Friday: windy weekend on tap! I’ll be on retreat for a bit. Back Wednesday.

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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	sunny	sky	buns proud	and high
Stevenson	5-10	10-13	20-23	20-23
Viento	13-16	20-23	20-23	14-17
Swell-Hood River	13-16	20-23	20-23	14-17
Lyle to Doug’s	5-10	13-16+	21-24	23-26ish
Rufus, etc.	5-10	10-13	13-16	20-23ish
Roosevelt & Arlington	5-10	5-10	10-13	10-13

Gorge Wind Forecast

Good morning I’m headed out on a retreat today and will be back with you next Wednesday morning. Looks like a windy weekend, so each of you has to get a little extra time on the water for me! Before we dive into this windy forecast, let’s talk about a couple events: Duotone and Fanatic are having board, foil, and wing demos at the waterfront park today from 10 to 5. Tonight at the Ruins (time not provided to me), the Big Air Kite League is showing a pre-screening of their Docuseries. Tadka Indian food cart in The Dalles has Bollywood Nights happening. I may have written it down wrong… I can’t remember if it’s tonight and tomorrow or tomorrow and Sunday. Either way, sounds fun!

Let’s look at the wind. Friday starts off with your wind forecaster typing as fast as possible so they can get on the water before leaving town. Pressures started with 30.08/30.00/29.98 for gradients of 0.08 and 0.02. That should be enough… and indeed… we have 13-16ish from Viento to The Hook with single digits or low double digits everywhere else. We’ll have another one of those shift-east sorts of days as the metro area heats up this afternoon. Expect a quick build to 20-23 from Stevenson to Mosier this morning with 11-14 near Rufus. The shift happens by noon. West of Mosier, the wind falls to 14-17. Mosier hangs on for a little longer, and then it too drops to 14-17. We’ll see the Lyle to Doug’s stretch climb to 21-24 early to mid afternoon. Models hint that we’ll see a touch more late: 23-26 from Lyle to (maybe) Rufus. I’d guess the low end of that is most likely. River flow yesterday was 113-198kcfs, river temp is 72F, and high temp forecast for Hood River is 84F.

Saturday starts off with marine clouds to Cascade Locks. Hooray! That’s an excellent start. We (I mean you, because I”ll be meditating) open the day with westerlies at 22-25 from Viento to Mosier with 11-14 near Rowena and 16-19 from Avery to Arlington. Westerlies build to 25-28 from Viento to Mosier with 22-25 from Lyle to Doug’s and 16-19 out east for the midday, post-coffee, post-brunch session. Stevenson will take extra time thanks to the clouds. It eventually rises to 20-23 once the clouds burn off. Models hint that our shift east just might leave Hood River windy Saturday. Let’s go with 20-23 from Stevenson to the Hatch with 25-28 from Hood River to Doug’s early afternoon. Wait just a touch longer, and you’ll find 26-30 from Hood River or Mosier to Arlington. Very nice. High temp: 82F.

Sunday opens with deeper clouds in the Stevenson area for a light start between there and Viento. Swell to Mosier kick off Sunday with 22-25. East to Arlington, you’ll find 18-22. Afternoon wind rises to 25-28 from Mosier to Arlington. Depending on the marine clouds, there could be a short (1-2 hour) period of 25-28 from Viento to Hood River as well. More than likely, Stevenson to Hood River will be in the 17-20 range most of the day, but it’s two days out as I write this, and things are likely to change.

Looking at the extended forecast, we see this forecaster still meditating and likely being distracted by thoughts of SUP foiling. Monday: 15-18, midday lull, 15-18. Tuesday: light early. 21-24 in the afternoon. Wednesday: windier, but there’s just not enough model agreement that far out to really pin that day down. Ensembles hint at stronger wind later next week. That is all. I’ll see you on the flip side!

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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. Friday: 10/10-15/20-25, NW swell 3′ at 8 seconds. Saturday: LTNW/NW5-10/20-25, NW 3′ @ 8. Sunday: LTNW/N20/25-30, NW 3′ @ 8. Jones Friday: 22-25. Saturday: 17-20. Sunday: 8-11. Sauvie Island Friday: 11-14. Saturday: 13-16. Sunday: 10-13.

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

On vacation until fall unless something extraordinary happens.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Partly cloudy sky this morning turns clear later. Temps will be in the low 60’s early and mid 80’s this afternoon. Moderate westerlies. NO rainbows. Saturday will be clear and then partly cloudy. Temps start in the upper 50’s and rise to the low 80’s. Strong westerlies. No rainbows. Sunday will be partly cloudy then clear. Temps start in the mid 50’s and rise to 80 or so. Moderate to 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 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. On August 4th, Meadows is showing the BEST MOVIE EVER, the Neverending Story, on the deck in the evening. Go up there and see this movie and actually be not-hot for once.

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

As of July 28th, all local privately owned timberlands will close due to fire danger. This includes Underwood Mountain, Whoopdie, and Hospital Hills. Many trails will not have closure signs. They are still closed. Please respect the landowners’ wishes and stay off their lands. All trails on the 44 Road are now open. There is a fire near Boulder Lakes, and that area is closed. Plains of Abraham is open. That completes our reporting for the summer: all trails are now open! 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.