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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster Rock | sun | above | buns | below! | |
| Steven’s Locks | 5-10 | 13-16 | 21-24 | 23-26 | |
| Hatchery/Wunderbar | 20-23 | 24-27 | 24-27+ | G 22-25 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 13-16 | 20-23 | 24-27 | 24-27 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 13-16 | 20-23 | 24-27 | 24-27 | |
| Roosevelt, etc. | 13-16 | 13-16 | 13-16 | 13-16 | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Happy Tuesday morning! Yesterday’s weak frontal system seemed a lot more than weak, especially in the afternoon when the upper flow was enough to cause masses of lenticular clouds all over the sky. That certainly threw a wrench into the wind results. Ah well. On to today, gradients started off at .11 (pdx-dls) and .08 (dls-psc) with a 1032mb offshore high. A trough of low pressure will approach from the west late in the day. That could destabilize the wind field a bit, so get your windsports in by early afternoon for the best results.
We’ll see Dawn Patrol at 20-24 from Viento to Hood River with 5-10 in Cascade Locks and 13-16 further east. The wind will quickly jump to the 24-27 range from Viento to Hood River this morning, filling in from Cascade Locks to Rufus this afternoon. Looks like the wind will stay at 12-15 or so east of Rufus. Given the intensity of the offshore high pressure system and the large cross-Cascade gradient, it’s possible we’ll see strong wind late morning than the models and forecast are predicting. River flow is 116kcfs and temp is 67 degrees.
Looks like we’ll have a stronger influx of marine air tomorrow morning – not enough for clouds in Hood River, but enough for a cloud line east of the metro area. We’ll start the day with 24-27 from Viento to Mosier. By afternoon, we’ll have 22-26 from Cascade Locks to The Dalles with 12-15 or less further east.
Thursday currently looks like 17-20 early and 25-29 in the afternoon. As of right now, and this could change, we’re looking at 21-24 Friday, 27-31 Saturday, and 25-29 on Sunday. Mother Nature loves Kiteboard for Cancer!
Kiteboard for Cancer and Camp Koru Need You!
Kiteboard for Cancer happens July 14th through 16th at Hood River’s Event Site. They are still looking for a few volunteers. If you have some time, sign up now. If time is difficult to come by, make a donation to support camps for young adult survivors of cancer. I donated already. Your turn!
Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Beta Test Forecast
Jones Tuesday: 23-26. Wednesday: 15-18. Thursday: 24-27. Sauvie’s Tuesday: 11-14. Wednesday: 11-14. Thursday: 8-11. Coast (north/central/south). Tuesday: 10-15/20-25/30+, W swell 3′ at 9 seconds. Wednesday: 5-10/10-15/30+, W 3′ @ 9. Thursday: light/10-15/20-25, W 4′ @ 11.
Random Morning Thoughts
It’s another beautiful day here in the Gorge. While I would love to take some time to reflect this morning, that’s going to have to happen during my drive to the city. Ah, if only I could stay here all the time, soaking up the beauty. I guess I’ll just appreciate it more when I return this afternoon. Have an amazing day in the beautiful Gorge, and don’t forget to take a few moments to bask in the natural wonders!
Disclaimer required by my grad school program: I am not your therapist (but I could be 27 graduate school credits from now). 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. One other thing: I plan to keep doing this forecast indefinitely, even when I am a therapist.
Gorge Weather Forecast
Looks like we’ll have exactly the same weather today, tomorrow, and Thursday: temps in the mid 50’s early (open windows) and the low 80’s in the afternoon (close windows). Moderate west wind. No rainbows.
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White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
We have official confirmation that Gunsight is open. Photos on Facebook prove it. We do not have official confirmation of Plains of Abraham, but we have Strava rumors. No word on Huffman Peak. If you’d like to go for a long drive and do a big ride, Ollalie-Oleary-King’s Castle is open.
Upcoming Events
Today’s events start with the 11am community dance exercise class at the White Salmon Grange. There’s pickup touch rugby at 5:45 at the Hood River Marina, and the very popular community meditation at Yoga Samadhi at 6:30: free, and led by the monks from Pacific Hermitage.
Looking forward to the weekend, Cascade Locks has the Gorge Skiff Regatta Friday through Sunday, Hood River has Kiteboard for Cancer Friday through Sunday, Trout Lake has the Wild Woman 50k, half-marathon and relay on Saturday, the Gorge Outrigger race is set to run on Saturday, and the High Cascades 100 is in Bend on Sunday.
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
The Mt. Hood snow forecast is currently on vacation. It will stay on vacation until I deem it to be close enough to winter that we need a Mt. Hood snow forecast. Be safe out there on the snow this summer!
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
