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Good morning. Your weekend forecast is late again. You can thank the windy weather on Mt. Hood for that.

Mountain Weather Forecast:

Today looks cloudy and windier than models are showing. Models show winds at 20-30, and we’re seeing 50-60 at 8000’ right now, which has lifts on standby at Meadows. Anyway, winds are supposed to die later, but given that this front isn’t supposed to pass until late in the day, I don’t see a significant decrease in the wind (that should guarantee it will back off). We’ll see a chance of light, intermittent sprinkles – more like scattered raindrops – today as well, with less than .10” possible. By tonight, winds should be down to NNW 15-20. The freezing level will be at 8000’ today, falling to 6500-7000’ by Monday morning.

We’ll see more scattered raindrops tomorrow, with periods of steady light drizzle for a total of .1” of precip or less. Morning winds will be WSW 15-25, rising to SW 30-40 by 1pm, turning to W 30-40 by 4pm. The snow level will slowly fall during the day to about 4000-4500’ overnight, rising back to 6500’ by Tuesday morning.

Tuesday looks dry, with the FAF rising from 6500’ to 8000’ by afternoon. Winds early will be NW 20-25, backing off to “light and variable” by 1pm.

We’ll see light and variable winds on Wednesday, rising to E 10-15 in the afternoon, with sunny skies, no precipitation, and the FAF around 9-10000’.

Gorge Wind Forecast:

Today brings light west winds in the 13-18 range in the desert. Tomorrow looks light. We’ll see early morning westerlies at 17-21 on Tuesday. Winds switch by Tuesday afternoon, becoming east at 18-22 on Wednesday. The Columbia River is currently 39 degrees.

Here’s the sad word from NOAA this morning: “THE LONG TERM IS NOT CHARACTERISTIC OF A LA NINA WINTER PATTERN…MORE LIKE AN EL NINO.”

Somebody please do something about this.

Thanks, and have a great day today!

Temira

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Good morning, and sorry for the late forecast. The strong, rapidly dropping wind on the hill kept me busy until now.

Today, from now on, looks dry, warm and sunny, with 10-15mph wind. Highs at 5000’ today will be around 40-43°, with the free air freezing level around 8-9000’.

We may see some high clouds tomorrow as a front swings north of us, but we shouldn’t see any precipitation. Winds tomorrow will be WNW at 15-20 all day long. Highs at 5000’ will be 43-45°, with a strong inversion in the valleys.

We’ll probably see a trace to .10” of r**n on Monday as a warm front brushes Oregon. The snow level will be around 8-9000’, with highs at 5000’ around 40-43°. Winds on Monday start at W 15-20, rising to W 25-35 midday, switching to NW 25-35 in the evening.

Tuesday looks sunny, dry and warm. The free air freezing level will be around 9-10,000’, and winds will be light and variable. Highs at 5000’ will be around 50°.

The rest of the week looks dry and warm.

If you want to go windsurfing, you’ll be waiting until the easterlies pick up on Wednesday.

Have a great day, and enjoy the sunshine! I’m getting out of this cave now!

Temira