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The Forecast
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| Wednesday 0′->9000′->6500′ |
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| Thursday 6500′->5500′ |
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
Dry weather is forecast for most of Wednesday and Thursday. Precipitation moves in Thursday night and continues through midday. For the bulk of that time period, 850mb temps will be near +2C. Translating that to English, we get, “It’s probably going to be too warm at 5000′ for consistent snowfall. Mixed precip is more likely”. After that weather system, we head back into another dry period for the weekend.
Looking at Wednesday, we have scattered high clouds. They increase this afternoon and thicken and lower overnight. The free air freezing level (FAF) will be 0′ this morning, 9000′ this afternoon, and 6500′ overnight. No precip. Wind: SE 25 all day turning to SW 15-25 overnight.
Thursday starts cloudy. The air will be quite dry, and it will take some time for the incoming system to saturate it. Precip starts up around sunset or a couple hours later. The snow level will bounce around a bit as the precip is happening; it’ll be between 5000′ and 6000′. About 0.6” water equivalent (WE) is forecast overnight. At best, that’s 2-4” very wet snow, and at worst, it’s mostly rain at 5000′. Wind: SW 15-25 all day becoming WSW 15-20 after midnight.
The snow level drops a bit during the day on Friday, but most of the precip will be done by then. The sky clears overnight. The snow level will be 5500′ early and 4000′ from early afternoon on through the night. About 0.4” WE is forecast, which could give an inch or two of wet snow, but will likely be mixed precip in the morning. Wind: WSW 15-20 in the morning turns to NW 5 in the afternoon and NW 15-20 after midnight. Saturday looks clear and dry with the freezing level at 4000′ and N/NW wind at 10-15. The next system is forecast for the Tuesday-Wednesday time period. There’s no consensus yet on precip amounts, types, or 850mb temps. So, no guarantee of snow. Keep doing what you’re doing. It’ll snow eventually!
Gorge Wind Forecast
Easterlies are back, and they’ll stick around for a few days. For Wednesday, you’ll find 30-35 at Stevenson, 40-45 at Rooster, and 20-25 at Viento. The river flow sensor appears stuck at 152kcfs, river temp is 53F, and high temp forecast is 46F. Thursday starts with 25-30 at Rooster and Stevenson with 15-20 at Viento. Afternoon wind fades to 10-15 at Rooster and 15-20 at Stevenson. High temp: 45F. Friday starts with 25-30 at Rooster and Stevenson and fades to 15-20 in the afternoon with drizzle most of the day. High temp: 48. It’s possible we’ll see moderate westerlies, perhaps 14-17, to Hood River on Saturday.
Coast, Jones, Coast
Done until spring, unless there’s an obvious Coast or Sauvie’s or Jones day.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Mostly clear sky this morning with scattered high clouds and scattered partial Nothing gives way to high overcast sky this afternoon. Temps will be near 30 early and in the mid 40’s later. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Thursday will be cloudy all day. Rain moves in after sunset. Temps will be in the the low-mid 30’s early and mid 40’s later. Light east wind or calm wind. No rainbows. Friday will be misty or drizzly in the morning with partly cloudy sky in the afternoon and clear sky overnight. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and upper 40’s later. Calm wind. 57% chance of rainbows.
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Cycling
FREEZE-THAW ALERT: temps were below freezing last night and they will be above freezing today. If you ride trails that froze overnight and melt today (Syncline, Whoopdee, anything not under tree cover), you WILL do signficant damage. DON’T DO IT! Plentiful rain in the last week means most tree-covered trails are muddy. Please don’t ride them. 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!
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