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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast, continued…
Things will start out mostly cloudy today, but clouds will quickly take over. The snow level will be at the surface all day long, meaning winter will probably come to your house too! Snow starts up around 4pm, with .1-.2” water value (WV) overnight, giving us a couple inches of new snow at most. Wind today will be E 25 early, turning to SW 15 in the afternoon and SSW 25 overnight
Looking ahead to Friday, the snow continues on Mt. Hood, possibly switching to mixed precip, wet snow, or drizzle during the day. Sorry, but temps at 5000′ are going to be 0-2 degrees celcius, which makes for a tough call. Anyway, the snow level will be at the surface early, rising to 5500′ midday and falling to 4500-5000′ by Friday morning. We’ll see .7” WV between 4am and 4pm, for 4-5” of wet snow, possibly mixed with other precip types. We’ll see another .7” overnight, for 5-7” of dense snow. Wind on Friday will be SW 25-30ish for much of the day, rising to SW 40+ overnight.
Saturday starts off snowy and stays snowy. The snow level will be 5000′ in the morning and 3500′ in the afternoon and evening. We’ll see .7” WV between 4am and 4pm, for 6-7” of snow. Another .3” WV falls overnight with colder temps, for 3-4” of higher-quality snow. Wind on Saturday will be SW 40+ early and SW 30 in the evening.
Sunday brings light snowfall during the day followed by mixed precipitation or possibly even rain overnight. The snow level will be 3500′ in the morning, rising to 6500′ in the evening. As of right now, it looks like .5” of rain or so will fall on the hill along with very strong SW wind.
Gorge Wind Forecast
Because the cold pool is so deep, the cold air is spilling over the top of the Cascades rather than staying confined in the Gorge wind tunnel. Despite having an E .30 gradients, the wind is in the 35-40 range this morning at both Rooster and Stevenson. As the cold pool decreases, we’ll likely see the wind pick up this evening. Expect E 40-50 Friday morning and 30-35 Friday afternoon. Saturday starts off with west wind near Rooster, but will probably stay calm in the rest of the Gorge.
Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Beta Test Forecast
If you click right here , you’ll find NOAA’s coast forecast.
Random Morning Thoughts
I don’t have the energy for this today. Have an awesome day!
Disclaimer required by my grad school program: I am not your therapist (but I could be 40 graduate school credits from now). I am your weather forecaster. Take everything I say with a grain of salt, and consult with your actual therapist about your mental health issues. One other thing: I plan to keep doing this forecast indefinitely, even when I am a therapist.
Gorge Weather Forecast
Expect a cloudy day today with temps in the mid 20’s early and the upper 20’s in the afternoon. We will likely see a little snow overnight, just 1/2-1” in Hood River. East wind. No rainbows. Friday brings more winter weather, with 3-4” of snow during the day. We’ll likely see a switch to freezing rain overnight, for 1/4-1/3” ice. Temps will be in the low 20’s early and the upper 20’s in the afternoon. East wind. No rainbows. If the models are right, and they may be, we’ll warm above freezing Saturday afternoon. That would be nice, wouldn’t it?
For weather specifically directed at travel through the Gorge, please visit Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook.
White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
Your trainer bike will be happy to see you today. And so will your XC skis.
Upcoming Events
There’s community yoga tonight at 6pm at Samadhi, Tai Chi at Our Savior Church in Bingen at 6:30, and Zumba at St. Francis House in Odell at 6:30. Coming up Friday morning, it’s the Kickstand Coffee Run. A 4 mile jog at 7am gets you a free cup of coffee and a donut. Healthy. Very healthy.
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
