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

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Random Morning Thoughts

Gratitude Month continues. What and whom are you grateful for today? I’m grateful to have a life that allows me to take advantage of a rain-free window today to ride my bike.

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
TGIF
Saturday
Sunday

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

Yesterday’s big storm delivered on the very low end of the snow predictions: just 3” fell at 5300′. Better than nothing, I suppose, but not enough for me to make the drive to skin for turns. Today sees the snow level around 4000′, with light flurries for up to .1” water value (WV), or just a trace of new snow. Wind will be W 20-25 early, fading to W 5 in the afternoon.

Saturday brings a warming trend: the freezing level starts at 5000′, rising to 7000′ by 1pm and 8000′ by 7pm. Luckily, there won’t be a ton of moisture with this system: just .1” WV, so just some light rain on top of the snowpack. Wind will be SW 15 early, rising to SW 25-30 in the afternoon.

Sunday looks dry, cloudy, and warm on Mt. Hood, with the freezing level at 10,000′. Wind will be SW 20-30. Next chance of significant snowfall? Models aren’t showing anything yet…

Plain Old Local Weather

The weather will remain cloudy, but at least it will be less wet than it’s been for the last 48 hours. We’ll see a dry morning with a chance of light sprinkles this afternoon. Tomorrow starts off dry, with sprinkles possible after noon. Sunday looks dry.

Gorge Wind Forecast

We’re starting off with decent cross-Cascade gradient this morning – .05(pdx-dls) and .08(dls-psc) – and that should give us some wind this morning. Expect 10-13 in the western Gorge and 22-25 out east by midday. I’m not sure it’s worth the drive, though, as models show the gradients diminishing by afternoon, for light-to-no wind after 2pm or so. Tomorrow brings easterlies at 15-18 and Sunday brings another round of fairly light east wind. As of right now, Monday looks like a big east wind day.

Road and Mountain Biking

I went jogging on Seven Streams yesterday, and saw tons of damage caused by people riding bikes on muddy trails. Remember, folks, our trails are maintained by volunteer time and volunteer donations. When you ride on muddy trails, you disrespect these hard-working volunteers and force them to spend time repairing rather than building. Spread the word!

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

I need you tomorrow for half the day. HRATS (me, in this case) is taking a crew to Columbia Hills State Park to put the finishing touches on a year-round-use 6.5 mile trail. I need about 12-20 folks. Please RSVP here so I can track how many people can help. Bring a bike, gloves, helmet, and eye protection. Thanks to Windance, New York City Subs, and Henni’s Restaurant for supporting this work party!

Tonight is the Warren Miller ski movie at the Skylight Theater, benefiting HRVMS. Both showings are all ages, and there’s a Meadows pass plus lots of other stuff in the raffle. Meadows will be there taking pass photos. Tonight is also dropoff time at the HRVHS ski swap: 6:30-8pm. The swap is Saturday.

Today through Sunday is the Mt. Hood Independent Film Festival. Day passes are $15 and a full festival pass is $35.

On Saturday, the Lobos Motorcycle Club out of Portland has a Poker Run on the motorized trails of Post Canyon.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

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

Your forecaster.

Use this forecast. Tell your friends. And if you or your friends think this service is awesome/useful/saves you gas money/makes your life more fun, make a donation by clicking the sun below. Is more fun worth $49/year? $20/year? Donate what it’s worth to you, but $12 minimum gets you on the email list (with occasional giveaways) for a year. Thank you for your support, and have fun today!

Random Morning Thoughts

Today I am grateful for the University of Washington and its weather models, even if they do refresh at 7:30am now, and even if I slept through my alarm this morning and missed the model refresh.

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
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Friday
Saturday

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

You know what the weather looks like outside your window right now (it’s about 9am as I write this)? That’s what it looks like on Mt. Hood too: pouring rain. At 9am, the snow level was around 8000′. It will drop to 5500′ by 1pm and 4000′ by 4pm. Unfortunately, the bulk of the precip today will come in pre-frontal, meaning it will come in as rain. Expect 1” of rain this morning, switching to snow after 1pm, with .4-.5” water value (WV) between mid-afternoon and Friday morning, for 3-6” of new snow. Wind today will be SW 30-40 early, switching to W 50-60 around 4pm.

Mellower weather is in store for the ski slopes tomorrow. The snow level will be around 3000′ all day, with light flurries bringing .1-.2” WV for 1-2” of new snow. The flurries should end around 4pm. Wind tomorrow, Friday, will be W 30 early, dropping to W 10 in the afternoon.

As of right now, Saturday looks cloudy but mostly dry, with the snow level around 4000′ and light wind.

Plain Old Local Weather

Pouring rain this morning gives way to showery and windy weather this afternoon. Tomorrow looks cloudy and showery. Saturday looks cloudy, cold, and dry.

Gorge Wind Forecast

The Gorge started with east wind this morning under a E.11 gradient. As a 997mb low moves into Washington early afternoon, we’ll see the wind pick up. Expect west wind at 30-40 this afternoon east of The Dalles. Hopefully it comes in before dark. We’ll see leftover west wind at 15-18 tomorrow and light east wind on Saturday.

Road and Mountain Biking

Grrrrr.

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

Coming up on Saturday, the HRATS and I are taking a crew of people to Columbia Hills State Park out by Horsethief Butte to put the finishing touches on a 6.5 mile multi-use trail that will be open to mountain bikes. This should be a year-round trail, and we could use 15-20 people to help us. We’ll meet at 10 Speed Coffee on 13th and State at 8:30am, and should be done by 1:30pm. Please RSVP here so I can track how many people can help. Bring a bike, gloves, helmet, and eye protection. Thanks to Windance for donating a bag of swag!

Friday night is the Warren Miller ski movie at the Skylight Theater, benefiting HRVMS. Both showings are all ages, and there’s a Meadows pass plus lots of other stuff in the raffle. Meadows will be there taking pass photos. Friday night is also dropoff time at the HRVHS ski swap: 6:30-8pm. The swap is Saturday. Friday through Sunday is the Mt. Hood Independent Film Festival. Day passes are $15 and a full festival pass is $35.

On Saturday, the Lobos Motorcycle Club out of Portland has a Poker Run on the motorized trails of Post Canyon.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira