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The Forecast
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
Sunshine continues for much of this week, and so does the corn snow. The next chance of snow arrives on Sunday morning with stormy weather lasting until Monday morning and some light snow possible through Tuesday or Wednesday.
Wednesday will be mostly sunny, but a few high clouds are likely this afternoon. The free air freezing level (FAF) will be 9000′ all day with temps on the slopes in the upper 30’s. Wind: NE 10 all day becoming S 10-15 overnight.
Thursday will be clear and sunny and a bit warmer. The FAF will be 9000′ in the morning and 10,000′ in the afternoon. Temps on the slopes will start in the mid to upper 30’s and rise to the low or mid 40’s. Wind: S 5-15 in the morning, SSW 10-20 in the afternoon, and SW 5-15 after midnight.
Friday’s likely to bring some high clouds to the area leaving the slopes under filtered sun. The FAF will be 10,000′ during the day and will fall to 6500′ overnight. Temps on the slopes should be in the low 40’s all day long. Wind: SW 5-10 in the morning, SW 10-20 in the afternoon, and SW 5-15 after midnight.
The medium-range forecast suggests Saturday will be clear and sunny with temp sin the upper 30’s at the resorts with colder temps down low under the inversion. Precipitation moves in on Sunday morning. This could start as a brief round of mixed precipitation but will quickly turn snowy and windy; while the snow level will start the day at 7000′, it will fall to 1000′ or less by sunset or early evening. Models don’t have a hold on how much precip will fall. Ensemble members range from zero precip to a bit over an inch. I suggest you vote for the higher amounts!
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
It’s all easterlies all the time, at least for the next few days. Wednesday starts with mid-40s’ at Rooster. Viento builds to 20-25, Stevenson to 30-40, and Rooster to 45-55. River flow is 146kcfs, river temp is 37F, and high temp forecast is 40F. Thursday starts with 50-60 at Rooster. By mid morning, Stevenson builds to 30-35, Viento to 25-30, and the rest of the Gorge to 10-15. That wind holds all day. High temp: upper 30’s. Friday starts with 40-50 at Rooster, 30-35 at Stevenson, 20-25 at Viento, and light easterlies everywhere else. Afternoon wind falls to 30-35 at Stevenson and Rooster, 15-20 at Viento, and goes calm for the rest of the Gorge. High temp: mid to upper 30’s.
Coast, Jones, Coast
Done until spring, unless there’s an obvious Coast or Sauvie’s or Jones day.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Nothing sticks around all day. Temps will be in the low-mid 30’s this morning and mid-upper 30’s later. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Thursday will be Nothing again. Temps will be in the upper 20’s early and low-mid 30’s later. Moderate easterlies. No rainbows. Friday will be Nothing and then maybe partial nothing. Temps will be in the mid-upper 20’s early and mid 30’s later. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Next chance of precipitation is Sunday.
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Cycling
FREEZE-THAW ALERT: if you notice that temps were below freezing last night and will be above freezing today, don’t ride any trail that’s not under a tree canopy. If you do so, you WILL do significant damage. DON’T DO IT! Plentiful rain recently means most tree-covered trails are muddy. Please don’t ride them either. If you do, you’ll be doing significant and possibly permanent damage. No really, please don’t. There are lots of gravel roads and lots of pavement you can ride instead. Enjoy!
Local Events
Please let me know about events. I often only hear about them if you folx let me know!
Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is back. Meet there at 6pm. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. There’s a night-lit shop mountain bike ride with the Mountain View Cycles crew at Syncline on Wednesday evenings at 5:45pm.
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