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The Forecast

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
	4a-8a	8a-12p	12p-4p	4p-8p	8p-4a
Thursday 7500′->8500′
Friday 8500′->5500′
Saturday 5500′->4000′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

It’s going to be a drizzly day on Mt. Hood today (Thursday), and then the snow level will slowly, ever so slowly, drop through the weekend. We’ll pick up a few inches of snow here and there, but the next possibility for a big snowstorm isn’t until the middle of next week. And even then, it’s not guaranteed. Fingers crossed.

The weather stays warm on Friday, and just a bit of rain is forecast. The snow level will be 7500′ this morning and 8500′ this afternoon and evening. Just 0.1” rain is forecast during the day. Overnight, the forecast is for just-cloudy weather. Wind: SW 30-50 in the morning, SW 20-40 in the afternoon, and SW 20-35 overnight.

Friday starts out cloudy. Mixed precip or snain or rain arrives early afternoon. Temps slowly cool overnight and switch the p-type to snow. The snow level will be 8500′ in the morning, 5500′ in the afternoon, and 5000′ overnight. About 0.2” water equivalent (WE) of mixed precip is forecast prior to sunset. Overnight, another 0.2” is forecast. That’ll be mixed precip or wet snow. Call it up to 2” new, but probably less. Wind: SW 20-35 in the morning, WSW 25-30 in the afternoon, and SW 15-30 overnight.

Light snowfall is forecast on Saturday with slightly heavier snowfall overnight. The snow level starts at 5000′ and falls to 4000′ in the evening. Just a trace is forecast during the day. Overnight, 0.2-0.3” WE falls, for 2-3” dense new snow. Wind: SW 15-30 in the morning, SE 25 in the afternoon, and S 5-10 overnight. Sunday’s forecast starts dry and then transition to snowy. UP to 4” of new are forecast. Monday starts dry (with excellent groom!) and adds light snowfall in the afternoon. Temps will be cooler on Monday and into next week, and the snow quality will improve. All eyes then turn to Wednesday, when some ensemble members are calling for a significant snowstorm. We’ll keep a close eye on this!  

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Thursday brings another round of easterlies. Rooster will be in the 40mph zone all day long. Stevenson will rise to 25-30, and Viento will be 15-20. River flow reading (just one today!) is 122kcfs, river temp is 38F, and high temp forecast is 45F. Friday starts with 40ish at Rooster and 25-30 at Stevenson. By midday, the wind turns west 10mph at Rooster and light westerly at Stevenson. High temp: 47F. Saturday starts with E 15 at Stevenson and light easterlies at Rooster. Afternoon: 15-20 from Rooster to Viento. High temp: 47F.  

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Hood River Weather Forecast

Clouds and drizzle continue all day and let up tonight. Temps will be in the low 40’s early and mid 40’s later. Easterlies. 3% chance of rainbows. Friday will be mostly dry in the morning and rainy in the evening. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and upper 40’s later. Easterlies in the morning. Light westerlies later. 5% chance of rainbows. Saturday will be mostly dry between sunrise and early afternoon. Rain returns in the evening. Temps start in the upper 30’s and rise to the upper 40’s. Easterlies. 4% 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!
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. On Friday’s at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class (brand new) at Yoga Samadhi. 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. The sprint course is 2 two laps around the sailing buoy near Wells Island and back – 3.5 miles.  

Cycling

DO NOT ride Syncline! It’s super muddy and there are creeks running down the trails. If you ride, you’ll do major damage. Please ride gravel roads instead! Same goes for other trails – muddy enough that you’ll damage them. Perhaps you could try the Deschutes or Klickitat trails, but roads and gravel are better choices for the health of the trail systems. If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.  

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