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The Forecast
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| Wednesday 2000′->1500′ |
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| Thursday 1500′->3000′ |
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Mt. Hood Forecast
There’s a nice fresh pile of powder on the mountain this morning, and sunshine will join the picture too today. Get some! Mostly dry weather Thursday is followed by another snowy day on Friday. Looking at the weekend, we’ll probably have dry weather on Saturday. Models are all over the place starting Sunday, with the Euro predicting a 50% chance of significant snow and the ensembles of the GFS predicting a 95% chance of a few inches of snow. All this confusion is caused by uncertainty about whether the arctic front associated with the polar vortex will push into the Northwest from the NE. So, we’ll just have to wait and see!
Looking at Wednesday, we see snow in the morning, sunshine in the afternoon, and flurries with high clouds overnight. The snow level will be 2000′ all day and 1500′ overnight. About 0.3” water equivalent (WE) is forecast this morning. That gives us about 3” of powder before the snow stops. That’s on top of 7” or so from last night. Tonight, just flurries. Wind: WNW 15-20 in the morning, NW 10-15 in the afternoon, and NW 20-25 overnight.
Thursday looks cloudy most of the day with a possible switch to high overcast in the afternoon and clouds overnight. Expect flat light on the hill. 50-50 chance of snow flurries during the day gives way to light snowfall overnight. The snow level will be 1500′ during the day and close to 4000′ overnight. About 0.1” WE is expected, for just an inch of not-so-dry snow. Wind: NW 20-25 early, NW 25-30 midday and evening, and NW 40-45 overnight.
Friday looks relatively stormy compared to what we’ve see lately, although the wind forecast has backed off some. The snow level will be 4000′ early, 3000′ midday, and 1500′ overnight. About 0.4” to 0.6” WE is forecast during the day, for 4-7” of increasingly dry snow. A trace is predicted overnight. Wind: NW 40-45 early, WNW 25-30 in the afternoon, and NW 15-20 overnight.
Saturday currently looks dry and clear with warming temps and moderate NW wind. Sunday is currently Models start in on the disagreement on Sunday, and really show no certainty after Monday. Probably cooler. Probably not too wet. Other than that… not much to say. Enjoy the powder day today!
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
Westerly gradients start the day on Wednesday and stick around for three or four or maybe five more days. Lots of uncertainty is present in the models. For Wednesday, expect 12-15 from Viento to Swell early with 14-17 after 11am from Stevenson to Avery. River flow is 197kcfs, river temp is 39, and high temp forecast is 46. Thursday starts with W 10-13 all through the Gorge. Afternoon wind picks up to 23-26 from Mosier (probably) to Boardman. The western Gorge will likely be cloudy with gusty westerlies at 12-16. High temp: 45. Friday starts with 21-24 west of Swell and east of Hood River. Afternoon wind picks up to 24-27+ from Avery to Boardman with 13-16 in the western Gorge. It’s quite likely, given the strength of the NE Pacific High, that reality will beat model predictions this week giving us even stronger westerlies.
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Hood River Weather Forecast
Mostly clear sky sticks around all day. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and mid 40’s later. Moderate to strong westerlies. 1% chance of rainbows. Thursday looks cloudy with a chance of sprinkles and then light rain in the evening. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and mid 40’s later. Moderate to strong westerlies. 19% chance of rainbows. Friday brings light rain until mid-morning followed by dry weather, partly cloudy sky during the day, and maybe some light rain overnight. Temps will be near 40 early and near 50 later. Moderate to strong westerlies. 98% 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!
