Today will be another beautiful, sunny day on the slopes of Mt. Hood. Unfortunately, the snow is taking its sweet time turning to corn. Despite radiational cooling refreezing it overnight, it hasn’t turned granular yet. That means you’re going to want to get it early before it turns sticky. It will be sunny all day, so if nothing else, you can head to the ski resorts to work on your tan! Continued after the chart.
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast, continued…
The free air freezing level today will be 12,000′ all day, with 5000′ temps maxing out in the mid 50’s. The wind will be SE 20-30 this morning and SW 15 this afternoon. Wednesday starts off clear and turns cloudy by early afternoon. There’s a chance of a few sprinkles in the afternoon and evening. The snow level will be 10,000′ for much of the day, dropping to 7000′ in the evening. Wind on Wednesday will be SW 10-15 in the morning, rising to 15-20 in the afternoon and dropping to SW 10-15 overnight.
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Thursday looks cloudy all day long with sprinkles possible after 10am. The snow level will be between 9000′ and 10,000′ all day. Wind on Thursday will be SW 10 in the morning and SW 15-20 in the afternoon. Friday may start off partly cloudy, but it’ll turn cloudy by mid-morning with rain after 10am. The snow level Friday will be 9000′ early, dropping to 6500′ in the afternoon and falling to 5000′ by Saturday morning. We’ll see maybe .5” of rain on Friday afternoon, perhaps with a trace of snow by Saturday morning, but likely not. Wind Friday will be SW 15-20 all day.
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Gorge Wind Forecast
East wind at Rooster at 40-50 this morning and 30-35 at Steven’s Locks. The easterlies will fade a bit this afternoon, dropping off to 25-30 at Rooster. In case you were wondering, this morning’s gradient is E .30. That’s the biggest I’ve seen in a while, and explains why Stevenson has joined in the windiness so early.
Expect east wind at 15-20 Wednesday morning and west wind at 5-10 Wednesday afternoon. Thursday brings easterlies at 25-30 in the morning and light east wind Thursday afternoon. Friday is looking like light and variable wind all day long.
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Random Morning Thoughts
Whatever this virus is that’s going around, you don’t want it. I’m doing my best not to get too frustrated, but I’ve been sick for what seems like forever, and I’m frustrated. I want to be outside playing in the sun and the perfect dirt with the rest of you! And I’d like to be able to pull it together enough to make it to school. That would be nice.
Anyway, being sick, as we all know, sucks. We can be pissed off about it, and we can also take it as an opportunity to let other people receive the gift of helping us out (but hopefully not the gift of our sickness). Over the last several days, my friends have brought me pills and drinks and food. They’ve sent kind words via Facebook and text and email.
And I’m just sitting here soaking up the kindness. It’s not often we get to revert to a whiny child state where people take care of us. But it really is okay to do it once in a while, especially when you’re in the grips of some nasty virus. It’s hard to feel good while you feel shitty, but at least you can soak in the love from your friends by asking for help.
Hopefully you’re not sick, but if you are, reach out. If nothing else, your emotions will feel better, and so will your friends – by letting them help you, you help them feel like good people. Be well, and have an awesome day!
Disclaimer required by my grad school program: I am not your therapist. 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.
Gorge Weather Forecast
It’s looking like another awesome sunny day out there. If you have a chance, get out and enjoy it! Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and the upper 40’s this afternoon. East wind. No rainbows. Wednesday looks clear in the morning with high clouds in the afternoon. There’s even a very, very slight chance of a few sprinkles. Maybe. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and the mid 50’s in the afternoon. East wind early, light west wind late. .01% chance of rainbows. Thursday looks partly to mostly cloudy early with clouds and sprinkles in the afternoon. East wind. 9% chance of rainbows. Friday looks rainy with a better chance of rainbows.
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Road and Mountain Biking
I tried to go for a walk in Post Canyon yesterday, but I was too sick to walk. So, I sat by the stream in the sun. The dirt looked really good, in case you were wondering. The dirt is not good at Whoopdee. There’s still snow and mud, so don’t go riding there. Isn’t Steve great? He got right back to me with a report! If you’d like to ride, Syncline is calling. And by the way, a grass widow was spotted at Rowena Dell yesterday, so watch for them at Syncline soon!
Upcoming Events
Coming up this evening, there’s Zumba at the Parkdale Community Center at 6:30. There’s $12 Prime Rib at Cebu from 5pm to 9pm. There’s pickup touch rugby at 5pm at the ball fields next to Jackson Park. Tonight at 6:30, it’s the Return of the Monks to Yoga Samadhi’s weekly meditation group. Ajahns Sudanto and Karunadhammo will be leading the 30(ish) minute sit and dhamma talk. It kinda sounds religious, but it’s not, really. It’s just cool folks practicing mindfulness together.
Have an awesome day today!
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