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The Forecast
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
4a-8a
8a-12p
12p-4p
4p-8p
8p-4a
Wednesday 0′->10,000′
Thursday 10,000′->5000′
Friday 5000′->0′->4000′
Mt. Hood Forecast
Clear sky and sunshine greets another fine day on the slopes of Mt. Hood. Sun sticks around all day Wednesday and Thursday. Snow returns starting Friday and sticks around through Saturday evening. Deets for Wednesday: sunshine all day! The free air freezing level will be 0′ in the morning and 10,000′ in the afternoon and evening with 5000′ temps rising to the upper 30’s. Wind: light S or light SE building to SW 10-20 overnight.
Thursday will be sunny and warm with slope-side temps approaching 40 degrees. Free air freezing level: 10,000′ all day and evening falling to 5000′ overnight. Wind: SW 10-20 all day turning to SSW 15-30 overnight.
Clouds move in on the wee hours of Friday morning. A system moves in during the day, but models disagree on both the timing and the intensity. For now, let’s say the snow level will be 5000′ early and will fall to about 4000′ by midday. Up to 0.3” water equivalent (WE) falls during the day, for 2-3” of new snow. Up to 0.8” WE (models really disagree here) falls overnight, for up to 6-8” of new. Wind: SW 10-25 early, SSW 15-30 in the afternoon, SW 20-45 overnight.
Saturday brings light snowfall that tapers off in the afternoon. The snow level will be 4000′ early. It falls to 2500′ in the afternoon and evening after the bulk of the precip is gone. About 0.3” WE falls during the day, for 3” of regular old Cascade snow. Another 0.3” of lighter snow falls in the evening. Wind: SW 20-45 early, WNW 50 (affecting lift speeds) in the afternoon, and W 20 overnight. Sunday looks clear with the freezing level around 2000′. Sounds like a fun weekend on the slopes!
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
Wednesday easterlies start in the teens at Viento and Stevenson and upper 20’s at Rooster. Afternoon wind: 35-40 at Rooster and 25-30 at Stevenson. River flow: 87,300cfs. River temp: 44. High temp: 45. Thursday starts with E 25-30 at Stevenson, 20-25 at Viento, and 40-45 at Rooster. Afternoon: 20-25 at Stevenson and Viento and 30-35 near Rooster. High temp: 41. Friday morning: 25-30 at Stevenson, 40-45 at Rooster. Afternoon: 30-35 at Stevenson, 40-45 at Rooster. High temp: 35, and rainy.
Coast, Jones, Sauvie’s
As needed until next spring and summer.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Clear sky Wednesday morning stays that way. Temps will be near 30 early and in the mid 40’s later. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Thursday starts with partial Nothing and turns clear. Temps will be in the upper 20’s early and near 40 later. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Friday starts cloudy. Light rain or wet snow falls along the river starting midday and switches to rain. Temps will be in the low 30’s early and mid 30’s later. Light easterlies. No rainbows.
Looking for a complete Columbia Gorge forecast? Looking for more humor in your weather? Obscenities? You’re looking for my TATAS: Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook.
Cycling
Volunteers needed! Columbia Area Mountain Bike Advocate (CAMBA) is doing small projects at the Syncline this winter: treadwork and trail maintenance. Show that we care and want to protect it! Due to COVID restrictions, work party numbers are limited, so if you can help, contact Ann 509-637-three seven one three. Hikers, runners, mountain bikers, and sightseers all welcome! Do be aware of the possibility of freeze-thaw (muddy) conditions, especially on trails that are not under a tree canopy. Do not ride if it was below freezing last night and is above freezing when you want to ride. The soil structure will be liquefied, and you will do permanent damage to trails. Consider riding gravel roads instead.
Weekly events: The Kainos Coffee run happens in The Dalles every Tuesday morning at 6am. There are sailboat races at the Hood River Marina every Wednesday evening. Dirty Fingers has a group mountain bike ride (bring lights) Wednesday nights at 5:30pm. Cheno has an outdoor HIIT workout at Griffin House in Hood River at 6pm on Wednesday nights. There is a BLM rally every Tuesday evening at 5:30 at the Salmon Fountain in Hood River, and there’s a White Coats for BLM rally every Thursday at noon at 12th and May in Hood River.
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