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The Forecast
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| Sunday 2000′->5500′ |
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| Monday 5500′->6000′->1500′ |
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| Tuesday 1500′->4500′ |
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Mt. Hood Forecast
It was a very snowy night last night on Mt. Hood, and it’s going to be a very busy day on the slopes. But first – I forgot to tell y’all that I was on a meditation retreat this weekend and wouldn’t be forecasting. So I’m taking a break to get this forecast out. Update on Meadows: if you can’t wear your mask (properly), you’ll lose your pass for at least a couple of weeks. If you argue with the lifties about it, you’ll lose your pass and jeopardize future access. Come on, peeps, this isn’t that hard! Wear a mask and be nice! Now, on to the snow.
Sunday starts with orographic (terrain-enhanced) snowfall and ends up sunny. The next round of snow starts in the evening. The snow level will be about 2000′ this morning, 4000′ this evening, and will rise to 5500′ overnight. An inch or two of snow falls during the day, probably the lower end of that. About 0.3” water equivalent (WE) is forecast tonight, for 2-3” of increasingly wet snow. Wind: WNW 30 in the morning, SW 10-25 in the afternoon building to SW 25-55 overnight.
Monday starts with snow or mixed precip and transitions to drier snow in the afternoon. The snow level starts at 5500′, rises to 6000′ mid-morning, falls to 3500′ in the afternoon, and ends at 1500′ overnight. About 1.2” WE is forecast during the day, for 7-10” of dense snow, possibly with a period of snain/mixed precip between 4am and 10am. Overnight, the expectation is another 0.4” WE for 4-5” of higher-quality snow. Wind: SW 30-60 in the morning, W 40 in the afternoon, and WSW 20-30 overnight.
Tuesday starts cloudy and ends snowy. The snow level will be 1500′ early and will slowly rise to 4500′ overnight. No precip during the day. Snow starts around 11pm. About 0.4” WE is forecast overnight for about 3-4” of new. Wind: WSW 20-30 early, SW 15-35 in the afternoon, SW 30-50 overnight, and SW 20-35 after midnight.
Snow continues on Wednesday with the snow level around 4000′. About 10” is forecast for the 24 hour period with moderate wind. As of now, Thursday looks dry. Models start to diverge after that, so we’ll stop here. Happy riding! Be nice to the lifties!
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
Westerlies on Sunday morning quickly fade to nothing. Chase it if you want, but it may be gone by the time you get where you’re going. Afternoon wind turns to light easterly at Stevenson and calm elsewhere. Expect lots of rain on Monday and lots of wind too. Morning brings E 25-30 and rain at Stevenson and Rooster. The wind briefly goes calm from 10am to 1pm or so. After that: gusty 20-30 in the western Gorge and 30-40 from The Dalles to Boardman. Drive pre-emptively; it’s only forecast to last 4 hours or so. Tuesday starts with light westerlies and flips around to easterlies at 15-20 form Roster to Stevenson. River flow sunday: 107kcfs. River temp: 41. High temp the next three days: 45-47.
Coast, Jones, Sauvie’s
As needed until next spring and summer.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Partly cloudy sky this morning stays that way all day, maybe evening becoming totally clear. Rain returns overnight. Temps will be in the low 40’s early an d mid 40’s later. Light westerlies quickly go calm. 100% chance of rainbows (already saw one!). Monday will be rainy and windy. Temps will be near 40 early and in the mid 40’s later. Easterlies early. Calm wind midday. Strong westerlies in the afternoon. 99.99% chance of rainbows. Tuesday starts dry and turns rainy overnight. It’ll be cloudy all day. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and mid 40’s later. Light and variable wind. No rainbows.
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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!
