. Hood Forecast
Despite today being day 1 of Spring 2021, snow is in the forecast for most of the next five days. Thank you, La Nina. Saturday brings steady snowfall all day long and a decrease in snowfall overnight. The snow level will be 2500′ all day and will fall to about 1500′ overnight. 0.4”-0.5” water equivalent (WE) is forecast for the day, for 4-5” new snow. 0.1-0.2” is predicted overnight. That’s 1-2” more. Wind: WSW 20-35 in the morning, WNW 30-35 in the afternoon, and NW 30-40 overnight.
Light snowfall continues on Sunday with sunbreaks mixed in for the morning. Snowfall picks up again overnight. The snow level will be 1500′ in the morning and 2500′ from mid-afternoon on. Just a trace of snow is forecast during the day… maybe 1” of new. Overnight, 0.7” WE is forecast, for 6-8” of relatively dry snow. Wind: NW 30-40 in the morning, W 25 in the afternoon, and W 45 overnight.
Monday starts windy and snowy and adds sunbreaks in the afternoon with clear sky overnight. The snow level will be 3000′ most of the day and 2000′ overnight. About 0.1” WE is forecast for the day, for an inch of new snow. A trace is all that’s forecast overnight. Wind: W 45 in the morning, WNW 25-30 in the afternoon, and NW 10-15 overnight.
Tuesday starts with sunshine and probably ends with high clouds. Another system moves in from the NW on Wednesday bringing up to a foot of new snow. Sounds like a darn fine five days coming up. Enjoy the turns!
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
Low pressure moves inland midday Saturday and high pressure builds behind. This sets up a solid round of westerlies. Early wind will be light and variable. By mid-morning, the wind starts to build. Expect gusty 15-20 in the western Gorge with 28-32 from Avery to Threemile. River flow is 106kcfs, river temp is 43 degrees, and high temp forecast is 52F. Sunday starts with gusty 12-16 all through the Gorge. afternoon wind drops to 10-13 in the west (with drizzle) and 23-26 east of The Dalles to Arlington. High temp: 49F. Monday starts with 15-18 west of Stevenson and light and variable wind elsewhere. Afternoon wind climbs to 12-15 from Stevenson to The Dalles with 24-27 from Avery to Arlington. High temp: 50F.
Coast, Jones, Sauvie’s
As needed until next spring and summer.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Clouds stick around all day with intermittent rain. Temps will be in the low 40’s early and low 50’s alter. Light wind in the morning. Moderate to strong westerlies in the afternoon. 99% chance of rainbows. Sunday looks sprinkly all day, maybe even rainy. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and upper 40’s later. Moderate westerlies. 99% chance of rainbows. Monday looks sprinkly in the morning, dry in the afternoon, and sprinkly in the evening. Temps will be near 40 in the morning and 50 in the afternoon. Light wind early. Moderate westerlies in the afternoon. 99% chance of rainbows.
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Cycling
Trailbuilder request: GP is CLOSED. Those of you riding it are doing significant damage to freshly-shaped and not-yet-compacted trail. All that work you’re destroying is being done by about three volunteers. STOP. They anticipate they’ll be able to reopen the trail around April 1st, but if you keep riding it, it’s going to take longer. So, skip GP and ride the brown pow that’s all over the rest of the trails. Excellent dirt is to be found in the lower sections of Post, on Syncline, at Nestor, on Hospital Hill, and probably at Columbia Hills (where there will be lots of Grass Widows and other early flowers). Remember: it’s still winter, and freeze-thaw is possible. If you hit freeze-thaw mud, please turn around so you don’t do permanent trail damage. Whoopdee is especially susceptible to freeze-thaw. Please avoid it until nights warm above freezing.
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