Thursday (and maybe Friday) – SUNSHINE!!!

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The Forecast

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
Thursday 0′->3000′->0′
Friday 0′->3000′->0′
Saturday 0′->5500′->0′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

It was another late night in crisis land, and I’m on tonight through tomorrow night. So, let’s have this forecast now and if I can get one out tomorrow, it’ll be a bonus. It’s good timing for intermittent forecasting. Calm weather.

Thursday will be sunny all day on the slopes. The free air freezing level (FAF) will be 0′ in the morning, 3000′ in the afternoon, and 0-1000′ overnight. Wind: SE 20 all day fades to SE 15 overnight. Friday will also be sunny as can be! The FAF will be 0-1000′ in the morning, 3000′ in the afternoon, and 5500′ after midnight. Wind: SE 15-20 all day becoming SW 5-10 overnight. Sunshine sticks around on Saturday with the FAF at 5500′. Add in light wind. Think Superbowl – hiking terrain at Meadows.

Light snowfall arrives mid-morning on Sunday. The snow level will be around 5000′ with 850mb temps at -1C. There is some model disagreement on both temps and timing. So… perhaps it’s best to not solidify plans. The wind should be light. A few inches of snow are forecast on Monday. Models then disagree about Tuesday and Wednesday. Maybe dry, maybe light snow. After that: an extended period of cool, snowy weather. Spring is definitely not here yet!

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Easterlies are in the cards for the next few days. Thursday brings 30-35 from Rooster to Stevenson with 20-25 at Viento for the morning. Afternoon wind levels out at 25ish from Rooster to Viento with 10-15 from Hood River eastward. River flow readings are 95-150kcfs, river temp is 39F, and high temp forecast is 53F. Friday starts out with 20-25 at Stevenson and 30ish at Rooster. Afternoon: 20-25 from Stevenson to Viento with light easterlies to the east. Saturday starts with E 15-20 at Rooster, Stevenson, and Viento and drops to E 10 in the afternoon. East of Viento: calm or nearly so. High temp: 56F.

Jones, Sauvie Island, Coast – Done for the Season

Hood River Weather Forecast

Clear sky is planned for the next three days. Thursday starts in the 30’s and rises to the low 50’s. Moderate easterlies. No rainbows. Friday will be clear all day. Temps start in the upper 20’s and rise to the mid 50’s. Easterlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be sunny and awesome. Temps start right at freezing and rise to the mid or upper 50’s. Calm wind. No rainbows. Most of the following two weeks carry some chance of showers, but next Tuesday and Wednesday hold some potential for dry weather.

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Local-ish Events

Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!
HRATS has a fundraiser at Ferment Brewing on the 16 from 6m to 8pm. There’s a seed swap and plant sale at Rockford Grange at 2pm on Sunday the 19th. April 2nd is an end-of-season party at Meadows Nordic. April 15th at 10am is the “Run with the Wild 5k” fun run to support the Wildland Firefighter Foundation.

Regular weekly events: NK Studios in Bingen has a donation-based yoga class at 7:30am every Tuesday. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. There’s meditation with monks at 5:15pm (an hour) and 6:30pm (30 minutes plus a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, there’s a run from Pine Street Bakery. On Fridays at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class at Yoga Samadhi. On Saturday at 9am, there’s a by-donation outdoor group fitness on the 2rd floor deck about Ferment Brewing. There’s a weekly group paddle to the Event Site on Sunday at 11 am followed by a free pint at the fire pit at Ferment. That’s the “Paddle n’ Pint”. Also: Wednesday Paddle Sprints at the Event Site at Noon.

Cycling

Many of the trails will be muddy. Please avoid them. You might be able to ride the Deschutes or Klickitat trails or Syncline, but you’ll be most successful on gravel. If it was below freezing the night before your ride, don’t ride trails that are exposed to the open air. Those trails will have freeze-thaw conditions, and you’ll do major damage. Consider gravel riding! If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.