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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Tuesday

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

Today will be mostly clear on Mt. Hood. The freezing level will be 3000′ early, 6000′ late morning, and 8000′ this afternoon. Wind will be W 20 early, W 15 midday and WSW 20 in the afternoon.

Monday starts off partly to mostly cloudy. Precipitation starts around 5pm. The snow level will be 8000′ early, 6500′ midday, 7000′ when the precip starts, and then the snow level will fall to 6000′ around 8pm and 5500′ around 11pm. We’ll see (models are having a tough time with this) .4-1” water value (WV) before the snow level drops, and that will fall as rain. After 11pm, we’ll see another .3-.4” WV, for 2-4” of new snow. Wind will be S 20 early, SSW 30 midday and SW 40 in the evening, becoming W 20-30 late.

Tuesday sees the snow level around 3500′ all day and all night with orographic snow flurries and sunbreaks during the day. No real accumulation during the day, but another system moves in late in the afternoon. That system brings .4-.7” WV by Wednesday morning, for 4-7” of new snow. Wind will be W 20 early, WNW 30 midday and W 25 overnight.

Wednesday brings orographic snow flurries and moderate wind.

Gorge Wind

Today looks like a light wind day: light west early, light east late. Tomorrow brings east wind at 23-26 at Rooster early, switching to W 10-15 near Hood River in the late afternoon. Tuesday brings west wind at 26-30, probably east of Hood River, filling in all the way to Arlington.

Gorge Weather

Hah. I was driving to Post Canyon around 5pm yesterday, and I saw a full rainbow stretched across the east side of the valley. I knew it! There will be no rainbows today. Just sunshine, with a chance of high clouds late in the day. Temps will be in the mid-40’s early and low 60’s this afternoon with light wind.

Tomorrow looks high overcast, becoming rainy after 5pm. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and mid-50’s in the afternoon with east wind early becoming light west wind late. Tuesday looks partly cloudy with a chance of rainbows early. Temps will be in the mid-40’s early and low 50’s in the afternoon with strong west wind.

Road and Mountain Biking

Post was pretty muddy last night when I went running, so give it the morning to dry out. Betcha Whoopdee, Syncline and Nestor are great. Has anyone out there ridden Dog River or Surveyor’s lately? I can’t remember if I mentioned yesterday that FMX, Chorus and Egg Hunt (the big jump lines in Post) are all closed right now for repairs. So I’m mentioning it now. They’re closed.

River Levels

The Hood is at 4.8′, the Klickitat is at 2160 cfs, and the White Salmon is at 4.5′. And it is rafting season, the best part of rafting season, the high water part of rafting season, so if you like whitewater, you should totally go now.

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Events – email me if I’ve missed any outdoor-related events

There’s ping pong today at the Hood River armory ($5) and there’s pickup touch rugby at the Mosier School at 3pm ($0). Next week, Tuesday-Thursday, is the PNSAA conference in Hood River at the Hood River Inn. Awesome place to meet cool people.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

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Double FOMO. Oh boy. This is not a good day!

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

It’s clear on Mt. Hood this morning, but we’ll see precip move in around 11am. Despite above-freezing temps on Mt. Hood this morning, I think we’ll see snow rather than rain today. The freezing level, at 8000′ early, will drop to 6500′ late morning and 4500′ by 2pm. Snow falls at warm temps this time of year, so I think we’ll be safe. We’ll see .2-.4” water value (WV) between 11am and 5pm, for 1-3” of new snow. After 5pm, we’ll see occasional flurries with the sky becoming clear overnight. Wind today will be SW 30 early, SW 40 midday and SW 45-50 in the afternoon.

Sunday looks partly cloudy becoming clear. The freezing level will be 2000′ early, 5500′ mid-morning and 8000′ in the afternoon. Wind will be W 25 early, WSW 15 mid-morning, and SW 25 in the evening.

Monday looks partly cloudy or cloudy to start, with precip moving in late in the afternoon or evening. The snow level will be 9000′ early and 7000′ in the afternoon, dropping to 4000′ overnight. I think we’ll start with rain and switch to snow, with a few inches of new by Tuesday morning. Wind will be SSW 25 early, increasing to SSW 35 in the afternoon.

Tuesday looks cold, snowy and windy.

Gorge Wind

Today’s going to be an interesting day for Gorge wind. Easterlies in the teens this morning fade by mid-morning, becoming westerly by noon. After 2pm, expect gusty west wind at 21-24 from Stevenson to Mosier with 28-32+ east of Lyle, all the way to Arlington, holding through the evening. Should be a super fun day out there. I’m sad I’m working. I have FOMO.

Sunday starts with light west wind that goes to glassy conditions in the afternoon. Monday starts with light east wind and switches to light west wind. The river is now at 49 degrees.

Gorge Weather

Mostly clear weather this morning becomes cloudy midday and switches to rainy by noon, becoming partly cloudy again, with rainbows possible and a nice sunset likely, this evening. Temps will be in the mid-30’s early and mid-50’s this afternoon. Sunday looks partly cloudy with temps in the upper 30’s early and low 60’s in the afternoon with light wind. Monday looks overcast, with filtered sun for much of the day. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and low 60’s in the afternoon with light wind.

Road and Mountain Biking

I heard Post was nothing short of awesome yesterday. Whoopdee is good too, and the climb out winds through a field of yellow balsam root flowers. It’s definitely worth taking a lap on Whoopdee today. Do it before it rains. If you’re road biking today, make sure you’re home before early afternoon, or you’re going to get caught in a windstorm.

River Levels

The Hood is at 4.8′, the Klickitat is at 2210 cfs, and the White Salmon is at 4.5′. I don’t know what the level is on the Wind, but if you want to do some Class V rafting, it looks like Wet Planet is running trips, according to their Facebook page.

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Events – email me if I’ve missed any outdoor-related events

Today is the Gorge Short Track mountain bike race at Cascade Locks’ EasyCLIMB trail. I rode in the Thursday night series last year, and it was pretty much awesome. I’d highly recommend doing the race. I have FOMO because I’m working today. That’s my second FOMO instance today. You can get more information here. Also at EasyCLIMB today, the DimWits (the trail builders) are having a campout and night ride. Riverkeeper has a cleanup at Mayer Park today 10am to 2pm.

Coming up tomorrow, there’s ping pong at the Hood River armory at 3pm and there’s pickup rugby in Mosier at 3pm.

And finally, one reminder, the Hood 2 River Relay is May 31st. It’s like Pole-Pedal-Paddle, only way cooler. And closer, and run by radder people. So check it out, and get yourself or your team signed up now.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira