It’s a warm, foggy, slightly misty morning on the slopes of Mt. Hood, and the only thing that will change today is an increase in the precipitation rate. The snow level today will be 8000′ all day long. We’ll see .4” water value that falls as rain between 7am and 4pm, with clouds and scattered sprinkles after that. Wind today will be SW 15 early and SW 20 after 1pm. Continued after the chart.
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast, continued…
Tomorrow looks partly cloudy all day with occasional sprinkles possible after 4pm. The snow level will be 8000′ in the morning, rising to 9000′ in the afternoon. Wind tomorrow, Wednesday, will be SW 15 early and SW 20 in the afternoon, picking up more after midnight.
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Thursday sees heavy rain between 4am and 1pm, followed by sunshine in the afternoon and clouds after midnight. The snow level will be 9500′ early, falling to 5000′ around 1pm and rising back to 5500′ or so after 4pm. We’ll see .8” WV that falls as rain between 4am and 1pm. Wind on Thursday will be SW 30 early, turning to WSW 40 around 7am and becoming W 40 in the afternoon, fading to SE 25 after midnight.
Friday morning currently looks to bring 1” water value, likely as rain, but possibly as mixed precip. Models suggest we’ll see 5-7” of snow on Friday night, but that’s still a ways out, so let’s wait a bit and see if that holds up.
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Gorge Wind Forecast
East wind at 30mph at Rooster Rock all day today. East wind at 25-30 at Rooster tomorrow morning with east wind at 15-20 tomorrow afternoon. Light wind Thursday morning is followed by W 22-25 from Steven’s Locks to Mosier after 1pm. The eastern Gorge, from Rowena east to Arlington, will see W 26-30 for a few hours Thrusday afternoon. If you want that wind, you’re going to need to drive pre-emptively. River water temp is 40 degrees.
Random Morning Thoughts
An interesting thing happened at grad school last night… our confused professor arrived for class 30 minutes late. After he explained why, a wave of resentment and anger went through the room – people are really stressed about this class. A couple minutes later, he announced that the mid-term would be takehome, rather than an in-class, closed book exam. A wave of excitement went through the room.
Our nervous systems are wired to be in connection with the people around us, and that can make for some interesting experiences. This is part of why going to a crowded event (a Seahawks game, for example) can be so exhilarating; we’re picking up the emotional state of those around us, not just experiencing our inner world.
That said, it’s important to be aware of what emotions are ours, and what emotions belong to those around us. If we’re not cognizant of the difference, we can find our mental state impacted by the states of those around us. Conversely, we can choose to let ourselves be impacted by the emotional state of those around us. My Buddhist monk friends, for example, choose their teachers in part by the radiance of the potential teacher’s spirit.
This raises an important point: we are impacted emotionally by those around us, so it’s important to choose our friends and our community wisely. If we surround ourselves with unhappy, cruel, or angry people, our inner world will shift in that direction. If we surround ourselves with kind, loving, authentic, and self-aware people, we will morph into kinder, more loving people. As the Grail Knight said in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, “Choose wisely…” 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 a cloudy morning, and we’ll see increasing sprinkles through early afternoon, followed by occasional sprinkles and cloudy sky overnight. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and the upper 40’s this afternoon. East wind. 2% chance of rainbows. Tomorrow looks like Nothing early with sunbreaks midday and clouds in the afternoon. Sprinkles are possible after 4pm. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and the low 50’s in the afternoon. East wind. 5% chance of rainbows. Thursday starts off cloudy, with heavy rain between 6am and noon, followed by sprinkles. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and the low 50’s in the afternoon. West wind. 99% chance of rainbows.
Looking ahead to the long-range forecast, the GFS suggests we’ll drop below freezing on Sunday night, with a chance of snow on Monday morning and sub-freezing temps on Tuesday. Stay tuned for further details. Sorry. This is totally my fault – I was thinking about removing my snow tires yesterday because I drive to Portland so much.
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White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
I took my mountain bike over to Syncline yesterday morning, and found perfect dirt on Moab and Maui. It was so perfect that I didn’t go higher. I got a report that the backside trails are still muddy on Hospital Hill. I’m guessing there’s still some snow in Post Canyon, and if there isn’t it’s too muddy. Whoopdee? Anyone’s guess, but probably too muddy to ride. What a difference from last winter, eh?
Riverside and Cebu Restaurants. Yum.
Riverside is offering again its Winter Special: Buy 1 Pasta, Get 2nd Pasta FREE! Valid Sunday – Thursday, 4 pm – 9 pm with 20 of Chef Mark DeResta’s specialty pasta dishes (gluten-free options too). Available in Riverside and Cebu at the Best Western Plus Hood River Inn. $5 Kids Menu offered in Riverside. (Not valid on Feb. 14, on to go orders, or with other discounts.) 541-386-4410 for reservations www.riversidehoodriver.com
Upcoming Events
At 5pm today, there’s pickup touch rugby at the ballfields next to Jackson Park At 6:30pm: Meditation at Samadhi and Zumba at the Parkdale Community Center. There’s $12 Prime Rib tonight from 5pm to 9pm at Cebu. On Wednesday: 7:30am Hatha community yoga at the Heartgate in Odell and meditation at Flow Yoga at 8:15am. There’s ping pong tomorrow night at the Hood River Armory at 5pm, and there’s Aikido at Trinity Natural Medicine in Hood River at 6pm.
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