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| Tuesday 10,000′->7000′ |
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
There’s finally enough snow in the forecasts for the Timberline and Meadows to jump for joy! Models are coming into agreement on a couple feet of new snow over the next few days. Hooray!
For Tuesday, the weather will be clear on Mt. Hood with clouds overnight. Free air freezing level: 10,000′ falling to 7000′ overnight. Wind: S 10 slowly building to SSW 30.
Wednesday starts off with rain and switches to snow overnight. Snow level: 7000′ in the morning, 5000′ after sunset, 4500′ after midnight. About .2” water value (WV) falls as rain during the day. Another .1-.2” WV falls as snow overnight, for up to an inch of wet accumulation. Wind: SSW 35-40 until midnight, then WSW 25.
Thursday starts off with flurries and becomes very, very snowy. Snow level: 4500′ early, 5000′ daytime, 3500′ evening and overnight. About 1.0” WV falls between 10am and 4pm, for 8-10” of dense base-building snow. Another .3-.5” falls overnight, for 3-5” of fluffier snow. Wind: WSW 25 daytime, W 35-40 overnight. The overnight wind could enhance snowfall by 50%.
Friday also looks snowy, and Skibowl will be happy with this day: Snow level 3500′ early, 2500′ afternoon and evening. About 1.0” WV falls during the day, for 9-11” at the higher resorts. Another .4” WV falls overnight, for 5-6” up high and 3-4” down low (on the passes too – careful!). Wind: W 35 in the morning, WNW 40 in the afternoon and evening. That wind strength and direction could increase snowfall by 50-100%. That’s all lovely news for base building. Sadly, a wee bit of rain looks to fall on Sunday morning, just 0.1” or so, enough to put a crust on all the powder. But whatevs… we’ll finally have snow!
Gorge Wind Forecast
Happy Tuesday. Let’s keep this quick: we’ll have east wind at 45-50 near Rooster Rock, 30-35 near Stevenson, and 20-25 near Viento Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday starts off with light and variable wind. In the afternoon, we’ll have W 15-20 in the far western reaches, calm wind from Stevenson to The Dalles (perhaps to Biggs), and gusty 20-30 in the far eastern reaches of the Gorge late in the day. Friday starts off with light westerlies. Late in the day, perhaps too late to do anything with it, the wind will pick up to relatively steady 25-28. Tuesday flow: 88,200cfs. Temp: 50 degrees.
JONES, SAUVIE’S, COAST: now on vacation for the fall and winter. Will return in spring.
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Gorge Weather Forecast
The Nothing has finally arrived. SAD. It should clear out Tuesday afternoon. Temps will be in the mid 20’s early and mid 40’s later. East wind. No rainbows. Wednesday starts out right near freezing with rain. Yay, freezing rain. Temps should warm up to the mid 40’s late in the day, except in cold pockets. Models take temps below freezing early Thursday morning for another round of freezing rain followed by very heavy rain midday and light to moderate rain through Friday morning. Thursday temps will be in the 30’s early and mid 40’s in the afternoon. Light and variable wind. 39% chance of rainbows. 99% chance of rainbows on Friday.
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Road and Mountain Biking
**Alert** We have now entered freeze-thaw season. Multiple locations have been dropping below freezing overnight. This means that exposed trails will potentially be delicate and subject to damage. Please limit your riding to areas under the canopy.
Upcoming Events
It’s Tuesday. There’s Zen meditation at Trinity Body Arts at 6am, free yoga at HAVEN in The Dalles at 5:30pm, and meditation with the Pacific Hermitage Monk(s) at 6:30pm at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. Thursday is the Turkey Trot Fun Run from the Hood River end of the Twin Tunnels. This benefits the Mosier School.
Random Morning Thoughts
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
