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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
Just a heads up that I will be on vacation from Friday through the following Saturday, January 6th. For today, Tuesday, the mountain will be sunny in the morning with high clouds in the afternoon. The free air freezing level for the mountain will be 0′. Wind will be light and variable early, W 25 in the aftenroon, and WNW 30 after midnight with light snowfall.
Wednesday looks snowy. The snow level will be 0′ early, 2500′ in the afternoon, and back near 0′ in the evening. The mountain will see about .3” water value (WV) during the day, for 3-4” of snow. Orographic effects could bring that daytime total to 4-6”. Another .2” will fall overnight, for a couple more inches of snow. Wind will be WNW 30 in the morning, W 25 in the afternoon, and WSW 15 after midnight.
Thrusday starts off with mid-level clouds, turns snowy mid-morning, and switches to rain by noon. The snow level will be 0′ early, 8000′ in the afternoon, and 2000′ after midnight. Significant orographic (terrain enhancement) will come into play on Thursday. Models suggest 1” WV during the day, for a few inches of snow followed by 3/4” rain. We could 50% more than that. The overnight forecaast contains about 3/4” rain, but double that is possible. Wind will be WSW 15 early, WSW 35 in the afternoon, W 55 late afternoon, and WNW 45 overnight.
Friday’s precipitation looks heavy with the potential for switching back and forth between rain and snow. Total precip on Friday looks to be about 2” WV. As of right now, it sees like the .8” WV that falls during the day will likely be wet snow, for 4-6”. The overnight precip, currently at 1.2” WV, looks a bit colder, and could result in over a foot of new snow. Friday’s wind will be W 35 or so all day. Don’t take that forecast as gospel – the 850mb model suggests pretty warm temps on the mountain, and we end up with rain. Let’s wait a day or two and see how this shakes out.
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Random Morning Thoughts
Too much to do today … setting this one aside. Have a wonderful day!
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Gorge Wind Forecast
Expect east wind at 45mph all day Tuesday. East wind will be 30-35 all day Wednesday, rising to E 45 after midnight. Thursday starts with E 45, drops to E 20-25 in the afternoon, and maybe turns to W in the western Gorge late in the day.
Gorge Weather Forecast
There’s a deep and dark Nothing out there, but if you head to the mountain you’ll find sun. Temps will be in the mid to upper 20’s today with occasional snow flurries after noon. East wind. No rainbows. Wednesday brings light snow flurries after 9am. Less than 1” accumulation. Temps will be in the upper 20’s early. NWS’ computer model thinks mid 30’s later, but I think not. East wind. No rainbows. Thursday’s models are in disagreement. I think the most likely scenario is snow followed by significant freezing rain. If we’re very very lucky, we’ll warm above freezing late Thursday night or Friday morning (see TATAS for more details). Up to 1-3” snow with 1/4” to 1/3” ice in Hood River. East wind. No rainbows. There’s likely to be a window of above-freezing weather Friday during the day.
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White Sprinter Van of the Week
Road and Mountain Biking
I guess you could ride a fat bike. Another option is to ride a spin bike.
Upcoming Events
Coming up Tuesday, there are two by-donation events: a women’s only (anyone identifying as “female”) mobility, strength and self-defense class at First Light in Hood River at 6pm, and meditation with the Pacific Hermitage monks at 6:30 at Yoga Samadhi.
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
