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The Forecast
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| Thursday 5000′->2000′ |
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| Friday 2000′->3500′->1500′ |
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| Saturday 1500′-2000′ |
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Mt. Hood Forecast
Spring skiing and sunshine are now on vacation; the week or so on the mountain looks, for the most part, colder and snowy. Thursday starts off cloudy, adds some snow, might briefly turn clear in the evening, but adds clouds back to the mix overnight. The snow level will be 5000′ all day and will fall to 2000′ overnight. In the forecast: 0.1-0.2” water equivalent (WE) daytime, for an inch or so of new. Another 0.1-0.2” WE is forecast tonight, for another 1-2” new snow. Wind: SW 15-25 in the morning, S 10-25 in the afternoon, and SW 25-45 overnight.
Clouds decrease during the day on Friday becoming partly cloudy by midday and clear overnight. Snow flurries are possible all throughout that 24 hour period, for an inch of new. Snow level: 2000′ in the morning, 3500′ in the afternoon, and 1500′ overnight. Wind: SW 20-40 in the morning, SW 15-25 in the afternoon, and WSW 20-30 overnight.
Heavier snow is in the forecast on Saturday, but models don’t agree on how heavy. The snow level will be 2000′-2500′ all day and will fall to 1000-1500′ overnight after the precip finishes. 0.5” to 1.0” WE is forecast during the day, for 5-10” of new snow. Another 0.1” is forecast overnight, adding 1” of snow to the total. Wind: WSW 20-30 in the morning, W 35 in the afternoon, and NW 20-25 overnight.
Snow flurries Sunday daytime give way to heavier snow overnight. The snow level will be 1000-1500′ in the morning and 2000-2500′ for the rest of the period. Just a trace of snow is forecast during the day. Another 0.6” WE is forecast overnight, for half a foot of new. Wind: NW 20-25 in the morning, W 20 in the afternoon, and W 35 overnight.
Snowfall continues on Monday with the snow level at 2500′ and 4-6” new. The next big system is forecast for Wednesday. If the forecast holds, that could be a day with significant snowfall. In other words, it’s looking like a great week on the slopes!
Note on wind speeds. Different wind directions are experienced in different ways on Mt. Hood. For example, west wind at 50mph will hit the slopes and exposed ridges at W 50. SW 50 may hit the ridges at SW 50, but will likely only be SW 20 below tree line. Hence the ranges for wind. Depends where you are on the mountain. Hopefully that helps clarify.
Gorge Wind Forecast
Easterlies at 15-20 on Thursday morning stick around through early afternoon. An incoming weather system switches the wind to gusty W 1-10mph from Rooster to Arlington this afternoon. River flow is 121kcfs. River temp is 42F. High temp forecast is 55F. Friday starts with light east flow. Afternoon wind turns to W 5-10mph in the western Gorge and gusty 18-23 east of The Dalles. High temp: 53F. Saturday starts with light westerlies and rain. After that front moves through, high pressure builds offshore. That sets us up for afternoon westerlies at a relatively steady 27-31 from Stevenson to Arlington. High temp: 51F. Sunday currently appears light and variable, but that could change!
Coast, Jones, Sauvie’s
As needed until next spring and summer.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Cloudy sky this morning adds some drizzle mid-morning and then intermittent rain showers through the evening. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and mid 50’s in the afternoon. Light and variable wind. 67% chance of rainbows. Friday brings scattered sprinkles with rain west of Hood River after 5pm. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and low 50’s later. Light easterlies early, light westerlies in the afternoon. 94% chance of rainbows. Saturday starts rainy and ends showery. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and low 50’s later. Light westerlies early. Strong westerlies in the afternoon. 99% chance of rainbows.
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Cycling
Trailbuilder request: GP is CLOSED. Those of you riding it are doing significant damage to freshly-shaped and not-yet-compacted trail. All that work you’re destroying is being done by about three volunteers. STOP. They anticipate they’ll be able to reopen the trail around April 1st, but if you keep riding it, it’s going to take longer. So, skip GP and ride the brown pow that’s all over the rest of the trails. Excellent dirt is to be found in the lower sections of Post, on Syncline, at Nestor, on Hospital Hill, and probably at Columbia Hills (where there will be lots of Grass Widows and other early flowers). Remember: it’s still winter, and freeze-thaw is possible. If you hit freeze-thaw mud, please turn around so you don’t do permanent trail damage. Whoopdee is especially susceptible to freeze-thaw. Please avoid it until nights warm above freezing.
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Local Events
Weekly events: The Kainos Coffee run happens in The Dalles every Tuesday morning at 6am. There are sailboat races at the Hood River Marina every Wednesday evening. Dirty Fingers has a group mountain bike ride (bring lights) Wednesday nights at 5:30pm. Cheno has an outdoor HIIT workout at Griffin House in Hood River at 6pm on Wednesday nights. There is a BLM rally every Tuesday evening at 5:30 at the Salmon Fountain in Hood River, and there’s a White Coats for BLM rally every Thursday at noon at 12th and May in Hood River. Have an awesome day!
