7/17 Gorge wind and events

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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.

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Before you read on, please remember that this report (wind, snow and events!) is brought to you free of charge. Nobody pays me to do this unless you do! If the report saves you time, money, keeps you in the loop, or just helps you have more fun, please take the time to










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We’ve got a couple of wind-dependent events going on this morning to go with the light wind. It’s the RoShamThrowDown kiteboarding event down on Hood River’s Sandbar, and it’s the Gorge Blowout Laser race. Lasers are small sailboats designed for light wind, so you know these racers are good! Don’t worry about the light wind this morning.

The wind will pick up pretty quickly today (it’s already in the teens at the Hatchery, with a .06 gradient) but strong thunderstorm potential is going to make it unpredictable and gusty. We’ll see 17-20 by mid-morning with 23-25 later from Hood River all the way east. However, once the thunderstorms kick in, the good wind on the river will be done. Tomorrow looks like it will start off with leftover T-storms, but if they’re gone by dawn, we’ll see a 24-28 start from the Hatchery east to Doug’s. Depending on the thunder situation, we could see 26-30 tomrorow.Thursday morning also looks a bit messy, as the offshore low causing the thunder makes its way east, but by the afternoon, the atmosphere should stabilize a bit, giving us steadier west wind at 24-28. The strong westerlies continue on Friday, and with the icky offshore low gone, it should be nice and steady.

So, mountain bikers like rain and cherry farmers hate rain this time of year. I’m not going to take sides. As a mountain biker, I’d love some rain on our dusty trails. As a cherry lover, I don’t want to see a drop. We’ll see thundershower chances building all day, becoming significant after 3pm and lasting all night long. The most likely time for rain will be between 5pm and 8pm, and it could be heavy. We’ll see another chance of rain on Thursday night.

Speaking of Thursday night, the Hood River Area Trail Stewards and Dirty Fingers are throwing a Seven Streams wake. Meet at the bottom of Post Canyon Road at 5:30 for a last lap through Seven Streams. Or do the Post and Pint ride, leaving Dirty Fingers at 5:30. Or join the Hood River Triathlon Club for a Post Canyon run, leaving the bottom of Post Canyon Road at 6pm. After your run/ride/hike, come by Dirty Fingers for a Seven Streams wake. Bring a pre-cooked dish to share.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira











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