It’s a clear-sky morning on Mt. Hood, and the sun should stay out for much of the day. Clouds move in mid to late afternoon, and a few snow flurries fall after 4pm. The snow level today will be less than 1000′ all day long. We’ll see .1” or so water value (WV) tonight, for an inch or a little bit more new snow. Wind today will be NW 10-15 all day and NW 20 after midnight. Continued after the chart.
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast, continued…
Tomorrow brings a mix of flurries and sunbreaks all day long. The snow level will be less than 1000′ all day. We’ll see maybe .1-.2” WV during the day, for an inch or two of new snow, followed by .1-.2” WV overnight, for another 1-2” of new snow. Wind on Monday will be NW 25 in the morning, backing off to NW 15-20 after noon and becoming light and variable after midnight.
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Tuesday brings a mix of high clouds and sunshine. The free air freezing level will be at the surface early, rising to 1000′ in the afternoon . Wind will be light and variable all day.
Models aren’t in great agreement on Wednesday. As of this morning, it looks like there will be snow flurries during the day with heavy snow after 10pm. Given the model discrepancies, we really need to wait and see for a day or so. That said, it does look like we have some snow in the forecast this week.
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Gorge Wind Forecast
Light west wind this morning picks up to W 13-16 from Stevenson to The Dalles this afternoon. Tomorrow starts off with W 10-13 through the entire Gorge. We’ll see the western Gorge, from Stevenson to The Dalles, pick up to 18-22 mid-morning, holding through mid-afternoon. Tuesday starts off light and variable and picks up to E 20 in the afternoon.
Random Morning Thoughts
I’m thinking a lot about support and acceptance this week. Earlier this week, two professionals whom I trust, respect, and admire stepped forward and said, metaphorically anyway, “We believe in you, Temira.” Wow. What an impact that has had on my world.
This kind of support and acceptance is an important part of parenting, mentoring, and teaching. It’s especially important when working with kids; they tend to incorporate positive or negative messages from others into their self-concept. And this is why mentoring programs such as Big Brothers / Big Sisters and Mentors for Success work so well; it just takes one positive adult influence in a child’s life to give them a sense of self-worth and self-efficacy.
Kids need this kind of support, and so do adults. Yes, you and your grown-up friends can benefit from people saying, “Hey you, you’re awesome!” When you let the people you work with, socialize with, and recreate with know that you believe in them, you increase their confidence and you increase their sense of connection. Although many people feel shy about receiving compliments and support, most people like to be recognized for their strengths and successes.
The need to give support and acceptance to children goes without saying. You don’t need to be a parent to say something supportive to a little kid or a teen. When you’re with a young person, give them some love and props. Do it for grownups too. We all need to feel respected, admired, loved, and supported. The more we do that for others, the more they’ll do it for the people around them. Have an awesome day.
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Gorge Weather Forecast
When I stepped outside to check the weather this morning (that’s how REAL meteorologists do it), I saw the moon, the stars, and some clouds. So, it’s partly cloudy. Surprisingly, my parking lot was bare and wet. I suspect that’s not the case everywhere in town – I suspect there’s black ice out there. Anyway, we’ll see partly cloudy sky all day with some showers or snow flurries possible after 4pm, or maybe after midnight. Hard to tell, and it won’t be a lot of precip. Temps will be right around freezing early and in the low 40’s this afternoon. Light west wind. 3% chance of rainbows.
Tomorrow sees intermittent sprinkles, wet snow, sleeet or flurries during the day mixed in with lots of sunshine. Temps will be right around freezing early and in the mid 40’s in the afternoon. Moderate west wind. 68% chance of rainbows.
Tuesday looks like Nothing early and partly cloudy in the afternoon. Temps will be right around freezing early and in the mid 40’s in the afternoon. Light wind early, east wind in the afternoon. No rainbows. Wednesday brings snow flurries early and heavy rain overnight.
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Road and Mountain Biking
Now, this is an interesting twist. It fell below freezing last night, meaning there’s a chance of freeze-thaw conditions, especially above 500′. That means the upper half of Syncline may be freeze-thaw. Even the lower half might be. Keep this in mind if you’re riding, and maybe wait until later in the day when things have had a chance to dry out in the sun. Post is still too wet, so leave it alone. Whoopdee is partially under snow, so it’s a no-go.
Riverside and Cebu Restaurants. Yum.
Riverside is offering again its Winter Special: Buy 1 Pasta, Get 2nd Pasta FREE! Valid Sunday – Thursday, 4 pm – 9 pm with 20 of Chef Mark DeResta’s specialty pasta dishes (gluten-free options too). Available in Riverside and Cebu at the Best Western Plus Hood River Inn. $5 Kids Menu offered in Riverside. (Not valid on Feb. 14, on to go orders, or with other discounts.) 541-386-4410 for reservations www.riversidehoodriver.com
Upcoming Events
Today is Sunday. There’s community yoga at 9am at Samadhi, meditation at Flow Yoga at 11am, community yoga at 4pm at Pure Yoga in The Dalles, and community yoga at 6pm at Pure Yoga in Hood River. There’s ping pong at the Hood River Armory at 5pm, and there’s pickup touch rugby at 3pm at the Mosier School.
There’s Tai Chi at the Mt. Hood Town Hall at 1pm tomorrow, Aikido at Trinity Natural Medicine at 6pm, community yoga at Samadhi at 6:30pm and Zumba at the Parkdale Community Center at 6:30pm.
Have an awesome day today!
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