Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
Judging by the webcams, it’s raining up on the volcano this morning. Light rain will continue through this afternoon, and then we’ll have partly cloudy sky tonight. The snow level today will be 8000′ while the precipitation is around, 6000′ at the tail end of this system, and 5000′ for a brief period tonight. We’ll see .1-2” of rain between this morning and 4pm. There’s a chance of a few wet snowflakes mixed in at the end, but that’s splitting hairs, because there won’t be enough snow to impact anything other than a snocat windshield. Wind today will be SW 30 early, WSW 35 mid-morning, W 40 in the afternoon, and W 20 overnight. Continued after the chart…
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast, continued…
Sunday starts off partly cloudy or cloudy. Expect some sunbreaks during the day, followed by increasing cloudy in the afternoon. Heavy rain moves in around 7pm, sticking around for the next 24 hours. The snow level on Sunday will be 9000′ to 10,000′. We’ll see .5-1.0” of rain between 7pm Sunday and 4am Monday. Wind will be SW 10-15 early and SW 20-25 in the afternoon and evening.
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast, finished
Monday looks very rainy. The snow level will be 10,000′ all day long, 8000′ around midnight, and 6000′ on Monday morning after the precip has moved through. We’ll see 2-3” of rain in the 24 hour period with just a few snowflakes at the tail end. Wind will be WSW 30 for much of the day, becoming SW 20-25 after 4pm.
Tuesday starts off rain, turns clear, and then turns SNOWY after 4pm. The snow level will be 6000′ early, 5000′ in the afternoon, and 3500′ overnight. As of this morning, it looks like we’ll see .3” water value (WV) between 4pm Tuesday and 4am Wednesday, giving us 2-3” of snow at 5000′. Wind will be SW 25 in the morning and SW 15-20 in the afternoon. There’s no additional snow in the current forecast for next week.
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Gorge Wind Forecast
We’re starting off Saturday in limbo, with light and variable wind. As a low pressure system moves into northern Washington today, we’ll see a short-lived period of strong west wind. Expect 20-23 from Stevenson to Mosier and 26-30 from Rowena to Threemile for the peak wind period. That should happen between noon and 3pm, so you’ll want to drive preemptively. Sunday starts off with E 20-25 and fades to no-wind-at-all by 2pm. Monday brings calm wind or very light westerlies.
Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Beta Test Forecast
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Random Morning Thoughts
When things happen to upset our view of the world, we can feel helpless, disoriented. We can feel stuck, not knowing how to impact our overwhelming sense of powerlessness, depression or anxiety. A simple antidote to this feeling of stuckness is to do something. Not something random, mind you. Something mindful, pointed, and intentional. Think of it as a tiny movement in the direction of “not this”.
Doing something we perceive as impacting a situation starts to restore our sense of power over our own lives. This lightens our mood. In the case of social oppression, for example, I’ve seen people give away 1% of their income, attend peaceful protests, volunteer time, act as an ally to minorities (you can attend a solidarity gathering today at 4:30pm at Riverside Church if you’d like to do the latter), etc.
The impact of doing something is two-fold. First, it moves you out of a stuck place. Second, you experience the rewards of giving. Generosity has been shown to increase happiness. Mindful generosity will increase happiness even more – be intentional about your giving. Notice the impact it’s having on the recipients, and notice the impact it’s having on you, the giver. That will wire the good feelings into your mind-body, lifting you to a higher place. Be generous. Be kind. Be awesome. Have an awesome day.
Disclaimer required by my grad school program: I am not your therapist (but I could be 51 graduate school credits from now). I am your weather forecaster. Take everything I say with a grain of salt, and consult with your actual therapist about your mental health issues. One other thing: I plan to keep doing this forecast indefinitely, even when I am a therapist.
Gorge Weather Forecast
The Nothing is back this morning along with a “moderate” air pollution index. If that’s moderate, I’d hate to be around for something worse. Expect a cloudy morning, showers midday, and partly cloudy sky as soon as the west wind kicks in. Midday? Temps will be near 50 early and near 60 this afternoon. Light wind early, moderate to strong wind midday. 98% chance of rainbows. Sunday looks cloudy and dry during the day with rain after 8pm. Temps will be in the mid 40s’ early and the upper 50’s in the afternoon. Light wind. No rainbows. Monday looks quite rainy. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and the mid 50’s in the afternoon. Light wind. 32% chance of rainbows. Models are still predicting a weak outbreak of arctic air at the end of this coming week. Stay tuned.
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White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
I went for a New Hot Lap yesterday in Post, and it was just a little wetter than tacky. You know, wet enough that you’ll want to slow down a little unless you have the best tires on the planet. There’s a work party up there today. Meet at Family Man at 9am. There’s a work party at Whoopdee next Saturday.
Upcoming Events
Coming up today, there’s a group trail run at 8am in Post Canyon. That’s followed by a HRATS trail work part from 9am to 1pm at Family Man. There’s a half-day meditation retreat at Yoga Samadhi from 1pm to 5pm today. For those of you with a social justice mindset, there’s a gathering in solidarity and support around people of all colors, genders, etc., at Riverside Church today from 4:30pm to 5:30pm.
Coming up tomorrow: free yoga at 9am at Samadhi, 4pm at Pure Yoga in The Dalles, and 6pm at Pure Yoga in Hood River. Coming up next weekend: a work party at the Whoopdee Trail and the HRVHS Gorge Gear Swap.
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
