Author: Temira

Good morning everyone!

If you’re just joining us after a long summer if iKite or iWind forecasts, welcome. Here are the rules: 1. this forecast is free, unless you think it’s worth something and choose to donate to me. 2. I almost always post a forecast. If there’s going to be a report, it will be up by 9:30 (or if not, I’ll try and post one the night before). 3. You will go do something, anything, fun today. Enjoy.

It’s another beautiful day in the Gorge. Break out your road bike or your mountain bike, and start pedaling, at least until late afternoon. Or you could go to work, like me. Anyway, very light east gradients are morning scenario. by afternoon, a little disturbance slides out of Canada into Eastern Washington. With the help of that Canadian disturbance, west winds pick up late today. If the wind hits before dark, we’ll see 17-20 in the Corridor, at Mosier, through Doug’s and Rowena, and possible as far as Celilo. With perfect timing, we’ll see 22-26. That wind will be shortlived and gusty, so don’t get too excited.

Cold arctic high pressure migrates south to the Washington desert tomorrow, setting up a desert high/coastal low setup. Easterlies start out in the teens and keep building all day Friday. I think we’ll see 30ish by afternoon.

Bring on the stoke Saturday, for mega easterlies at Stevenson and massive sandblasting at Rooster. 35+ is the call. Enough said.

Go windsurf (and freeze your butt off) Saturday morning, and head to Dog River coffee Saturday evening for a warming cocoa and a telemark movie (and if you’re really cold, don’t forget about Miso Ramen at Kaze… this is not a paid ad and I was not fed for free). If you want to skip the freezing your bum off part, head to the waterfront park at 10am Saturday for a weeding party (and coffee and donuts) at the Waterfront park.

If you’re a gardener who hasn’t been hit with frost yet, prepare yourself. I think Friday night is the night, maybe Saturday night…

Have a great day today!

Temira

I lived in Japan for a year, and it was cold and snowy for almost 6 months straight. The Japanese don’t insulate their homes (well, that may be changing now, but most homes are not insulated), so they have to find a different way to stay warm. In Aomori, where I lived, they eat Miso Ramen. If you’ve never had real Miso Ramen, you should. It’s nothing like that garbage that comes out of the little plastic package in the USA. Anyway, I’ve been searching high and low for Miso Ramen for four years, and I found it last night in Hood River. Toshi-san at Kaze makes the best bowl of Hokkaido-style Miso Ramen (it’s even colder in Hokkaido than it is in Aomori, which probably explains why their ramen is better). So, next time you are cold, head down to Kaze and ask Toshi for a bowl of Miso Ramen. You’ll leave full and warm. Yum.

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Winter might be on its way, but it’s still the time of year when Hood River wins the weather game. Onshore flow dragged clouds into Portland this morning and left Hood River in the sun. Along with the marine clouds to the west, we have westerly gradients. They’re at .05 right now, and I expect them to pick up a little bit this morning. I think we’ll see 18-21 through the Corridor today, possibly down at Stevenson as well.

The wind turns offshore again tomorrow, for some weak easterlies in Stevenson and Rooster Rock. I think there’s a pretty good chance of 17-20, so if you are desperate, you might get a second chance to get on the water.

Friday morning sees some light west winds, but the wind should switch to east by afternoon.

Coming up this weekend are a couple of chance for you to give back to your community. First, Ann and Linda and friends host a weeding party at the Waterfront Park at 10am Saturday. These weeding parties are much more fun than weeding your own yard. Why? Well, the company is good, and there are donuts and coffee. In the evening, join the Cooper Spur Race Team for the CaSKIno fundraiser at the Hood River Inn. Tickets are $25, go to a good cause, and get you two drinks.

Also on Saturday night – and this is my pick of the week – is Flakes, a Powderwhore telemark movie at Dog River. Freeheel porn. Be there.

That’s it for now. Time to go do the stairs.

Have a great day!