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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
The mountain forecast starting on Thanksgiving continues to be positive for folks who like snow. That’s probably all of you reading this forecast! For Wednesday, though, the mountain will see rain and/or mixed precipitation/wet snow. Snow level 6000′ during the day, 5000′ in the evening, and 4000′ overnight. Precip: 0.5” during the day. That falls as wet snow or a rain/snow mix. Little to no accumulation. Just a trace of snow falls tonight. Wind: SW 30 becoming SW 40 in the afternoon and SW 20 overnight.
Thursday looks snowy. Snow level 4000′. Precip: 0.3” during the day, for 3” or new snow. 0.8” overnight, for 8-9” of new. Orographic assistance overnight due to westerly wind could increase the snowfall by 30%. Wind: SW 30 early, W 40 in the afternoon, and WSW 35 overnight.
Friday looks snowy. Snow level 4000′ in the morning and 2500′ in the afternoon and evening. Precip: 0.7” during the day, for 7-8” of increasingly dry, fluffy snow. 0.5” overnight, for 5-7” of powder. Northwesterly overnight wind could increase snowfall by 50-70%. Wind: WSW 35 early, WNW 45 in the afternoon, and NW 30 overnight. Saturday sees decreasing snowfall interspersed with sunbreaks. Sunday, sadly, looks to bring rain, perhaps 0.2”. Models don’t quite agree on the longer-range forecast, but they do like the idea of a Pineapple Express Tuesday-ish.
Gorge Wind Forecast
For Wednesday, we’ll have morning easterlies at 45-50 near Rooster and 25-30 near Viento and Stevenson. Rain arrives mid-morning. By afternoon, the wind drops to E 20-25. Thursday starts with E 10-15. Heavy rain arrives during the day. At that point, the wind will become W 20-25 west of Multnomah Falls, calm in the central Gorge, and then gusty 20-30 east of John Day Dam after 4pm.
Friday sees a strong front move through with high pressure building offshore as the front exits. This brings us light westerlies in the morning and late afternoon west wind at 28-32+ in most locations, especially the eastern Gorge. You’ll want to drive preemptively, as the wind won’t arrive until late afternoon; if you wait for the wind before you drive, it’ll be dark by the time you arrive. River flow Wednesday is 72,200cfs and temp is 49 degrees.
JONES, SAUVIE’S, COAST: now on vacation for the fall and winter. Will return in spring.
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Gorge Weather Forecast
Cloudy sky and sub-freezing temps on Wednesday morning are just awaiting the arrival of freezing rain. We’ll see a trace to .1” before temps warm above freezing. Temps will be in the low 30’s or upper 20’s early and low 40’s later. East wind. No rainbows. Models really like the idea of temps dropping below freezing tonight, so watch for icy roads Thursday morning despite model predictions of a 38 degree low. Heavy rain falls Thursday, tapering off after 4pm. Light and variable wind. 8% chance of rainbows. Friday looks quite wet for much of the day and partly cloudy overnight. Temps will be near 40 early and in the upper 40’s in the afternoon. Light wind early. Strong westerlies later. 99% chance of rainbows.
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Road and Mountain Biking
**Alert** We have now entered freeze-thaw season. Multiple locations have been dropping below freezing overnight. This means that exposed trails will potentially be delicate and subject to damage. Please limit your riding to areas under the canopy.
Upcoming Events
It’s Wednesday, and there’s a free yoga class at the FISH food bank in Hood River at 10am. Tomorrow, Thursday, is the Turkey Trot Fun Run (3k/5k/12k) from the west end of the Twin Tunnels Trail. Registration is 8:30-9:50am. $20, or $15 if you arrive by anything other than a car (parking is limited).
Random Morning Thoughts
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
