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| Wednesday 1000′->2500′->2000′ |
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| Thursday 2000′->0′ |
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| Friday 0′->1500′->500′ |
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
It’s Wednesday, and this looks like the snowiest day of the week. That said, temps will remain unseasonably cool all week, keeping the snowpack in excellent packed-powder shape.
For Wednesday, expect snow all day and night. The snow level will be 1000′ early, 2500′ in the afternoon, and 2000′ overnight. About .5” water value (WV) falls during the day, for 5” or so of new snow. Another .5” falls tonight, for another 5” by Thursday morning. Wind will be out of the SW, which will limit orographic additions to the snowfall. Expect SW 10-15 early, 20-25 in the afternoon, and SSW 20 overnight.
Thursday looks snowy during the day with flurries under mostly cloudy sky overnight. The snow level will be 2000′ early, 500′ midday, 1500′ in the afternoon, and down to the surface after midnight. About .3-.4” WV falls during the day, for 3-5” of fluffy snow. Just a trace falls overnight. Wind will again have a lot of south in it, for no orographic help: SSW 20 in the morning, S 15-20 in the afternoon, and SW 15-20 overnight.
Friday brings additional light snowfall after a clear start. The snow level will be 0′ early, 1500′ in the afternoon, and 500′ overnight. About .2” WV falls during the day, for a few inches of powder. Just a trace falls overnight. Wind will be WSW 20 early, SW 10-15 during the day, and N 5 after midnight.
Saturday brings light snowfall with light wind and the snow level peaking at 1500′. Sunday looks similar to Saturday.
Random Morning Thoughts
One of my monastic friends was talking last night about a podcast he listened to recently. And that provides my jumping-off point for today. Hopefully I listened well enough to not misrepresent him! He talked about how many people have a mental map that defines a good life as a “happy” life. This can lead to dissatisfaction, frustration, anger, etc., when we are not happy.
Reframing that mental map in such a way that we recognize that suffering is part of life allows us to be more accepting of life’s ups and downs. I agree that having a goal of “happiness” leads to all sorts of problems. My personal opinion is that one worthy goal is the ability to embrace and appreciate the depth of our ability to experience life.
While sadness, helplessness, shame, frustration, and anger don’t feel especially good, they will arise at times. Being able to appreciate, or at least be awed by, our capacity to feel can help us tolerate painful situations. Incorporating this with a life view that there will be ups and downs can help us ride them out.
Life is, if nothing else, interesting. It will not always be happy. But we can work (from many different angles and approaches) to decrease our suffering and engage with it in a healthy way when we cannot eliminate it. By doing this, we may eventually be free from unnecessary suffering altogether, if not necessarily happy all the time. May you be free from suffering. Have an awesome day.
Disclaimer required by my grad school program: I am not your therapist, but I am seeing clients at this time at Comprehensive Healthcare in White Salmon. In the meantime, I am your weather forecaster. Take everything I say with a grain of salt, and consult with your actual therapist about your mental health issues. One other thing: I plan to keep doing this forecast indefinitely. Forecasting and counseling are both deeply meaningful and nourishing to me.
Gorge Wind Forecast
For Wednesday, we’ll have light and variable wind in the morning with peak speeds of E 10-15 near Stevenson this afternoon. Thursday starts off light westerly and goes calm. Friday looks light and variable.
Gorge Weather Forecast
Wednesday will be cloudy and rainy. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and mid 40’s later. Snow level 1000′ early and 2500′ in the afternoon. Light wind. 11% chance of rainbows. Thursday looks rainy in the morning and sprinkly and showery for most of the day. We may see up to 1” of snow late Thursday night down to river level. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and sub-freezing overnight. Watch out for icy roads late Thursday into Friday. Light west wind. 99% chance of rainbows. Friday starts off partly cloudy and quickly turns showery. There may be a little snow early, followed by snow mixed with rain and then rain. Temps will be just under freezing early and in the mid 40’s in the afternoon. Light wind. 45% chance of rainbows.
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White Sprinter Van of the Week
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Road and Mountain Biking
Well, so much for mountain biking season! Everything is covered in snow and will likely stay that way for a while. Syncline might be an option, but with the freeze-thaw happening, you’ll do some serious trail damage if you ride there.
Upcoming Events
It’s Wednesday. There’s community yoga, free or by donation, at FISH Food Bank in Hood River at 10am. There’s community meditation at Trinity Natural Medicine at noon. There’s ping pong at the Hood River Armory at 5:30pm and Zumba at the St. Francis House in Odell at 6pm. There’s by-donation YogaFaith (Christ-centered Yoga) at Pure Yoga in The Dalles at 6:45.
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
