Sunday: nice morning for a ride or a dog walk. Just enough wind later. Wind, wind, wind all week.

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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	no	clouds	buns	proud
Steven’s Locks	7-10	10-13	14-17	17-20
Viento	10-13	10-13	14-17	17-20
Swell-Hood River	7-10	7-10	14-17	17-20
Lyle to Doug’s	LTV	LTV	7-10	14-17
Rufus, etc.	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTV
Roosevelt & Arlington	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTV

Gorge Wind Forecast

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Today might just be the windsport rest day you’ve been looking for. Maybe. If you have lighter-wind gear, you’ll be out on the river again this afternoon. Make sure you find a rest day in there somewhere, because most of next week and next weekend are likely to be windy.

Sunday kicks off with pressures of 30.00/29.95/29.95 for gradients of 0.05 and 0.00. Stay close to home base today! Westerlies hold in the calm-to-light range until late morning or early afternoon. By 2pm or so, they should be 12-15ish from Stevenson to Swell or Hood River. The wind builds to 17-20 from Stevenson to Mosier with 14-17 from Lyle to Doug’s late in the afternoon. River flow yesterday was 151-173kcfs, river temp is 63F, and high temp forecast is 83F.

Monday kicks off with 15-18 from Stevenson to Hood River. Increasing onshore flow on the west side in the afternoon holds down the temps. Meanwhile, hot weather in the desert creates a heat low. This takes the wind to 20-23 (Stevenson to Mosier) midday and ramps it up to 24-27+ from Lyle to Rufus in mid-afternoon. Stevenson will likely hold in he low 20’s, but Viento to Mosier should drop to the upper teens. High temp: 87F.

Tuesday starts with deep marine clouds in Portland. Cool air offshore reinforces the chill during the day. Out in the desert: heat. Offshore: high pressure. Dawn Patrol arrives with 27-31 from Viento to Arlington. The wind builds to 30+ all the way from Stevenson (okay, maybe 26-29 there) to Threemile. Locations between Rowena and Arlington may see 35+ in the afternoon. Take all your small gear with you. High temp: 76F. Wednesday won’t be nuking, but it’ll be windy: upper 20’s, probably east of Mosier. Lesser wind is forecast on Thursday (upper teens) and is followed by mid 20’s or so Friday. Speaking of Friday, there’s some disagreement on the strength of an incoming system that will impact us Friday through the weekend. The weather will be cooler, windy, and you are likely to be driving east of Hood River for your river session. In other words, this 7 day stretch looks great! Enjoy!

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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast

Wind speed in knots. Direction Northerly unless otherwise noted for Coast. Westerly for Jones. Northerly for Sauvie Island. North/Central/South, waves. Wave forecast provided by NWS. Sunday: 15-20/25-30/30-40, NW swell 6′ at 8 seconds. Monday: 10-15/15-20/25-30, NW 6′ @ 8. Tuesday: 10-15/15-20/30-40, NW 6′ @ 8. Jones Sunday: 17-20. Monday: 17-20. Tuesday: 17-20. Sauvie Island Sunday: 17-20. Monday: 14-17. Tuesday: NW 10-14.

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

On vacation until fall unless something extraordinary happens.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Clear sky this morning may add some high clouds from the east this afternoon. Temps start in the mid 50’s and rise to the low 80’s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Monday will be mostly clear with a few scattered high clouds. Temps start in the mid 50’s and rise to the upper 80’s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Tuesday will be clear, then high overcast, then clear. Temps start in the upper 50’s and rise to the mid 70’s. Nuking west wind. No rainbows. There is a chance of rain late in the week or next weekend. Yay.

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Local-ish Events

Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know! Regular weekly events: NK Studios in Bingen has a donation-based yoga class at 7:30am every Tuesday. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. There’s meditation with monks at 5:15pm (an hour) and 6:30pm (30 minutes plus a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, there’s a run from Pine Street Bakery. On Fridays at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class at Yoga Samadhi. On Saturday at 9am, there’s a by-donation outdoor group fitness on the 2rd floor deck above Ferment Brewing.

Regular bike rides (thanks to the Hood River Area Trail Stewards for collecting). Tuesday is Mountain View’s ride. Meet at 5:45pm on Post Canyon Drive where the pavement ends. Wednesday is the Evo/Kickstand all-ability, no-drop Post Canyon ride. 5:30 from the shop or join along the way. All abilities welcome. Thursday is Mountain View’s women’s ride. 5:30pm, Seven Streams Trailhead. No drop. Thursday is also the Dirty Fingers Post and Pint. 5:30 from the shop or later at Family Man. This is hardcore, race-pace. Saturday morning is the Mountain View road/gravel ride. Two hours. 12-14mph average speed. Starting May 6th, Oregon Ebikes has the women’s ride at 8:30am. Meet at Seven Streams parking lot for a 1.5 to 2 hour ride.

Cycling

How much rain do you need to make brown pow out of dust? Somewhere between 0.1” and 0.25”. Maybe next weekend! Post is clear of snow to the top. Dog River and Surveyor’s are clear. Bottle Prairie, 8 Mile, and Super Connector are open and already dusty. Super Duper Connector is open. There is still snow on a short section of Surveyor’s between the Cooks Meadow intersection and Dog River. Nestor Peak is clear of snow. The USFS website says that Lewis River is open and clear. Falls Creek isn’t even close! The Forest Loop above Trout Lake is reportedly open. Cows are in on Hospital Hill. That means dogs are no longer allowed. Even if your dog is cool. Even if you’re a local. Even if … you get the picture! Hospital Hill is private land. Please respect the wishes of the landowners – they’re generous enough to let folks use that land, and dogs have been shot there before. Please don’t ride muddy trails, or you’ll do permanent damage. Always remember to consider gravel riding! If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.

Valuable Advice for Gardeners Inhabiting Neighboring Areas

Valuable Advice for Gardeners Inhabiting Neighboring Areas: I was wandering around my garden yesterday and notice there’s some tomato pruning that needs to happen. That inspired me to ask ChatGPT, “How do I grow giant tomato plants?” The AI says: fertilize regularly, prune the lowest leaves (to prevent disease), put plants at least two feet apart, water deeply and infrequently, and mulch to prevent spores in the ground from getting to your plants and also to keep the soil moist. Lastly, use companion plants such as dill, marigolds, nasturtiums, sweet alyssum, and others. Plants like company too.