MT HOOD WEATHER FORECAST
Hey skiers and snowboarders! You’re probably already on your way to the mountain to get some fresh tracks – 9” fell in the last 24 hours, and it’s light and fluffy and piled up on the wind-favored slopes. Mt Hood Weather today: lesser snow is followed by a dry day tomorrow and then lots of snow (with a period of mixed precip likely Sunday) all the way through Monday afternoon. By the end of this storm cycle, Mt. Hood will have at least a couple feet of new snow!
Cold, dry powder is waiting for you this morning (it’s Thursday). The snow level will be around 1500-2000′ today, and the freezing level will fall to 0-1000′ tonight under partly cloudy sky. Temps hold in the low 20s at 5000′ today. Expect atmospheric instability today – random snow showers are likely as are random bursts of wind, graupel, and perhaps even a little thunder and lightning. Mixed in with all that: 0.2” water equivalent (WE) during the day for a couple inches of new snow. Overnight: 0.1” WE for up to an inch of new. Wind today will be W 35 in the morning (storm skiing!), WSW 30-35 in the afternoon, and WSW 10 overnight.
Friday will be high overcast and dry in the morning with increasing snow overnight. The free air freezing level will be less than 1000′ in the morning, 3000′ in the evening, 1000′ around midnight, and 2000′ after midnight. Temps at 5000′ start in the upper teens and rise right around freezing. No precip during the day. Starting around 5pm, Mt. Hood picks up about 0.7” WE for 6-8” new snow. As the wind picks up after midnight, orographics (terrain-aided snowfall) really kick in. Wind: WSW 10 in the morning, SW 10-15 in the evening, and W 50 after midnight.
That super-strong wind could affect some lift operations on Saturday morning. That said… only about 10% of the ensembles have the wind strong enough to affect lift ops – it’ll probably just be a standard storm skiing day. The snow level starts around 2000′ and slowly climbs to 3000′ in the afternoon before dropping back to around 2000′ overnight. Temps at 5000′ will be around 27F in the morning and 30F in the afternoon. We’re expecting about 0.8” WE during the day for 6-8” regular old Mt. Hood powder. Overnight, models call for around 0.9” WE for 6-8” dense new snow. Wind: W 40-50 in the morning, WSW 25-30 in the afternoon, and W 20 overnight.
If you’re coming up Sunday, plan for a period of mixed precip or snain as temps briefly climb above freezing. With very heavy precip forecast, evaporative cooling might keep the precip snow at 5000′, but it’ll be very wet snow. Bring your hefty bag! As of this morning, we’re expecting around 1.0” WE during the day and 0.7” WE overnight. This precip is associated with an offshore low, and it’s coming in from the south, which means it’s likely to be warm; models agree – they take temps at 5000′ to 32-34F in the afternoon. Since I’m supposed to predict something, I’m going to predict snain: very wet snow that looks like snow but soaks you like rain. It still builds the snowpack! For the 24 hour period, we should pick up a foot of new, minimum. It all depends on the exact track of this low. With this pattern, wind will be out of the SW, and shouldn’t cause any impacts to lifts.
Cooler weather and heavy snow continues on Monday with a full-on storm skiing day with dumping snow and strong wind. Sunshine may return on Tuesday. The GFS and Euro disagree on the duration of a dry period early next week. It probably won’t be more than a couple of days before we plunge right back into snowy weather. Whew! That’s a lot of snow and a lot of fun in the forecast. See you on the slopes!
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GORGE WIND FORECAST
Hi friends! Super active weather continues through the weekend, and this gives us westerly opportunities mixed in with the periods of heavy rain. Today, Thursday, starts with pressures of 29.56/29.46/29.39 for gradients of 0.10/0.05. Wind speeds were all over the place thanks to passing squalls. Speaking of… the atmosphere will be quite unstable today, and that could fire off thunderstorms and random heavy showers. The instability will affect wind quality. All that said, you’ll find gusty 12-15 and showers to start between Viento and Lyle with gusty 25-28 from Lyle to Boardman. Stevenson, being rainy, starts with less. It eventually builds to 10-13 or so. The wind holds between Lyle and Arlington until late afternoon. Rufus may hold into the evening, but areas east of there drop below 15mph late in the day, as does the west side, west of Lyle. River flow over the last 24 hours was 110-147kcfs, river temp is 42.8F, and high temp forecast is 47F with showers in the morning and instability-driven showers in the afternoon, especially west of The Dalles.
Friday brings easterlies. They’ll peak at 20-25mph mid-morning at both Stevenson and Iwash. After 2pm, the wind drops to 15-20mph at both spots. High temp: 48F with increasing clouds. Saturday brings another round of west wind as a front swings through. This isn’t ideal, but you should be able to find gusty 25-28 from Rufus to Boardman. West of Rufus, models hint at rain all day with west wind at 10-15mph or less. East wind (and heavy rain) is forecast Sunday. Ensembles hint at another round of moderately strong west wind on Monday followed by a round of lesser westerlies on Tuesday. With all the rain in the forecast, debris will enter the river. The farther west you are, the more debris you’ll find. Be careful out there. See you on the water!
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
Showery all day with a chance of thunderstorms, hail, etc. Temps start near 40 and rise to the upper 40s. Moderate westerlies. 99.99% chance of rainbows. Friday will be partly cloudy then cloudy with rain overnight. Temps start near 30 and rise to the upper 40s. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be rainy. Temps start in the upper 30s and rise to the upper 40s. Moderate westerlies. 99% chance of rainbows.
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HYPERLOCAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE COLUMBIA GORGE
THE DALLES, HOOD RIVER, WHITE SALMON, TROUT LAKE, STEVENSON, CASCADE LOCKS, PARKDALE, ODELL, HUSUM, BZ, MILL A, WILLARD, GOLDENDALE, RUFUS, ARLINGTON, boardman
Good morning, neighbors! We’re still on track for very wet weather and lots of high-elevation snowfall over the next five days. Wanting warmer weather? Models hold out some hope two weeks in the future.
glenwood and the tatas eootd
Let’s visit with our friends in Glenwood: it’s 36F there this morning, cloudy, and breezy. Weather station elevation remains steady at 1854′. TATAS Executive Order Of The Day: prisons and jails shall not be privatized, as the incentives are all wrong. Private prisons are first-and-foremost profit-based, not rehabilitation-focused, and not focused on reducing recidivism.
today
Fun stuff today in the weather, at least west of The Dalles. Atmospheric instability kicks off random showers, thundershowers, hail, and graupel. To the east: breezy (20-30mph) and partly cloudy. Ditto in SW/Sherm. Overnight, partly cloudy sky, light wind, and -6C temps at 5000′ result in icy roads, potentially all the way down to the Nch’i Wana. High temp: upper 40s. Today’s wind will be 10-15mph west of Lyle and 20-30mph from Lyle to Boardman. This will rile up the Wind Johnnies (they’re already texting) and send them scrambling for Rufus.
Friday
Friday looks DRY! Well, dry until the evening anyway. Partly high overcast sky starts the day (sunrise potential is there). Starting around 5pm, rain begins west of Hood River. That rain intensifies overnight and extends all the way to Arlington. Your drive home from whatever event you’re attending in the metro area will encounter very heavy rain after 8pm. The precip rate could be high enough Friday night for evaporative cooling to take the snow level down to 500-1000′ for a period. Don’t be surprised if that’s you and you pick up some wet, sloppy, slushy snow. Wind Friday will be easterly at 15-25mph at Iwash (phall*s) Rock and Stevenson. Overnight, the wind switches direction and blasts out of the west. High temp: upper 40s.
saturday
Pouring rain early Saturday morning extends as far east as Amayah’s Indian Curry and Kababs (the location formerly known as Biggs). Rain retreats back west of The Dalles for much of the day. Rainfall picks up again mid-afternoon. For much of the day, areas west of Hood River will have pouring rain and unpleasant driving. Partying in the city Saturday evening? It’ll be a nasty, nasty drive home. Wind: 10-15mph out of the west for areas west of The Dalles with 20-30mph from The Dalles to Boardman. High temp: upper 40s.
extended gorge weather forecast
A low moving north along the coast on Sunday may or may not push an atmospheric river and associated intense rain into the Gorge. I’ve tentatively scheduled a downpour run for Sunday. That’s when you go running in a downpour to distract you from the pain of running. Wet weather continues into Monday evening. Models suggest, but don’t promise, a break Tuesday and perhaps Wednesday. Between now and then: plant your peas and lettuce and arugula and fava beans and let Ma Nature take care of the soaking and germination for you. Safe travels. -TATAS
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