Tuesday-Wednesday: plenty of rain. not so much wind.

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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. =)
Stevenson	LTV	LTV	W10-13	LTW
Viento	LTV	LTV	W10-13	LTW
Swell-Hood River	LTV	LTV	W10-13	LTW
Lyle to Doug’s	LTV	LTV	LTW	LTW
Rufus, etc.	LTV	LTV	LTW	LTW
Roosevelt & Arlington	LTV	LTV	LTW	LTW

Gorge Wind Forecast

Once again, it’s a “not much happening” wind report. Guess it’s that time of year when I’ll take some days off here and there. Tomorrow looks like a good one to skip – I’m on call tonight, so tomorrow’s forecast is a “maybe” anyway. For the next couple of days, we have wet weather and short periods of light-to-moderate west wind. Easterlies time themselves just wrong for best results over the Thursday/Friday period. Not much is forecast for the weekend either.

Tuesday starts with pressures of 29.60/29.64/29.62 for E 0.04 and W 0.02. Not much. Light/variable wind this morning picks up to W 10ish midday and fades to less than 10mph in the afternoon. River flow yesterday was 66-94kcfs, river temp is 65F, and high temp forecast is 58F.

Wednesday starts off pretty much calm. East of The Dalles, the wind picks up to gusty 12-15ish or maybe gusty 15-18ish in the afternoon. High temp: 56F. Brrrrrrr Thursday starts calm. High pressure builds inland in the afternoon and takes the easterlies to 15-20mph from Iwash (Rooster) Rock to Viento. East of there: 5-10mph easterlies. The wind picks up a bit overnight for E 25ish to start Friday. Models suggest it will fade really, really, really quickly. Go for the Dawn Patrol. Weekend wind looks light and variable. After that? Nothing to see in the models, which is way uncool, because we’re supposed to have big westerlies out east in the fall! Alas. It seems to be mountain bike season!

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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. Sauvie Island wind sensor: sauviewind.net, but it’s done for the season! Coast: North/Central/South, waves. Wave forecast provided by NWS. Nothing to report for the next few days other than some southerlies. If there’s a change, it will be noted in the Gorge wind forecast.

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

On vacation until fall unless something extraordinary happens.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Clouds this morning add rain. A break for a few hours in the afternoon gives way to more rain under mostly cloudy sky. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and upper 50’s later. Light/variable wind early. Light westerlies later. 95% chance of rainbows. Wednesday will be rainy. Temps start in the mid 40’s and rise to the mid 50’s. Calm wind early. Light westerlies later. 96% chance of rainbows. Thursday will be cloudy and then mostly clear. Temps start in the mid 40’s and rise to the mid 60’s. Calm wind in the morning turns to light easterlies later. 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 October 14th and 28th, Hood River County has work parties on the 140 trail. Meet at 9am at Family Man Staging Area. The Gorge Winter Gear Swap is Saturday, October 21st at 8am at Hood River Alliance Church.

Regular weekly events:. NK Studio’s by-donation Tuesday morning yoga class is back. 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. The Tri Club is done for the season. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. Paddle folks (OC/Surfski) meet at the Hatch Thursday evenings for laps. 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 about 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

Doesn’t look like we’ve had enough rain as of yet (Tuesday morning) to turn the trails to mud. But by this evening, and definitely by the end of Wednesday, it’ll be too wet to ride. Don’t ride in the mud, or you’ll do permanent damage. Also, people will have to fix your messes rather than building you new trails. Just don’t, okay? Trails on private land that were previously closed due to fire danger (Hospital Hill, Underwood, Whoopdee) have reopened. No trails have closed yet due to snow. If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.