Tuesday (AM): brilliant morning on the mountain followed by tons of mixed precip this week. Be kind to the resorts.

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The Forecast

Snow level	4a-8a	8a-12p	12p-4p	4p-8p	8p-4a
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
Wednesday 7000′->5500′
Thursday 5500′->6000′->4500′?
Friday 4500′?->7000′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

It’s a sunny, warm start to the day on (most of) the ski slopes. Clouds move in this afternoon, and mixed precip arrives tonight. Models show mixed precip all the way through the end of the week as cold air in the Gorge meets warm air on the west side. This is going to cause major icing issues for the resorts. Expect lifts to be delayed or not running at all. Be kind to the resorts and their staff. They don’t want this any more than you do, and they are doing everything they can to get lifts open!

Expect sunshine and above-freezing temps at some elevations on the slopes. High clouds arrive early afternoon. Mixed precip, snain, freezing rain, etc., arrive in the evening and then (probably) switch to snow for a period tonight. About 0.4” water equivalent (WE) of mixed precip is expected. I’m not guessing at what will be snow and what will be something else, because, well, it’s just guesswork at this point. Wind will be W 15 this morning, SW 20-30 this afternoon, and SW 20-35 overnight.

Wednesday may starts with snow and may start with mixed precip. Temps at 850mb (5000′) bounce around between +1C and +2C during the day before encountering -2C air from the east and +1C air from the west overnight. Daytime could bring some west snow at 5000′, but it’s more likely to be a mix of snow, sleet, ice, etc. Above 6000′: snow. The current forecast calls for 1.2” WE during the day and 1.7” WE overnight. The snow level may drops to 4500′ overnight as the cold pool deepens, but we may stay with mixed precip and a snow level over 6000′. Add in wind: SW 20-35 in the morning, W 45 in the afternoon, and W 40-50 overnight. What a mess. Ditto on Thursday with 0.8” WE in the day followed by 0.5” WE overnight. Seriously, folks, be really kind to the ski resorts. They are doing their absolute best to communicate and also to get lifts running. They could use some love from you.

Gorge Wind Forecast

Hi friends! Easterlies, yo! Tuesday starts with pressures of 30.17/30.53/30.51 for gradients of E0.36 and W0.02 with east wind at 64mpoh at Iwash and 38mph at Stevenson. Current temp in Hood River: 0F. River flow yesterday was 81-149kcfs, river temp is 39.74F, and high temp forecast is in the teens. Let’s hit it! Not! Wednesday starts out with snow and transitions to ice with easterlies at 40-50 near Iwash early and 30mph near Stevenson. The wind drops to 25-30 at Stevenson and 15-20 at Iwash. It’ll switch briefly, every so briefly to W 10-25 from Iwash to maybe Viento or Hood River before flipping back to easterly overnight. Thursday starts with E 25-30 at Iwash, 30-40 at Stevenson, and 20-35 near The Dalles. Afternoon wind rises to E 50 at Iwash, E 40 at Stevenson, and E 15 near The Dalles. Friday: E 50 dropping to E 35.

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Hood River Weather Forecast

Mostly clear sky this morning adds clouds later then snow. Temps start at 0F and rise to the teens. Easterlies. No rainbows. Wednesday starts with snow and then switches to ice. Temps start in the teens and rise to the … low 40’s? I’m not sure I buy that. I’m not sure I buy us climbing above freezing. Easterlies. No rainbows. Thursday looks like ice then snow then ice. Temps start in the low 30’s and probably stay there. Easterlies. No rainbows. Please read TATAS for the full details. This forecast isn’t detailed enough to capture the messy, dangerous conditions. Please read TATAS. See TATAS for full forecast. Please do not rely on this as your weather forecast. Read Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook.

Local-ish Events

Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!

Amayah’s Indian Cafe (Biggs) offers a free meal every first Thursday from 1-4pm.

Regular weekly events:. NK Studio’s by-donation Tuesday morning yoga class is back. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. There’s meditation with monks at 5:15pm (an hour) and 6:30pm (30 minutes plus a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. The Tri Club is done for the season. 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 Fridays at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class at Yoga Samadhi. On Saturday at 9am, there’s a by-donation outdoor group fitness on the 2rd floor deck about Ferment Brewing.

Cycling

Regarding the trails in general: don’t ride in the mud. You’ll damage the trails. Don’t ride trails if it was below freezing the previous night and is above freezing when you want to ride. Ride gravel. Ride your trainer. Build trails. There are trail builders seeking extra hands on seven additional miles of trail on Whoopdee. Contact HRATS for more information. If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.