When I got up this morning, I checked the NWAC pages for Meadows and Timberline. It turns out that Timberline’s conditions page temp does not match the temp given by NWAC – it was reading 44 degrees and NWAC was reading 33. It appeared to still be raining at both resorts this morning, but the snow level is forecast to drop today, giving us the first significant snowfall of the season. Remember, today is the first day you can run those studded tires. Continued after the chart.
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast, continued…
The snow level will be around 6000′ for much of the day today, dropping to 4500′ afternoon midnight. It’s hard to say whether we’re going to see rain or snow at ski area base elevations until the snow level drops. It’s probably easiest to say we’ll see a mix of rain and snow before midnight with, at most, an inch or two of accumulation from the .5” water value (WV) that will fall between 4am and 4pm. Another .5” WV will fall between 4pm today and 4am tomorrow; with the snow level dropping to 4500′, that should give us 2-4” of new snow. Wind today will be SWS 45-50 in the morning, becoming W 25 overnight.
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Tomorrow starts off with the snow level at 4500′. By afternoon, it will be at 4000′, and by the following morning, 3000′. We’ll see a couple inches of snow tomorrow morning before the steady snowfall switches to flurries with sunbreaks. Wind tomorrow will be W 20 in the morning, becoming NW 25 in the afternoon.
Tuesday sees the snow level at 3000′ all day. We’ll see intermittent flurries and sunbreaks for minimal accumulation of snow. Wind Tuesday will be NW 25 all day long. The next significant weather system is currently scheduled for Friday. However, it looks like the snow level will be around 6500′ for that one, not helping with base building.
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Gorge Wind Forecast
We’re still in that difficult-to-predict, progressive weather pattern filled with rain and dynamic systems. You know what that means… Be prepared for up-and-down and gusty conditions. You can expect wind today as an upper level low moves into BC or northern Washington midday. We’ll see the wind pick up to gusty 15-18+ from Steven’s Locks to Mosier. East of Mosier (or maybe east of Rowena), you’ll find gusty 26-20 after noon, continuing until sunset which is at 4:52pm today. Argh.
A trough of low pressure remains over the inland Northwest tomorrow with high pressure building offshore. This, despite the rain, is an okay setup. Expect 7-10 or a touch more in the morning through the whole Gorge. In the afternoon, you can expect 22-25 from Mosier east to Arlington.
We’ll be in NW flow on Tuesday, giving us 10-13 through the whole Gorge in the morning. The afternoon is looking like 17-20.
The coast forecast is here. There’s not much going on at Jones or Sauvie’s for the next three days, but if you take a BBQ out there, something will be happening.
Random Morning Thoughts
I had this whole forecast nearly done 30 minutes ago, and then… you guessed it… a rainbow appeared in the CLR (current location of rainbows), which happens to be directly outside my window. I went outside to see if it was a full rainbow (and take photos, of course). While I was out there, the wind blew the door open and Strava ran outside.
She’s not an outdoor cat, and I’m pretty sure she’s never seen mud puddles. She looked so confused and afraid!
We humans are much the same: we come across something completely new and totally outside our experience and we often react with fear. When that happens, we miss the opportunity to find the excitement in the new experience. Strava, for example, will never know the joy of having mud squish between her toes because she’s afraid of my muddy lawn. You, however, can try walking in mud today. Feel it squish between your toes. Just don’t walk back inside the house with muddy feet like I did!
Anyway, I’m obviously a bit wired because of this morning’s awesome rainbow. My point is that it’s important to see the awesomeness in new experiences and not just the fear of the unknown. Have an awesome day filled with awesome rainbows!
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Gorge Weather Forecast
It would appear to be raining out there this morning, and I’m not seeing any blue sky at all. That means the forecast will get done more quickly, but I won’t be as happy without the rainbows. We’ll see temps in the mid 50’s all day today with rain all day long. Being optimistic, I’ll say we’ll see some sunbreaks after about 10am, giving us a 99% chance of rainbows. Moderate to strong west wind.
Tomorrow starts off showery and ends up partly to mostly sunny. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and the mid 50’s in the afternoon. Light to moderate wind. 92% chance of rainbows. Tuesday may see a few showers in the morning, but most likely it will just be partly cloudy with scattered sprinkles. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and the mid 50’s in the afternoon. Light to moderate west wind, 8% chance of rainbows. Looks like we may see some frost on Wednesday morning.
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Road and Mountain Biking
We received 1.3” of rain yesterday at 20th and May, which means Post got more and Whoopdee and Syncline got less. That said, I received a slippery Whoopdee report from yesterday or the day before, so let that trail dry out. Syncline might be a better bet, and Kitchen Sink was excellent yesterday – perfect tack – but it poured after we got off the trail. It’s probably super muddy now. It’s not yet snowing at 6000′, but it will be snowing up there tonight, so say goodbye to Gunsight, Boulder Lakes, and perhaps High Prairie, at least for a few days.
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Upcoming Events
There’s a work party today on the new Cooks Meadow trail. If you’re curious about the project, it is intended to create singletrack all the way from the current end of CM trail up to High Prairie. No more riding up the road! Meet at Little John at 9am, and dress for cold, wet weather. For those of you who would like to stay warm today, there are three free yoga classes: 9am at Yoga Samadhi, 4pm at Pure Yoga and 6pm at Root Down yoga. There’s also ping pong at the Hood River Armory at 5:30 and pickup touch rugby in Mosier at 3pm.
Coming up tomorrow: free Tai Chi at the Mt. Hood Town Hall at 1pm, free yoga at the Town Hall at 6:30, free yoga at Yoga Samadhi at 6:30, and free Zumba at the Parkdale Community Center at 6:30.
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
