The day started off clear on Mt. Hood, but that doesn’t mean anything about the weather for the rest of the day. It turns out that clouds will move in mid morning. After that, we’re going to get some snow today and tonight. The snow level today will be 1500′ ealry, rising to 2500′ this evening and 4000′ by Wednesday morning. We’ll see .2” water value (WV) between 1pm and 4pm, for 2-3” of new. We’ll see another .2-.3” WV tonight, for 2-4” of new. Wind today will be SW 15 for much fo the day, rising to W 25-30 in the evening. Continued after the chart.
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast, continued…
Wednesday starts off with high clouds or maybe a few flurries. Snowfall picks up after 9am and switches to rain midday. The snow level will be 4000′ early, rising to 7000′ by 4pm and falling to 5000′ by Thursday morning (after the precip ends). We’ll see .7” WV during the warming period, for maybe 2-4” of wet new snow. Then we’ll see a total of 1-1.5” rain between the time snow switches to rain and Thursday morning. It’s possible there will be an inch of snow at the tail end of all this rain. Wind on Wednesday will be SW 15 early, picking up to SW 30 in the afternoon and SW 40-50 overnight.
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Thursday starts off partly cloudy, maybe with a few flakes flying, turns sunny for a short period, and then turns snowy around 1pm. The snow level will be 5000′ for much of the day, dropping to 4000′ in the evening. We’ll see .2” WV between 1pm and 10pm, for 1-3” of new snow. Wind Thursday will be SW 40-50 early, dropping to SW 15 mid-morning and picking up to SW 20 in the evening.
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Gorge Wind Forecast
You can expect light wind for much of the day today, with the exception of a short burst of E 15-18 midday at Steven’s Locks. Wednesday starts off with E 15-20, picks up to E 40-50 midday, and backs off to E 20-30 in the evening. Thursday starts off light and variable and picks up to W 15-18 from Steven’s Locks to The Dalles after 4pm.
Random Morning Thoughts
One of my friends emailed me yesterday telling me his misses the genuine randomness in the random thoughts. I found that highly amusing, considering that yesterday’s random thought ending up being truly random (about the elevation of rainbows during varying times of the day).
I was going to write something random today, and then I came across what, for me, is a heartbreaking act of violence. We here in the Gorge are blessed with two Buddhist monasteries: Trout Lake Abbey and Pacific Hermitage. I don’t consider myself a Buddhist, but Buddhists are peaceful folks, intent on spreading peace and tranquility and encouraging others along the path of self-understanding and diminished suffering. They’re kinda like counselors in that way, only they wear funny outfits. Come to think of it, counselors usually do too…
A couple of days ago, Kozen, the Trout Lake abbot, was getting out of his car in Hood River when a 20-something male kicked his door in, bruising and cutting him. This young guy screamed, “You fucking Muslim” and ran off. Yes, this happened in Hood River.
We can’t know where this man picked up these violent sentiments. We can know this: the more we talk of violence, the more we spread hatred and vitriol, the more we create a paradigm of “us v. them”, the more angry and violent the world becomes. Our words have the power to influence the actions of others. When we speak divisively, we drive each other apart. We create space in the world for people to kick in the car doors of gentle old men. By driving people away, we make space for hatred and violence.
Be careful with your words. They have more power than you realize, and they’re contagious. 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 cloudy this morning, or perhaps it’s just the Nothing, as the day started out clear on the mountain. You can expect low clouds this morning to be replaced by higher clouds midday and showers early afternoon and overnight. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and the upper 40’s in the afternoon. Light wind. 32% chance of rainbows.
Wednesday looks super wet, with rain starting up around 11am and becoming moderate to heavy during the afternoon and overnight. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and the upper 40’s in the afternoon. East wind. 1% chance of rainbows. Thursday looks showery. Temps will be in the low 40’s early and the upper 50’s in the afternoon. Light wind early turns to light west in the afternoon. 97% chance of rainbows. Friday looks a lot like Thursday.
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Road and Mountain Biking
Hmph. You can ride Syncline this morning, and you’ll want to do it this morning before it rains this afternoon. After today, you can write off all the trails until probably Friday or so, as we’re heading into a period of downpour starting relatively early on Wednesday. As for the road biking, well, today looks okay (light wind, not wet) after it warms up, but it’s going to rain this afternoon, so be prepared!
Upcoming Events
It’s Tuesday night, and as you well know, it’s my favorite night. It’s meditate with the monks and a crowd of cool people night. 6:30pm, Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. Free, fun, and fascinating. Other things available on this, your Tuesday: 4:30pm community yoga at Flow, 5pm pickup touch rugby at the ballfields next to Jackson Park, 6:30pm Zumba at the Parkdale Community Center, and $12 Prime Rib at Cebu from 5pm to 9pm. Coming up on Wednesday morning, there’s community meditation at Flow at 8:15am, community Hatha Yoga at the Heartgate Sanctuary in Oak Grove at 8:30, there’s therapy with my therapist at 12:15 (sorry, you can’t come to that), there’s ping pong at 5pm at the Armory, and there’s Aikido at Trinity Natural Medicine at 6pm.
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