Friday: windy today, less tomorrow, hot starting Sunday

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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	13-16	21-24	21-24
Swell-Hood River	21-24	24-27	27-30	27-30
Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena	11-14	14-17	24-27	27-30
Rufus, etc.	21-24	24-27	27-30	27-30
Roosevelt & Arlington	21-24	24-27	27-30	27-30

Gorge Wind Forecast

Westerlies continue for Friday and perhaps Saturday. We’ll have a round of very hot easterlies on Sunday. Monday will be calm for most of the day, but light westerlies return (along with triple digits temps) late in the afternoon or evening.

Friday morning gradients are big enough to send people scrambling for small gear – 0.12 from Portland to The Dalles and 0.09 from The Dalles to Pasco. With partly cloudy sky in the west to start the day, we can draw this conclusion: it’ll be windy everywhere! Westerlies in the 23-27 range start the day from Viento to Swell and from Maryhill to Arlington. Any of those options will be just fine all day; the wind will build to 27-30 from Viento to Arlington by late morning with 21-24 at Stevenson. High temp: 76.River flow is 161kcfs and temp is 67 degrees.

Heat starts to build over the Willy Valley on Saturday. Decreased pressure gradients result. Despite the heat, there should still be enough assistance from the offshore high and the desert low for moderate westerlies in the Corridor. Morning wind will be 14-17 from Viento to Swell with 10-13 near Hood River. While models suggest the wind will go away, it’s probably more likely that it will hold through late morning before dropping to 10-13 for the afternoon. High temp: 84. Work party happens at Hood River Waterfront Park from 8am-11am

High temps jump 10 degrees higher on Sunday all across the land. With the heat low over the metro area, we’ll see easterlies enter the picture. By mid-morning, the wind builds to 20-25 from Rooster Rock to Stevenson with 15-20 at Viento. In a fun twist, afternoon easterlies pick up to 8-11 from Swell to Arlington. High temp: 94. Monday looks calm until the evening, when westerlies return at 10-13 from Stevenson to Hood River. High temp: 101.

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). Friday: NW10/15-20/35-40, W swell 2′ at 9 seconds. Saturday: 20-25/20-25/35-40, W 1′ @ 10. Sunday: 25-30/20-25/15-20, W 2′ @ 8. Jones Friday: 10-13. Saturday: 12-15. Sunday: nope. Sauvie’s Friday: 10-13. Saturday: 14-17. Sunday: 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

Partly cloudy sky this morning turns clear this afternoon. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and mid 70’s later. Strong westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be mostly clear early and sunny by midday. Temps will be in the mid 50’s (open windows) early and mid 80’s (close windows) later. Light to moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Sunday will be sunny all day. Temps will be near 60 early (open windows) and in the mid 90’s later (close windows). Light easterlies. 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

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. There is a work party at Hood River’s Waterfront Park this Saturday from 8am to 11am. The motocross nationals happen at Washougal Saturday afternoon. The virtual Race to Equality footrace is happening Sunday. 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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