Meet Temira, your Gorge Forecaster
For almost 30 years, Temira (they/them) has been making the most of what the Gorge has to offer: riding river swell on a foil or windsurf board, carving fresh lines through the snow, and cycling all the gravel and pavement and trails. This is Temira’s playground, their gym… their life’s work.
That’s why in 2006, Temira took it upon themselves to create the most accurate, hyper-local weather forecasts possible. Inaccurate predictions had left too many fellow adventurers caught off-guard and in harm’s way. Temira was determined to change that. Today, Temira’s forecasts have become an essential resource for thousands of skiers, snowboarders, wind sports enthusiasts and travelers through the Gorge. With their guidance, you can plan ahead, time your sessions perfectly, and stay safer on the water, snow, and trails.
But the story doesn’t end there. Temira also authors the TATAS Facebook page – the Gorge’s premier source for microclimate forecasts. When winter storms, extreme heat, or other hazardous conditions (avalanches on SR-14 and I-84, for example!) threaten, this community lifeline becomes a vital resource for locals and visitors alike, helping to keep everyone safe.
All of this crucial work – from your personal wind and snow reports to the invaluable TATAS updates – is made possible by Temira’s relentless efforts. But maintaining this labor of love isn’t easy. Each daily forecast can take hours to research and analyze. The website, forecast model subscriptions, and back-end admin work take time and money. That’s where you come in.
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
Good morning skiers and snowboarders! Mt. Hood is hopping on the weather roller coaster for the next week or so. We’re going to see periods of snow, and we’re also going to see periods of rain. As of this morning, it’s not clear just how much of each we’ll be getting – between the various models, we have quite the range of possible precipitation totals. All that said… Timberline has a couple lifts open this weekend, Teacup has enough snow for you to shuffle around (it wasn’t groomed today), and judging by the coverage at Meadows, they’re not going to be far behind. Skibowl: we need more snow at the lower elevations, but Skibowl, we’re cheering for you!
It’s quite warm (39F) to start the day on the slopes, and temps will stay too warm for snow to fall today. After midnight, temps drops. Today’s snow level will be around 6500′-7000′, and it will fall to 5000′ early Monday morning. Just a trace of rain is forecast today. Tonight, we’re expecting about half an inch of water equivalent (WE), mostly as rain, transitioning to snow after midnight. Call it an inch or so of wet snow at 5000′ by 4am. Today’s wind will be SW 5-15 early. It builds slowly to SW 25-50 around midnight and turns to W 30-35 after midnight.
Snow is forecast all day Monday. The snow level will be 5000′ around 4am and will fall to 4000′ in the afternoon and 3500′ overnight. Temps will be in the low 30s during the day and upper 20s after midnight, so we’re expecting what we affectionately call “base building snow” – heavy and dense. About 0.3” WE is forecast during the day for about 3” of new. Overnight, models give us about 0.7” WE for 6-8” of additional snow. Wind: W 30-35 in the morning, WSW 30-40 in the afternoon, and W 35 after midnight. That wind strength and direction, if we’re lucky, could give us 20-25% bonus to the snow totals.
Light snow continues on Tuesday, but that’s followed by warming temps and rain after midnight. The snow level will be 3500′ early, 4000′ in the afternoon, and 7000′ after midnight. About 0.2” WE is forecast during the day for a couple inches of new snow. Overnight: 0.2” WE as mixed precip that transitions to rain. Wind: W 35 in the morning, SW 15-25 in the afternoon, and SW 25-50 overnight. Rain continues Early Wednesday and transitions to snow overnight. As of right now, models call for additional snow Thursday into Friday, but it really depends on the exact track of the system. Generally speaking, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday daytime look dry. That’s followed by rain Sunday night. I hesitate to offer up a storm total for the week due to the huge range in model precip totals, but… 1.5-2.0 feet of snow total? Something like that? Looks like enough to get more lifts spinning, and probably enough to get us some skate groom at Teacup. Have a great Sunday, everyone!
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Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! There’s some chance of eastern Gorge west wind on Monday, Tuesday and potentially Wednesday, but it’s looking pretty marginal even on those days. There are no clear signs of a big west wind day in the next couple of weeks, and the active weather pattern isn’t conducive to a big east wind day either! Speaking of easterlies… we’ll have 17-20mph all day at Iwash (Rooster) Rock today. Stevenson and Home Valley build to 17-20 this afternoon, and Viento languishes with 15ish all day. River flow over the last 24 hours was 112-130kcfs, river temp is 54.50F, and high temp forecast is 53F.
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Starting Monday, a series of weather systems moves across the Cascades. This brings lots of rain to the west side, you’ll want to head to the eastern Gorge for any chance at wind. Models actually show very little wind for The Dalles but are more optimistic for the Pendleton area, meaning you are going for a drive. Both Monday and Tuesday start out relatively light. Both pick up to gusty 23-26 from Avery to Arlington or father east for a few hours mid-morning or early afternoon. You’ll need to move quickly to catch some of it. Also, remember those speeds are 23-26 on the sensors, and those sensors read high. That’s like 17-20 at the Hatch. It’s possible we could see a similar setup on Wednesday. On a happier note, there will be quite a bit of snow in the mountains from all this active weather!
Jones, Sauvie Island, Oregon Coast: done for the season
Alan’s Sauvie Island Wind Sensor
Very basic Hood River weather forecast. Don’t plan your life around this. You really should read Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook
Clouds all day with rain, heavy at times, starting late afternoon. Temps start in the mid 40s and rise to the low 50s. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Monday will be intermittently rainy. Temps start in the mid 40s and rise to the mid 50s. Light to moderate westerlies. 99% chance of rainbows. Tuesday will be intermittently drizzly all day with heavy rain overnight. Temps start in the low 40s and rise to the low 50s. Light westerlies. 99% chance of rainbows.
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Cycling
Please see the HRATS/Hood River County for complete details on Post Canyon closures. Newly reopened in Post: lower Trail 100 paralleling the lower part of Post Canyon Road. The Twin Tunnels Trail between Hood River and Mosier has reopened. Kreps and Green Diamond Lands have reopened. That includes Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, and Underwood. Closed: Gorge 400 and lots of other trails due to the Whisky Creek Fire. Trail near Mt. Adams due to the Williams Mine Fire. Remember that E-bikes are not allowed on USFS non-moto trails. They are allowed on moto trails.
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