| Your favorite launch | dawn patrol |
morning max | afternoon max | executive session |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwash (Rooster) Rock | cooler | temps | buns | a plenty | |
| Stevenson | 13-16 | 20-23 | 23-26 | 23-26 | |
| Viento | 24-27 | 24-27 | 29-33 | 29-33 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 24-27 | 24-27? | 29-33? | 29-33 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | 10-13 | building | 29-33 | 29-33 | |
| Rufus, etc: 110-229kcfs flow | 10-13 | building | 29-33 | 29-33 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | LTV | building | 29-33 | 29-33 | |
| River flow last 24 hours: 102-229kcfskcfs | =River temp: 71.42F | High temp: 85F | |||
Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! We’ve got a couple of very windy days on tap. You’ll be wanting to bring along your smallest kite, sail, foil, wing, or whatever else you use to play on the river. We do have a couple of monkey wrenches lying around – instability today and tomorrow morning and smoke that could lower the afternoon temp gradient. Still, there’s nothing there that will completely overcome the power of the Northeast Pacific High, a marine air push, and 100+ degrees in the desert.
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Sunday starts with pressures of 30.04/29.90/29.92 for W 0.15 (big!) and E 0.02 (not helpful!). Sunday also starts with a swap meet at Windance. A weak weather feature lifting through mid-morning could trigger some thunderstorms and could disrupt the wind for a bit. We’ll add a “?” to the wind chart just in case. Other than that, expect a very windy day. We start with dawn patrol at 24-27 from Viento to Swell with 12-15ish at Stevenson Hood River, the Lyle stretch, and all the way to Maryhill. Westerlies rise to 29-33 late morning or early afternoon all the way from Viento to Arlington, first to the west, next to the east. Stevenson tends to run a little lighter. Call it 23-26. There’s some indication that the Swell-Hood River area could see a decrease due to atmospheric instability late morning into early afternoon. If that’s the case, just head a bit east. There will be plenty of wind to find today. River flow over the last 24 hours was 102-229kcfs, river temp is 71.42F, and high temp forecast is 85F in Hood River, 99F for Arlington, and 107F for Pasco. Maybe check webcams before heading east – there could be smoke at low levels. And again: today’s forecast has the caveat that smoke could reduce temps, knock down the thermal gradient, and result in lesser wind than predicted.
A big marine push Monday morning combines with strong offshore high pressure and lingering desert heat. Dawn Patrol will be gusty 28-31 under the clouds from Viento to Mosier with gusty 15-20 for socked-in-the-clouds Stevenson. From Lyle to Arlington, the day starts with 24-27 and some atmospheric instability. Westerlies rise to 30-33 from Stevenson to Rufus by late morning and fill in all the way to Arlington in the afternoon. 33+ is not out of the question from Lyle eastward. High temp: 75F in Hood River (nice!) and 91F for Arlington.
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A low offshore puts a crimp in the ability of the offshore high to support us Tuesday. Increasing gustiness is likely too. All that said… dawn patrol looks like 25-28 from Viento to Mosier with 10-13 east to Arlington. If you want it strong, get it fast. The wind drops to gusty 19-22, fills in from Stevenson to Hood River, and holds for the rest of the day. Mosier falls to 13-16, and areas to the east stay under 10mph. High temp: 84F.
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Extended: models have a stronger day on Wednesday and focus that strength east of The Dalles. For now, call it 27-30. Westerlies vary in strength over the next several days due to various weather systems offshore. That said, there should be enough wind all the way through the weekend to get the less picky of you on the water. Have fun and be safe!
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. Sunday: LTNW/LTNW?N30, NW swell 3′ at 11 seconds and W 3′ at 14 seconds. Monday: 10-15/15-20/35, N 5′ @ 6 and W 3′ @ 10. Tuesday: 15-20/25/35, N 6′ @ 7 and NW 4′ @ 8. Jones Sunday: 14-17. Monday: 15-18. Tuesday: 20-23. Sauvie Island Sunday: 14-17. Monday: 10-13. Tuesday: 14-17.
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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
Elevated smoke and a chance of thunderstorms for Sunday. Temps start in the low 70s and rise to the mid 80s. Moderately strong west wind early. Strong wind later. 2% chance of rainbows. Monday will start with marine clouds then turn clear. Temps start in the upper 50s and rise to the mid 70s. Very strong westerlies. No rainbows. Tuesday will be partly cloudy then clear. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to the mid 80s. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows.
Local-ish Events
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Tonight, 7/19, is the Women of the Wind get together. 5pm at the Doug’s school space with kiter and winger pointers and on-water sesh at 5:30. There’s a weekly social for Wind Johnnies (The Gorge Wind Social) at Ferment Brewing every 3rd Monday this summer. There’s a free community paddle at Wylde Wind and Water every Saturday at 10am (gear provided, all ages). They also have a free community wingfoil orientation every Thursday at 5:30pm at the Hook (all ages, gear provided). Northwave and GoFoil sponsor wingfoil races on Tuesday evenings.
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.
Cycling
Ape Canyon and Plains of Abraham are open per USFS website. Patchy snow and downed trees were there as of last report, 6/24. 44 Road trails are all open and clear, including upper 450 and Fifteenmile. As of 6/30, Gunsight is open. Boulder Lakes and other more remote trails are not bucked out yet. Remember that E-bikes are not allowed on USFS non-moto trails. They are allowed on moto trails.
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