Saturday: three days of westerlies. Yay!

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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. =)
Iwash (Rooster) Rock	warm	overcast	buns	are vast
Stevenson	E15	LTV	W11-14	W17-20
Viento	E15	LTV	W11-14	W17-20
Swell-Hood River	LTE	LTV	W11-14	W17-20
Lyle to Doug’s	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTV
Rufus, etc.	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTV
Roosevelt & Arlington	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTV

Gorge Wind Forecast

Good morning, everyone! I’m having trouble concentrating on getting this done this morning because… IT’S GOING TO BE WINDY!!! We”ll have a couple days of at-least moderate westerlies followed by a bigger day on Monday. That’s the one I’m drooling over – it’ll almost certainly give us all an opportunity to charge out to whatever spot is the personal fav.

Let’s start with Saturday. East flow in the morning gives way to Corridor westerlies in the afternoon as desert heating outpaces the metro area. By early afternoon, westerlies pick up to 11-14 from Stevenson to Viento. Hold on a little longer for gusty 17-20 from Stevenson to Hood River. River flow yesterday was 62-118kcfs, river temp is 63F, and high temp forecast is 72F.

A weak system swings through on Sunday morning. My go-to model, the operational GFS, isn’t being very helpful; it’s not picking up incoming rain despite pretty much all the ensembles calling for some. Why do we care? Because, duh, rain will impact the wind. First thing: it’ll rain more in the desert, so plan on Corridor or Near East. Next: late wind will be better than early wind thanks to building offshore high pressure lending a hand. Early morning: 11-14 everywhere from Stevenson to Arlington. Midday: gusty 19-22 from Stevenson to The Dalles. Late day: gusty teens from Stevenson to Hood river with 21-24 from Mosier to Doug’s and 17-20 near Rufus. Rufus and areas to the east may overperform if things work out just right. High temp: 66F.

Monday. Yeah, baby! Strong-enough high pressure sends a deep marine layer into the west side. Central Oregon and the desert hold on to some heat and aid the thermal gradient. Models give us 22-25 from Stevenson to Arlington right off the bat along with low clouds in Hood River. Gradients stack up mid-morning for 26-30 from Viento to Arlington. Afternoon sees the marine air surge deeper into the Gorge. This may knock the west side down a bit. Head east of Mosier for 27-31. High temp: 61F for Hood River. 64F at Amayah’s. 64F at Arlington. After Monday, model consensus completely disappears. As a result, it’s completely not worth trying to forecast beyond Monday. Just clear your schedule for Monday. And don’t overdo it Saturday and Sunday!

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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 worthy 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

High clouds stick around all day on Saturday. Temps will be near 50 early and in the low 70’s later. Calm wind early. Moderate westerlies in the afternoon. No rainbows. Sunday will be cloudy with some drizzle possible. Temps start in the low 50’s and rise to the mid 60’s. Moderate westerlies. 79% chance of rainbows. Monday will be mostly cloudy then mostly clear and windy all day. Temps start in the upper 40’s and rise to the low 60’s. Strong westerlies (woot woot), 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 28th, Hood River County has work parties on the 140 trail. Meet at 9am at Family Man Staging Area. On November 4th, the 44 Trails Association has work parties. HRATS have work parties in Post Canyon on October 22nd and November 12th. 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

Lots of brown pow out there. Go get some for yourself! There are trail builders seeking extra hands on seven additional miles of trail on Whoopdee. Contact HRATS for more information. See events section of this report for upcoming trail work parties on various trail systems. 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?No trails have closed yet due to snow, but we’re likely to lose the highest-elevation trails, at least temporarily, on the 25th . If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.