Sunday: another excellent day on the slopes!

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The Forecast

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

Today’s going to be a gorgeous, sunny day on the slopes, although some low clouds could move in during the afternoon and block the sun on the lowest slopes. After this, we transition into a few days of flurries followed by a good chance of some rain late in the week. Models are still all over the place with precip amounts later this week, so no guarantees.

So, Sunday. While some forecasts are calling for snow, a more likely scenario is sun up high and some precip down low. It’s unclear if the low clouds will be thick enough for snowflake formation – precip could actually be freezing fog/mist below 5000′ this afternoon. Anyway, up to 0.2” water equivalent is forecast down low today, but even that is aggressive forecasting. The freezing level near Mt. Hood will be 1000′ all day. Wind: enough to mess with some lifts. WNW 30 in the morning, W 40 in the afternoon, and W 30 overnight.

Monday kicks off with clear sky above a 4000′ cloud deck. High clouds join in the afternoon, and some flurries fall in the evening. The snow level near Mt. Hood will be 0′ for the 24 hour period. Temps will be in the teens in the morning and 20’s in the afternoon. Just trace amounts of snow are forecast. Wind: W 30 in the morning, W 20 in the afternoon and evening.

Tuesday brings flurries under cloudy sky. The sky clears overnight. The snow level will be 0′, but models don’t agree on how cold it will be. A trace of snow is forecast. Wind: W 30 in the morning and variable 10-15 depending on elevation in the evening. Model spread increases as we move into Wednesday and Thursday. The general picture brings some warm precip in on Thursday and Friday, but it’s very unclear how much. What is clear is that it will be rain on the slopes, not snow. Longer range, we’re looking at several days or more of mild weather. During most of that period, 850mb temps (5000′) remain above 0C/32F. Let’s look at this as an opportunity for the snowpack to consolidate. Have a great day of turns today!  

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Westerlies today (Sunday) give way to strong and widespread easterlies for the next few days. Those easterlies will drag in super cold air and knock you off the water and on to your ice skates, perhaps. For Sunday, we starts with pressures of 30.04/29.99/30.02. That gives us westerlies at 12-18 in the western Gorge and easterlies at 5-15 east of Mosier. Westerlies should hold at 14=17 from Stevenson to Hood River today. The wind turns calm in the evening and then switches to easterlies. River flow readings are 111-119kcfs, river temp is 42F, and high temp forecast is 40F. Monday will be sub-freezing all day, so this wind forecast is info only! Easterlies kick off the day at 15-25 mph EAST of Hood River. They quickly fill in all the way to Rooster Rock. By the afternoon, the wind builds to 30-35 at Stevenson and 35-40 at Rooster. Tuesday’s easterlies depend on the intrusion of arctic air, and models still don’t agree. As of this morning, the GFS, which is being aggressive with the cold air, brings easterlies at 50mph. Same goes for Wednesday: lack of clarity. Thursday’s easterlies, per both the GFS and Euro, will be full-on nuking. Temps will remain below freezing all week, probably falling to the single digits on Thursday, so pick another sport!  

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Hood River Weather Forecast

Clouds and mist stick around today. Temp will hover around 40F. Moderate westerlies. 71% chance of rainbows. Monday might have a few flurries. Temps start in the mid 20’s and only rise to the upper 20’s. Moderate easterlies. No rainbows. Tuesday brings scattered flurries. Temps will be near 20 in the morning and in the upper 20’s later. Moderate 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!
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.  

Cycling

Now it’s snowy on the trails! We’ll keep the freeze/thaw language just in case the snow goes somewhere (which it won’t any time soon). If you ride trails that froze and then thawed, you’ll do major and probably permanent damage to the tread. The Family Man closure kicked off on November 1st – the area around Family Man and Riordan Hill Road will be closed into December. Upper elevation trails, above 4000′, are likely to have some snow coverage. If you’re riding Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.  

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