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The Forecast
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
Dry weather Thursday daytime gives way to light snow in the evening. Additional snow, of the powder variety, falls on Friday and Friday night. Most of Saturday will be dry, but warming. A messy mix of snow, freezing rain, and then snow again is the forecast Saturday night into Sunday.Looking more closely at Thursday, we see a sunny morning, intermittent overcast during the day, and light snow overnight. The snow level/freezing level will be 500′ in the morning and around 1000′-1500′ overnight. Just 0.2” water equivalent (WE) falls overnight, for 2” of dry powdery snow. Wind will be SSW 5-15 in the morning, SW 10-20 in the afternoon, WSW 15-20 in the evening, and W 30 overnight.
Friday brings moderate orographic snowfall all day long. Guess what? The snow keeps falling overnight! The snow level will be 1000′ in the morning, 1500′ in the afternoon, and 0-500′ under mostly clear sky overnight. About 0.5” WE falls during the day, for 5-6” of powder. Another 0.7” WE is forecast overnight, for 7-8” of powder. Wind: W 30 in the morning, W 20-25 in the afternoon, and N 5 overnight under clearing sky.
Saturday marks our first bluebird powder day of the season. Will it be enough to float you above the variable frozen crud off-piste? Probably not. Will it still be fun? Probably so! Clear sky sticks around to mid-afternoon. Things get messy overnight as a warm incoming system slams into the cold air in place. The freezing level/snow level will be 0′ early, 8000′ (1C temp) in the afternoon, 8000′ in the evening, and 4000′ after midnight. About 0.5” WE falls on the mountain as the temp fluctuates. Call it a mix of wet snow, freezing rain, rain, and then a transition to snow. Accumulation: who knows how much of each will fall! Wind: N 5 in the morning building to SW 15-25 around sunset and SW 30-50 overnight.
Sunday morning will present deicing challenges for the resorts. Be prepared for that. The day starts cloudy, adds light snow midday, and tacks on heavier snow in the evening. The snow level will be 4000′ in the morning and 2500′ in the evening. About 0.1” WE falls during the day, for an inch of new. Another 0.7” is in the overnight forecast for 6-8” of regular-quality snow. Wind: SW 30-50 in the morning, SW 10-20 in the afternoon, and WNW 40-50 overnight.
Gorge Wind Forecast
Easterlies start Thursday with 35-40 at Rooster, 20-25 at Stevenson, and 15-20 at Viento. The wind drops to 20-25 at Stevenson and Rooster this afternoon with 10-15 at Viento. River flow is 89,300cfs, river temp is 45, and high temp forecast today is 41. Friday may start calm or with light westerlies. The wind turns light and variable in the afternoon. High temp: 42. Saturday starts with E 10-15 and build to E 35-40. High temp: 35. Easterlies continues on Sunday.Coast, Jones, Sauvie’s
As needed until next spring and summer.Hood River Weather Forecast
Nothing cloud sticks around all day with light rain this evening and perhaps some wet snowflakes. Temps will be in the mid 30’s in the morning and low 40’s later. Light east wind. No rainbows. Friday will be showery and then rainy and then dry and then rainy. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and low 40’s later. Light and variable wind. 78% chance of morning rainbows. Saturday will be cloudy with Nothing. Rain or snow or freezing rain moves in overnight (see TATAS for further discussion). Temps will be in the low 30’s early and mid 40’s later. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Looking for a complete Columbia Gorge forecast? Looking for more humor in your weather? Obscenities? You’re looking for my TATAS: Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook.Cycling
Do be aware of the possibility of freeze-thaw (muddy) conditions during the winter, especially on trails that are not under a tree canopy. Do not ride if it was below freezing last night and is above freezing when you want to ride. The soil structure will be liquefied, and you will do permanent damage to trails. Consider riding gravel roads instead. GP will be closed through December for upgrades. Contact HRATS if you’d like to help.Sprinter Van of the Week!
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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!Temira
