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Your forecaster is in a mood today… 9/18

Good morning! This week’s report is brought to you by … me. That’s right. It’s brought to you by Temira. Want to get a free wind forecast? You’re in the right place. Need your house cleaned? Well, Temira can do that for you too. Four years experience forecasting wind. Five years cleaning houses. Yep. You…

Meet your forecaster: Temira

For almost 30 years, Temira (they/them) has been making the most of the Gorge: riding river swell, shredding powder, and cycling all the gravel and pavement and trails. This is Temira’s playground, their gym… their life’s work.

This passion led Temira to take a vow: In 2006, Temira decided to provide the most accurate, hyper-local weather forecasts possible. Today, Temira’s forecasts have become an essential resource for thousands of skiers, snowboarders, wind sports enthusiasts and Gorge commuters. With Temira’s guidance, you can plan ahead, time your sessions perfectly, and just plain have more fun! But the story doesn’t end there.

There’s “Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service” and “Valuable Advice for Gardeners Inhabiting Neighboring Areas” – the Gorge’s premier microclimate forecast and gardening information. When winter storms, extreme heat, hail, or avalanches on SR-14 and I-84 threaten, TATAS keeps everyone and their tomatoes and giant pumpkins and cash crops safe.

Temira’s relentless efforts keep the forecasts flowing. But it ain’t easy: each forecast takes a couple of hours. That’s where you come in. By contributing, you’re not just supporting Temira’s passion project – you’re investing in the safety and well-being of the entire Gorge community. Your financial support ensures these essential forecasts remain accessible to all, free of charge.

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Good morning!

This week’s report is brought to you by … me. That’s right. It’s brought to you by Temira. Want to get a free wind forecast? You’re in the right place. Need your house cleaned? Well, Temira can do that for you too. Four years experience forecasting wind. Five years cleaning houses. Yep. You think Temira’s good at telling you where to play? She has even more experience cleaning toilets (except her own). Wind. Toilets. Temira. Have an awesome day (and hopefully you’re laughing now, because even though all of the above is true, the point was to make you laugh)…

Look, I know the weather has taken a turn for the worse, but don’t let the seasonal blues kick in with the grey skies. Get outta bed, turn on the light box, and get ready for some excellent mountain biking, fishing, standup paddling and whitewater kayaking.

If you’re looking to windsurf or kite the next couple of days, cross your fingers for a slight chance of west winds late tomorrow as a front pushes through… and that about does it for the wind forecast.

However, if you want to mountain bike, I’m issuing a tack and mud alert for all the trails, but especially Post Canyon. As of 6pm yesterday, the trails were perfect, so give them a little time to dry out this morning and then hit them midday for perfect dirt. We’re going to see a lot more rain tonight, so we’ll probably end up with super-muddy, please-don’t-ride sort of conditions tomorrow.

If you’re a cyclocross racer, the Hood River Doublecross and swap meet happens today at the Fairgrounds,

Boaters, as of 3am, the Hood River had already come up to 3.2 feet, not enough to run it, but enough to get people excited. The Klickitat was up to 760 cfs, and the Tieton is down to 1670 cfs. The White Salmon, the steady-as-she-goes river, is still around 1.7 feet.

If you are looking for something to do tonight, the SBC 10th Anniversary party and AWSI party take over the Horse and Hound Pub in Hood River.

Have a great day today! Naw, have an awesome day. Mine started out awesome. Yours should too!

Temira

p.s. If you find this report useful, entertaining, or just want to recognize all the hard work that goes into it, please take the time to make a donation by clicking on the button at the bottom of the page. For a suggested donation of $10, I’ll add you to the email version of this list ‘til May 2011, putting you in the running for cool prizes donated by the weekly sponsors.

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3 responses to “Your forecaster is in a mood today… 9/18”

  1. Temira Avatar
    Temira

    Thank you both, and especially you, Joker. =)

  2. Gus Linssen Avatar
    Gus Linssen

    Thanks Temira for your daily reports. I know it can be a thankless job. People jumping on you when the forecast turns out to be wrong. I am here all summer every summer and I really appreciate the work you do.

  3. joker Avatar
    joker

    Thanks for your unique and creative website your enthusiasm and good humor rubs off. The wind forecasts are much more reliable than noaa.

Have an awesome day.

Love, Temira