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| Tuesday 2500′->3500′ |
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| Wednesday 3500′->5000′->3000′ |
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| Thursday 3000′->5500′ |
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
Mt. Hood has picked up some impressive snow over the last 24 hours. Timberline received 18”, and Meadows telemetry reported 15”. We’ll continue to pick up more snow over the next couple of days. In a fun twist, ensembles now have the weather cool enough and wet enough next week that we could see additional snow accumulation, potentially quite a bit. But next week is too far out for accurate forecasts. Let’s look at the next few days.
Snow continues on Tuesday with instability and light orographic assistance aiding the accumulation. It’s a little tricky to predict with the instability – heaviest snowfall with those showers could fall in random spots on the mountain. And thunderstorms are possible this afternoon with graupel or hail. Anyway, the snow level will generally be 2500-3000′ to start the day (although it’s snowing in Parkdale as I write this), and it’ll hold all day. It warms up a bit tonight – the snow level rises to 3500′. During the day today, about 0.8” water equivalent (WE) is forecast. Call that another 7-9” powder. Overnight, just a trace is forecast. Wind: WSW 25-30 early, W 15 in the afternoon, and NW 20-25 overnight.
Wednesday starts out sunny, turns cloudy in the afternoon, and adds snow overnight. The snow level will be 3500′ in the morning. It’ll rise to 5000′ in the afternoon before dropping back to 3000′ overnight. About 0.3” WE is forecast for about 3” new snow. Wind: NW 20-25 in the morning turns southerly at 5-15 in the afternoon and holds overnight.
Thursday brings a trace of snow in the morning, partly cloudy sky in the afternoon, and clear sky overnight. The snow level will be about 3000′ in the morning. Once the sky clears, the freezing level rises to 5500′. Wind: variable to 10 for much of the day turning to S 10-20 overnight. Looking at Friday and Saturday, we have some model disagreement on how far inland incoming precipitation will reach. There’s quite a bit of range in the 850mb (~5000′) temp forecast for those days, but it does look like it will be cold enough for snow over the weekend. Let’s wait a day or two before guessing at snow quantities. As I said earlier, the weather remains cool and damp for much of next week. Guess fresh tracks aren’t over yet, are they? Have fun out there!
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Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! Unseasonably active weather is forecast for the next week to ten days. Gorge wind will struggle to overcome downward pressure from a series of offshore lows. Westerlies will (mostly) struggle to break 20mph average through Friday. Models hint at the possibility of stronger wind for the weekend. Given the overall setup (cool, damp), it’s almost certain that those weekend days will favor areas east of Hood River.
Tuesday brings a low pressure system right to the mouth of the Columbia and then inland. Once it crosses the Cascades, the wind will pick up a bit. Expect calm or nearly calm wind and rain to start the day. The slow build starts early afternoon. Expect gusty 12-15 from Stevenson to Avery after 2pm and gusty 17-20 from Viento to Avery (13-16 at Swell) after 5pm. Stevenson will stay rainy and light all day, and areas east of Avery won’t be windy enough to chase. If this is enough wind for you, don’t get your heart set on it. A very unstable atmosphere will likely kick off surface-based thunderstorms this afternoon (assuming we see some clearing), and those will disrupt the wind. River flow over the last 24 hours was 121-182kcfs, river temp is 52.88F, and high temp forecast is 53F. Brrr!
Wednesday sees another offshore low pressure system. The day starts with gusty 13-16 from Viento to Arlington with 5-10 or less at Stevenson. The deterministic GFS hints that we’ll see a few hours of 17-20 from Mosier to Boardman mid-afternoon with 11-14 from Stevenson to Hood River. However, ensembles are a bit more optimistic and give us a shot at gusty mid-20s from Mosier eastward. After 5pm, the wind drops to 7-10 between Stevenson and The Dalles and drops to 11-14 out east. High temp: 59F.
Yet another low pressure system impacts the region on Thursday. The wind starts light easterly, goes calm midday, and rises to gusty 14-17 from Mosier to Rufus in the afternoon. Stevenson to Hood River looks like 10-13. High temp: 63F with clouds in the morning and mostly clear sky in the afternoon. Friday sees a (probably) unhelpful combo of an incoming weak low and a weather system. It’s possible we could see short-lived westerlies late in the day, but don’t count on it. High pressure re-establishes off the coast for the weekend and gives us a much better shot at stronger, steadier wind. The deterministic GFS calls for a nuker on Sunday, but the ensembles aren’t all-in on that. So… gently pencil some weekend fun in your calendar, and we’ll see how things pan out. Have a great day today!
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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Forecast – On vacation ‘til summer unless otherwise noted
Very basic Hood River weather forecast. Don’t plan your life around this. You really should read Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook
Drizzle sticks around through late afternoon. Temps start near 40 and rise to the low 50s. Calm wind early. Moderate westerlies later. Decent chance of thunderstorms and maybe hail. 97% chance of rainbows. Wednesday will be partly cloudy to start then high overcast. Rain moves in overnight. Temps start in the upper 30s and rise to the upper 50s. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday will have intermittent sprinkles. Temps start near 40 and rise to the low 60s. Cloudy in the morning. Mostly clear later. Calm wind to start the day. Moderate westerlies in the afternoon. 94% chance of rainbows.
Local-ish Events
Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!
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
Cows are out on Hospital Hill. NO DOGS. That means you, all of you, even your dog that’s [insert adjective]. No dogs. Do not risk access for everyone. No parking at the corral. Whoopdee flowers are in full bloom. Hospital Hill and Syncline have ticks, oaks, and flowers. Columbia Hills is full of flowers and open to your bike. It’s trail-building season. Get on the HRATS mailing list if you’d like to help out. If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.
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