Sunday: rain for the mountain, ice for the Gorge, wind for the Johnnies

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The Forecast

Snow level	4a-8a	8a-12p	12p-4p	4p-8p	8p-4a
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
Sunday 1000′
Monday 0′->8000′->3500′
Tuesday 3500′->10,000′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

Good morning skiers and snowboarders and very sad Nordic skiers. Nordic folks: Bachelor does have Nordic trails groomed and ready for you. Teacup and Meadows Nordic are still waiting for snow. On to the weather forecast… Well, let’s start with the percentiles through January 8th: 10th percentile: 4” between now and then. 50th percentile: 13”. 90th percentile: 25”. Generally speaking, the GFS and Euro indicate colder weather starting around the 3rd or 4th of January. That’s not as good as if it started today, but it’s better than staying warm forever. In the meantime… there’s some rain forecast for the slopes.

But not for Sunday. Expect a cloudy day with hardpack/packed powder conditions and just a few flurries in the afternoon or overnight. The snow level will be around 4500′ today with temps at 5000′ slowly rising to +2C overnight. Wind: SW 15-25 early rising to SW 20-30 mid-morning and holding through the evening. The wind drops to SSW 10-20 overnight.

Monday starts off with a few flurries and quickly turns warm and rainy. A little snow is possible after midnight, but not much moisture will remain at that point. The snow level will be 4500′ early, 6000′ by sunrise, 8000′ in the afternoon, 5500′ overnight, and back to 4000′ or so after midnight. During the day, about 0.5” rain is forecast followed by 0.4” mixed precip. A couple inches of snow might fall above 6000′, but this will mostly be too wet to accumulate. Overnight, perhaps 0.1” water equivalent (WE) falls as snow, for an inch of new. Wind: SSW 10-20 early rises to SW 30-50 in the afternoon and SW 30-45 after midnight.

Tuesday will be intermittently high overcast. A little rain is possible overnight. The snow level will be 4000′ in the morning, 7000′ in the afternoon, and 10,000′ after midnight. A trace of rain, or perhaps 0.1” is possible in the afternoon. About 0.2” is forecast overnight. Wind: SW 25-45 early, W 30 mid-morning, S 5-15 in the afternoon, and S 20-30 after midnight. Relatively warm, relatively cloudy weather is forecast for Wednesday. We’ll leave it there for now. Get it today – it’s the nicest snow you’ll see for the next several days!

Gorge Wind Forecast

Hi friends! It’s all easterlies, all the time, as far as the eye can see. There will be some precipitation tossed in there, so not all those east winds will be awesome. Sunday starts with pressures of 30.13/30.30/30.34 for gradients of E 0.17 and 0.04. Easterlies were 45ish at Iwash, 30 at Stevenson, and 19 at Viento to start the day. The wind will drop fast. By late morning, we’ll have 30-35 at Iwash, 20-25 at Stevenson, and 15 at Viento. That’ll hold for the rest of the day. River flow yesterday was 96-127kcfs, river temp is 45.7F, and high temp forecast is 37F under high overcast sky.

Monday’s wind looks awesome, but lots of rain will accompany it. That’s not so awesome. Expect 45-50 all day at Iwash (Rooster) with 35 at Stevenson all day. High temp: mid to upper 30’s with rain, lots of rain, all day long. Tuesday starts with 15 at Stevenson and light/variable wind at Iwash (Rooster). The wind rises to 30-35 at both in the afternoon. High temp: 42F under high overcast sky. Models hint at stronger wind Wednesday morning with a quick fade in the afternoon. Some sort of east wind continues through at least Friday. Hopefully I’ll be back out there with you by then! Enjoy!

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Hood River Weather Forecast

High clouds this morning stick around all day. Temps will be in the low-mid 30’s early and mid-upper 30’s later. Easterlies. No rainbows. Rain, possibly freezing rain, starts Monday morning and sticks around all day. Temps start in the low 30’s and rise to the mid 30’s. Read TATAS for more deets. Easterlies. No rainbows. Tuesday will be rainy to start and dry by sunrise. High clouds. Then Partly cloudy. Then high clouds again. Temps start in the mid 30’s and rise to the upper 30’s. Easterlies. 4% chance of 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!

Teacup has an après ski fundraiser at the Ruins on January 27th. $25. 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.