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The Forecast
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| Wednesday 1500′->5000′ |
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| Thursday 5000′->3000′ |
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| Friday 3000′->2000′ |
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Mt. Hood Forecast
Ridiculous amounts of snow keep falling on Mt. Hood. About a foot has fallen in the last 24 hours atop many feet from the last week. Practice deep snow safety if you’re going up; tree wells and snow immersion hazards exist in bounds as well as in the backcountry. Looking at Wednesday, we have flurries in the morning and sunshine in the afternoon with high clouds after midnight. The snow level will be 1500′ in the morning, 2500′ in the afternoon, and 4500-5000′ overnight. No precip. Wind will be NW 25-30 in the morning, light and variable in the afternoon, and SW 10-20 overnight.
Heavy snow falls all day Thursday with a possible short period of snain or freezing rain during the day. The snow level will be 4500-5000′ during the day, 3000′ in the evening, and 2500′ after midnight. About 0.7” water equivalent (WE) is forecast for the daytime. That’s 4-6” of heavy snow. Another 1.3” WE of lighter snow is forecast overnight. That’s 11-14” new. Wind: SW 10-20 in the morning, SW 20-40 midday, WSW 30-40 in the afternoon, and W 40 after midnight.
Snow continues Friday. The snow level will be 2500′ or so all day and will fall to 1500′ after midnight. 0.5” WE is forecast during the day. That’s 5-6” of decent powder. Another 0.6” WE is forecast overnight. Add another 6-8” to the total. That’s powder too. Wind: W 40 in the morning, W 25 in the afternoon, and WNW 25-35 after midnight.
Light snow continues Saturday morning before clearing moves in. Sunday looks cloudy with light snowfall. After that, models diverge, so we’ll leave the forecast here for today. Enjoy the snow!
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
Westerlies stick around for Wednesday morning before the sky turns clear. Expect 21-24 near Viento this morning with 12-15 other locations. High pressure builds inland afternoon and turns the wind calm. River flow is 201kcfs, river temp is 36, and high temp forecast is 47. Thursday starts with east wind at 35-40 at Rooster, 25-30 at Stevenson, and 15-20 at Viento. The wind drops to 20-25 at Rooster and Stevenson in the afternoon and turns westerly west of Bonneville after midnight. Friday starts with westerlies at 10-13 east of The Dalles and west of Viento, leaving the central Gorge with calm wind all day. It might turn light westerly later. Saturday brings westerlies at 13-16 through the whole Gorge, at least in the morning.
Coast, Jones, Sauvie’s
As needed until next spring and summer.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Mostly cloudy sky this morning gives way to full sunshine later. Temps will be in the low 40’s early and upper 40’s later. Light westerlies turn calm in the afternoon. 1% chance of rainbows. Thursday starts cloudy and dry and turns snowy a bit after sunrise. Snow switches to ice overnight. 2-4” snow followed by .1” to .2” ice. Easterlies. No rainbows. Friday starts cloudy and showery. Temps will be near 30 early and in the mid 30’s later. Calm wind. 4% chance of rainbows.
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Cycling
We are in winter riding season, and the trails are apt to be fragile. If it was below freezing last night and is above freezing now, don’t ride. If it was below freezing last night and it is sunny now, don’t ride unless you are under a tree canopy for the entire ride. Freeze-thaw conditions, when ridden upon, result in permanent trail damage. Please consider doing something else, perhaps riding a gravel road in the trees or going to the mountain. Thank you!
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Local Events
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. Have an awesome day!
