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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

Today starts off mostly clear on the mountain, becoming increasingly cloudy as the day continues. The freezing level will fluctuate between 7000′ and 8000′ during the day before dropping to 4000′ at 8pm and 2000′ overnight, falling as low as 1000′ by Monday morning. We’ll see a slight chance of light sprinkles during the day with heavier precip starting as snow around 8pm. We’ll see 1-1.5” water value (WV) overnight, for 8-14” of new snow by 5am. Wind today will be WSW 40+ early, becoming SW 50 by early afternoon and swinging to WNW 35 overnight.

Monday starts off cold with orographic snowfall, becoming more sun-prone with mid level clouds midday and more clouds overnight. The snow level will be somewhere between 1000′ and 2000′ all day – models tend to get a little overenthusiastic with the low freezing levels this time of year. We’ll see .1-.2” water value during the day, for 1-2” of snow, mostly early. Wind will be wicked: WNW 40 early, fading to NW 30 around 2pm and N 30 overnight.

Tuesday starts off partly cloudy, with mid-level clouds. High clouds move in during the afternoon, blocking the sun and perhaps bringing some snow flurries with no significant accumulation. The snow level will be 1000′ early, rising to 3000′ in the afternoon. Wind will be NW 20 early and W 10 in the afternoon.

Wednesday looks snowy and quite windy with the snow level around 2500′ and maybe .5” WV falling as snow.

Gorge Wind

I was looking at the models this morning and thinking that maybe Wednesday is my day, the day I put the windsurfing gear in the car and head out on the river. So, who’s going with me? Today is starting off with west wind in the low double digits. We’ll see the westerlies pick up this afternoon to gusty 23-27 as a front approaches. Probably it will be steadiest at Stevenson and Arlington.

Tomorrow starts off with westerlies at 26-30 or maybe a touch higher, probably from The Dalles eastward, but maybe near Lyle too. Expect gusty, up-and-down west wind at 13-16 in the western Gorge. The wind will fade as the day goes on.

Tuesday starts light, picking up to W 15-18 in the eastern Gorge in the afternoon and Wednesday looks like 28-32+ as a front swings through and high pressure builds in behind at the coast.

Gorge Weather

It’s a mostly cloudy start to the morning with some marine clouds hanging over the central Gorge. I’m betting you’ll find more sun if you move your point of reference east of Mosier. Expect increasing high clouds today and increasing west wind with rain starting sometime after 5pm and before 11pm with heavy rain overnight. Temps today will be in the mid-50’s early (so nice outside at 5:30am!) and mid 60’s in the afternoon.

Tomorrow starts off with rain showers and low clouds, for another rainbow-filled day in the western Gorge. Showers will taper off during the day, for a partly cloudy, windy finish. Temps tomorrow will be in the upper 30’s early and mid 40’s late. Expect a partly cloudy day on Tuesday with mostly light wind and temps in the upper 30’s early and low 50’s in the afternoon.

River Levels

The Hood is at 5.97′, the Klickitat is at 3420 cfs, and the White Salmon is at, well, I dunno, because I haven’t seen a post from yesterday. Maybe upper 4’s?

Road and Mountain Biking

It sure was a lovely day for a ride yesterday. Today will be just as lovely on the dirt, but windier on the roads. Tomorrow looks too wet on the dirt and too windy on the roads. Tuesday morning looks great.

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There was going to be a ping pong tournament today, but now there’s not. Apparently you can still play ping pong from 3-6pm at the Hood River Armory ($5). You can also play pickup rugby (free) at the Mosier School at 3pm.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

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Someone was asking yesterday why NWS doesn’t forecast rainbows. That’s a fine question. We forecast weather so people know what to expect, and who doesn’t want to know if there’s a rainbow in their future?

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Saturday
Sunday
Monday

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

There is actually a good shot of snow coming in this forecast period. Nice to see. Today, however, will be partly cloudy on Mt. Hood. The freezing level will be 8000′ early, rising to 9000′ in the afternoon. Wind will be WSW 30 early becoming SW 35-40 in the afternoon. Given the change of direction, there probably won’t be any real change in the winds on the ski hill.

Tomorrow looks cloudy until late at night, when a blizzard hits. Although models show the precip staying to the north of Mt. Hood for much of the day, some daytime sprinkles or snow flurries aren’t out of the question if orographics kick in. That said, expect a mostly dry day with some precip possible, switching to heavy snow after 10pm. The snow level will be around 8000′ for much of the day, dropping to 6500′ at 8pm and crashing to around 2500′ by 11pm, and possibly falling as low as 1000′ overnight. Between late Sunday night and 5am Monday, we’ll see 1” water value (WV) or more, for 8-12” of new snow. Wind Sunday will be WSW 50 for much of the day, swinging to W 35 when the front hits in the evening and going to NW 40 as we’re in the throes of snowfall in the wee hours of Monday morning.

Monday starts with heavy snow, quickly switching to orographic snow flurries and then clear sky by afternoon. Most of the snow will fall before 5am, so we’ll only see an inch or two at most during the day Monday. The snow level will be 1000′ early, rising some during the day as the March sun beats the model’s predictions of a cold day. Wind will be a brutal NW 40 for much of the day, dropping to NW 25 in the afternoon.

Tuesday looks mostly clear with light wind and above-freezing temps on Mt. Hood.

Gorge Wind

There’s a bit of an east gradient this morning. .04 to be exact, and that’s enough for easterlies in the mid-teens at Rooster. By afternoon, we’ll see either glassy conditions or light west wind ahead of an approaching front. Sunday starts with west wind at gusty 15-18, picking up to gusty 23-26 in the afternoon and increasing overnight. Monday starts with west wind at 26-29 in the eastern Gorge in the morning, fading to 17-20 in the eastern Gorge in the afternoon. The western Gorge will see gusty 12-15.

Gorge Weather

Today looks partly cloudy with plenty of sunbreaks as clouds from a distant system dirty the blue sky above the Gorge. Expect temps in the upper 30’s early, rising to the mid to upper 50’s in the afternoon with light wind. No rainbows today, sorry. Tomorrow starts off partly cloudy, becoming increasingly cloudy. Rain will start late tomorrow night, but don’t be surprised if we see a few sprinkles during the day too. Temps on Sunday will be in the low 40’s early and mid 50’s in the afternoon.

Monday starts with the remnants of Sunday night’s rain, and that should give us some really nice rainbows early in the day along with a pretty sunrise. Expect clearing sky by mid-morning, becoming sunny in the afternoon. Temps Monday will be in the upper 30’s early and mid 40’s in the afternoon.

River Levels

The Hood River is at 6.2′, and I’ve seen a ton of cars at the takeout. The Klickitat is at 3690cfs, and the White Salmon, as of yesterday, was at 4.8′.

Road and Mountain Biking

With light wind in the forecast today, it should be a lovely day for road riding throughout the Gorge. And I suspect you’ll find brown pow on the trails too. Go riding!

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Today is Double Mountain’s 7th anniversary party, always a good time. Good music, beer (if that’s your thing), and lots and lots and lots of people (if that’s your thing – definitely not my thing). $5. 11:30am to sometime late this evening.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira