Thursday: several windy days and then another round of heat.

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The Forecast

Your favorite beach	Dawn Patrol	9am- 11:30a	11:30a- 3pm	3pm- dusk
Today’s Gorge Wind – these are ranges for the average speed, not a predicted wind range. =)
Rooster Rock	OPEN!	naked	buns	rejoice!
Steven’s Locks	10-13	17-21	23-26	23-26
Swell-Hood River	17-21	21-24	26-29	26-29
Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena	17-21	21-24	26-29	26-29
Rufus, etc.	17-21	21-24	26-29	26-29
Roosevelt & Arlington	17-21	20-23	20-23	23-26

Gorge Wind Forecast

Strong westerlies are in the forecast for Thursday and Friday. Lighter wind follows for Saturday. It’s looking likely that Sunday will be hot and nearly glassy. Westerlies likely return on Monday afternoon with temps nearing 100. Significant spread enters the models starting next Wednesday, making longer range forecasting impossible.

For Thursday, though, we know what will happen: westerlies! Early gradients of .14 and .06 indicate a strong day on the way. You’ll even find dawn patrol this morning – most locations, with the exception of Stevenson and Hood River, are in the 17-21 range. We’ll see a quick build to 26-29 by late morning from Viento to Mosier. Stevenson, the Lyle area, and Rufus join in by early afternoon. If you’re way out east, you’ll find averages of 22-25 or so at Arlington, but not at Roosevelt, which is still closed due to (ironically) windstorm damage! River flow is 177kcfs and temp is 67 degrees. High temp today: 77.

Friday looks nearly identical to Thursday. You’ll find dawn patrol at 21-24 from Viento to Mosier with 17-20 near Lyle and less east and west. By late morning, the wind rises to 26-29 from Viento to Rufus with 23-26 near Stevenson. Wait a couple more hours, and Arlington will join the fray with 22-25. High temp: 77.

The weather starts to heat up on Saturday as hot weather over the desert Southwest pushes northward into our eastern regions. Pressure gradients decrease dramatically, and high temps rise about 10 degrees over Friday. While models display a significant lack of enthusiasm about wind chances Saturday, I think we’ll still see 14-17 or so from Stevenson to Hood River for the morning and late afternoon. A midday dip is likely. There’s a work partly at Hood River’s Waterfront Park on Saturday morning. Hotter weather moves in on Sunday, and it’s seeming increasingly likely that it will be a zero wind day or an east wind day. Westerlies likely return in some small way on Monday. After that: lots of model uncertainty, which leads to forecaster uncertainty and an end to today’s wind forecast.

Due to crowding and unsafe conditions at Port beaches, further restrictions are now in place. Remember: crowds lead to closures. First, kiting is no longer allowed at the Marina – it has become unsafe for other user groups. Next, parking has been further reduced along the waterfront – various restrictions are in place due to crowding at Frog Beach. The Nichols boat dock remains closed due to crowding. Please try and find someplace other than the Hood River Waterfront to play.

Coast, Jones, Sauvie’st

Coast (north/central/south – swell forecast provided by NWS. Wind northerly except as noted). Thursday: NW5/NW10/N20-25, W 5′ @ 9. Friday: NW5/N15-10/35-40, W 4′ @ 8. Saturday: 20-25/20-25/35-40, NW 5′ @ 7. Jones Thursday: 10-13. Friday: 12-15. Saturday: 12-15. Sauvie’s Thursday: 10-13. Friday: 10-13. Saturday: 15-18.

Oregon
Rooster Rock: Open
Viento: Open
The Hook: Open
Waterfront Park: Open
Event Site: Open. Parking limited on weekends.
The Spit: Open
The Marina: Open
Boat ramp: open
Mosier: Only open for residents of 97040. Gate closed.
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

Just a few little marine clouds are scattered about this morning. The rest of the day will be sunny. Temps start in the low 60’s and max out in the upper 70’s. Strong west wind. No rainbows. Friday looks mostly clear to start and clear in the afternoon. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and upper 70’s later. Strong westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday looks sunny. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and mid 80’s in the afternoon. Light west wind. No rainbows. Hotter weather moves in Sunday through at least Tuesday. 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

The Rowena Curves are freshly chip-sealed, and so is Snowden Road. Eldorado in Post Canyon has reopened. The new Whoopdee trail is being constructed. Contact HRATS if you would like to be part of some small and socially distanced work parties. Syncline/Coyote Wall: Open. Mt. Hood National Forest: Open for day use. Everything from Gunsight Ridge down is open. 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. Ape Canyon: Open!

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Local Events

There are sailboat races at the Hood River Marina every Wednesday evening. Dirty Fingers has a group mountain bike ride Thursday nights at 5:30pm. Click here for the full events calendar.

Statement on Racial Justice

Black Lives Matter. I say that with no reservations and no caveats, and I stand with Black, indigenous, and other people of color against structural racism, against mass incarceration, against police violence, against unequal treatment, against outright racism, and against any other sorts of targeted behaviors or systems. In June, I donated 10% of the income from this forecast to the National Black Justice Coalition. I encourage you to find a cause and contribute too. Don’t have financial resources? Speak up!

I pledge to speak out against racism, and I pledge to be a humble ally who is willing to look at the ways that I benefit personally from racist structures in this society. I will continue to speak up and help wake up others, and I will listen quietly when people of color need me to.

I ask that all of you also reflect on the ways you benefit from racist societal structures. I recommend reading “White Fragility” and “How to be an Anti-Racist”. Don’t have much time? Read “Unpacking the Knapsack of White Privilege”. Watch the movie “13th”. When others confront you about your racism, take a deep breath, listen quietly, and attempt to quell your natural defensiveness. We have been raised in a society founded on slavery and racism. These values (and yes, some people hold them as values) remain entrenched in our society in subtle and not-so subtle ways. I challenge you to learn to see them so that you can learn to undo them. We can’t undo the damage that’s been done, and we don’t have the right to ask for forgiveness, but we can work to create a more equitable world going forward.
Have an awesome day!
Temira
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