MT. HOOD SNOW FORECAST
Hey skiers and snowboarders! With the exception of a wee bit of drizzle early Wednesday and a rain-snain-snow event on Friday, the weather looks pretty darn dry for the next couple of weeks. I was up skating yesterday, and the snow surface was frozen granular down low. Up high, it’s possible some hardpack remains. Conditions were fast, but I had a darn fun time! Along with the dry weather: plenty of sun.
Tuesday starts out clear. High clouds move in during the evening, and a wee bit of drizzle falls after midnight. The free air freezing level will be around 10,000′ (it’s sub-freezing below the inversion) all day, and the snow level will fall to 8000′ overnight. Wind will be E 10 early, W 10 in the afternoon, and W 25 after midnight.
A quick shot of drizzle on Wednesday morning (just a trace) gives way to a sunny day with a few high clouds. The snow level will be 8000′ in the morning. When the sky clears, the free air freezing level rises to 9000′ in the afternoon then 9500′ after midnight. Temps max out in the low 40s at 5000′. Wind: W 25 early, NW 20-25 mid-morning, N 15 in the afternoon, and same overnight.
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Sunny, warm weather is what you’ll get all day Thursday. Free air freezing level: 9500′ in the morning, 12,000′ in the afternoon, and 10,000′ after midnight when some clouds will join the mix. Temps max out in the upper 40s at 5000′. Wind will be N 15 early, SW 10 in the afternoon, and it’ll build to W 30 overnight ahead of the next system.
This system smashes into Mt. Hood early Friday morning (probably – it could come in late Thursday night). Rain starts us off, and snow finishes the job. As of this morning, it looks like we’ll see about 0.5” water equivalent (WE) before the full transition to snow. Call that a trace to an inch of wet snow at 5000′. Another 0.2” to 0.3” WE falls as snow overnight for 2-3” more. Orographics could bump that up a little, but these NW-sourced systems tend to dry out quickly. Wind: W 30 to start, WNW 40 in the afternoon (that’s going to affect lifts), and NW 35-40 overnight. Moving on to the weekend: lingering flurries Saturday are followed by cold, sunny weather on Sunday. Models suggest we’ll stay dry for much of next week. Looks like lots of carving conditions interspersed with some spring skiing. See you up there for some turns!
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GORGE WIND FORECAST
Hi friends! Looks like a decent stretch of weather in the cards for my birthday week with the exception of my actual birthday, Wednesday. Tuesday kicks off with an east 0.17 gradient. Wind speeds started around 40mph at Iwash (Rooster) Rock, 30mph at Stevenson, and 20mph at Viento. That should hold through early afternoon. Rooster keeps going into the evening. Stevenson drops to 25mph this afternoon. River flow over the last 24 hours was 124-183kcfs, river temp is 44.24F, and high temp forecast is 40F with partly cloudy sky in the windy zone.
Wednesday starts with easterlies at 25mph at both Stevenson and Iwash. The wind goes calm mid-morning. We’ll then see light westerlies to Hood River and light easterlies out east. High temp: 45F with afternoon sunshine. Thursday brings a round of strong easterlies: Iwash starts at 50mph and only fades to 45mph. Stevenson starts with 35-40mph and finishes with 35mph. High temp: 40F and mostly clear. Friday tries to trick you with a light easterly start, but big westerlies are (almost certainly) on the way as offshore high pressure builds to 1036(!)mb. This setup usually fires off the Hatch and Rufus. With rain forecast for the west side (in the morning, anyway), Rufus might be the call. Hatch westerlies may continue into Saturday as very strong (1041mb!!) high pressure remains offshore. Have a great day today! Keep an eye on your buddies out there.
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER FORECAST
Nothing today. Temps start near 40 and don’t budge. Easterlies. No rainbows. Wednesday starts with a tiny bit of drizzle and turns mostly clear. Temps start in the mid 30s and rise to the mid 40s. Light easterlies, then light westerlies. 73% chance of rainbows. Thursday will be Nothing then mostly clear. Temps start in the low-mid 30s and rise to 40. Easterlies. No rainbows.
TEMIRA’S AWESOME TRAVEL ADVISORY SERVICE (TATAS)
Good morning, neighbors! With the return of dry weather comes a new feature for TATAS: beauty advice! If you know me, you know that fashion is, to say the least, not my strong suit. But I’m going to give it a shot.
Tuesday looks dry, Nothing, 40 degrees, and sunny aloft. Near Stevenson, easterlies will be 25-30mph, and near Iwash (cock) Rock, easterlies will be 45mph. It’s a great day to work on your skin tone. Thanks to the recent rain (Hood River is at 118% of the average water year total), there are lots of puddles and mud bogs. According to something I heard about that some influencer posted on TikTok, you should do skin care stuff with mud. Go drive around Hood River or Odell and look for a mud bog. Take off all your clothes and roll around in it. Then get back in your car, crank up the heat, and drive around until the mud completely dries. That’ll take at least 20 years off your looks, mostly because nobody will be able to tell what you look like when you have dried mud all over you.
On Wednesday, we could see a little morning drizzle as far east as maybe Mosier. I guess we can’t rule out that falling as freezing ice, but the extent would be really limited – maybe York Hill, Parkdale, Underwood, Mill A. And it’d be just a trace if anything at all. By afternoon, the sky turns mostly blue. You’ll have been enjoying the mud bath for almost 24 hours. A nice sunny day is great for the next skin-toning exercise. Go jump in the Columbia (currently 44 degrees) and wash off the dried mud. Your balls and your tits will tighten up, rise 3-6”, and the wrinkles will disappear as your nuts disappear into your body. Have boobs? They’ll rise right back to where they were when you were 16. Remember those clothes you took off on Tuesday? Put them back on, get in your car, and go to the grocery store where your newfound youth will turns heads. High temp on Wednesday: 45 degrees. Wind: light and variable. Speaking of boobs that look young, mine are sitting way up high on my pecs despite the fact that Wednesday is a zero birthday for me. No, I am not sharing photos, nor am I drawing my boobs.
Looking at Thursday, we see a chilly start and perky nipples, especially in and above the Nothing where temps will be sub-freezing. Let’s get the weather out before the beauty advice: Clear aloft and Nothing down low to start with partly Nothing below in the afternoon. We’ll come back to “partly Nothing” in a moment. East wind will be 50mph near Iwash and 35mph near Stevenson. High temp: 40 degrees. With nuking easterlies at the naked beach, it’ll be a good day to groom your nethers at the naked beach – all the hair you’re removing will just blow westward towards the metro area rather than making a mess of your bathroom. Added bonus: all that blowing sand will exfoliate your backside, and everyone loves an exfoliated a$$. “Partly Nothing” is the newest style. Nothing down there makes you look like a child, so don’t do that! Go with any sort of partial removal to make your junk look younger, but not too young.
Next up: a weather system blasts through on Friday. This one drops some rain, mostly on the west side, but briefly pretty much everywhere except The Dalles. Its tail end could drop a few snowflakes above 1500′, but most of the moisture will be done prior to the drop in temps aloft. Joining this system will be wind thanks to extra-strong offshore high pressure (a setup we haven’t in a good long while). Expect strong west wind through the entire Gorge at all elevations. Friday’s beauty tip: it’s important to be able to change outfits quickly in case you find yourself recruited for a fashion show. Head to the Spring Creek Fish Hatchery to get some tips from the Wind Johnnies – they’re really good at changing quickly in public. Take a bunch of outfits, park in the middle of the road, and practice your dressing/undressing skills. Temps will be in the low 40s, and there will be plenty of sun to highlight your humanity, so you’ll get real good at changing real quick.
Saturday and Sunday, dry and chilly with frosty starts and sunny afternoons, probably. You can check The Onion for weekend self-care and grooming advice. I’m sure they have some thoughts. Safe travels. -TATAS
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