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1/6 Mt. Hood rain/snow and Gorge freezing rain forecast










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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Oh wow. This weather is really getting exciting. First off today, the Gorge forecast. Today looks relatively dry, but around midnight, it’s going to get messy. A warm and very wet system comes right over the top of our landlocked sub-freezing air. The gradient won’t switch to westerly until probably 10am on Monday, and that means we’re in for up to .5” of freezing rain between midnight and 10am. We also might see an inch or two of snow between 10pm and midnight. If you don’t have to drive I-84 Monday morning, don’t. Really. Don’t.


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The freezing rain should switch to rain by 10am Monday, with accompanying strong west wind. We might see another shot of freezing precip on Tuesday as the next front approaches with east wind through the Gorge, but once again, west wind saves the day around 1pm, bringing warmer weather. Models are totally out of synch on Tuesday’s precip amounts. If the storm track heads north, we’ll stay relatively dry. If it shifts south a little, we’ll take another pounding. Wait and see…

Then on Wednesday, very cold air moves in with heavy precip. Right now, it looks like the snow level will be at 500′, borderline for a river-level snow event, but in the ballpark for 6-8” in Odell and Parkdale.

At this point, Thursday looks dry and cold with enough west wind to give us partly cloudy sky in the Gorge.

Now, since this is really a ski forecast this time of year, here’s your Mt. Hood forecast:

Today looks clear on Mt. Hood early in the morning, with high clouds moving in mid-morning. The free air freezing level (FAF, which doesn’t take the inversion and sub-freezing Gorge temps into account) will be 1000′, rising to 1500′ by 7pm and 4000;+ by 1am. It’s likely we’ll see a bit of snow between 10pm and 1am before a switch to sleet, freezing rain, and then straight-up rain by 4am Monday. Total precip will be .3-.4” water value (WV) between 10pm and 4am. Wind today will be W 20-25 early, swinging to SW 20-25 around 7pm.

Monday looks … interesting. A warm system rides over cold air, giving us freezing rain at 5000′ through 4am. After 4am, we’ll just see rain, as the freezing level rises from 4000′ at 1am to 6000′ at 4am to 8000′ at 7am. It won’t drop to a better level until 10pm, when it falls to 4000′. Mt. Hood gets 1.4-1.6” of rain between 4am and 4pm, followed by another .4” WV between 4pm Monday and 4am Tuesday. That last bit will likely fall as 2-4” of new snow. Wind on Monday will be SW 25-30 early, W 30-40 by 4am, W 45-50 by 7am and WNW 50 at 1pm, becoming more NW late in the evening.

Tuesday’s models are struggling with the location of the storm track. At this point, all that can really be said is that it’s probably going to be borderline for snow vs. rain, with the snow level at 4000′ in the morning rising to 5500-6500′ during the day. The wind will be SW 30-50 (I know, not very specific of me). If the storm track goes north, we’ll be warm but relatively dry. If it shifts south by 100 miles or so, we’ll be warm and drenched. Once again, wait and see.

Wednesday looks much colder, with the potential for a lot of snow to fall on Mt. Hood. Thursday looks cold, sunny, and windy.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

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1/5 Mt. Hood snow and Gorge weather forecast










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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Monday

That boring weather we had last week is going to give way to some really interesting weather over the next 72 hours. The freezing level is basically at the surface in the Gorge, but there are pockets of above-freezing air around too. With precip headed toward the Gorge, this doesn’t bode well for the afternoon. Expect snow or freezing rain to start around 1pm (likely freezing rain in Odell/Parkdale/etc and snow down low), with .1-.2” water value accumulation (an inch or two of snow or a tenth or two of ice) between 1am and 4pm and about .1-.3” more between 4pm today and 4am Sunday. With east wind through Sunday morning, it’s going to be all frozen precip tonight.

Tomorrow looks dry in the Gorge after 7am, with temps climbing just over freezing. That will make it easy for you to get to Dirty Fingers to watch the Seahawks game at 1:20pm! The next problem comes Monday morning, with light east flow through the Gorge and warm air over top. Expect freezing rain through 11am before a switch to rain, accompanied by strong west wind in the afternoon. Expect 1”+ rain Monday followed by another 1” on Tuesday. At least all the snow will melt! But then the rivers will flood, as Mt. Hood is also going to get a couple of inches of rain out of this system.


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The same messy weather is going to hit Mt. Hood. With temps fluctuating like crazy this morning, it’s hard to say exactly what’s going to happen. Models predict cold air at 10k, so I’m going to go out on a limb and call for snow, with the snow level around 4000′. Snow will start around 1pm, with .2” water value (WV) by 4pm, for 1-2” of snow, followed by .3-.4” WV by 4am, for 3-4” of snow by Sunday morning. Wind today will be S 15-25 early, becoming SSW 20-25 by 1pm and holding all day.

Sunday morning starts off with a few flurries through 10am, becoming partly cloudy, with a more solid cloud deck moving in mid-afternoon. The snow level will be 1500′. Precip starts back up around 1am Monday (more on that later). Wind on Sunday will be SW 20 early, W 20-25 at 7am, NW 15 in the afternoon, and SW 15 in the evening.

All hell breaks loose on Monday. Precip on Mt. Hood starts as freezing rain around 1am, becoming rain by 4am. The snow level will be 7000′ early, 8000′ at 7am, falling back to 7000′ around 1pm and 6000′ for the rest of the night. Wind will be SW 35 early, W 40 at 4am, W 50 at 7am and WNW 55 at 1pm. Total rain will be 1.8-2.0” by 4pm, with another1-1.5” overnight.

Tuesday starts with more heavy rain, with the freezing level at 6000′ early and 5000′ at 10am. The snow level will fall to 1500′ at 1pm. Mt. Hood gets 1.2” WV before 1pm, for a mix of rain and snow and maybe 2-6” of new. After that, another 1.5-2.0” WV falls as snow, for 16-20” of new by Wednesday morning. Heavy snow continues through Wednesday.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira