| Your favorite launch | dawn patrol |
morning max | afternoon max | executive session |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwash (Rooster) Rock | rain | glistening | on | buns | |
| Stevenson | 10-13 | 10-13 | 10-13 | 10-13 | |
| Viento | 17-20 | 14-17 | 10-13 | 7-10 | |
| Swell-Hood River | G14-17 | 10-13 | 7-10 | 7-10 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | 10-13 | 14-17 | 14-17 | 14-17 | |
| Rufus, etc: 113-175kcfs flow | 17-20 | 14-17 | 14-17 | 14-17 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | G17-20 | 14-17 | 10-13 | 10-13 | |
| River flow last 24 hours: 110-175kcfskcfs | =River temp: 70.16F | HR High temp: 77F | |||
Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! It’s been quite the stretch of west wind. I didn’t count, but it’s been long. We’ll break that string this week with at least a couple days that are too light to get most of you on the river. Moderate westerlies return Friday (probably) and stick around through the weekend (probably). Also here for the weekend: heat, humidity, and instability.
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Tuesday kicks off post-frontal in the wake of yesterday’s system. Another weak system swings through today but doesn’t do much to help the wind. Offshore pressure isn’t all that strong, and cool air extending to the east will limit thermal assistance. Early pressures were 30.00/29.95/29.91 for gradients of 0.05 and 0.04. Westerlies started the day at 10-13 most places. Viento and Rufus were a bit stronger with 14-17 and periods of 17-20. Models suggest that’s about all we’ll see today: 10mph or so west of Mosier for most of the day, 10-13 near Mosier, and 14-17 from Lyle to Rufus. East of Rufus: 10-13. River flow over the last 24 hours was 110-175kcfs, river temp is 70.16F, and high temp forecast is 77F under partly cloudy sky.
Even less wind is in the cards on Wednesday (unless you head to the coast). The day starts with 10-13 near Viento and possibly at Swell. Models suggest 10-13 until late morning from Stevenson to Swell before the wind drops to 5-10 and stays there for the rest of the day. From Hood River eastward, the wind will be calm or nearly so. High temp: 87F under clear sky.
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Easterlies pop up for a few hours on Thursday. You’ll find 15mph or so from Iwash (Rooster) Rock to Viento for a few hours in the morning. Get on it if you want it. By the afternoon, conditions will be calm and near 100 degrees. That’s great weather for dock starting and flat water paddle ups.
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Extended: the heat low shifts east of the Cascades on Friday. Westerlies return. There’s still a fair bit of range in the models, but it does look like we’ll see 20ish mph on Friday. A system on Saturday turns the overall picture chaotic and unstable, but west wind continues. Westerlies of some sort are in the cards for Sunday, but again, there’s not enough clarity in the models for a precise forecast. We’ll leave it there for now. Have a great day today!
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. Tuesday: W5-10/LTNW/N10-15, W swell 3′ @ 9 seconds. Wednesday: 20/20/20-25, NW 3′ @ 8. Thursday: 20/LTN/LTV, NW 4′ @ 8. Jones Tuesday: LTW. Wednesday: 11-14. Thursday: 10-13. Sauvie Island Tuesday: 5-10. Wednesday: 10-13. Thursday: 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
Partly to mostly cloudy sky this morning turns clear. Temps start in the upper 60s and rise to the upper 70s. Light to moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Wednesday will be clear. Temps start in the upper 50s and rise to the upper 80s. Light westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday will be sunny. Temps start near 60 and rise near 100. Calm wind. No rainbows.
Local-ish Events
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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
Fire near Columbia Hills is in mop-up mode. The Twin Tunnels Trail between Hood River and Mosier is closed due to wildfire. Kreps and Green Diamond Land (formerly SDS) are now closed to fire danger. That includes Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, and Underwood. Those lands will remain closed until significant rain in the fall. Also closed: Gorge 400 and lots of other trails due to the Whisky Creek Fire. Ape Canyon and Plains of Abraham are open per USFS website. 44 Road trails are all open and clear, including upper 450 and Fifteenmile. 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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