| Your favorite launch | dawn patrol |
morning max | afternoon max | executive session |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwash (Rooster) Rock | buns | gather. | sunbeams | do too. | |
| Stevenson | LTW | 10-13 | 13-16 | 10-13 | |
| Viento | 20-23 | 20-23 | 13-16 | 5-10 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 20-23 | 20-23 | 13-16 | LTW | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | 10-13 | 10-13 | 7-10 | LTW | |
| Rufus, etc: 65-67kcfs flow | 10-13 | 10-13 | 7-10 | LTW | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 10-13 | 10-13 | 7-10 | LTW | |
| River flow last 24 hours: 89-95??kcfskcfs | =River temp: 67.28F | HR High temp: 81F | |||
Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! Fall weather settles in this week – we’ll see hot days, cloudy days, east wind, and west wind. In other words, the weather will be all over the map, and so will the wind. Best chance for a somewhat strong day is Wednesday out in the eastern Gorge.
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Monday looks promising to start, but high pressure building in will minimize the wind later today. Earlier will be better. The day started with pressures of 30.17/30.09/30.07 for gradients of 0.08 and 0.02. Westerlies were generally in the 10-13 range with the exception of Viento (20-23) and Stevenson (less than 10mph). Models suggest we’ll find 20-23ish from Stevenson to Swell, perhaps to Hood River, from 11am to 2pm. East of Hood River, the wind will be less than 10mph. After 2pm, wind speeds plummet to less than 10mph and potentially even turn calm. River flow over the last 24 hours was 65-67kcfs (my usual source is back online), river temp is 67.28F, and high temp forecast is 81F and muggy.
High pressure builds inland on Tuesday, a heat low sets up along the ORCA border, and the wind turns offshore. Get it early. You’ll find 20-25 to start at Iwash (Rooster) Rock and Stevenson with 20ish near Viento. That lasts through the morning and then falls. By 2pm, the wind will be down to 15mph near Iwash and 15-18 near Stevenson. Viento: 15mph or less. After 2pm, the wind drops to the “light” zone and stays there. High temp: 89F and muggy.
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Wednesday sees a weather system approach from the NW. It’s accompanied by strong upper-level SW wind, and it’ll drag rain far east as Hood River in the afternoon. While ensembles aren’t all that enthusiastic about wind strength, that strong upper level wind could help the day over-perform. IN the morning, you’ll find 20-23 from Stevenson to Arlington with low clouds to Hood River (or so). Models keep areas west of Lyle at gusty 20-23ish all day, although we’re likely to see Stevenson-Swell drop when the rain arrives mid afternoon. Out east, midday wind rises to gusty 27-30 from Lyle to Arlington and eventually fills to Boardman. When the front pushes inland in the evening, the eastern Gorge wind is likely to drop to gusty 25-28. Upper level SW wind generally isn’t the “right” direction for The Wall, but maybe the strength will help overcome the gustiness? High temp: 70-75F for Hood River and 81F for Arlington.
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Extended: Cool, troughy, not-windy weather is in the cards for Thursday. Plan on a rest day. A low moves into BCD on Friday and offshore high pressure rebuilds. Let’s call it 20ish mph near Hood River for now. The deterministic GFS currently has easterlies Saturday morning followed by westerlies in the afternoon. That’s followed (probably) by another round of west wind Sunday. Beyond that, there’s too much uncertainty. Heck, there’s a lot of uncertainty in general in the long range forecast, but this seems like a fair take as of 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. Monday: 15/20-25/30, NW swell 5′ at 11 seconds. Tuesday: 15/10-15/LTV, NW 7′ @ 12. Wednesday :LTW/LTW/LTS, W 8′ @ 14. Jones Monday: LTW. Tuesday: 10-13. Wednesday: LTW. Sauvie Island Monday: 12-15. Tuesday: LTV. Wednesday: LTV. nbsp 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
Monday starts with some clouds and turns mostly clear. Temps start in the mid 60s and rise to the low 80s. Light westerlies. No rainbows. Tuesday will be sunny. Temps start in the upper 50s and rise near 90. Light easterlies then calm. No rainbows. Wednesday will be mostly clear then cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the evening. Moderate westerlies. 5% chance of rainbows.
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Cycling
All vehicles on HR County forest roads need a gallon of water and a shovel – it’s fire season. Please see the HRATS/Hood River County for complete details on Post Canyon closures. Newly reopened in Post: lower Trail 100 paralleling the lower part of Post Canyon Road. The Twin Tunnels Trail between Hood River and Mosier is closed due to wildfire. That means you, all of you who’ve been riding it. Kreps and Green Diamond Lands have reopened. That includes Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, and Underwood. Closed: Gorge 400 and lots of other trails due to the Whisky Creek Fire. Trail near Mt. Adams due to the Williams Mine Fire. Remember that E-bikes are not allowed on USFS non-moto trails. They are allowed on moto trails.
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