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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	convective	clouds	buns	about
Stevenson	LTW	LTW	LTW	5-10
Viento	LTW	LTW	LTW	5-10
Swell-Hood River	LTW	LTW	LTW	5-10
Lyle to Doug’s	LTW	LTW	LTW	5-10
Rufus, etc.	LTW	LTW	LTW	5-10
Roosevelt & Arlington	LTW	LTW	LTW	LTW

Gorge Wind Forecast

Good morning, everyone! Well, this is a nice change, isn’t it? Clouds, drizzle… For the next couple of days, the wind forecast will be tricky thanks to persistent and widespread atmospheric instability. This uncertainty is reflected in the ensembles; there’s a wide spread of possible outcomes presented. Better agreement exists on Monday and Wednesday (you may remember that Tuesday was previously the target day) for solid westerlies.

As you may have guessed by looking out the window at the clouds and drizzle, not much will happen wind-wise on Saturday. Expect light wind this morning with perhaps 10mph this afternoon from Lyle to Rufus. Elsewhere: light all day. In case you were wondering, the pressures this morning were 30.09/30.06/30.04 for gradients of 0.03 and 0.02. River flow yesterday was 94-151kcfs, river temp is 72F, and high temp forecast is 85F but will probably end up being lower.

A disturbance in the Force (a trough moving inland, to be precise) is the trigger for increased westerlies on Sunday. It’s also a potential trigger for thunderstorms. That makes this forecast rather unreliable, so I ain’t pretending I can get it right. We’ll try for 14-17 from Viento to Arlington in the morning. That shifts to 13-16 west of Hood River and 16-19 from Hood river to Rufus by late morning. Afternoon: 14-17 from Stevenson to Hood River with gusty 22-25 from Mosier to Rufus and 19-22 near Arlington. Again, thunderstorms and instability could drive down wind quality and wind speed and forecast reliability.

Marine air pushes in to the west side on Monday, and this sets up a more reliable day. East of the Cascades, instability will still be present. Expect dawn patrol at 21-24 from Viento to Mosier with 10-13 to the east. Mid-morning wind rises to 23-26 from Viento to Mosier with 20-23 at Stevenson and from Lyle to Rufus. Afternoon: 25-28 from Stevenson to Rufus with 22-25 at Arlington. High temp: 82F.

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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. Saturday: 15/10-15/25-30, W swell 3′ at 8 seconds. Sunday: NW5/NNW5-10/N25-30, W 4′ @ 8. Monday: NW5/5-10/25-30, W 3′ @ 8. Jones Saturday: 16-19. Sunday: 21-24. Monday: 11-14. Sauvie Island Saturday: 8-11. Sunday: 12-15. Monday: 8-11.

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

On vacation until fall unless something extraordinary happens.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Clouds and drizzle this morning give way to mostly cloudy sky and a chance of thunder later. Less clouds in the metro area mean a good chance of a spectacular sunrise. Temps will be in the mid 60’s early and near 80 later. Muggy. Light westerlies. 4% chance of rainbows. Sunday will be mostly cloudy then partly cloudy with a chance of thunder. High chance of colorful sunset. Temps will be in the mid 60’s early and low 80’s later. Moderate westerlies. 5% chance of rainbows. Monday will be mostly cloudy. Temps start in the low 60’s and rise to the low 80’s. Moderate to strong westerlies. 1% chance of 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!

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 closed 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.