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The Forecast
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| Tuesday 5000′->3000′ |
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| Wednesday 3000′->5500′->3000′ |
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Mt. Hood Forecast
Clear sky starts the day on Tuesday. If sunshine is your thing, get it now. There won’t be much of it around for the next 5-7 days or longer. And yes, that means lots of snow for the mountains. Skate skiers: sorry. Alpine riders: rejoice!
Tuesday starts clear. High clouds move in mid afternoon. A few flurries fall overnight, but not enough to measure a trace. Snow level: 5000′ all day. 3000′ overnight. Wind: NW 20-25 in the morning, W 30 in the afternoon, and W 35 after midnight.
Wednesday starts cloudy. Some mixed precip may greet the day, but it’ll quickly switch to snow, so don’t worry about it if it happens. The snow level will be 3000′ early. It briefly rises to 5500′ before falling to 4000′ late morning and eventually making it to 3000′ overnight. About 1.3” water equivalent (WE) is forecast during the day, for snow, mixed precip, and then snow. Call it 8-10” of new, possibly qualifying as Cascade Concrete. Another 0.5” WE is forecast overnight. Call that 4-6” of better-quality snow. Wind: W 35 before dawn. SW 25-55 in the morning, W 45 (stormy!) in the afternoon. That slowly fades to W 30 after midnight.
Orographic snow continues on Thursday morning and tapers off to Thursday afternoon. If you get above 6500′, you’ll find sun. High clouds return after midnight. The snow level will be 3000-3500′ all day and all night. About 0.9” WE falls during the day, for 8-10” of decent-quality snow. Wind: W 30 in the morning, light and variable in the afternoon, SW 15 after midnight.
Friday morning looks dry and cloudy. Snow returns Friday afternoon, and the precip doesn’t let up for quite a while after that. While there may be a period or two of mixed precip in there, the general picture is for significant snow accumulation for the upcoming future. Yay!
Note on wind speeds. Different wind directions are experienced in different ways on Mt. Hood. For example, west wind at 50mph will hit the slopes and exposed ridges at W 50. SW 50 may hit the ridges at SW 50, but will likely only be SW 20 below tree line. Hence the ranges for wind. Depends where you are on the mountain. Hopefully that helps clarify.
Gorge Wind Forecast
Easterlies. If you like ’em, you’ll get ’em. Tuesday starts with 30-35 at Rooster, 15-20 at Stevenson, and 10-15 at Viento. Stevenson picks up to 20-25 and Stays there all day. Rooster drops to 30-35. Wednesday starts with 25-30 at Rooster and 20-25 at Stevenson. Afternoon wind turns westerly at 10-15 at Rooster but holds at E 10-15 at Stevenson. Thursday starts with W 15-25 at Rooster and E 10-15 at Stevenson. The wind goes calm in the afternoon. River flow Tuesday: 148kcfs. River temp: 41. High temp: 37.
Coast, Jones, Sauvie’s
As needed until next spring and summer.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Nothing sky this morning stays Nothing all day. Temps will be in the mid 30’s all day long. Easterlies. No rainbows. Wednesday starts with a wee bit of snow and switches to rain. Clouds stick around all day. Temps will be in the low 30’s early and upper 30’s later. Easterlies. No rainbows. Thursday looks rainy in the morning and sprinkly in the afternoon. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and low 40’s later. Calm wind. 3% chance of rainbows.
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Cycling
Volunteers needed! Columbia Area Mountain Bike Advocate (CAMBA) is doing small projects at the Syncline this winter: treadwork and trail maintenance. Show that we care and want to protect it! Due to COVID restrictions, work party numbers are limited, so if you can help, contact Ann 509-637-three seven one three. Hikers, runners, mountain bikers, and sightseers all welcome! Do be aware of the possibility of freeze-thaw (muddy) conditions, 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.
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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!
