Friday Mt Hood snow forecast & Gorge wind n’ weather: mild weather on the mountain for a bit, and then maybe a BIG dump next week. Gorge: westerlies!!!

Hey skiers and snowboarders! Big hope in the forecast once again.... Not much happens (other than a lot of wind) through Monday morning, but then our fortunes may shift. Colder air drops down from Canada and encounters straight westerly flow coming in from the Pacific. At various times next week, W or NW flow has the potential to encounter moderate amounts of atmospheric moisture. Combine the direction of the flow, the temps, and the moisture for significant orographically-enhanced snowfall potential on Mt. Hood. Uncertainty remains high after Tuesday as we wait to see exactly how far south the cold air progresses. As long is it's far enough south, we've got a chance for goodness! The intraquartile range through the end of that pattern, approximately 3/13, is 25-58”. The intensity of the uncertainty is visible in the 10th-90th percentile range: 15”-75” for that same time period! The post Friday Mt Hood snow forecast & Gorge wind n’ weather: mild weather on the mountain for a bit, and then maybe a BIG dump next week. Gorge: westerlies!!! first appeared on The Gorge Is My Gym.