Wednesday: just enough this evening, probably, to get you on the water. Good thing. It’ll be HOT!

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Gorge Wind Forecast

Good morning, everyone! Hopefully you made the most of your rest day yesterday. I did not rest! Much of today will hold the potential for rest as the river stays calm. Models are holding out some hope for the Executive Session should cool air filter into the metro area early enough. If not, don’t despair: the next five days, at a minimum, will be plenty windy. Just a note: I’m on call tonight through tomorrow evening. If I get called tonight, it’s unlikley I’ll be able to do a forecast tomorrow.

Wednesday starts off sunny and glassy with pressures of 30.06/30.06/30.09 for gradients of 0.00 and E0.03. Winds are light and variable all through the Gorge with the exception of easterlies at 10mph or so near Stevenson. By mid-morning, the wind goes completely calm. Around 5pm, models suggest westerlies will arrive from Rooster to Stevenson at 10mph or so. Those same models indicate a 0.09 gradient from Portland to The Dalles this evening. That would be enough, on a good day, for 17-20 or so, but let’s be less optimistic. How about 14-17 from Stevenson to Mosier with 11-14 from Lyle to Doug’s after 5pm? River flow yesterday was 113-186kcfs, river temp is 71F, and high temp forecast is 96F.

On Thursday, the desert looks hotter and the metro area looks cooler. Offshore high pressure joins the picture. Dawn Patrol should be in the 24-27 range from Viento to Mosier with 18-22 from Lyle to Arlington. Stevenson: 12-15 or so. Midday westerlies rise to 23-26 at Stevenson, 26-29 from Viento to Doug’s, 22-25 at Avery and 14-17 at Rufus. Evening wind spreads all the way from Viento to Rufus at 26-29 with 20-23 near Stevenson and 14-17 near Arlington. High temp: 90F for Hood River and 99F for Arlington.

Not much changes between Thursday and Friday. We’ll end the workweek with 26-29 dawn patrol from Viento to Mosier with 22-25 east to Arlington. Afternoon gradients spread out a bit and indicate a range of 24-28 all the way from Stevenson to Arlington. High temp: 88F for Hood River. For the extended forecast, there’s some variation in the ensembles. Let’s call it mid 20’s, minimum, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Temps remain in the 80’s for this time 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. Wednesday: 20/15/25-30, W swell 2′ at 9 seconds. Thursday: 10/10-15/25, NW 3′ @ 6. Friday: 10-15/10-15/25-30, NW 1′ @ 5. Jones Wednesday: 21-24. Thursday: 21-24. Friday: 14-17. Sauvie Island Wednesday: 16-19. Thursday: 15-18 > 5pm. Friday: 11-14.  

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

On vacation until fall unless something extraordinary happens.  

Hood River Weather Forecast

Clear sky sticks around all day. Temps will be in the mid 60’s early (open windows) and mid to upper 90’s later (hide in an air-conditioned location). Calm wind all morning. Moderate westerlies in the evening. No rainbows. Thursday will be mostly clear with just a few intermittent high clouds. Temps start in the low 60’s and rise to 90 or so. Strong westerlies. No rainbows. Friday will be clear. Temps start near 60 and rise to the upper 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!

On Thursday evening from 6-8pm, Northwave sails hosts a GoFoil meet n’ greet and BBQ. The Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge runs Friday through Sunday this week. On July 29th and 30th, Tadka Indian food cart in The Dalles (Coastal Parking lot) is having Bollywood Nights with music, dancing, and all other things Bollywood.

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 at the Event Site. You can demo some GoFoil gear there too! 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

All trails on the 44 Road are now open. There is a fire near Boulder Lakes, and that area is under a level 3 evacuation order. That probably means Gunsight is closed at this time. Plains of Abraham is open. That completes our reporting for the summer: all trails are now open! Logging is happening on Hospital Hill. This means you cannot make a full circle – there is no connection between the front side and back side. 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/Crazy Fingers at this time. 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: powdery mildew is making an appearance in local gardens. It’s a real PITA. You could spray sulfur on it, but there’s a better solution. Quite a bit of research has been done on milk. Yes, milk. Spray a solution of 40% milk on your squash, cukes, melons, calendula, and other susceptible plants. Do this weekly. You can alternate with a baking soda solution:1 tablespoon of baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon of liquid non-detergent soap, and 1 gallon of water. Don’t forget to spray the undersides of the leaves. Also helpful: pruning plants so they get plenty of air flow. Happy gardening.  

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