The easterlies this morning are quite a bit stronger than I thought they would be, and that means we should all pack up and head to Rooster. By “we”, I mean you, as I have quite a bit of work and studying to do today and not enough hours to get it all done. With the pdx-dls gradient at .16 at 7am, you can expect Rooster to provide 35-40 through midday, fading to gusty 26-30 this afternoon. Looking at the graph from yesterday, Stevenson was actually windiest from 1pm-5pm, which is odd. I don’t know if that pattern will repeat today. I do suspect that you can expect Stevenson to pick up to 25-29 by late morning, probably the upper end of that wind range, and last until mid-afternoon. Continued after the chart.
| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | E 35-40 | E 35-40 | E 25-29 | E 25-29 | |
| Steven’s Locks | E 20-25 | E 25-29 | E 25-29 | E 22-25 | |
| Hatchery/White Salmon Sandbar (minus a few for Hood River) | light | E 5-10 | E 5-10 | E 5-10 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | light | E 5-10 | E 5-10 | E 5-10 | |
| Rufus, etc. | light | E 5-10 | E 5-10 | E 5-10 | |
| Roosevelt, etc. | light | E 5-10 | E 5-10 | E 5-10 | |
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Gorge Wind Forecast, continued…
Things switch up tomorrow as a trough of low pressure moves over the region. The western Gorge will likely end up in the shower/rainbow zone tomorrow, meaning you’ll need to drive east to find consistent wind. We’ll start off with westerlies at 5-10. They’ll slowly pick up during the day, jumping to gusty 22-25 from Mosier to Arlington after 2pm. Stevenson and Hood River will likely see up-and-down, all over the board, gusty westerlies.
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A closed low pressure system will move across southern Oregon on Sunday, setting up another round of west wind. Once again, We’ll start off with 10-13 from Hood River eastward. In the afternoon, the westerlies will pick up to 22-25, probably from Lyle to Arlington, but possibly at Mosier too. Depending on the showers and clouds, there’s a decent chance Hood River will see 13-16 tomorrow afternoon. At this point, Monday looks like another chance at mid-twenties westerlies.
Coast forecast: surfing weather. Today: light and variable wind, W swell 3′ @ 11 seconds. Tomorrow: light and variable wind, W 6′ @ 10. Sunday: light/light/20-25 south coast, W 8′ @ 12.
Jones n’ Sauvie’s beta test forecast: not windy in the next three days, sorry.
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
Nothing to say here today.
Random Morning Thoughts
One of my projects for school is to sit down with healthy families (well, one healthy family, but I want to do more than one!), ask them questions, and then observe and write about my reactions. I sat down with an amazing family last night, and observing my reactions is currently taking up 99.9% of my processing capacity. So, I’m unable to come up with any random morning thoughts right now.
Therefore, I will just leave you with this: I hope you have an awesome Friday. I hope your weekend is filled with fun activities with good company. I hope you, and I, both see lots and lots of rainbows over the next couple of days. Have an awesome day!
*disclaimer required by my program: I am not your therapist. I am your weather forecaster. Take everything I say with a grain of salt, and consult with your actual therapist about your mental health issues.
Gorge Weather Forecast
Oh yes, the weather forecast is a good one today! Expect partly cloudy sky with temps in the low 40’s early and the mid 70’s this afternoon. Calm wind early, light easterlies later. 90% chance of a pretty sunset. No rainbows. Saturday looks on-and-off showery or sprinkly all day long as a trough of low pressure sits over the PNW. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and the upper 60’s in the afternoon. Moderate west wind. 99.9% chance of rainbows. Sunday looks spirnkly for much of the day as a closed low moves eastward. Best chance of consistently dry weather is in the afternoon. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and the upper 60’s in the afternoon. Moderate wind. 97.4% chance of rainbows. Monday looks rainy in the morning and sunny late in the day. Lots of rainbow potential on Monday too.
White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
I’ve got your back, people: I went and checked the trail conditions for you again yesterday. Hospital Hill has returned to being dry and dusty, but that doesn’t mean it’s not fun. It’s quite fun. Just dry. Post likely still has some tacky areas, so that would be fun too. There’s a work party on the 170 trail on Saturday at 9am. Meet at Binn’s Hill Staging Area. Also Saturday, it’s Biketoberfest, brought to you by Mountain View, with free Trek demos, live music, food, beer and a raffle fundraiser.
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Cascade Acupuncture Center
Haven’t tried acupuncture? Here’s your chance to check it out for free. Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day is observed annually on October 24th as part of an effort designed to increase public awareness of the progress, promise and benefits of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. To support this annual event Cascade Acupuncture Center will be offering FREE focus Acupuncture treatments for pain to those who have not tried Acupuncture before between October 19th to 24th. Just give a call to schedule: Hood River 541-387-4325, open Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, The Dalles 541-298-2378, open Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri, and Stevenson 509-637-3163, open Mon, Thur. Also, CAC is hosting a Contact Improv workshop today, 4pm-7pm, at the Paris Fair building.
Upcoming Events
The Kickstand Coffee run, 4 miles that earns you free coffee and donut, is every Friday morning at 7am. I didn’t wake up until 7:20 today, so we’ve all missed it. Maybe next week. Saturday brings you yet another trail work party on the 170. Be at Binn’s Hill Staging Area at 9am. Saturday evening is the Vampires and Victims 4k “race”. Dress up in a costume, show up at HRVHS before 5:30pm, and you’ll be assigned as either a vampire (chaser) or victim (chasee). This is a fundraiser for the HRVHS XC team, and you’re going to have an awesome time doing. it. Be there!
Coming up this Sunday, Cascade Locks hosts a huge Cross Crusade cyclocross race, hopefully complete with mud. Lewis and Clark Park in The Dalles hosts the SuperHero fun run (kids race/3k/5k). Dress up as your favorite superhero and help raise funds for CASA (court appointed special advocates).
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
