Thursday: the westerlies continue…

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Yesterday was a ripping day on the river, and today should be plenty strong for everyone too! 6Am gradients were 0.12 (pdx-dls) and 0.12 (dls-psc). Combine that with marine clouds to White Salmon, and you have Mother Nature screaming, “Go east!”. Most places are in the 17-21 range this morning with a few exceptions: Viento at 30-35, Mosier likely the same, and Rufus already at 25-30. Those marine clouds will likely stick around until late morning or early afternoon. That keeps the western Gorge gusty, with 17-21 most place. Start at Mosier and finish at Mosier for 28-32. East of there, the wind quickly builds to 28-32 and holds through the evening. River flow is 183kcfs, river temp is 67F, and high temp forecast for Hood River is 85F.

Marine clouds take over the western half of the region again on Friday, but they won’t be as thick or nearly as long-lasting. Dawn Patrol kicks off with 23-26 at Viento and Mosier with 10-13 at Stevenson, 13-16 near Hood River, and 10-13 east of Mosier. A steady build happens all morning and lands the wind at 25-28 from Stevenson to The Dalles early afternoon. Wait until evening for Rufus and Arlington; the former maxes out around 20-23, and the latter 18-21. High temp: 93F.

Saturday kicks off with a CGW2 swap meet at Lot 1 on the Hood River waterfront. It also opens with westerlies at 24-27 from Viento to Mosier under sunny sky from Hood River eastward. The wind holds in that range and fills in from Stevenson to Rufus with 14-17 east of Rufus. High temp: 92. Sunday looks almost identical to Saturday. Westerlies continue on Monday!  

Coast, Jones, Coast (north/central/south, waves. Wind Coast (north/central/south, waves. Wind direction north unless otherwise noted. Swell forecast from NWS.) Thursday: NW5-10/N 10-15/N20-25, NW swell 6′ at 9 seconds. Friday: NW 10-15/N 10-15/30-35, NW 6′ @ 9. Saturday: 15-20/20-25+/25-30, NW 6′ @ 9. Jones Thursday: 8-11. Friday: 13-16. Saturday: 17-20. Sauvie’s Thursday: 7-10. Friday: 11-14. Saturday: 13-16.  

Mt. Hood Weather forecast

On vacation unless some wintry weather happens.  

Hood River Weather Forecast

Cloudy sky this morning turns clear this afternoon. Temps will be in the mid 60’s early (yay) and mid 80’s later. Strong westerlies. No rainbows. Friday starts cloudy and quickly turns clear. Temps will be in the low 60’s early and low 90’s later. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be sunny. Temps will be in the low 60’s early and low 90’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

SDS, BLC, HFM, DGS, Kreps Ranch, etc will be closing their timberlands to Public Recreation Access starting Saturday, July 3rd at 0001 AM. This closure comes early in the season and means Hospital Hill and Whoopdee are closed to public recreation. It is also vital that people respect this closure to maintain positive relationships between the landowners and trail users.

Trail guesses: Whoopdee, dry; Post, dry; 44 Road, dry. Falls Creek: good. From the 44trails.org website… Open trails: Eightmile, Fifteenmile, Bottle Prairie, Dog River, Superconnector, Cedar, Knebal, Cooks (to 1.5 miles above the 4410 road), 450 to the junction with 15 mile, Underhill. Upper 450: patches of snow and 10 trees down.

Maple Road in Post Canyon is closed. DO NOT drive past the closed signs. If you do so, you will jeopardize TRAIL access for the entire summer. This is the road that runs to the west, just north of the Binns/Riorden intersection. Also, the trail from the bottom of Post Canyon to Seven Streams Staging Area is now closed. It’s on private land. Respect the closure. Surveyor’s Ridge: clear of snow and trees. Other 44 Road Trails: clearing in progress. Cows are out on Hospital Hill. No parking at the corral. No dogs on the trails. No exceptions. Please respect the wishes of the landowners – they let us use their land, and in return, we respect their rules! New Whoopdee: open.  

Local Events

Coming up Saturday, CGW2 has a swap meet at Lot 1 on the Hood River Waterfront. Pacific Hermitage has a garden party the same day.

Mountain View Cycles women’s ride is every Thursday, bottom of Post at 5:30pm. They have an all-genders ride at 6pm on Wednesday, end of the pavement on Post Canyon Road. Their shop road ride leaves at 9am on Saturday for a 2 hour ride. Dirty Fingers has the Post n’ Pint on Thursday evenings at 5:30pm from the shop. They also have the women’s Post n’ Pinot Wednesday evening at 5:30pm from the shop. Oregon E-Bikes has ladies’ rides at 7:30am Sunday and Monday. The Small Boat Group does paddles every Thursday evening at 6pm. Hatch laps are the latest thing they do.

Other weekly events. Tuesday night there’s meditation with the Pacific Hermitage Monks at 5:15 (1 hour) and 6:30 (30 minutes followed by a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. Triathlon practice with the Tri Club is Tuesday at 6pm at West Mayer State Park. Sailboat races happen Wednesday night from the Hood River Marina.  

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