| Your favorite launch | dawn patrol |
morning max | afternoon max | executive session |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwash (Rooster) Rock | blue | above | buns | below | |
| Stevenson | G24-28 | G24-28 | G20-24 | G17-20 | |
| Viento | G16-20 | G24-28 | G20-24 | G17-20 | |
| Swell-Hood River | G24-28 | G24-28 | G20-24 | G17-20 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | 10-13 | G24-28 | G28-31+ | G20-24? | |
| Rufus, etc: 155-241kcfs flow | 10-13 | G24-28+ | G28-31+ | G23-26 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 10-13 | G24-28+ | G28-31+ | G23-26 | |
| River flow last 24 hours: 145-241kcfs | =River temp: 63.50F | High temp: 74F | |||
Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! It’s Wednesday, and it’s a tricky day for forecasting here in the Gorge. Call it a high probability, low reliability day for wind. Predictability increases over the next few days with moderate wind Thursday, not much at all Friday, and stronger westerlies returning Saturday through Monday. Don’t forget about your favorite Port doing bridge lifts on your favorite old and decrepit bridge 7am-3pm today, tomorrow, and Friday.
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Wednesday opens up with pressures of 29.86/29.77/29.75 for gradients of 0.09 and 0.02. At this point, gradients are behind the model predictions – those models called for 0.15 for dawn patrol. We’ll see a weather system move through today as a weak low moves towards the WA coast. South to southwest flow aloft gives us instability and a slight risk of thunder – there’s already a little virga falling near The Dalles. All this action makes for a tricky forecast – expect the wind to be extra gusty and unreliable today. All that said… we should see a period of gusty 24-28 from Swell to Mosier this morning (it was 12mph when I started writing and 22mph when I finished!). Briefly stronger wind is not out of the question. Areas to the east won’t be far behind.
Then you can expect a quick jump to 23-26 from Lyle to Arlington. As low clouds push as far east as Hood River or Mosier or even deeper into the Gorge, westerlies drop to gusty 20-24 between Stevenson and the end of the cloud line. By late afternoon, areas under the clouds fall to gusty 16-19. Between Lyle (probably, maybe Avery) and Boardman, late morning or early afternoon westerlies pick up to gusty 28-31 with periods of 30-33 possible. The Rufus zone does not like this sort of atmospheric action; expect it to be gusty. Arlington does better when “stuff” is happening, but the risk of thunderstorms and instability increases out there. Doug’s: probably gusty but very windy, assuming the clouds don’t penetrate that far east. All-in-all, it’ll be a windy day, but it’ll be a gusty and unreliable day too. River flow over the last 24 hours was 145-241 kcfs (155-241kcfs at Rufus yesterday with flow over 200kcfs after 3pm). River temp is 63.50F. High temp forecast is 74F for Hood River and 81F for Arlington.
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Thursday will be a cooler, more reliable day. A weak low moves inland in the morning, and moderate high pressure builds offshore in the afternoon. Areas west of Mosier, and potentially west of The Dalles, will remain cloudy all day. You’ll have to go east for wind, unless you have the gear for light conditions. The day starts with 12-15 from Stevenson to Boardman with some drizzle possible in Stevenson. Afternoon westerlies rise to 14-17 from Viento to Mosier with 22-25 from Lyle to Rufus and 13-16 east of Rufus. High temp: 69F for Hood River and 73F for Arlington.
Extended: As of right now, models have Friday as a no-wind day. Break out the ski boat! High temp: 80F under partly high overcast sky. a system approaches on Saturday and drives mid to upper 20s near Rowena and low 20s to the west. Saturday, Sunday, and Monday benefit from stronger offshore high pressure and a nice, tight temp gradient across the region: call it mid 20s or better all three days. Have a great 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: SW15/SW15/LTV, W swell 3′ at 8 seconds. Thursday: NW5-10/LTN/N20-25, W 4′ @ 10 and S 2′ @ 14. Friday: 15-20/15-20/30-35, W 3′ @ 10 and W 2′ @ 13. Jones Wednesday: LTW. Thursday: LTW. Friday: 13-16. Sauvie Island Wednesday: G14-17. Thursday: LTN. Friday: 16-19.
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
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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
High clouds this morning add some lower clouds later and keep the high clouds. Slight chance of thunder. Temps start in the mid 60s and rise to the mid 70s. Strong westerlies. 1% chance of rainbows. Thursday starts with low clouds and holds on to some of them all day. Temps start in the low 50s and rise to the upper 60s. Light to moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Friday will have a few high clouds. Temps start near 50 and rise to 80 or so. Calm wind. 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. Columbia Gorge Tri Club meets at Mayer State Park at 6pm Tuesdays. 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.
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
Dirt is great in post as of 6/19. Post, Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, Syncline, Columbia Hills, and Nestor are open. Eightmile, Knebal, Bottle Prairie, Surveyor’s, Dog River, SuperConnector, and Cook Meadows are open. Fifteenmile is clear of snow but has not been cleared of downed trees. Lewis River is open. I received an email that Falls Creek is open. That is USFS land, and E-bikes are not allowed. 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.
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