Thank you for using this forecast. Like it? Find it useful? Support it (and me!) by sending some cash my way. Why? It takes me an hour or two each morning to produce this, and it makes your life better, safer, and more fun. That’s worth something! You can get the email version sent to you. Not $99 a year. Nope. Not $49. Just $12.34 or more gets you a subscription. Click below to give financial support. Thank you!!
Credit card payments click here – – – – – – – – – Click here to use your PayPal
Venmo: @theGorgeismyGym
Snail Mail: PO Box 841, Hood River, Oregon 97031
(note: I am not a non-profit entity. The only way to accept credit cards with a user-defined amount is to use the ‘donate’ button. Thanks for understanding!)
Auto-renewing subscription. New! Awesome!
The Forecast
| 4a-8a | 8a-12p | 12p-4p | 4p-8p | 8p-4a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 5500′->4000′ |
 |
|
|
 |
 |
| Monday 4000′->6000′->5000′ |
|
|
|
|
|
| Tuesday 5000′->10,000′->4500′ |
|
|
|
 |
 |
Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
Mountain weather this week is going to be wild. Periods of heavy rain alternate with periods of heavy snow. We might even see the wind shut down the mountain one day; while that sounds bad, it’s actually a good sign, as the snow will be DUMPING while it’s blowing! Ready for the details? I thought so! Before we get there… I’m going on retreat until next weekend. Murphy’s Law that I’ll be gone and unable to forecast…Ok. Sunday is going to be a cloudy day on the mountain. With 850mb temps at 2-4C, we’ll see alternating bands of very light snow or very light drizzle (that’s what happened last night too). The snow level will be 5500′ in the morning and will drop to 4000′ under clear sky overnight. Just 0.1” water value (WV) falls during the day, for just a trace of snow. Wind will be light and variable.
Monday looks clear in the morning and partly cloudy in the afternoon. Clouds increase overnight. The free air freezing level will be about 4000′ early, 6000′ in the evening, and 5000′ after midnight. No precip. Wind: light and variable early, WNW 15 in the afternoon, WNW 25-30 overnight.
The weather gets a heck of a lot more interesting on Tuesday as the jet stream and atmospheric river aim the fire hose at the Northwest. The snow level rises from 5000′ in the morning to 10,000′ under clear sky. It falls to 6500′ in the evening and 4500′ after midnight. Very strong west wind will give a sizable orographic (terrain-enhanced) lift to the precipitation. Moisture holds off until sunset or so. After that, the heavens open up: we are currently expecting about 2.5” to 3.0” of rain followed by 0.5” to 1.0” WV that falls at snow. That’s between 4pm and 4am! That’ll give us 6-10” of dense snow at 5000′ Wind will be WNW 25 early, W 55 in the afternoon (that could shut down all the high speed quads), and WNW 50-60 after midnight.
Very heavy snowfall is in the forecast all day Wednesday along with very strong wind. Do check to see if lifts are running before you head up – the night shift may actually be the best bet. The snow level will be around 4500′ early, 2500′ in the afternoon, and 1500′ after midnight. Models suggest 0.8” WV during the day. Orographic enhancement could up that to 1.2”. So, let’s say 8-12” new snow before sunset. Another 0.6”-0.9” is expected overnight, for 7-11” of powder. Wind will be WNW 50+ early, WNW 45+| in the afternoon, and W 35 after midnight.
At this point, it looks like there will be light snow on Thursday morning followed by a switch from snow to rain Thursday night. Heavy, heavy rain falls on Friday morning followed by 1-2 feet of snow on Friday night. It’s worth mentioning that the wind will almost certainly shut down all the lifts on Friday if nothing changes – the forecast is for 70mph out of the west mid-morning. A shift to WSW in the afternoon could bring things back online. That said, we are a long, long ways out from Friday, and the details are almost certain to change!
Gorge Wind Forecast
Easterlies kick it in the western Gorge all day Sunday. Rooster gets 40-45 all day, Stevenson picks up to 30-35 midday after a 20-25 starts, and Viento holds at 15-20. Monday starts with 25-30 at Rooster and 10-15 near Stevenson. The wind goes to light easterly by the afternoon. Tuesday looks calm with west wind picking up at Rooster Rock late in the day. Strong westerlies arrive Wednesday morning.COAST, JONES, SAUVIE’S: Detailed forecast is on winter break.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Nothing starts the day on Sunday and sticks around all day. Scattered sprinkles are possible. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and near 40 later. East wind. No rainbows. Monday looks Nothing in the morning with a chance of partly cloudy sky later. Maybe. Temps will be near 30 early and just over 40 later. East wind. No rainbows. Tuesday will be cloudy. Rain starts up in the evening and sticks around, becoming heavy at times. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and low 40’s later. Light and variable wind. No rainbows. Looking for a complete Columbia Gorge forecast? Looking for more humor in your weather? Obscenities? You’re looking for my TATAS: Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook.Road and Mountain Biking
Temps have come back up above freezing, but you’ll still want to ride with caution. If you see freeze-thaw mud, turn around. That mud means the trail tread has disintegrated. Ride it, and you’ll do permanent damage. Find something under the canopy to ride, and turn around if it’s muddy. Better yet, ride the road, go to the mountain, or hit the gym!Upcoming Events
Happy Sunday! There’s indoor Ultimate Frisbee at the May Street gym from 5-7 tonight. $5.
White Sprinter Van of the Week!
Click here for the White Sprinter Van map of the world!!!
Random Morning Thoughts: on vacation.
Click here for the full events calendar.
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
