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River flow last 24 hours: 61-86kcfskcfsRiver temp: 62.06F HR High temp: 70F

Gorge Wind Forecast

Hi friends! Slow morning here in my world. It’ll be a slow day on the river today too. Make plans to try something else – I bet the dirt is great right now for mountain biking. I already got a dockstart photo from this morning, and heck, it’s a good day for anything outside!

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The wind today won’t be much. Pressures started with 30.28/30.26/30.21 for light onshore flow. A system aimed at BC and Washington slowly drops south during the day and gives a little nudge to the Gorge. Little, meaning less of a nudge than yesterday’s models predicted. At best, it appears we’ll see 10-13ish from Stevenson to Rufus this afternoon. River flow over the last 24 hours was 61-86kcfs, river temp is 62.06F, and high temp forecast is 70F under cloudy sky.

The system that slowly dropped south on Saturday slowly continues towards us on Sunday, and this gives the wind a little more power. But not all that much. We start the day calm. Late morning to early afternoon will be right on the edge with 16-20 possible from Stevenson to Viento (or maybe Swell), 7-10 from Hood River to Doug’s, and gusty 18-22 from Avery to Rufus. As the system arrives and sends rain into the western Gorge, areas west of Mosier drop to 7-10, and areas to the east hold at gusty 18-22. High temp: 71F and cloudy. It’s worth mentioning that if a low moving inland is stronger than expected, we could see a bit more wind. But ensembles are not optimistic.

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A weak low hanging offshore on Monday shuts things down for the western Gorge. Expect calm wind or less than 5mph west of The Dalles all day. To the east, from Avery to Boardman, 14-17 is possible after noon, after the drizzle stops. High temp: 59F under clearing skies.

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Extended: Tuesday looks calm. Easterlies pop up on Wednesday at 25-30mph or so. Beyond that, I’m not even hazarding a guess. While the deterministic GFS continues to like the idea of a big day towards the end of next week, the Euro ensembles are having nothing to do with that. Looking at the cluster models, there’s just way too much range in the possible overall setup to make a call. Have a great day today!  

 

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Cloudy today and dry. Temps start in the low 50s and rise to 70 or so. Calm wind early. Light westerlies later. No rainbows. Sunday will be high overcast then cloudier then wet in the evening. Temps start in the mid 40s and rise to 70 or so. Calm wind early. Moderate westerlies later. 5% chance of rainbows. Monday will be cloudy with drizzle in the morning and partly cloudy later. Temps start in the mid 40s and rise to the upper 50s. Calm wind or light westerlies. 98% chance of rainbows.  

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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 has reopened. 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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Temira Lital is a recreation and travel weather forecaster based in Hood River, Oregon. Temira uses they/them pronouns. They're also a mental health counselor. Temira bikes, skis, windsurfs, paddles a SUP, swims in mountain lakes, and loves gardening. Most recently they've taken up SUP foiling. Temira is powered by La Croix, protein, and beets.