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The Forecast
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| Sunday 6500′->8500′ |
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| Monday 8000′->1000′ |
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| Tuesday 1000′->0′ |
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Mt. Hood Forecast
Rain, glorious rain! It soaks the snowpack today and consolidates it. Stay out of the backcountry; NWAC has issued an avalanche warning for extremely dangerous conditions. The mountain sees rain all day Sunday and into midday Monday before a switch to snow. Dry weather returns on Tuesday and sticks around for a couple days.
On Sunday, expect rain all day. The snow level will be 6500′ early, 8500′ in the afternoon, and 8000′ overnight. About 0.9” rain falls in the day. That’s followed by 1.6” rain overnight. Wind: W 30 in the morning builds to W 50 in the afternoon. It turns to WSW 35-50 overnight.
Monday starts with rain. A very strong cold front swings through midday and smashes the snow level down below 2000′. The snow level starts at 8000′, falls to 6500′ by 1pm, drops to 2000′ in the afternoon, and falls as low as 1000′ overnight. A trace of rain falls before this cold front arrives. About 0.5” water equivalent (WE) drops as the front hits. That starts at rain and switches to snow, for 2-3” of new. Another 0.8” WE falls overnight, for 7-9” of new snow. Wind: WSW 35-50 in the morning, SW25-50 midday, NW 40-45 in the evening and overnight.
Tuesday starts windy with flurries and ends with sunshine. The snow level will be about 1000′ all day. Just a trace of snow falls, and probably only in the morning. After that: SUN! Wind: NW 40-45 during the day, NNW 30-35 in the afternoon, and NE 20 after midnight. Wednesday and Thursday look dry, sunny, and above freezing. The next round of precip is forecast for midday on Christmas.
Gorge Wind Forecast
Light westerlies on Sunday morning turn calm in the afternoon. River flow is 84,600cfs, temp is 44 degrees, and high temp forecast is 50. Watch for debris in the river after heavy rain last night. Monday starts with W 15-20 east of The Dalles and west of Hood River. There will be a period of gusty mid-20’s early afternoon followed by W 30-40 from Stevenson to Boardman after 1pm. Again, watch for debris in the river. Tuesday starts with gusty 23-26 from Stevenson to Boardman. That lasts until early afternoon. After that, high pressure moves inland and drops the wind to W 10-13 in the western Gorge and shuts it off in the eastern Gorge.
Coast, Jones, Sauvie’s
As needed until next spring and summer.
Hood River Weather Forecast
A rainy morning turns less rainy this afternoon. Temps will be near 50 all day. Light westerlies. 56% chance of rainbows. Monday looks rainy with heavier rain in the afternoon. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and mid 50’s in the afternoon. WARM! Strong westerlies. 99% chance of double rainbows. Tuesday looks mostly cloudy. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and mid 40’s later. Moderate westerlies. 94% chance of morning 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.
Cycling
Volunteers needed! Columbia Area Mountain Bike Advocate (CAMBA) is doing small projects at the Syncline this winter: treadwork and trail maintenance. Show that we care and want to protect it! Due to COVID restrictions, work party numbers are limited, so if you can help, contact Ann 509-637-three seven one three. Hikers, runners, mountain bikers, and sightseers all welcome! Do be aware of the possibility of freeze-thaw (muddy) conditions, especially on trails that are not under a tree canopy. Do not ride if it was below freezing last night and is above freezing when you want to ride. The soil structure will be liquefied, and you will do permanent damage to trails. Consider riding gravel roads instead.
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Local Events
Weekly events: The Kainos Coffee run happens in The Dalles every Tuesday morning at 6am. There are sailboat races at the Hood River Marina every Wednesday evening. Dirty Fingers has a group mountain bike ride (bring lights) Wednesday nights at 5:30pm. Cheno has an outdoor HIIT workout at Griffin House in Hood River at 6pm on Wednesday nights. There is a BLM rally every Tuesday evening at 5:30 at the Salmon Fountain in Hood River, and there’s a White Coats for BLM rally every Thursday at noon at 12th and May in Hood River. Have an awesome day!
