The Gorge Is My Gym

8/26 Forecast

Wind junkies, are you ready for a rest day now? Today’s looking light on the water, but it’s looking like a great day for river sweeping, I mean, standup paddling. It’s also looking like a great day for a morning hike or road ride, before temperatures climb near ninety this afternoon. Tomorrow looks windier. High…

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.

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Wind junkies, are you ready for a rest day now? Today’s looking light on the water, but it’s looking like a great day for river sweeping, I mean, standup paddling. It’s also looking like a great day for a morning hike or road ride, before temperatures climb near ninety this afternoon.

Tomorrow looks windier. High pressure builds over the Norhtwest and lower pressure hangs off the coast. We’ll see easterlies tomorrow, which is better than no wind at all, with peak winds in the 17-20 range early tomorrow morning. As a front moves towards the coast tomorrow, winds fade to nothing, likely becoming light westerlies in the afternoon.

As that front hits the Northwest Thursday night, gradients build through the gorge. The models are having a tough time with this system, but it’s looking pretty windy at this point… at least mid twenties westerlies with the possibility of low thirties.

In other news, today is the first day of the Wild and Scenic Environmental film festival outdoors at Springhouse Cellars in Hood River. Pre-movie social hour starts at 7, and the film starts at 8. I read through the list of movies, and they all sound pretty good, so I’m making this my recommendation for today.

In other news, the Dirty Divas are having a mountain bike campout at Lewis River tonight. Call Disco Bikes for more details. And also, seriously, don’t forget the Bigfoot party in Home Valley on Friday and Saturday.

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Have an awesome day.

Love, Temira