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The Forecast
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – 5000′
4a-8a
8a-12p
12p-4p
4p-8p
8p-4a
Thursday 11,000′->4500′
Friday 4500′->5500′->3000′
Saturday 3000′->1500′->2500′
Mt. Hood Forecast
Happy day of Christmas Eve! It’s going to be another sunny, parked-out day on the slopes of Mt. Hood. Thankfully, the weather will be the same all day, so you can go up early or go up later. It’s all good. Snow returns for Christmas Day and the day after, and then we’re back to a few days of sunshine. Sounds like good shredding conditions to me!
Thursday looks sunny all day with above-freezing temps. The free air freezing level will be 11,000′ in the morning, 10,000′ in the evening, and 4500′ after midnight. High temps will be in the upper 30’s. Wind: SW 10-25 early, SW 15-30 in the afternoon, and SW 20-35 overnight.
Snow starts up around 7am on Friday and continues all the way through the next 24 hours. Merry Christmas! The snow level will be 4500′ early, 3500′ midday, 5500′ in the afternoon, and 3000′ overnight. About 0.5” water equivalent (WE) falls during the day, for 3-4” of increasingly dense new snow. A period of mixed precip is not out of the question. Overnight, about 0.4” WE falls, for 3-4” of increasingly light snow. It’s not out of the question that this will start as mixed precip. Wind: SW 20-35 in the morning, SW 25-50 in the afternoon, SW 20-40 overnight.
Snowfall continues on Saturday morning and tapers off in the afternoon. The snow level will be 3000′ in the morning, 1500′ in the afternoon, and 2500′ after midnight under clear sky. About 0.5” WE falls during the day for 5” of powder. A trace falls in the evening, perhaps. Wind: SW 20-40 in the morning, W 35 in the afternoon, light and variable after midnight. Sunday and Monday: clear and sunny and sub-freezing 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
Easterlies, easterlies, read all about them! Thursday starts off with 40-50 near Rooster, 30-35 near Stevenson, and 20-25 near Viento. Afternoon: 35-40 at Rooster and 25-30 at Stevenson. River flow: 151kcfs. River temp: 44. Air temp: 40. Friday will be rainy, but it’ll still be windy. Easterlies hold at 35-40 at Rooster, 25-30 at Stevenson, and 20-25 at Viento. High temp: 36. Saturday will be sprinkly with very gusty westerlies. Early morning wind will still be E 10-15 near Stevenson. Afternoon: W 10-13 in some places and gusty 18-22 in others (Viento, Celilo, Maryhill). High temp: 43.
Coast, Jones, Sauvie’s
As needed until next spring and summer.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Mostly clear pre-dawn sky will totally clear in the afternoon. Temps will be in the upper 20’s early and near 40 later. East wind. No rainbows. Friday will probably be snowy (1-3”, see TATAS for further discussion) and then rainy. Temps will be near 30 early and in the mid 30’s in the afternoon. Easterlies. No rainbows. Saturday looks showery. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and low 40’s in the afternoon. Calm wind early. Light westerlies later. 99% chance of 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.
Have an awesome day!
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