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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
Snow level	4a-8a	8a-12p	12p-4p	4p-8p	8p-4a
Sunday 2500′->3000′->2000′
Monday 2000′->4000′->2500′
Tuesday 2500′->2000′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

After a couple of sunny days, we’re headed back to snowfall starting Sunday afternoon or evening. Light snowfall sticks around most of this upcoming week; models have somewhere between 1” and 2” total water equivalent for the week, or a foot or two of snow. Honestly, given the setup, that sounds optimistic, but let’s go with it for now.

Saturday night will be partly cloudy, and Sunday starts off clear. The snow softened in at least some areas on Saturday, but it’ll snap as the sun goes down and be quite firm to start Sunday. Sharpen those edges! Clouds move in during the afternoon, and snow starts up late afternoon. The snow level will be 2000′ to start Sunday, 3000′ in the afternoon, and 2000′ overnight with temps in the upper 20’s to low 30’s at 5000′. Models drag in about 0.25” to 0.7” water equivalent overnight. Why the range? Thank the direction of the system (from the south) and the potential for easterly orographic enhancement of snowfall. Let’s call if 5”, give or take. Easterlies will make “leeward” opposite of what it usually is. Speaking of… the wind will be light easterly in the morning. It’ll rise to E 30 in the afternoon and turn to S 15-25 overnight. E30 may be enough to affect some lift ops in the afternoon, especially at Timberline. They’re really affected by that wind direction.

Monday brings additional light snowfall. The snow level will be 2000′ in the morning, 4000′ in the afternoon, and 3000′ overnight. About 0.2” WE is forecast during the day, for a couple inches of new snow. Overnight, about 0.1” WE is forecast. That gives us one more inch. Wind: S 15-25 at elevation (E20 down low) in the morning, SW 10-20 in the afternoon, and W 15 after midnight. Tuesday looks mostly sunny with a few flurries to start and a few flurries to end. Wind will be W 10-20. Additional light to moderate snowfall is forecast Wednesday, probably. Uncertainty increases around that time frame. Best if we leave it there for now. See you on the snow Sunday!  

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Hi friends! After a day of light westerlies on Saturday, we’re going back to east wind on Sunday. Expect 20-25 to start at both Stevenson and Iwash (Rooster). Afternoon wind rises to 30-35 near Iwash and 25-30 near Rooster. From Hood River eastward, you’ll find east wind at 10-15. River flow Sunday was 103-162kcfs, river temp is 38.48F, and high temp forecast is 45F with rain after 4pm. Monday starts with 30-35 at Iwash and 20-25 at Stevenson. The wind drops below 5mph from the east after 1pm. Drizzle sticks around all day. High temp: 42F. Tuesday brings light westerlies at 10-13mph or so from Stevenson to Rufus. High temp: 44F under partly cloudy sky.  

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Very basic Hood River weather forecast. Don’t plan your life around this. You really should read TATAS

Partial Nothing Sunday morning burns off midday. High clouds arrive in the afternoon from the south and are followed by rain. Temps start near 30 and rise to the mid 40’s. Moderate easterlies. No rainbows. Monday will be rainy. Temps start in the upper 30’s and rise to the low 40’s. Easterlies in the morning. Calm wind in the afternoon. 19% chance of rainbows. Tuesday will be mostly cloudy then partly cloudy with a few showers in the morning and some rain overnight. Temps start in the mid 30’s and rise to the mid 40’s. Light westerlies. 82% chance of rainbows. Read Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook for a detailed forecast that may help you plan your day.  

Local-ish Events

Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!

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.  

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