Wednesday: oh look. it’s windy in the Gorge AGAIN.

June 12, 2024

Wednesday: oh look. it’s windy in the Gorge AGAIN.

The best wind forecast for the Gorge. The best snow forecast for Mt. Hood. The best weather forecast for the Gorge. These are ranges for the average speed reading, not a predicted wind range. =) Your favorite launch dawnpatrol morning max afternoon max executivesession Iwash (Rooster) Rock sun’s out buns out Stevenson 10-13 12-15 12-15…

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Your favorite launch	dawn patrol	morning max	afternoon max	executive session
These are ranges for the average speed reading, not a predicted wind range. =)
Iwash (Rooster) Rock	sun’s	out	buns	out
Stevenson	10-13	12-15	12-15	17-20
Viento	20-23/td>	dropping	12-15	17-20
Swell-Hood River	20-23/td>	dropping	12-15	17-20
Lyle to Doug’s	13-16	10-13	10-13	17-20
Rufus, etc: 213-260kcfs flow	13-16	10-13	7-10	LTW
Roosevelt & Arlington	13-16	10-13	7-10	LTW
River flow last 24 hours: 178-260kcfs		River temp: 60.98F	High temp: 76F

Gorge Wind Forecast

Hi friends! Dawn Patrol kicked off a bit perkier than expected. Go get it. Come back and read the forecast later! Okay, okay. You should read the forecast so you know when to plan a rest day. Tomorrow starts relatively light but builds into the strong zone for the evening. For Friday and Saturday, we have relatively strong eastern Gorge westerlies. Sunday: probably less. Quick note: the Arlington railroad crossing remains closed today. No access to the point.

Wednesday opened up with gradients of 30.20/30.11/30.08 for pressures of 0.09 and 0.03. Westerlies were 20ish mph from Viento to Swell with 15ish from Hood River to Mosier and less to the east. Clear sky in the metro area suggests the wind will drop to 12-15 late morning, so get your windsport on now. You could also wait until the evening. Desert heat eventually outpaces the metro area. This gives us 17-20 from Stevenson to Doug’s late afternoon into the evening. River flow over the last 24 hours was 178-260kcfs, river temp is 60.98F, and high temp forecast is 75F.

A slow, sunny, chilly start to Thursday gives way to a partly cloudy, windy afternoon. For the strongest wind, you’ll need to wait for an offshore trough to start pushing cooler air into the west side; that is expected to happen late afternoon or early evening. Hopefully the timing doesn’t shift later, as that’ll shift the wind into the night. Anyway… expect 11-14 or so from Stevenson to Hood River to start. Early in the afternoon, the wind starts to build. You’ll find 17-20 from Stevenson to Mosier. The wind eventually rises to 25-28 from Stevenson to Rufus with 22-25 at Arlington. Expect it to be up-and-down with huge gusts. That’s perfect for SUP foil, but not necessarily awesome for other activities. Still, there should be 60=90 minutes of steady wind before things get wacky.

All that action signals incoming “weather” for the weekend. A cool trough settles in. This shifts the action eastward, mostly. We should have a strong 5am-9am dawn patrol to start Friday. I’m thinking 25-28 from Stevenson to Arlington to start, best from Swell to Mosier. The wind then drops below 15mph west of Lyle and holds at 24-27 to the east all day long. Sometime mid to late afternoon, the Stevenson to Mosier stretch rebounds to 17-20. Saturday: drizzle in the morning. 25-28 east of The Dalles most of the day. It’s worth noting that atmospheric instability will be present out in the desert, and this could affect wind quality. Sunday: light west wind early with low 20s possible in the afternoon.

Extended:Beyond Sunday, uncertainty increases, so this forecast ends here. Enjoy your day on the river!

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Jones, Sauvie Island, Oregon Coast

North/Central/South coast, waves (swell forecast provided by NWS). Wind forecast for the afternoon (unless it’s a storm on the coast, in which case that’s peak wind during the day). Wind direction N (coast/Sauvie Island) and W (Jones) unless otherwise noted. Wednesday: 25/25/35, NW swell 8′ at 10 seconds. Thursday: 20/15-20/2530, W 4′ @ 11 and SW 2′ @ 16. Friday: LTW/LTW/N20-25, W 5′ @ 10 and SW 2′ @ 15. Jones Wednesday: 17-20. Thursday: 25-28. Friday: LTW. Sauvie Island Wednesday: 16-19. Thursday: 16-19. Friday: 9-11.

Alan’s Sauvie Island Wind Sensor

Mt. Hood Weather Forecast

I’m tired. It’s on vacation.

Very basic Hood River weather forecast. Don’t plan your life around this. You really should read Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook

Clear sky all day Wednesday. Temps start in the low 50s and rise to the mid 70s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday will be partly high overcast Temps start in the upper 40s and rise to the low 80s. Light westerlies early. Strong westerlies late. No rainbows. Friday will be mostly cloudy. Temps start in the upper 40s and rise to 70. Strong west wind early. Moderate later. No rainbows.

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 weekly social for Wind Johnnies (The Gorge Wind Social) at Ferment Brewing every 3rd Monday this summer. On June 25th, Brave Endeavors hosts a pride MTB ride at Post Canyon at 5:30pm. June 30th is Vortex #3, a paddling race.

The Columbia Gorge Junior Kayak Club offers free roll sessions (gear provided) for kids at the Hood River Pool every other Tuesday from 5:30 to 7pm. Visit their website for more deets: https://www.columbiagorgejuniorkayakclub.org/. Amayah’s offers a free meal every First Thursday from 1pm to 4pm. 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.

Sign-ups are open for the Gorge Ultimate Summer League: https://gorge.ultimatecentral.com/e/summer-league-2024

Wingfoil racing starts July 2nd: https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/mgmt_event_menu.php?regatta_id=28193

Post Canyon Junior Enduro MTB series: https://cooperspuralpineteam.org/mountain-bike/fun-fridays-kids-enduro-series-post-canyon/

Cycling

Post, Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, Syncline, Columbia Hills, and Nestor are open. Eightmile, Knebal, Bottle Prairie, Surveyor’s, Dog River, Sueprconnector, and Cook Meadows are open. Fifteenmile is clear of snow but has not been cleared of downed trees. Lewis River is open. Lower Falls Creek is open, but the area above Horse Camp is not. Cows are out on Hospital Hill. NO DOGS. That means you, all of you, even your dog that’s [insert adjective]. No dogs. Do not risk access for everyone. No parking at the corral.