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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	sun	on	buns	today
Stevenson	5-10	13-16	21-24	21-24
Viento	18-22	21-24	21-24	21-24
Swell-Hood River	14-17	17-20+	21-24	21-24
Lyle to Doug’s	10-13	13-16	18-21	21-24
Rufus, etc.	10-13	13-16	18-21	21-24
Roosevelt & Arlington	13-16	10-13	LTW	10-13

Gorge Wind Forecast

It’s Thursday morning, and the holiday weekend is drawing near. As of this morning, models have better consensus for this weekend’s wind. Saturday: quite windy. Sunday: Dawn patrol in the upper teens, followed by a midday fade and then another round of upper teens. Monday: lighter. That looks good enough for a trip to the Gorge, and hey, there’s a CGW2 swap meet on Sunday morning!

Thursday starts with pressures of 30.06/29.97/29.95 for gradients of .09 and .02. This indicates another Corridor play day. Partly cloudy sky in the metro area allows the desert to get a slight jump on the heating. That should keep the wind from lulling midday. You’ll find 15-18ish to start from Viento to Swell with 10-13 from Hood River to Arlington and 5-10 near Stevenson. By mid to late morning, westerlies pick up to 21-24 from Stevenson to Mosier with 12-15 from Lyle to Doug’s and 10ish to the east. Evening wind, thanks to thermal gradients, holds at 21-24 from Stevenson to Avery and probably fills in to Rufus as well. If you head to Rufus, enjoy some Indian food from the Amayah’s cart at Biggs. River flow yesterday was 126-190kcfs, river temp is 66F, and high temp forecast is 87F.

On Friday, stronger offshore high pressure combines with hotter weather in the desert for a windier day. Opening gambit: 21-24 from Viento to Swell or Hood River. East of there, you’ll find 7-10. By late morning, westerlies nudge upward to 23-26 and fill in from Stevenson to Mosier. Can’t go ’til later? You’ll find 24-27 from Stevenson to Rufus with 13-16 at Arlington. High temp: 88F.

Strong offshore high pressure, hot weather in the desert, and reinforcing cool air from an approaching trough all combine for a windy Saturday. The forecast could change a little, but as of now, we have 26-29 from Viento to Mosier early and 26-29 from Stevenson to Rufus in the afternoon. Widespread heat on Sunday knocks the wind down a few notches. As of this morning, we’re expecting 17-20 early, less midday, and 17-20 in the evening. Monday looks lighter, perhaps not windy at all. If there is wind, it’ll be concentrated west of Mosier. It’s worth nothing that Jones Beach, Sauvie Island, and the coast (especially the south coast) will be windy every day through this forecast period. 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. Thursday: 10-15/15-20/25-30, W swell 3′ at 10 seconds. Friday: 15-20/20-25/30-35, W 3′ @ 9. Saturday: 20-25/25-30+/35+, W 3′ @ 8. Jones Thursday: 20-23. Friday: 23-26. Saturday: 18-21. Sauvie Island Thursday: 13-16. Friday: 14-17. Saturday: 15-18.

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

On vacation until fall unless something extraordinary happens.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Mostly clear sky this morning turns clear this afternoon. Temps will be in the low 60’s early and upper 80’s later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Friday will be clear all day. Temps start near 60 and rise to the upper 80’s. Moderate westerlies in the morning. Strong westerlies later. No rainbows. Saturday will be clear all day. Temps start in the upper 50’s and rise to the mid 80’s. Strong westerlies. No rainbows.

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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! The Mt. Hood Megaloop kite competition window runs now to July 3. Location TBD.. There are still spots open. There’s a CGW2 swap meet at Lot 1 Sunday, July 2nd. Starting next Thursday, there’s a free weekly wing foil orientaton at the Hook from 5:30pm to 7:30pm brought to you by Wylde Wind and Water and CGW2.

On June 24th (sat) at 8:45am will be the final brush and bike party up on the backside of Nestor Peak Trail. This section is pretty cool – it includes the old growth Middle Fork Grove, is up above 3k and doesn’t have poison oak. After the brush work, you can hike to Monte Carlo summit or take advantage of a shuttle ride and pedal all the way to Nestor Peak and down. Meet at Northwestern Park.

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”. When’s it gonna happen? Who the heck knows? Did it rain on the 44 trail system over the last few days? Go check it out and tell me! Logging is happening on Hospital Hill on the trail between the top of Roll Baby Roll and the Bench. This means you cannot make a full circle. You could ride Bad Wolf and Millennium as a loop. You can ride Roll Baby Roll and Triple Bypass as a loop. You cannot access Treehugger at this time. Post is clear of snow to the top. Dog River and Surveyor’s are clear. Bottle Prairie, 8 Mile, Underhill, Cedar Creek, Lower Cooks, and Super Connector are open and already dusty. Fifteenmile is rideable. Super Duper Connector is open. Nestor Peak is clear of snow. The USFS website says that Lewis River is open and clear. The Forest Loop above Trout Lake is open as is the mixed surface Sleeping Beauty/8810 loop. 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

You have an unusual solstice-week opportunity. With the clouds and the chance of drizzle and the cool temps, you have a perfect opportunity to sow seeds. Replace your lettuce. Drop in another round of cilantro. Add some arugula. Carve out a little trench for some carrots. Water them, and you might just get away with once-a-day watering through Monday. It’s also a decent time to add some plants to your garden. They’ll prefer this gentle start to a harsh, hot-weather transplant. Happy gardening.