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

I am sorry to say that there’s not much snow in our future. Yesterday I mentioned the possibility of a very wet Thursday system, but that possibility has dissipated. The next chance for significant snowfall is next Friday/Saturday, but that’s way too far out to be predicting!

So, we’ll see the free air freezing level (FAF) around 10,000′ this morning, rising to 12,000′ this afternoon under partly cloudy sky. Wind will be SW 15 early, becoming S 20 in the afternoon.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, brings more clouds and a chance of showers on Mt. Hood. The snow level will be 8000′ early, falling to 7000′ by 4pm and 6000′ by 10pm. Total rainfall will be .1-.3”, falling between 4am and 4pm. Wind will be SW 30-40 early, SW 20-25 from 10am on, and W 20 overnight.

Precip will be long gone by Wednesday morning, leaving party cloudy sky. The free air freezing level will be 5500′ early, 7500′ early afternoon, and 9000′ in the evening. Wind will be WNW 25 early, dropping throughout the day.

Plain Old Local Weather

We’ll see partly to mostly cloudy sky today in the Gorge with temps in the 50’s. An incoming cold front tonight leaves us with a chance of showers the first half of tomorrow. Expect dry and partly cloudy weather on Wednesday.

Gorge Wind Forecast

It’s pretty much nuking in the west end of the Gorge this morning. With a .19 east gradient and temps in the low 50’s, it’s going to be a fun day on the water! Expect 30-35 at Stevenson and 35-45 at Rooster Rock. Tomorrow brings easterlies at 15-18 early, fading quickly, and becoming westerlies at 13-15 in the afternoon. Wednesday brings light wind.

Road and Mountain Biking

The pavement was fantastic yesterday. I know the dirt is good at Syncline. Anyone have a Post Canyon report? Has it dried out enough to be rideable again?

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

You can play indoor Ultimate Frisbee this evening at 8pm at the Hood River Armory. Coming up Friday night, it’s the annual Gala Fashion Show at the Hood River Inn, benefiting the Hood River Christmas Project. Pick up your tickets at … well, lots of locations in downtown Hood River.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

It’s fall now, and that means it’s time for the snow forecast!

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Monday
Tuesday

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

The snowfall on Mt. Hood is not falling at this time. We’ll see the free air freezing level (FAF) at 10,000′ today with SW wind at 10-20. No precip. Tomorrow sees the FAF at 10,000′ early, rising to 12,000′ in the afternoon. Wind will be SW 10-15 early, swinging to S 20 in the afternoon as a (not-very-)cold front approaches.

Rain starts around 7am on Tuesday, as the snow level drops from 10,000′ to 8000′. It will fall to 6500′ by 4pm, and should drop to 5000′ by Wednesday morning. We’ll only see about .2-.4” water value (WV) out of this system, but it’s going to fall as rain, and will fall before the snow level drops below 6500′. Sorry. No snow for you. Wind will be S 20-30 early, swinging to SW 25-30 from 7am on.

Next chance for significant precip is on Thursday. As of now, it looks like there’s 1-2” WV with this system, but it also looks like the vast majority will fall as rain. That could change if the storm track changes, but as of now, it doesn’t look pretty. We will see some orographic snow showers after the storm moves east, but I’m hesitant to put a number on the inches at this point. Pray for snow!

Plain Old Local Weather

It looks partly cloudy to cloudy today. Tomorrow starts partly cloudy, becoming more cloudy in the afternoon. We may see some sprinkles Monday night into Tuesday.

Gorge Wind Forecast

In an interesting twist this morning, it’s blowing 6mph at Stevenson and 30-something at Rooster. I am surprised by this. I guess you should go to Rooster for 28-32 today, and wait and see what Stevenson and the downwinder stretch of river does? Coming up tomorrow, you can expect 26-30 at Stevenson and 30-40 at Rooster. Tuesday brings light easterlies in the morning and light westerlies in the afternoon.

Road and Mountain Biking

The dirt is more like mud everywhere except Syncline, where the dirt is perfect. But the real story is the dry roads. Ride them while you can.

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

The Mt. Hood Independent Film Festival continues today. If you weren’t there last night, you missed some great outdoor-themed movies. You may be able to catch some of them this evening at the second showing of the award winners. In Post Canyon today, Lobos moto club of Portland has a poker run. And the Rugby folks play pickup at 3pm in Mosier. And of course, the Seahwaks play at 10am.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira