The Gorge Is My Gym

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Thank you for using this forecast! Your donations keep this forecast going – despite rumors to the contrary, nobody pays me to write this and post it. This forecast started as a way for me to find better windsurfing conditions. It morphed into a way for me to find better skiing in the winter. Seemed…

Meet your forecaster: Temira

For almost 30 years, Temira (they/them) has been making the most of the Gorge: riding river swell, shredding powder, and cycling all the gravel and pavement and trails. This is Temira’s playground, their gym… their life’s work.

This passion led Temira to take a vow: In 2006, Temira decided to provide the most accurate, hyper-local weather forecasts possible. Today, Temira’s forecasts have become an essential resource for thousands of skiers, snowboarders, wind sports enthusiasts and Gorge commuters. With Temira’s guidance, you can plan ahead, time your sessions perfectly, and just plain have more fun! But the story doesn’t end there.

There’s “Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service” and “Valuable Advice for Gardeners Inhabiting Neighboring Areas” – the Gorge’s premier microclimate forecast and gardening information. When winter storms, extreme heat, hail, or avalanches on SR-14 and I-84 threaten, TATAS keeps everyone and their tomatoes and giant pumpkins and cash crops safe.

Temira’s relentless efforts keep the forecasts flowing. But it ain’t easy: each forecast takes a couple of hours. That’s where you come in. By contributing, you’re not just supporting Temira’s passion project – you’re investing in the safety and well-being of the entire Gorge community. Your financial support ensures these essential forecasts remain accessible to all, free of charge.

So please take a moment to click one of the buttons below. Donate $19.99 or more (how much does this forecast enhance your life?) and get the email in your inbox. Or just contribute enough for a cup or pound of coffee. I need coffee! Every contribution, no matter the amount, makes a difference. Help me keep this labor of love alive, so we can all commute safely, play in the river, and shred Mt. Hood with the best weather forecasts possible. Thank you!

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Thank you for using this forecast! Your donations keep this forecast going – despite rumors to the contrary, nobody pays me to write this and post it. This forecast started as a way for me to find better windsurfing conditions. It morphed into a way for me to find better skiing in the winter. Seemed silly to keep that information to myself, so it’s here for you (almost) every day. Make a $12 or larger donation, and you’re on the email list for a year. No dealing with the twice-yearly pledge drive. Sometimes I even have prizes to give away from the email list sponsors. Thank you again for your support! Enjoy the snow and wind and sun!

Good morning,

This morning’s amusing ad:

The Canfield Brothers Yelli Screamy
Really Temira, seriously? You’re advertising a bike? A random bike we’ve never heard of? A freakin’ hardtail? Yes, I am, and I’m doing it because I love this bike. So does Jason Wells, who built GP for you. This bike is the Post Canyon destroyer. Slack head tube for descending.29″ wheels for rolling over stuff. Very, very, very short chainstays for fast responding bike action that’ll make you giggle. And yell. And scream. I slay the Gorge on this bike. You should too.Contact sean@canfieldbrothers.com for more info. We’ll have a demo day in late June. Stay tuned.

We’ll have high pressure across both sides of the Cascades today, and that’s going to leave us with light wind through the Gorge, getting lighter as the day goes on. Tomorrow starts with light west wind in the 0-10 range, slowly picking up to 15-18 in the afternoon. Sunday starts off with west wind at 5-10, picking up to gusty 22-25 in the afternoon from Stevenson out to Arlington.


The Clymb: free membership. Cheap gear. Temira approves. Click to join.

In rain news, we’ll likely see a tenth of an inch or two late on Sunday, followed by heavier rain on Monday, which is great news if you’re a mountain biker, or a wildland firefigther, because it’s getting really dry in the mountains already.

Coming up this weekend, there’s all kinds of stuff going on in the bike world. For the 20 people who can handle it, there’s the 9am super-fast road bike ride leaving Ground Coffee in Hood River. There’s the Cascade Chainbreaker cross-country mountain bike race in Bend on Saturday. Also on Saturday, avoid the Dog River Trail off Highway 35, because it’s practice day for the Dog River Enduro downhill mountain bike race. Race day is Sunday, but they should be done by early afternoon.

Also on Saturday, there’s the PSU invite sailboat racing in Cascade Locks, and when you’re done with that, head to the family-friendly mountain biking party at the EasyCLIMB in Cascade Locks at 5pm. Bring s’mores fixings and hot dogs to roast over the body-warming bonfire.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

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Have an awesome day.

Love, Temira