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The Forecast
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| Sunday 5500′->1000′ |
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| Monday 1000′-1500′ |
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| Tuesday 1500′->4000′ |
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Mt. Hood Forecast
Clear sky Sunday morning gives way to snow in the afternoon. The next few days will be mostly sunny, and then models hint at a shift to more active weather with another round of light snow for the mountain. For Sunday, you’ll start with sun on the slopes. Clouds move in midday, and snow starts up around noon. The snow level will be 5500′ early, 4000′ when the snow arrives, and will fall to about 1000-1500′ overnight. About 0.3-0.4” water equivalent (WE) is forecast before sunset (now one hour later!), for 3-4” new snow. A trace is forecast overnight. Wind: SW 20-35 all day, SW 10-20 in the evening, and NW 25-30 after midnight.
Monday starts partly cloudy. A few orographic flurries could fall during the day, especially in the afternoon. No accumulation. Snow level 1500′ all day. Wind: NW 25-30 early, NW 20-25 in the afternoon, and NW 15-20 after midnight.
Tuesday will be clear and sunny. The free air freezing level will be 1000′ early and 4000′ in the afternoon. No precip. Wind: NW 15-20 early, light and variable in the afternoon, and S 5-10 overnight. Wednesday looks sunny and warmer. The free air freezing level maxes out at 6000′ with light S or SE wind.
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
A westerly gradient starts the day on Sunday. It’s a sign of things to come! Variable to 15 this morning, E 10-15 through noon, and then westerlies. Expect gusty 21-24 from Stevenson to Rufus by early afternoon with gusty 25-29 from Stevenson to Rufus in the evening. You’ll have drizzle with those westerlies too. River flow is 111kcfs, river temp is 42F, and high temp forecast is 55F. Monday starts with W 21-24 from Stevenson to Arlington. Afternoon: 24-27 from Stevenson to Rufus. High temp: 48F. Tuesday starts with W 8-11 through the whole Gorge. Afternoon wind goes calm. High temp: 53F.
Coast, Jones, Sauvie’s
As needed until next spring and summer.
Hood River Weather Forecast
High overcast sky early gives way to rain by midday. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and mid 50’s later. Light wind in the morning builds to strong westerlies in the evening. 89% chance of rainbows. Monday looks partly cloudy. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and upper 40’s later. Moderate westerlies. .05% chance of rainbows. Tuesday will be sunny. Temps will be near freezing early and in the low 50’s later. Light westerlies early. Calm wind later. No 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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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!
