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The Forecast

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
	4a-8a	8a-12p	12p-4p	4p-8p	8p-4a
Wednesday 4000′->8000′->6500′
Thursday 6500′->3000′
Friday 3500′->6000′

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

Thank the stars for the deep snowpack on the ground, because we’re entering a week or so of marginal temps combined with light precipitation. Models bounce temps at 850mb (5000′ or so) between -2C and +2C through the end of next week. In that period, we’ll pick up some high mountain snowfall, but lower elevations will likely see mixed precip or rain. Don’t let that deter you. Wet snow can still be fun to ride!

Wednesday kicks off with 4” of new snow on the ground at 5000′. A bit more is forecast tonight, but it’s likely to switch to rain overnight. So, go get it. The environmental snow level today (it’ll be much lower in the Gorge) will be about 3500′ and will rise to 8000′ late and then dip to 6500′ overnight. Before that happens, you’ll find a period of sunshine above 6000′ deep clouds. Wet snow starts up mid afternoon. Between then and tomorrow morning, approximately 0.2” to 0.4” water equivalent is forecast. We will probably pick up 1-3” snow before a transition to drizzle late tonight. Wind: SE 20 this morning, S 20-40 midday, SE 35 in the afternoon, and S 30-50 overnight.

Thursday may start off with some lingering drizzle, but it quickly turns just-cloudy with fog up high. The next system moves in early afternoon. First: drizzle. Next: a bit of snow. The snow level will bounce around between 5000′ and 6500′ during the day and falls to 3500′ after midnight. About 0.3” WE is forecast, mostly overnight, Let’s call that 1-2” of wet snow after a period of drizzle or mist. Wind: S 30-50 for much of the day dropping to SW 20-30 in the evening and holding overnight.

Friday brings light snowfall. The snow level will be 3500′ in the morning, 5000′ in the afternoon (there could be a short period of mixed precip), and 4000′ after midnight. Just a trace is forecast during the day. Overnight: up to 1” of new snow from 0.1” WE. Wind: SE 25-35 in the morning, S 15-25 in the afternoon, and SW 15-25 overnight. Light snowfall continues on Saturday. Sunday will probably be mixed precipitation. If you want to see something astounding, take a look at the 10-day snow forecast for the higher elevations of the Sierras…  

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Easterlies continue… Wednesday kicks off with 30-35 at Rooster, 30ish at Stevenson, and 20-25 at Viento. Afternoon wind rises to 50-60 at Rooster, 30-40 at Stevenson, and 25ish at Viento. River flow readings are 80-127kcfs, river temp is 38F, and high temp forecast is 36F. Easterlies continue on Thursday. You’ll find 40-50 to start the day at Rooster, 30-40 at Cascade Locks, and 10-15 in the eastern Gorge. Afternoon: 20-25 at Rooster, 30-35 at Stevenson, 10ish east of Swell. High temp: 35F. Friday starts light and variable. Afternoon wind picks up to 25ish from Rooster to Viento with light and variable wind to the east. High temp: models say 45, but upper 30’s is more likely!  

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Hood River Weather Forecast

Clouds this morning give way to drizzly by 4pm. This may switch to wet snow tonight especially above river level. Temps will be in the mid 30’s all day. Easterlies. 4% chance of rainbows. Thursday starts off cloudy and ends rainy. Temps will be in the low 30’s early and mid 30’s later. Easterlies. No rainbows. Friday will be mostly cloudy and rainy with a break early afternoon. Temps will be in the low 30’s early and upper 30’s later. Light and variable wind early becomes easterly. 12% chance of rainbows.

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Local-ish Events

Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!
Regular weekly events: Monday brings forest bathing and meditation walk. Meet at 5:15pm Mondays in November at the corner of Arrowhead Ave and Indian Creek Road. Suggested donation up to $20. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, there’s a run from Pine Street Bakery. On Friday’s at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class (brand new) at Yoga Samadhi. There’s a weekly group paddle to the Event Site on Sunday at 11 am followed by a free pint at the fire pit at Ferment. That’s the “Paddle n’ Pint”. Also: Wednesday Paddle Sprints at the Event Site at Noon. The sprint course is 2 two laps around the sailing buoy near Wells Island and back – 3.5 miles.

An outdoor related event coming up: Gorge Ultimate starts its Winter League January 8th on Sundays from 5-7 at the Hood River High School Lighted Turf, but will be in a gym if snow is on the turf. Sign up to be on a team by Dec 31st, or be a sub: https://gorge.ultimatecentral.com/e/winter-league-2023  

Cycling

DO NOT ride Syncline! It’s super muddy and there are creeks running down the trails. If you ride, you’ll do major damage. Please ride gravel roads instead! Same goes for other trails – muddy enough that you’ll damage them. Perhaps you could try the Deschutes or Klickitat trails, but roads and gravel are better choices for the health of the trail systems. The Family Man closure kicked off on November 1st – the area around Family Man and Riordan Hill Road will be closed into December. If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.  

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