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The Forecast
| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster Rock | OPEN! | naked | buns | rejoice! | |
| Steven’s Locks | 5-10 | 5-10 | 10-13 | 10-13 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 10-13 | 10-13 | G13-16 | G13-16 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | G10-15 | G10-15 | G18-22 | G22-25 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 25-29 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 30-34 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 25-29 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 30-34 | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Oregon and Washington are encouraging people to not travel more than 50 miles (not mph!) to access recreation. Non-essential travel is still being strongly discouraged in ALL jurisdictions. Land managers and law enforcement are carefully watching to see if people maintain social distancing. If crowding happens, water access will be revoked. If you are local and lucky enough to have water access in your community, please do this: rig, play, leave. There is NO camping allowed at any of the river parks. Please don’t camp unlawfully; doing so risks access for everyone, including for people who just want to use the parks for a picnic. Please follow the directions of your local government officials and help keep the Gorge community safe. Thank you!
Departing low pressure combines with 1028+ mb offshore high pressure today for a strong westerly day through the eastern half of the Gorge. Morning gradients were .08 and .10, river temp was 57 degrees, and flow was 345kcfs (just barely too much for Rufus, but maybe worth checking it out if you’re an expert). Remember that Roosevelt park is closed due to windstorm damage. OK. Westerlies will be in the 10-15 range from Stevenson (rainy) to Rowena (partly cloudy) this morning. East of there, you’ll find 25-28 this morning. By mid-afternoon, the wind builds to 30-34 east of The Dalles with gusty 13-16 in the western Gorge and gusty 18-23 from Lyle to Doug’s.
High pressure starts to build inland on Monday, but clouds persist in the western Gorge all day. Westerlies start at 13-16 in the west and 25-29 east of Doug’s. As a low approaches the coast on Monday afternoon, westerlies respond by dropping off; the eastern Gorge falls to 23-26, but stays windy all the way east to Boardman.
More “weather” moving in on Tuesday brings clouds, rain, and slightly warmer temps. However, the wind will completely shut down – expect light and variable conditions all day. Looking longer range, models had previously called for strong westerlies Thursday and Friday, but that’s faded from today’s run; Friday still has potential, but only about 20% of the Euro ensemble members are on board with a big day.
Jones, Sauvie Island, Coast
Coast (north/central/south – swell forecast provided by NWS). Sunday: NW10-15/NW10-15/NW5-10, W swell 6′ @ 10 seconds. Monday: SW10-15/W5/W5, NW 6′ @ 8. Tuesday: S25-30/@25-30/S10, SW 7′ @ 8. Jones Sunday: 7-11. Monday + Tuesday: nope. Sauvie’s Sunday: NW 10-15. Monday + Tuesday: nope.Open/Closed Launch Site List -All restrooms are closed!
Washington:Skamania County – Phase 2, recreate with 5 or less people outside household
Stevenson East Point, Bob’s Beach, Boat ramp: all open
Home Valley: Open
Swell City: Open
Spring Creek Hatchery: Open
Klickitat County – Phase 2
Wunderbar: high water
Bingen Point: Open
Lyle: you have to cross private property to access
Doug’s Beach: Open
Avery: Open
Maryhill: Open for day use only..
The Wall: Open.
Roosevelt: CLOSED due to windstorm damage..
Oregon: Phase one for Hood River. Phase two for Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam counties.
Rooster Rock: Open
Viento: Open
The Hook: Open
Waterfront Park: Closed
Event Site: Open
The Spit: Open
The Marina: Open
Boat ramp: open
Mosier: Only open for residents of 97040
Rowena: Open
Celilo: Open
Rufus: Open
Arlington: Open
Threemile: Open
Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
Mt. Hood Meadows is now allowing uphill travel within the permit area. However, you will need to park outside their parking lots. Timberline is open for lift-serve skiing with exemplary guidelines for protecting guests and staff from the transmission of novel coronavirus. Please read their guidelines and rules here. Well done, T-Line! The Mt. Hood weather forecast will be on vacation unless something interesting happens in the weather up there. Some of you will be tempted to go out backcountry skiing. Please don’t – accidents do happen, and you may put others at risk. Timberline is allowing uphill access outside the permit area on the climbers’ trail ONLY.Hood River Weather Forecast
Clouds stick around in Hood River for the better part of the next three days. Expect clouds and intermittent drizzle on Sunday. Temps will be near 50 early and near 60 later. Moderate westerlies. 37% chance of rainbows. Monday looks mostly cloudy to start and partly cloudy plus high overcast in the afternoon. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and mid 60’s later. Moderate westerlies. 56% chance of rainbows. Tuesday looks rainy. Temps will be near 50 early and in the upper 60’s later. Light and variable wind. No rainbows. Looking for a complete Columbia Gorge forecast? Looking for more humor in your weather? Obscenities? You’re looking for my TATAS: Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook.Cycling
Trail update 6/5: Post Canyon: parking is now open. Syncline/Coyote Wall: Open. Mt. Hood National Forest: Open for day use. Surveyor’s, Dog River, and Oak Ridge snow-free. Kreps/SDS: open. Sandy Ridge: Open. Nestor Peak: open. Falls Creek: open. Columbia Hills State Park: open. Syncline: open . Skamania County trails outside the scenic area: open. Knebal, Eightmile, Fifteenmile, Bottle Prairie, Surveyors, Dog River: open and cleared. Ape Canyon: Closed.
Current lawful social distancing requirements: only people from your household in Klickitat County. Only household members if you’re from Multnomah, Clark, or other ‘stay at home’ counties. Up to 5 friends in Skamania County. Up to 10 in Hood River County.
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