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Monday. 3/31. Excellent cycling weather. Mt. Hood flurries. Three weeks until last frost in lower Hood River.

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

The skiing yesterday was really quite fantastic. And this morning should be quite nice too. The free air freezing (FAF) level will be 3000′ early, rising to 6000′ this afternoon. We’ll see clear to partly cloudy sky in the morning, becoming cloudy this afternoon with flurries overnight. Total precip will be .1-.2” water value (WV) tonight, for an inch or so of dense new snow. Wind today will be S 10-20 all day, but south winds don’t tend to hit our resorts, so expect light wind despite the model predictions.

Tuesday brings light snowfall during the day, becoming partly cloudy overnight. The snow level will be 4000′ early and 5500′ in the afternoon. Total precip will be .2-.3” WV for 2-3” of new snow. Wind will be SE 10-15 early and E 10 in the afternoon.

Wednesday starts off clear or partly cloudy, becoming more cloudy in the afternoon with a chance of snow in the afternoon and evening. The snow level will be 5500′. No significant accumulation. Wind will be NW 15-20 all day.

Wednesday looks clear, becoming cloudy in the afternoon with the snow level around 5000′ and increasing SW wind.

Gorge Wind

Today’s early morning gradient is E .07, enough to give us 25-29 at Rooster and less at Steven’s Locks. Expect that wind to fade to E 15-18 this afternoon. A weak front approaching tomorrow afternoon gives us gusty W 15-18 at Stevenson and Hood River. Wednesday starts with light east wind and switches to light west wind late in the day.

Gorge Weather

I just stepped outside and noticed that there’s some sort of cloud to the west and clear sky to the east. I suspect that’s a bit of an inversion cloud, given the east wind, but I’m too lazy to stretch my wings and fly up there and check it out. Perhaps if someone brought me another cup of coffee? My coffee is unpleasant: cold, three days old, and lacking in cream. Anyway, we’ll see partly cloudy weather today, becoming high overcast with a chance of some light sprinkles tonight. Temps will be right around freezing early (my car is frosty) and in the mid 50’s this afternoon. Light wind.

Tomorrow looks partly cloudy with a few sprinkles possible early (meaning a slight chance of rainbows). We should see clear sky in the afternoon. Temps will be in the low 40’s early and low 50’s in the afternoon with light west wind.

Wednesday looks partly cloudy with temps around 40 early and in the upper 50’s late with light east wind becoming very light west wind in the afternoon.

Road and Mountain Biking

I betcha anything there’s some fantastic mountain biking dirt happening today. And some great road riding with the forecast for east wind. Actually, the biking looks good the next three days. Not much precip and not much wind in the forecast. Enjoy!


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

It’s Monday. That means there’s indoor Ultimate at Horizon Christian School at 8pm. Tomorrow nigth is $12 Prime Rib night at Cebu. It’s also Rugby at Collins field at 5:30.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

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Sunday. 3/30. Gorge not-much-wind. Mt. Hood snow. Stud removal deadline. And other stuff.

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This is not random, but remember that the studded tire removal deadline is tomorrow at midnight. This makes me very sad, because I find the sound of my studded tires on dry pavement soothing. I know. I’m a bit weird. But listening to my studs is like having warm spring sunbeams shining on my bare skin.


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

Today is starting with terrain-enhanced (orographic) snow flurries on Mt. Hood, with periods of dumping snow mixed in. The snow level will be 2000′ early and 3500′ this afternoon. We’ll see the snow continue this morning as a weather system moves east, and then the snow will taper off this afternoon and the sky will turn partly cloudy tonight. During the day, we’ll see .2-.4” water value (WV), for 2-4” of new snow. Wind will be W 30 for much of the day, tapering to W 15 in the evening and swinging to the S overnight.

Expect a partly cloudy start on Monday with some flurries in the afternoon and evening. No accumulation. The snow level will be 3000′ early, rising to 5500′ in the afternoon. Wind will be S 15 early becoming SE 20 in the afternoon.

Tuesday looks partly cloudy with some afternoon flurries possible. The freezing level will be around 5000′ for much of the day. Wind will be E 10 early, then light and variable midday, then NW 10 in the evening. Wednesday looks clear and sunny, as high pressure briefly builds over the region. Expect north wind on Wednesday.

Gorge Wind

With a series of upper lows forecast to plague the Pacific this week, don’t expect much in the way of quality Gorge wind. We’ll see gusty westerlies at 10-13 in the western Gorge and 22-25 in the eastern Gorge this afternoon as a low pressure system moves through. Tomorrow brings east wind at 26-30 at Rooster and a bit less at Stevenson. Tuesday starts off with light E wind and switches to light W wind.

Gorge Weather

I saw a rainbow yesterday afternoon around 5pm, so that’s good to know that I got the forecast correct. Today brings partly cloudy sky with a few showers in the morning, with less clouds and more sun in the afternoon. Temps will be in the mid-40’s early and the low 50’s in the afternoon with light west wind. Rainbows are possible this morning.

Monday looks partly cloudy with a chance of an inversion cloud in the morning, given how wet the ground is, and given the expected east gradient. Temps will be in the mid-30’s early and the mid-50’s in the afternoon with light wind.

Tuesday looks partly cloudy with temps in the upper 30’s early and mid-50’s in the afternoon. The wind will be light E early becoming light W in the afternoon.

Road and Mountain Biking

The Gorge Roubaix continues today out in The Dalles, where the weather will be sunnier. Enjoy the dirt and pavement, spandex-clad fellows and ladies. I could use a trail report. How muddy is it out there, folks?


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

Today is, as I mentioned before, day two of the Gorge Roubaix. There’s pickup rugby at 3pm in Mosier at the Mosier School (like there would be any other place to play in Mosier), and there’s ping pong at 3pm at the Hood River Armory ($5).

Have an awesome day today!

Temira