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The Forecast
| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | sticky | hot | sweaty | buns | |
| Stevenson | LTW | 13-16 | 20-23 | 20-23 | |
| Viento | 17-20 | 20-23 | 20-23 | 14-17 | |
| Swell (CLOSED) -Hood River | buildling | 20-23 | 20-23 | 14-17 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | LTV | 10-13 | 16-20 | 21-24 | |
| Rufus, etc. | LTE | LTE | LTV | LTV | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | LTE | LTE | LTV | LTV | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Happy Thursday, everyone. Despite a solid gradient to start the day, the wind is playing silly games. Everywhere but Viento is calm or not-westerly to start things off. That’s not how things will stay today. Westerlies return. Once they settle in today, they’re set to blow and blow and blow and blow through the extended forecast. Models are insistent and consistent in making Monday out to be a monster (naturally – I’m scheduled to work), so if you’re into a nuking day, clear Monday. Also of note, Kiteboard for Cancer is Friday-Sunday at the Event Site. It’s not too late to sign up, and it’s certainly going to be a windy one this year! In the meantime…
Thursday starts with pressures of 29.92/29.84/29.86 for gradients of 0.08 and E 0.02. You’ll notice the low pressure in Portland (or maybe you didn’t). This setup is a bit unusual – we don’t have the massive offshore high, and the trough is a bit far out in the offshore waters to call it “Classic”. Deets aside, we’ll still have wind. Westerlies fill in at 20-23 or so from Viento to Hood River by mid-morning. Stevenson won’t be far behind. Afternoon westerlies do the classic “shift east” as instability breaks the cap in the west. Expect the wind to drop to 14-17 from Viento to Mosier this afternoon. Stevenson should hold at 20-23, and the Mosier-Doug’s stretch (maybe, maybe not for Avery) rises to 22-25. River flow yesterday was 124-192kcfs, river temp is 69F, and high temp forecast is 93F. Notes: the Hatch and Swell remain inaccessible due to the fire closures. GoFoil has a flatwater paddle clinic and SUP foil demos from 9-11 today at the Event Site.
On Friday, the cross-Cascade temp gradient increases, and so do the westerlies. We’ll have 23-26+ from Viento to Mosier to start with 13-16+ at Stevenson and 13-16 from Lyle to Arlington. Midday wind builds to 25-28 from Stevenson to Doug’s. Rufus joins at 23-26 in the afternoon, and locations west of Lyle drop to 20-23. High temp: 88F for Hood River. Hotter out east. Heading to Rufus? Don’t forget to stop at Amayah’s for Indian food in Biggs!
Saturday looks just plain windy all day long. 27-30 from Viento to Mosier early and 27-30 from Stevenson to Arlington later. High temp: 86F. Sunday’s forecast is currently 25-28. Monday: 30-33+. Normally I wouldn’t be banking on a forecast that strong that far out, but the ensembles have been insistent and continue to be insistent that this will play out. Those models probably took a look at my work schedule!
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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: W5-10/NW5-10/25ish, NW swell 6′ at 9 seconds. Friday: LTW/LTW/N10, NW 5′ @ 9. Saturday: LTS/LTS/LTV, NW 4′ @ 8. Jones Thursday: 23-26. Friday: 19-22. Saturday: 15-18. Sauvie Island Thursday: 13-16. Friday: 10-13. Saturday: LTN.
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
On vacation until fall unless something extraordinary happens.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Thursday will be hazy from the fire, clear in the morning, and mostly clear in the afternoon. Temps start in the mid 60’s and rise to the low 90’s. Muggy. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Friday starts with a few high clouds (pretty sunrise) and finishes clear. Temps start in the low 60’s and rise to the upper 80’s. Strong westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be clear then mostly clear. 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! Kiteboard 4 Cancer runs Friday through Sunday at the Hood River Event Site. There’s a free weekly wing foil orientation at the Hook Thursdays in July and August from 5:30pm to 7:30pm brought to you by Wylde Wind and Water and CGW2. On Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 9am, Max from GoFoil will be teaching flatwater foil pop-up technique. He hopes to also teach bump classes in the afternoon on those days should the Hatch reopen.
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.
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