Sunday: a day to recover from Saturday’s nuking 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. =)
Iwash (Rooster) Rock	E30-35	E25-30	E20-25	E15-20
Stevenson	E20-25	E25-30	E20-25	E20-25
Viento	E15-20	E20	E15	E10-15
Swell-Hood River	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTV
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, friends! Wow. Yesterday was ridiculous. Models kept the wind west of the Hatch, as they often do on frontal systems, but reality didn’t like that idea at all! The Hatch went off! Spray from one side of the river to the other. Viento reported a gust to 69. Swell seemed to be reporting a bit low, only reading 50 in the gusts. I assure you it was stronger. On the river, it was washing machine chaos with big chunks of disorganized swell rolling through. Team winning, once again, was the SUP-foilers. More of them than any other sport, and bigger smiles. But then, as we’ve discussed before, I’m a little biased.

Much more reasonable wind is forecast this week. Almost all of that will be easterlies, although there will be some dead calm days mixed in for you dock starting people and sculling folks. Next chance of big westerlies arrives next Sunday through Tuesday. Models are actually giving some pretty clear signs of west wind in that time period, so do keep watching the forecast.

For Sunday, today, we’ll have easterlies. Iwash (Rooster) Rock starts at 30-35, fades to 15-20 midday, and drops to 15 this afternoon. Stevenson: 20-25 rising to 25-30 and fading to 20-25. Viento: a bit less, as per usual. River flow yesterday was 91-119kcfs, river temp is 55F, and high temp forecast is 53F.

Monday starts calm and stays that way in most locations. Between Stevenson and Viento, westerlies pick up to 7-10mph in the afternoon. High temp: 54F. Tuesday brings easterlies at 30-35 for Iwash and 25-30 at Stevenson. The wind holds in the 20-25 range into the late afternoon. High temp: 53F. Wednesday: probably calm. Thursday/Friday: probably easterlies.

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – intermittent forecasts until ski season

Not much is happening in the next week or so. Despite a lot of uncertainty beyond that, models are coalescing around colder, wetter weather starting around the 20th of this month or so. Between now and then… just some rather mixed precipitation, some dry days, and maybe even some sunshine. Forecasts will probably be intermittent between now and then because… well, because I can? Because they’re somewhat unnecessary?!

Sunday will be cloudy during the day. Light snow moves in tonight. The free air freezing level falls from 6500′ this morning to 5000′ this evening and 4500′ overnight. About 0.2” water equivalent (WE) is forecast overnight for 1-2” wet snow from 5000′ on up. Wind will be SSW 5-15 early. It builds to SW 20-40 this evening and turns to WSW 20 after midnight.

Monday starts with flurries, turns partly cloudy, and adds a few more flurries after midnight. The snow level will be 4500′ in the morning. It falls to 4000′ in the afternoon and 3500′ after midnight. Up to 0.1” WE is possible in the morning for up to an inch of new. Overnight: just a trace. Wind: WSW 20 in the morning turns to variable at 5-15 in the afternoon. Tuesday brings very light mixed precip with light southerly or SW wind. Wednesday: light rain with the snow level at 6500′. Thursday: sunny! That’s enough for now. Stay tuned for The Big Weather Switch (hopefully) in 8 days or so.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Dry, cloudy weather today. Temps start in the low 40’s and rise to the low 50’s. Easterlies. No rainbows. Monday will be drizzly in the morning with scattered sprinkles under mostly cloudy sky in the afternoon. Temps start near 40 and rise to the mid 50’s. Calm wind or very light west wind. 59% chance of rainbows. Tuesday will be mostly clear in the morning with partially high cloudy weather in the afternoon. Temps start in the mid to upper 30’s and rise to the low 50’s. Easterlies. No rainbows. Thursday looks sunny… just giving you a heads up!

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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 November 28th, Amayah’s has their one-year anniversary party in Biggs. Also, every first Thursday, 1pm to 4pm, they are offering free meals to all. Yup. That’s right. Free Amayah’s once a month!

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. 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.

Cycling

Mud in many places with the exception of Syncline. Don’t ride in the mud. You’ll damage the trails. Ride gravel. Ride your trainer. Build trails. 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. If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.