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Good morning!

Now, I don’t know who was going around yesterday telling people it would be sunny today, but that wasn’t me. Today’s going to be snowy on Mt. Hood. We’ll see moderate to heavy snow through 2pm or so for .5” of water value and 4-6” of new snow. The snow level will be 2000’ early, rising to 4-5000’ by 5pm. There is a chance of some overrunning warm air messing with snow quality or possibly messing with the precip type around 2-5pm. East winds will be 30-35 early, hanging out most of the day, and dropping to E 10-15 or maybe switching to the south, depending on elevation, by 4pm, as an upper level low heads north over the Coast Range.

Tomorrow looks dry to start, with snow starting around 10am. The snow level will be 3500’ early, falling to 2000’ by 11am, with .4-.5” of water value for 4-5” of new snow during the day. Winds will be W 5-10 early, building to W 10-20 midday and W 30-40 by 8pm.

Tuesday looks colder and partly cloudy early with a chance of flurries midday for less than an inch of new. The snow level will be 1000’ early, rising to 4000’ in the afternoon. The wind will be 20-25 early, going to SW 5-10 by 11am.

Wednesday starts off dry, with the free air freezing level at 1500’. We’ll see snow start by 10am, for .3-.4” water value and 2-4” of new snow. Winds will be east 10-20 all day (and you can triple that for the upper mountain).

If you’re looking for windsurfing or kiting, you’ll find easterlies today in the 25-30 range at Rooster and 20-25 range at Stevenson. We’ll have strong westerlies overnight on Monday, maybe lingering in the 17-21 range in the desert Tuesday morning. Gorge winds will switch back to the east on Wednesday as another upper low rotates off the coast.

Have a great day today!

Temira

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Good morning!

Yay! Clear skies! We should see blue overhead until noon or so, when clouds start moving in. The freezing level this morning will be 1500-2000’, rising to 3000’ late in the day. However, the strength of the sun is going to make the snow ski warmer than that by midday. Winds will remain pretty light, at SW 15-20 early and S 10-15 by afternoon. One model shows .25-.5” of precip, but I just don’t see that happening. Maybe .2” water value after 3pm for a couple of inches of new by tomorrow.

Sunday looks snowy, with the snow level at 1500’ early, 2000’ by 2pm and 4000’ by 5pm. Snow will start falling around 5am, and will fall continuously through 7pm for a total of, depending on which model you look at, .25-.6” of water value. I think we’ll see 4-5” of new tomorrow. There is also a slight chance of overrunning warm air messing with snow quality and possibly giving us some incorrect precipitation late in the day. Of more concern tomorrow is the east winds suggested by the sounding model. Without really cold air in eastern Oregon, it’s unlikely that winds will reach the levels predicted by this model, but here’s what they say, just in case: E 20-30 early, E 30-40 by midday, E 20-30 by 4pm and light and variable by 8pm. If we really have the gradients the models are showing, we’re looking at accelerated winds of up to double what the models predict.

Monday looks clear early and cloudy by 1pm with snow starting around 2pm, with the free air freezing level around 4000’. Snow will fall all night long. Winds will be W 10-15pm.

By Tuesday morning, we should have .5-.75” water value for 6-8” of new on the ground. The snow level will be 1000’ with flurries in the morning and partly cloudy skies in the afternoon. Winds will be W 20-25 early, falling to 10-15 by 2pm.

If you want to go windsurfing or kiting, today will bring east winds at Stevenson and Rooster, 20-25 at rooster and 15-20 at Stevenson. We’ll see big easterlies in the 30-40 range tomorrow, westerlies in the desert in the 20-25 range Monday, and then a return to east winds on Tuesday.

Temira

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