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The Forecast
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| Sunday 6500′->1500′ |
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| Monday 1500′->1000′ |
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
Overcast sky on Sunday morning gives way to a snowstorm Sunday afternoon into the night. After that, snow flurries spin through for a couple of days before the weather turns dry and warm again. You skate skiers can expect another epic morning today before the snow loosens up from all those happy, black-panted cookie-needing calorie burners.
Overcast sky sticks around all day. Sun breaks aren’t out of the question mid-morning, but they’re far from certain. Deeper clouds move in this afternoon, and precip starts up around 4pm. It could start as rain, but will quickly switch to snow with strong wind. The snow level will be 6000′ when the precip hits, 4000′ by 7pm, and will fall to 1500′ overnight. About 0.8” to 1.1” water equivalent (WE) is forecast tonight. Up to 0.25” could potentially fall as rain or wet, sloppy snow/snain. That said, the dewpoint is quite low, and we could see temps drop rapidly and this system arrive as snow. Vote for that outcome. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 0.6” to 0.9” WE will fall as snow tonight for 6-9” new. Strong W then WNW wind could amplify snowfall after midnight. Wind: SW 15-20 this morning, SW 20-40 this afternoon, SW 30-55 around sunset, W 40 in the evening, and WNW 40-45 after midnight.
Monday looks windy, colder, and snowy as orographic assistance rips all the possible snowfall out of limited moisture. The snow level will be 1000-1500′ in the morning, 1500-2000′ in the afternoon, and 500-1000′ after midnight. About 0.3” WE is forecast during the day for 3” powder with a shot at a bit more thanks to the wind. Overnight, and additional 0.2” WE is forecast for a couple more inches of snow. Wind: WNW 40-45 in the morning fades to W 35 in the afternoon and NW 15-25 after midnight.
Light snowfall continues on Tuesday as the lower levels of the atmosphere remain saturated. The highest lifts could see sunshine. The snow level will be 1000′ all day and will fall to 0′ after midnight. Just 0.1” WE is forecast during the day, for up to an inch of snow, and a trace is forecast overnight. Wind: NW 15-25 int eh morning, NW 20-30 in the afternoon, and light/variable overnight. The weather then looks dry on Wednesday with a trace of snow possible Wednesday night into Thursday. After that, models are hinting at warmer weather for the slopes.
Note on wind speeds. Different wind directions are experienced in different ways on Mt. Hood. For example, west wind at 50mph will hit the slopes and exposed ridges at W 50. SW 50 may hit the ridges at SW 50, but will likely only be SW 20 below tree line. Hence the ranges for wind. Depends where you are on the mountain. Hopefully that helps clarify.
Gorge Wind Forecast
Easterlies continue on Sunday, but westerlies are on the schedule for Monday and Tuesday. For Sunday, expect 30-35 to start at Rooster with 15-20 at Stevenson and Viento. By midday, the wind falls to E 10-15 at the usual easterly spots. As a cold front arrives this evening, the wind picks up to W 20-25 west of Cascade Locks and goes calm elsewhere. River flow is 143kcfs, river temp is 37F, and high temp forecast is 39F.
Monday starts with W 20-23 most locations between Rooster and Boardman with 11-14 from Swell to Doug’s. The wind picks up to gusty 24-27 from The Dalles to Boardman in the afternoon with gusty 13-16 west of The Dalles. High temp: 41F. Light westerlies continue on Tuesday as offshore high pressure strengthens to 1036mb. The day starts with W 5-10, and builds to 11-14 between Stevenson and Biggs. High temp: 40F. Easterlies return on Wednesday.
Coast, Jones, Coast
Done until spring, unless there’s an obvious Coast or Sauvie’s or Jones day.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Overcast Nothing sky adds some rain around sunset. Temps will be at freezing early and in the mid 30’s later. Easterlies. No rainbows. Monday will be intermittently rainy. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and low 40’s later. Moderate westerlies. 99% chance of rainbows. Tuesday will be partly to mostly cloudy. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and near 40 later. Light westerlies. 0.5% chance of rainbows.
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Cycling
FREEZE-THAW ALERT: if you notice that temps were below freezing last night and will be above freezing today, don’t ride any trail that’s not under a tree canopy. If you do so, you WILL do significant damage. DON’T DO IT! Plentiful rain recently means most tree-covered trails are muddy. Please don’t ride them either. If you do, you’ll be doing significant and possibly permanent damage. No really, please don’t. There are lots of gravel roads and lots of pavement you can ride instead. Enjoy!
Local Events
Please let me know about events. I often only hear about them if you folx let me know!
Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is back. Meet there at 6pm. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. There’s a night-lit shop mountain bike ride with the Mountain View Cycles crew at Syncline on Wednesday evenings at 5:45pm.
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