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The Forecast

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
	4a-8a	8a-12p	12p-4p	4p-8p	8p-4a
Thursday 1000′->6500′
Friday 6500′->10,000′->3000′
Saturday 2500′-3000′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

It’s Thursday morning, and the day is starting off high overcast on the mountain with about 3” new snow over the last 24 hours. We’re in the calm before a major atmospheric river event that will be followed by a period of much colder weather and accumulating snow.

Thursday becomes increasingly cloudy as the day progresses, and snow starts up this evening around 5pm. It quickly transitions to rain. The snow level will be 1000′ this morning, 2500′ this afternoon, and 6500′ overnight. About 0.6” water equivalent (WE) is forecast tonight. That’ll start as snow and transition to rain. Wind: W 10 in the morning, SW 10-20 in the afternoon, W 50 in the evening, and W 60 after midnight. Wow!

Rain intensity explodes on Friday a strong to possibly extreme atmospheric river (AR) plows into Mt. Hood. The snow level will be 6500′ early, 10,000′ in the afternoon, 5000′ around midnight, and 3000′ in the wee hours of Saturday. About 3” of rain is forecast during the day. Another 2.8” rain is forecast overnight before a transition to snow. The snowy period only has about 0.2” WE for a couple inches of snow, but orographic effects could add to that. And yes, you read that right – up to six inches of rain on Mt. Hood in the 24 hour period! Wind speeds will be enough to shut down any lifts, and will also be enough to knock down trees: W 55-60 in the morning, WSW 60-70 in the afternoon, W 65 in the evening, and WNW 55 overnight.

Saturday starts off colder, snowy, and stormy. The snow level will be 3000′ in the morning and 2500′ in the afternoon and evening. About 0.2” WE is forecast during the day for 2-3” new snow. Another 0.4” is forecast overnight for 4-5” more. Orographic effects could add 30% to those totals. Wind: NW 40-50 in the morning, W 40-45 in the afternoon, and SW 30-45 overnight ahead of the next system. Our forecast for Sunday currently includes about a foot of new snow. The snow level will be around 2500′, and the wind will quickly fade to 10-20mph. Next week looks much colder, plenty cold for snow on the mountains and maybe even cold enough for snow at some of your homes!  

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Not much happens on Thursday, but a powerful system on Friday into Saturday sets us up with a couple days of westerlies. For Thursday, you can expect light westerlies early, less than 10mph, with light/variable wind this afternoon. River flow readings are 81-135kcfs, river temp is 58F, and high temp forecast is 48F.

Things get very interesting on Friday as a powerful atmospheric river with an accompanying strong jet stream slams into the Northwest. This is not our ideal wind setup; surface gradients won’t be all that large, but those upper elevation winds are likely to touch down at the surface in the eastern Gorge. During strong frontal systems, we’ll often see westerlies between Rooster and Viento. That’ll probably be the case tomorrow. Call it gusty 20-30 with a torrential downpour. More than likely, the section of river between Swell and The Dalles will have lesser wind all day, although there’s a chance midday for at least something in that stretch. Head east of The Dalles for very gusty 25-35+. It will probably be dry out there too with high temps pushing 60F.

Post-frontal wind fills in on Saturday. You’ll find gusty 13-16ish from Stevenson to Hood River with 24-28+ from Mosier to Arlington. The wind starts to fade early afternoon, so jump on it! High temp: 49F. Sunday looks light and variable as a large low pressure system sets up off the coast. Colder weather forecast next week is indicative of easterlies, but it could be sub-freezing, in which case you’ll be looking for something else to do. (see the Mt. Hood forecast, for example)  

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Hood River Weather Forecast

Clouds this morning give way to drizzle this evening and increasing rain overnight. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and upper 40’s later. Light westerlies becoming light and variable. 1% chance of rainbows. Friday will be very, very wet. Temps start in the upper 30’s and rise to the upper 50’s. Moderate* westerlies. 76% chance of rainbows. Saturday will be drizzly, then dry, then rainy. Temps start in the upper 30’s and rise to the upper 40’s. Moderate westerlies. 99% chance of rainbows.

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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!
The Gorge Gear Swap is Saturday 8 (early bird) or 9-2 at the Alliance Church in Hood River. There’s a Nordic ski swap at Working Hands Brewery on Sunday. Regular weekly events: Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. 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. There’s a free Zumba class at 6pm in the parking lot of One Community Health in The Dalles on Wednesday. Providence is sponsoring a walking program called Healthy Strides. Meets Weds at May Street 5:30pm, through Nov 16. All ages welcome, and there’s swag!  

Cycling

You could probably get in a lap at Syncline or Whoopdee before the rain kicks in today. Other locations: wet. Next up: tons of rain on Friday followed by freeze-thaw conditions next week. The Family Man closure kicked off on November 1st – the area around Family Man and Riordan Hill Road will be closed into December. Upper elevation trails, above 4000′, are likely to have some snow coverage. Rifle deer season is open in both Oregon and Washington, so consider wearing safety colors while you’re riding. If you’re riding Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.  

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