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The Forecast

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
	4a-8a	8a-12p	12p-4p	4p-8p	8p-4a
Saturday ~4000′
Sunday ~4000′
Monday 4000′->2500′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

It’s Saturday morning, and snow will be falling on the slopes all day. We’ll stick with snow, albeit wet snow, through Monday. We might just see a bit of dry weather on Tuesday and Wednesday before we move right back to the wetness. Models disagree on how warm or how wet it will be for the latter part of next week, but they are hinting at “too warm”. Maybe they’ll change their minds. In the meantime…

Saturday should stay cool enough during the day for snow. A short period of dry weather early in the evening gives way to another round of precip overnight. This one could start off a bit warm but should transition to “just cold enough”. Overnight. The snow level will be 4000′ this morning, 5500′ for a short period in the evening, and back to 4000-4500′ overnight. About 0.4” water equivalent (WE) is forecast during the day. Call that 2-3” wet snow. Overnight: repeat. Wind: SSW 20-35 all day fading to S 10-20 overnight.

Sunday starts with a bit of snow, briefly turns clear, and then brings another round of light snow overnight. The snow level will be 3500-4000′ all day long. About 0.1” WE is forecast in the morning for up to 1” of dense snow. Same overnight: up to an inch of dense snow. Wind: S 10-20 early builds to SW 25-40 in the afternoon and fades to S 5-15 overnight.

Monday looks snowy during the day, clear in the afternoon, and partly cloudy overnight. The snow level will be 3500-4000′ all day and will fall to 2500′ after midnight. About 0.4” WE is forecast during the day. Call it 3-4” relatively dense new snow. Wind: S 5-15 in the morning builds to S 20-40 midday and turns to WSW 20 overnight before turn into to NW 20-25 after midnight. Tuesday currently looks sunny. Models call for dry weather Wednesday before a transition back to a snow-rain mix then a likely transition to all rain. Fingers crossed for a shift in that forecast!  

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Strong easterlies Saturday morning fade in the afternoon and return in the evening. The day starts with 40mph near Rooster, 25ish at Stevenson, and 20ish at Viento. Afternoon wind fades to 10-15 for the whole stretch. In the evening, the wind builds back at 30-35mph. River flow readings are 92-114kcfs, river temp is 37.5F, and high temp forecast is 42F. Sunday starts with 40mph at Rooster and 15mph at Stevenson. By late morning, the wind turns light and variable and stays that way. Easterlies return overnight. High temp: 43F. Monday starts with E 40 at Rooster and E 30-40 at Stevenson. Afternoon wind drops to 15mph near Stevenson and 20-25 near Rooster. High temp: 45F.  

Jones, Sauvie Island, Coast – Done for the Season

Hood River Weather Forecast

Cloudy, drizzly weather sticks around all day with a potential short-lived break early afternoon before more rain arrives tonight. Temps will rise to the low 40’s. Maybe. Easterlies. No rainbows. Sunday will be very wet early and then drizzly and showery. Temps will be in the low 30’s early and low 40’s (maybe) later. Easterlies early. Light and variable wind later. No rainbows. Monday will be rainy in the morning, drizzly in the afternoon, and dry overnight. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and low 40’s later. Easterlies. No 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!
Teacup has a youth race today (1/7). Tomorrow (1/8) is the annual Teacup Tea Party with lessons, tune clinics, etc. Regular weekly events: Monday brings forest bathing and meditation walk. Meet at 5:15pm Mondays in November at the corner of Arrowhead Ave and Indian Creek Road. Suggested donation up to $20. 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.

An outdoor related event coming up: Gorge Ultimate starts its Winter League January 8th on Sundays from 5-7 at the Hood River High School Lighted Turf, but will be in a gym if snow is on the turf. Sign up to be on a team by Dec 31st, or be a sub: https://gorge.ultimatecentral.com/e/winter-league-2023  

Cycling

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. The Family Man closure kicked off on November 1st – the area around Family Man and Riordan Hill Road will be closed into December. 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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