| Your favorite launch | dawn patrol |
morning max | afternoon max | executive session |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwash (Rooster) Rock | muggy | buns | not so | fun! | |
| Stevenson | 10-13 | 22-25 | 17-20 | 17-20 | |
| Viento | 22-25 | 22-25 | 17-20 | 17-20 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 22-25 | 22-25 | 17-20 | 17-20 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | 10-13 | 17-20 | 20-23 | 20-23 | |
| Rufus, etc: 81-176kcfs flow | 17-20 | 17-20 | 20-23 | 20-23 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 10-13 | 10-13 | 10-13 | 10-13 | |
| River flow last 24 hours: 81-176kcfskcfs | =River temp: 71.60F | HR High temp: 88F | |||
Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! It’s Saturday, and it’s another breezy day in the Gorge. Best, strongest, least gusty results will be this morning. Beyond today, moderate westerlies around 20mph continue pretty-much daily. We’ll see a bit of a spike in the wind on Tuesday as stronger offshore high pressure combines with slightly cooler weather for more thermal gradient and more synoptic-scale support. Beyond that? Not quite sure… Just a reminder for your second sport today: most trails in Post Canyon are closed so fire crews can conduct lines. You’ll want to check in with HRATS on what’s open/closed. K, back to wind…
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For today, Saturday, you’ll want to get on it early. An approaching disturbance unsettles the air, causes instability, and knocks the wind down in the afternoon. Or maybe you’re seeking lighter, gustier wind. If that’s the case, wait. Early pressures were 30.09/29.96/29.92 for gradients of 0.15 and 0.04. Early westerlies will be 22-25 from Viento to Swell, quickly filling in at 20-23 at Stevenson and from Hood River to Mosier. Swell might just bump to 24-27 for an hour or two. Maybe. You’ll probably have until late morning to catch the strongest wind. Sometime in that morning window, the wind drops to gusty 17-21 from Stevenson to Mosier and rises to gusty 21-24 from Lyle to Rufus. To the east: 10-13. The disturbance really impacts things in the afternoon: gusty 17-20 from Stevenson to Mosier with gusty 20-23 or a touch less from Lyle to Rufus. To the east: 10-13. River flow over the last 24 hours was 81-176kcfs (lowest early), river temp is 71.60F, and high temp forecast is 88F and muggy. The GKA Kitepark World Championships kick off today at the Spit in Hood River.
Sunday sees lingering instability to the east of Hood River, a few marine clouds in the metro area, and a broad area of moderate high pressure offshore. We’ll start with 18-21 from Viento to Swell or Hood River and 11-14 east to Arlington. A brief period of 20-23 from Viento to Hood River is possible before the wind drops late morning. For the afternoon, we have 17-20 from Stevenson to Doug’s with 12-15 east to Rufus and light wind at Arlington. 12-15 fills in to Arlington and Threemile in the evening. High temp: 91F for Hood River.
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On Monday, we’ll start with 18-21 from Viento to Hood River. Follow that with a quick build to 21-24 from Stevenson to Mosier with 13-16 east to Rowena and Doug’s. Afternoon wind drops to 17-20 from Stevenson to Hood River and rises to 23-26 from Lyle to Rufus with 14-17 at Arlington. High temp: 92F for Hood River and 97F for The Dalles and areas to the east.
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Extended: Thanks to building offshore high pressure and a continued heat in the desert, Tuesday looks windier. Expect 25-28ish near Swell in the morning with similar readings east of The Dalles in the afternoon. As always, keep in mind that the Swell sensor reads about 5mph lower than those eastern Gorge sensors, meaning the strongest wind of the day is likely to be at Swell in the morning and perhaps the Rowena area in the afternoon. Beyond Tuesday, ensembles suggest westerlies of some sort continue, but they’re not all that certain how strong they will be. We’ll leave it here for now. Have a great day on the river!
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. Saturday: 10-15/15-20/25, NW swell 4′ at 9 seconds. Sunday: 10-15/15-20/25, SW 2′ @ 9. Monday: 10-15/15/25, NW 4′ @ 7 and SW 2′ @ 8. Jones Saturday: 11-14. Sunday: 19-22. Monday: 21-24. Sauvie Island Saturday: 10-13. Sunday: 12-15. Monday: 11-14.
Alan’s Sauvie Island Wind Sensor
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 cloudy sky this morning adds more high clouds. Temps start in the low 70s (record high-low) and rise to the upper 80s. Moderately strong westerlies fade to moderate in the afternoon. Slight chance of thunder. Muggy. 1% chance of rainbows. Sunday will be sunny. Temps start near 70 and rise to the low 90s. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Monday will be sunny. Temps start in the mid 60s and rise to the low 90s. Moderately strong westerlies. 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
All vehicles on HR County forest roads need a gallon of water and a shovel. All areas to the west of 140 trail in Post Canyon are closed. Please see the HRATS for complete details, but essentially, all that is open is 7 Streams, Eldorado, 140, GP, and other trails in those areas. Mobius, Mitchell Ridge, Spaghetti, etc are all closed. People have been riding the closed trails. If this continues, all of Post will be closed. The sheriff is patrolling, and will ticket you. 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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