Saturday: windy day on the river!

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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	for your	naked	buns
Steven’s Locks	10-13	13-17+	24-27	24-27
Swell-Hood River	21-25	27-31	27-31	G22-27
Lyle to Doug’s	18-22	22-27	27-31+	27-31+
Rufus, etc.	13-16	18-22	27-31+	27-31+
Roosevelt & Arlington	13-16	18-22	22-27	27-31

Gorge Wind Forecast

Westerlies stick around for another four days, setting you up for a scenario where you may have to choose to take a rest day! Easterlies likely make an appearance during the middle of next week along with hotter weather.

Saturday’s going to be a very windy day. Gradients started at .15 pdx-dls and .04 dls-psc. Don’t you worry – those eastern Gorge gradients will pick up too. You’ll be able to chase those Rufus unicorns today! We’ll start the morning with 24-27 from Viento to Mosier. Rowena starts in the upper teens. Other locations (Stevenson and the eastern launches) start the day at 13-16 or so. By late morning, westerlies climb to 27-31 from Stevenson to Rufus with 20-24 near Stevenson and Arlington. Afternoon wind will likely drop near Swell and pick up to 27-31 as far east as Arlington. There’s a decent chance of 30-34 between Rowena and Rufus. River flow is 119kcfs and temp is 69 degrees. High temp: 75.

Strong offshore high pressure sticks around Sunday, but temps across the Cascades nearly equalize. An approaching warm front in the afternoon further disrupts the wind field. The day starts with 14-17 from Viento to Hood River and 7-10 east and west of there. As temps heat up all across the region, the wind drops midday to less than 10mph. Afternoon westerlies return at 20-23 from Stevenson to Mosier and 13-16 near Rowena. You’ll find light and variable wind east of there in the afternoon. High temp: 78.

Monday sees a warm front swing through the region. This starts the day with clouds pretty much everywhere and some light drizzle west of Underwood. Morning wind will be gusty 15-18 from Viento to Avery. Afternoon wind builds to gusty 22-26 from Stevenson to The Dalles. Given the mugginess, it’ll be a fine day to be in the water. High temp: 77. Gusty westerlies in the teens stick around Tuesday, but just from Stevenson to Hood River. It appears we may see easterlies Wednesday and Thursday, but models are far from certain about this. For now, we’ll call it warmer and keep an eye on it!

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). Saturday: 20-25/20-25/30-40, NW swell 6′ @ 7 seconds. Sunday: NW 5-10/N15-20/30-40, NW 6′ @ 7. Monday: 10-15/15-20/30-40, NW 5′ @ 8. Jones Saturday: 20-23. Sunday: 13-16. Monday: LTW. Sauvie’s Saturday: 16-19. Sunday: 11-14. Monday: 10-13.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Clear Sky this morning stays clear. Temps will be in the low 60’s early and mid 70’s later. Strong to very strong westerlies. No rainbows. Sunday starts sunny and ends high overcast. Temps will be int eh low 50’s early and upper 70’s later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Monday starts cloudy and ends partly cloudy. Very tiny wee chance of rain. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and mid to upper 70’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

8/27: 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