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The Forecast
Today’s Gorge Wind – these are ranges for the average speed, not a predicted wind range. =)
Your favorite beach
Dawn
Patrol
9am-
11:30a
11:30a-
3pm
3pm-
dusk
Rooster Rock
open
for your
naked
buns
Steven’s Locks
5-10
10-13
12-15
16-19
Swell-Hood River
5-10
10-13
12-15
16-19
Lyle to Doug’s
5-10
10-13
12-15
12-15
Rufus, etc.
LTV
LTV
LTV
LTV
Roosevelt & Arlington
LTV
LTV
LTV
LTV
Gorge Wind Forecast
| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster Rock | open | for your | naked | buns | |
| Steven’s Locks | 5-10 | 10-13 | 12-15 | 16-19 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 5-10 | 10-13 | 12-15 | 16-19 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | 5-10 | 10-13 | 12-15 | 12-15 | |
| Rufus, etc. | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
Sunday brings light wind until late morning. Westerlies pick up to 12-15 from Viento to Swell around noon. Afternoon wind, after 2pm or so, rises to 16-19 from Stevenson to Mosier with 13-16 to The Dalles and light wind east of there. River flow is 139kcfs and temp is 69 degrees. High temp: 88.
A little extra assistance comes from a shift to W flow from NW flow on Monday. Maybe that will give Portland some extra marine clouds and allow the desert a jump start on heating. Exact details be damned. It’ll be windier. Expect 19-22 from Viento to Moiser to start the day with 10-13 near Stevenson and 10-13ish east of Mosier to Arlington. By late morning or early afternoon, westerlies climb to 22-26 from Stevenson to The Dalles with 15-18 near Rufus. High temp: 84.
On to Tuesday: deeper marine clouds in Portland combine with an approaching front in the evening for wind that’s both stronger and less reliable. Expect 15-18 to start the day from Viento to Hood River. Westerlies rise to 24-27 from Stevenson to Rufus. Westerlies of some sort continue at least through Friday. High temp Tuesday: 83.
Due to crowding and unsafe conditions at Port beaches, parking restrictions now apply Friday through Sunday. Remember: crowds lead to closures. Kiting is no longer allowed at the Marina – it has become unsafe for other user groups. Lyle is now off limits unless you can get to the sandbar without crossing the RR tracks. If you cross the tracks, you will be ticketed. Lyle: loved to death. Roosevelt: still closed due to wind damage from earlier this year. Mosier is only available to residents of 97040 (Mosier).
Coast, Jones, Sauvie’st
Coast (north/central/south – swell forecast provided by NWS. Wind northerly except as noted). Sunday: 15-20/15-20/25-30, W swell 7′ at 10 seconds. Monday: 20-25/25-30/30-40, NW 5′ @ 8. Tuesday: 20-25/15-20/30-35, NW 6′ @ 7. Jones Sunday: 13-16. Monday: 14-17. tuesday: 14-17. Sauvie’s Sunday: 11-14. Monday: 11-14. Tuesday: 15-18.Hood River Weather Forecast
Clear sky this morning stays that way. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and upper 80’s later. Light to moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Monday looks sunny. Temps will be in the low to mid 50’s early and mid 80’s later. Moderate to strong westerlies. No rainbows. Tuesday starts sunny and adds high clouds. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and low 80’s later. Moderate to strong westerlies. 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
8/14: Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, and Underwood are closed due to fire danger. Respect the closures. Road and gravel news: Due to the Mosier Fire, there is no access to Dry Creek, Osburne Cutoff, Carroll Road, Mosier Creek Road, or other roads in the area. Given significant numbers of fire vehicles on the road, it’s best to avoid the area completely. Motorized report: as of 8/1, Post Canyon is closed to motorized use due to fire danger. Other Post news: Eldorado is closed about 100 yards before the Mixed Tape intersection due to timber harvesting. HRATS will be putting in a short hike-a-bike to Uptrack to allow for riding up to the top of Bad Motor Scooter.
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Local Events
Events today: the virtual Gorge Paddle Challenge is on through tomorrow – time your fastest run from Viento to Hood River. Weekly 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. The small boat group has a friendly and distanced paddle on, I believe, Thursday nights. Cheno has an outdoor HIIT workout at Columbia High School in White Salmon at 6pm on Wednesday nights. That’s pretty much it for outdoor sports. There is a BLM rally every Tuesday evening at 5:30 at the Salmon Fountain in Hood River, and there’s a White Coats for BLM rally every Wednesday evening at 6pm at 12th and May.Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
Mt. Hood Meadows allows hiking 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. Timberline is allowing uphill access outside the permit area on the climbers’ trail only.Have an awesome day!
Temira
