| Your favorite launch | dawn patrol |
morning max | afternoon max | executive session |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwash (Rooster) Rock | last | chance | for | tan buns | |
| Stevenson | LTW | W10-13 | W14-17 | W14-17 | |
| Viento | LTW | W10-13 | W14-17 | W14-17 | |
| Swell-Hood River | LTW | W10-13 | W14-17 | W14-17 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | LTV | 10-13 | 19-22 | 14-17 | |
| Rufus, etc: 63-132kcfs flow | calm | 5-10 | 14-17 | 14-17 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | calm | 5-10 | 14-17 | 14-17 | |
| River flow last 24 hours: 63-132kcfskcfs | =River temp: 65.12F | HR High temp: 72F | |||
Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! It’s another spectacular fall day out there. This one is going to have at least a little bit of west wind. Remember that we’re into the season when the models don’t work all that well; that’s especially evident in the spread for tomorrow (Wednesday), when the wind will be frontally driven. Generally speaking, we have a forecast of westerlies today and Wednesday followed by easterlies of the barely-enough sort Thursday through Saturday. That said, there’s still a fair bit of uncertainty beyond Thursday.
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Looking at Tuesday, we start with pressures of 29.96/29.94/29.93 for gradients of 0.02 and 0.01. That’s enough for light and variable wind to start the day, in other words, it’s not enough at all! Models focus today’s strongest wind near Rowena. We’ll see a slow build to 14-17 from Stevenson to Doug’s this morning. Models hold the wind at 14-17 west of Lyle in the afternoon and nudge it up to 19-22 from Lyle to Avery in the afternoon. Rufus-to-Arlington climbs to 14-17. River flow over the last 24 hours was 63-132kcfs, river temp is 65.12F, and high temp forecast is 72F.
Wednesday starts with W 10-13 from Viento to Hood River with 5-10 at Stevenson and 5-10 east of Hood River all the way to Arlington. By late morning, the wind builds to 15-18 from Stevenson to Mosier with 19-22 from Lyle to Rufus and 14-17 east of Rufus to Arlington. Afternoon westerlies pick up to 22-25 from Avery to Arlington and drop to 10-13 from Stevenson to Doug’s. Expect a bit of rain from Stevenson to Rowena in the morning. Sometimes we’ll get a surprise burst of wind near Swell after a system like this moves through. Keep an eye on it after noon despite the above-mentioned 10-13mph forecast. High temp: 65F and cloudy in Hood River. 70F and sunny in Arlington.
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Thursday sees the wind switch around in the cool, post-frontal environment. Easterlies build to 17-20 at Iwash (Rooster) Rock, Stevenson, and Home Valley with 14-17 at Viento. That lasts until early afternoon. We’ll then see the wind fall to 13-16mph at those usual easterly spots and rise to 10mph from Hood River east to Arlington. High temp: 66F and sunny.
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Extended: modes give us east wind at 20mph or so in the usual spots on Friday. There’s a fair bit of uncertainty for the weekend as a low pressure system scoots southward along the coast. Until the low clears the area, easterlies are likely. Call it 20mph for now, potentially switching to light westerly Saturday afternoon. As of now, we’re looking at light west wind on Sunday. 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: LTNW/LTN/N15-20, W 6′ @ 13 seconds. Wednesday: LTNW/LTNW/N20-25, W 7′ @ 13. Thursday: N15/N10-15/N20, W 6′ @ 11. Jones Tuesday: LTW. Wednesday: LTW. Thursday: LTE. Sauvie Island Tuesday: LTV. Wednesday: N7-10. Thursday: N9-12. 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
Mostly clear sky this morning adds a few low clouds and more high clouds. Temps start in the upper 40s and rise to the low 70s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Wednesday will be cloudy with a bit of drizzle early. Temps start in the low 50s and rise to the mid 60s. Moderate westerlies. 99% chance of rainbows. Thursday will have high clouds to start and clear sky in the afternoon. Temps start in the low 40s and rise to the mid 60s. Light to moderate easterlies. No 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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