Sunday: ice for the Gorge and mixed precip for the slopes

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Today’s Mt. Hood Weather Forecast

Snow level	4a-8a	8a-12p	12p-4p	4p-8p	8p-4a
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
Sunday 5000′->6000′
Monday 6000′->4500′->5000′
Tuesday 5000′->3500′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

An unexpectedly nice day on the mountain (the sun came out for a bit) on Saturday gives way to mixed precip over the next several days. Models do hint at accumulating snow on Tuesday into Wednesday and perhaps again on Thursday. That’s followed by a warmup at the end of the week, but the details of all that are rather unclear. Honestly, there’s enough uncertainty in the temps starting midday Thursday that I”m not sure a forecast that far out is going to be accurate. Let’s not, okay?

Precip swarms the mountain Saturday night. UP to 0.6” mixed precip is forecast with temps at 850mb rising from +1 to +2C. This indicates rain is likely overnight. The snow level will be 5000′ to start and will probably climb to 5500′ overnight. Hard to pin down accumulation at 5000′ when we’re not sure what the p-type will be, eh? A few inches at most? Wind will be SW 20-30 overnight rising to 20-40 after midnight.

Sunday brings mixed precip all day as temps at 850mb (approximately 5000′) bounce around between +2C and +3C. That’s a bit warm. We could still see wet snow or snain, but it’s almost certain to be rain below 5000′. Except where cold air is locked in. Then it’ll be freezing rain. About 0.3” mixed precip is forecast during the day. That’s followed by another 0.3” mixed precip overnight. Wind: SW 20-40 in the morning, SW 15-30 in the afternoon, and SW 5-15 after midnight.

Somewhat cooler temps Monday midday lead to snow after a mixed or rainy start. The snow level will be 6000′ early, 4500′ in the afternoon, and 5000′ overnight. About 0.5” water equivalent (WE) is forecast during the day for a few inches of new. Overnight, 0.4” WE is forecast for about 3” of dense new snow. Wind: SW 5-15 early turns to WSW20-30 by sunrise and holds through the day and night. Looks like we’ll pick up a few more inches of snow on Tuesday followed by mixed precip Wednesday. Looking at Thursday, we have quite the temp spread in the 5000′ forecasts, so I’ll leave this for now. Happy snow shredding!

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Hi Friends. Easterlies are in the cards for two more days, and then we might see a switch to light west wind (no, not enough to paddle) on Tuesday. For Sunday, expect 25-30 at both Stevenson and Iwash (Rooster) to start the day. Afternoon wind falls to 20-25 at Stevenson and 15-20 at Iwash. Freezing rain in the morning gives way to rain later. High temp: mid 30’s. River flow Sunday was 96-115kcfs, river temp is 38.48F. Brrrr. Monday starts with 20-25 at Stevenson and Iwash. Iwash turns light westerly. Stevenson goes calm. Rain all day. High temp: upper 30’s to low 40’s. Tuesday bring light westerlies, perhaps 5-10mph, perhaps less. High temp: 44F under partly cloudy sky.

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Very basic Hood River weather forecast. Don’t plan your life around this.

Clouds Saturday evening give way to snow then freezing rain overnight. Sunday starts with freezing rain. Models take temps above freezing by the afternoon and bring a switch to rain. Very heavy rain is forecast overnight. Easterlies. No rainbows. Monday starts right around freezing and rises to the mid to upper 30’s. Easterlies. No rainbows. Tuesday will be showery. Cloudy early. Partly cloudy later. Temps start in the mid 30’s and rise to the low 40’s. Light westerlies. 99% chance of rainbows. Read Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook for a detailed forecast that may help you plan your day.

Local-ish Events

Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!

Amayah’s Indian Cafe (Biggs) offers a free meal every first Thursday from 1-4pm.

Regular weekly events:. NK Studio’s by-donation Tuesday morning yoga class is back. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. There’s meditation with monks at 5:15pm (an hour) and 6:30pm (30 minutes plus a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. The Tri Club is done for the season. 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 Fridays at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class at Yoga Samadhi. On Saturday at 9am, there’s a by-donation outdoor group fitness on the 2rd floor deck about Ferment Brewing.

Cycling

Regarding the trails in general: don’t ride in the mud. You’ll damage the trails. Don’t ride trails if it was below freezing the previous night and is above freezing when you want to ride. Ride gravel. Ride your trainer. Build trails. There are trail builders seeking extra hands on seven additional miles of trail on Whoopdee. Contact HRATS for more information. If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.