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The Forecast
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
Today (Sunday) is starting out warm and cloudy on the slopes, and that’s the way it’ll stay. Depending on your perspective, you may or may not appreciate the changes from yesterday’s forecast; pretty much all the members of the ensembles have backed way, way off on precipitation for the Wednesday-Thursday time period. Instead of 1-2 feet of snow, we’re now looking at less than a foot. Other than that time period, temps look to stay above freezing at 5000′, and precipitation looks minimal. It’s finally starting to look like spring on the slopes!
Expect a cloudy start to Sunday with sunshine in the afternoon. Some models hint at some lower-elevation mist this afternoon, but it probably won’t affect any lift-serve slopes. The free air freezing level will be 10,000′ all day. It’ll drop some overnight, but temps will be right around 0C at 10,000′ overnight. Wind today: S 10-20 in the morning, SW 25-40 this afternoon, and W 25 overnight.
Monday starts out clear above 5000′ and cloudy below. A little orographic mist is possible in the morning, but that won’t last. By afternoon: sunshine! The free air freezing level (FAF) will be 10,000’ish in the morning (could be as low as 5000′ at times), 6500′ in the afternoon, and 6000′ overnight. Wind: W 25 in the morning, W 15 in the afternoon, and WSW 10 overnight.
Tuesday looks sunny all day, cloudy in the evening, and potentially snowy after midnight, but potentially not. The FAF will be 6000′ in the morning, 9000′ in the afternoon, and back down to 3500′ when precip arrives in the wee hours of Wednesday. Wind: WSW 10 in the morning becoming SW 25-40 in the evening and w 35 after midnight.
As I mentioned above, precip totals for Wednesday-Thursday have plummeted in the last few model runs. We’re now looking at 2-3” snow for each 12 hour period starting Wednesday morning into Thursday. In other words, a total of about 8” of snow. That could still change, and orographics could help; the wind is forecast to be W 30-35 Wednesday and NW 20-25 on Thursday. Whatever happens, we are looking at a late season powder session with the snow level at 4000′ or less for the entire period. After that, models hint at warmer, dry weather for a couple of days, but that’s way too far out to really be reliable. Enjoy your Sunday!
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
We’ll continue with this active weather pattern for a while… An offshore low pressure system this morning moves towards Vancouver Island and sends a weather system towards Oregon. This will be enough to switch the wind from light easterlies (10-15mph from Viento to Rooster) this morning to westerlies this afternoon. Near Hood River, you’ll find dead calm wind through early afternoon. After that, westerlies pick up to gusty 12-15 between Stevenson and Mosier – Viento will overperform with 16-20. From Lyle to Rufus, westerlies climb to gusty 19-23 after 2pm. Arlington joins early evening. River flow is 237kcfs, river temp is 52F, and high temp forecast is 70-75F.
Monday sees that frontal system sweep eastward and dissipate. Weak high pressure off the Cali coast gives a nudge to the Gorge westerlies. The day starts light, less than 10mph. By late morning, the wind rises to 7-10mph west of The Dalles (where it may be drizzling) and 12-15 east of The Dalles. Afternoon wind picks up to 22-25 from Lyle to Arlington with 11-14 from Stevenson to Mosier. High temp: 68F.
Calm wind starts Tuesday east of Mosier. West of Mosier, westerlies will be 5-10mph. No much more happens during the day. Yet another weather system approaches in the evening and drives the wind slightly higher: 14-17mph from Stevenson to The Dalles with light and variable wind east of there. High temp: 66F. After the cold front swings through on Wednesday night, we should have a stronger day on Thursday, perhaps 27-31mph east of Mosier. Fingers crossed!
Coast, Jones, Coast
Done until spring, unless there’s an obvious Coast or Sauvie’s or Jones day.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Cloudy sky this morning gives way to partly cloudy sky with a slight chance of mist this afternoon. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and low to mid 70’s later. Muggy. Light wind until mid-afternoon then moderate westerlies. 10% chance of rainbows. Monday starts out with mist and ends partly cloudy. Temps will be near 50 early and in the upper 60’s later. Light westerlies in the morning. Moderate in the afternoon. 96% chance of rainbows. Tuesday will be sunny all day and cloudy overnight. Temps start in the low 40’s and rise to the mid 60’s. Light westerlies. No rainbows.
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Cycling
Post is too wet to ride. It’s so wet that Dirty Fingers has had to cancel their Thursday shop ride for four weeks in a row. Don’t ride Post, or you’ll do significant trail damage. STOP IT! A good portion of the Eldorado Trail (below the intersection with Riorden Hills Road (near the top, below the clearcut) is closed starting today for approximately 10 days due to nearby timber harvest. Do not enter that area for your safety. Courtney Road (the road that goes up above Syncline) is closed until October. Do not attempt to use it to access trails. Starting this summer, you will need a parking pass to park at Post Canyon. This money will support trails. Speaking of trails… it’s too muddy to ride them right now, and it will stay that way for a while. If you ride wet, sloppy trails, you will do significant and potentially permanent damage. Please don’t. Hospital Hill: cows are out – no dogs allowed. Underwood: do not enter areas that are closed due to logging operations. Recommendation: ride gravel roads and pavement for a while until the trail systems dry out.
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 at 6pm. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, you can get a donut and coffee for going for a run at Kickstand Coffee. The Small Boat paddlers have a group paddle on Sunday at 11am at the Event Site. The Dirty Fingers Sunday Service rides happens at 9am – this week is the last one. They are fast-paced. If you are not, bring a buddy. The ride is followed by bike race viewing and beer drinking at the shop. Post and Pint happens Thursday evenings at 5:30 when Post is not too wet to ride.
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