| Your favorite launch | dawn patrol |
morning max | afternoon max | executive session |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwash (Rooster) Rock | morning | clouds | afternoon | buns | |
| Stevenson | 7-10 | 21-24 | 21-24 | 21-24 | |
| Viento | 21-24 | 22-25 | 22-25+ | 24-27 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 21-24 | 24-27 | 21-24+ | 24-27 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | 10-13 | 17-20 | 24-27+ | 24-27 | |
| Rufus, etc: 95-165kcfs flow | 7-10 | 16-20 | 23-26 | 23-26 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 10-13 | 13-16+ | 20-23 | 20-23 | |
| River flow last 24 hours: 89-164kcfskcfs | =River temp: 71.78F | HR High temp: 81F | |||
Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! A few windy days are on tap, and along with this round of wind, we’ll have cooler temps. We’ll even see marine layer for the next few days! Focus your attention on the Corridor and near east today, anywhere you want on Monday, and east of Hood River on Tuesday. Beyond that? Well, we know the cooler weather will continue, but we start to see more spread in the wind predictions. Remember to support the fire fighting efforts: if you see planes or helicopters scooping water from the river at your chosen launch, go somewhere else.
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Sunday starts with pressures of 30.06/29.94/29.91 and 1024mb offshore. Portland: completely covered in marine clouds. That gives us gradients of 0.12 and 0.03 to start the day. That’s plenty! Let’s call it 21-24 from Viento to Hood River with 18-21 near Mosier to start. All other locations were under 10mph at 7am. It’ll take the desert some time to heat up, but when it does, the wind will build. For the morning, we’ll see Viento to Mosier build to 22-25. Lyle to Arlington builds to 13-16 this morning. Stevenson eventually breaks free of the morning doldrums and joins at 22-25. If the marine layer holds, we’ll see 24-27 from Stevenson to Doug’s late morning. Afternoon wind, thanks to desert heating, builds to 24-27 from Viento to Avery. 27-30 isn’t out of the question, especially between Lyle and Avery. Rufus builds to 23-26 (the equivalent of 19-22 readings at Swell) early afternoon and holds into the evening. Arlington: 20-23ish. If your only option is late in the day, keep an eye on the Corridor (Swell to Hood River) – the wind should hold there today. Or, if it dips mid-afternoon, it should come back for that executive session. River flow over the last 24 hours was 89-165kcfs, river temp is 71.78F, and high temp forecast is 81F.
Monday kicks off with another round of solid marine clouds on the west side. A weak system approaches offshore, and that should keep the west side cool. Want to play? You’ll be able to do it pretty much everywhere. We’ll start with 20-23 at Stevenson and 23-26 from Viento to Arlington. Late morning wind rises to 25-28 from Viento to Mosier and 28-31 from Lyle to Arlington with 22-25 at Threemile. The wind holds for the rest of the day. 30-33mph averages from Lyle to Arlington isn’t out of the question. That puts dinner at Amayah’s Indian Curry and Kababs (Biggs) in play for Monday. High temp: 74F for Hood River and 82F for Arlington.
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Marine clouds push even deeper inland on Tuesday as a weak trough arrives. This knocks down the temp gradients. Clouds will be late to dissipate on the west side. Focus your energy to the east. After a 21-24mph dawn patrol between Viento and Mosier, the wind falls to 17-20 west of The Dalles. Afternoon westerlies eventually rise to 25-29 from Mosier to Arlington. Under the clouds to the west: gusty 13-16ish. Threemile: 22-25. High temp: 72F for Hood River and 77F for Arlington.
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Extended: After losing the support of offshore high pressure on Tuesday, we’ll enter a period of somewhat lighter wind (probably). Models have us in the teens on Wednesday and low 20s on Thursday. Beyond that, there’s quite a bit of range in the exact details. Generally speaking, it appears temps will be below normal next weekend with inland troughing and offshore high pressure. That’s a good setup for wind and also for hanging on the beach – cooler weather is good for hanging out, right? Have a great day on the water today. I’ll see you out there!
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: NW5-10/N10/N25, NW swell 5′ at 8 seconds. Monday: LTW?LTNW?N10-15, NW 4′ @ 8. Tuesday: W5-10/LTV/N5-10, NW 3′ @ 7. Jones Sunday: 7-10. Monday: LTW. Tuesday: LTV. Sauvie Island Sunday: 13-16. Monday: 10-13. Tuesday: LTN.
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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
Clear sky this morning adds a few high clouds later. Temps start in the mid 60s and rise to 80 or so. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Monday will be partly cloudy then clear. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to the mid 70s. Strong westerlies. No rainbows. Tuesday will be cloudy to start then clear. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to the low 70s. Moderate 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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