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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
18-22
21-24
Swell-Hood River
15-18
20-23
18-22
21-24
Lyle to Doug’s
10-13
12-15
18-21
21-24
Rufus, etc.
5-10
10-13
10-13
10-13
Roosevelt & Arlington
5-10
5-10
5-10
5-10
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 | 18-22 | 21-24 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 15-18 | 20-23 | 18-22 | 21-24 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | 10-13 | 12-15 | 18-21 | 21-24 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 5-10 | 10-13 | 10-13 | 10-13 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 5-10 | 5-10 | 5-10 | 5-10 | |
Tomorrow brings a slightly warmer and slightly less windy day as high pressure briefly builds over the Gorge. A front approaching from the northwest in the afternoon gives an upward nudge to the westerlies. Like clockwork, we’ll have 14-17 in the morning from Viento to Swell. As Portland heats up, the wind will dip to 11-14 midday, but Stevenson, Hood River, and Mosier will join in. As that front approaches, afternoon westerlies, after 2pm or so, pick up to gusty 20-23 from Stevenson to Mosier. The wind fills in to The Dalles at 15-18 after 5pm. Expect light wind east of The Dalles. High temp: 88.
That front swings through during the day on Saturday. With this setup, models tend to predict more than reality delivers. Still, here’s the forecast, based on the model gradients: 22-26 from Viento to Mosier to start the day. 26-30 from Viento to Rufus through early afternoon. The western Gorge drops to gusty 17-23 in the afternoon. Head east, say… Avery to Arlington, for 26-30. High temp: 77.
Sunday’s prediction from the models currently looks light light easterlies. Given the fact that Portland will stay cooler than the desert, and given the presence of strong offshore high pressure, westerlies might just stick around. For now, let’s call it 12-15 from Viento to Swell early in the morning with light wind elsewhere. Midday wind will probably drop to 5-10 or less. Best guess for the afternoon is 12-15 from Stevenson to Swell with an evening addition of 10-13 from Hood River to Mosier. After Sunday, models diverge like fish seeking paths upstream. We’ll have to wait at least another day before tackling the longer-range forecast.
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). Thursday: 10-15/15-20/30-40, SW swell 2′ at 14 seconds. Friday: 15-20/20-25/30-40, SW 2′ @ 14. Saturday: 20-25/20-25/30-40, NW 5′ @ 8. Jones Thursday: 16-19. Friday: 14-17. Saturday: 22-25. Sauvie’s Thursday: 14-17. Friday: 16-19. Saturday: 16-19.Hood River Weather Forecast
Clear sky this morning stays sunny all day! Temps will be in the low 60’s early and low 80’s later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Friday looks sunny and warmer. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and upper 80’s in the afternoon. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be cooler. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and upper 70’s later. 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
8/27: Hood River County lands are now closed between 9pm and 5am due to extreme fire danger and the likelihood of nighttime users starting a fire. Lands are still open during the day. Moto use is limited to developed roads. Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, and Underwood are closed due to fire danger. Respect the closures. Other Post news: Eldorado is closed about 100 yards before the Mixed Tape intersection due to timber harvesting.
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Local Events
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
