The Gorge Is My Gym

9/17 forecast

First off, I’d like to give a warm welcome to everyone in town for the AWSI demo show. If you want to meet the people who make the wind, kite and stand-up industry keep ticking, head down to the Hood River Inn tonight for the big industry party! If you’re a kiter or windsurfer who…

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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First off, I’d like to give a warm welcome to everyone in town for the AWSI demo show. If you want to meet the people who make the wind, kite and stand-up industry keep ticking, head down to the Hood River Inn tonight for the big industry party!

If you’re a kiter or windsurfer who normally uses the event site, remember that it’s reserved until Sunday for this private event. However, kiters, feel free to use the sandbar and windsurfers, feel free to take over Luhr Jensen Beach.

Anyway, on to the wind forecast.

We’ll see a little west wind today as the remnants of that front keep gradients westerly this morning. Corridor wind holds in the 17-21 range this morning, but don’t be suckered out into the desert. By afternoon, winds fade everywhere, but especially out east, as high pressure turns upper flow northerly.

Tomorrow starts off with east winds in the low twenties. If you want to get on the water, go early. Winds fade in the afternoon as another cold front heads towards the Gorge.

That front crosses the Cascades tomorrow night, setting up west winds on Saturday. It’s looking like we’ll see rain in the corridor, so the best wind will be out east. On your way out east, on Saturday, make sure to stop at Doug’s beach for a CGWA work party. If you collect windsurfing karma by working on beaches, your gear is way less likely to break and leave you stranded.

In other news, don’t forget about free Crossfit with Jeri at Children’s Park in Hood River at 5:30 tonight. Coming up this weekend is the Hood River Cyclocross race. For more details, check out the event calendar on the homepage.

Have a great day today!

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Have an awesome day.

Love, Temira