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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
14-17
18-22
Swell-Hood River
14-17
14-17
18-22
18-22
Lyle to Doug’s
5-10
5-10
13-16
13-16
Rufus, etc.
5-10
5-10
5-10
5-10
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 | 14-17 | 18-22 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 14-17 | 14-17 | 18-22 | 18-22 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | 5-10 | 5-10 | 13-16 | 13-16 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 5-10 | 5-10 | 5-10 | 5-10 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
More details for Tuesday: offshore high pressure is our friend today as hot weather stretches all the way from the metro area to the desert. Just enough heat builds over the Gorge to keep the onshore flow going. Expect 14-17 from Viento to Swell through early afternoon. Westerlies pick up to 18-22 from Stevenson to Hood River from early afternoon on. Models don’t like the idea of wind any farther east, but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen. Look for 13-16 from Mosier to Rufus with light wind east of there. River flow is 114kcfs, temp is 68 degrees, and 16,571 Chinook got past Bonneville yesterday. High temp: 89.
Wednesday starts out with light westerlies or light and variable wind. Not much happens in the morning – expect light enough conditions for the fishing boats to stick around through noon. Afternoon westerlies pick up to 13-16 from Stevenson to Mosier. High temp: 88. nearly-calm conditions stick around on Thursday. High temp: 93.
As of today’s model run, Friday looks like 21-24. Saturday starts with 20-23 and fades, maybe. East wind arrives (maybe) for Sunday and Monday, although models are far from consistent with the forecast for early next week.
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). Tuesday: 20-25/20-25/30-35, NW swell 6′ @ 9 seconds. Wednesday: 20-25/25-30/LTV, NW 8′ @ 14. Thursday: 20-25/LTW/LTS, NW 7′ @ 12. Jones Tuesday: light. Wednesday: 11-14. Thursday: light. Sauvie’s Tuesday: 18-21. Wednesday: 15-18. Thursday: 15-18.Hood River Weather Forecast
Clear sky all day for Tuesday. Temps will be near 60 early and in the upper 80’s later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Wednesday will be sunny all day. Temps will be in the low 60’s early and upper 80’s later. Light wind most of the day. Moderate in the afternoon. No rainbows. Thursday will be sunny. Temps will be near 60 early and in the low 90’s later. Light and variable wind. 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
