Author: Temira

All you windsurfers, don’t forget that there’s a work party at Doug’s Beach this morning from 9 until noon. Hopefully the rain will hold off out there! Go help CGWA make your beach a better beach! And then there’s that bit about building up some windsurfing karma. You can spend that at any local Karma Convini store.

It’s 6am as I record this, and it’s dark. That makes it hard to see the cloud line, but it’s somewhere past Hood River. Steadiest winds will be east of Hood River today. In town, under the clouds, we’ll see gusty 15-20 westerlies. Out east, high pressure off the coast combines with a passing front for 25-29. The direction tends to be pretty good with this setup, so Doug’s and Maryhill should end up being the good spots today.

Since this is a frontal setup, there’s a good chance we’ll see strong gradients and lesser, gustier winds. 25-29 is a slightly optimistic guess, 23-25 is almost guaranteed, and there’s a slight chance of 30ish late in the day, after the front passes and high pressure pushes towards the coast.

Today’s strong west winds give way to weaker westerlies early tomorrow morning as high pressure fills inland. By midday, however, west winds die and easterlies start blowing. If you get up really early, you can catch both. It think we’ll see 15-18 west, switching to 17-20 east tomorrow.

High pressure builds Sunday night, setting up a big east wind day on Monday. All the models are showing 30+ and NOAA’s calling for gusts to 40. So, pack your small gear in the car and head to Stevenson or Rooster Rock on Monday morning.

In other news, this weekend is the Hood River cyclocross race at the Middle School on Saturday and at the fairgrounds on Sunday. Now if we’d only get some rain, cuz cyclocross is better in the mud.

Have a great day today!

First off, I’d like to give a warm welcome to everyone in town for the AWSI demo show. If you want to meet the people who make the wind, kite and stand-up industry keep ticking, head down to the Hood River Inn tonight for the big industry party!

If you’re a kiter or windsurfer who normally uses the event site, remember that it’s reserved until Sunday for this private event. However, kiters, feel free to use the sandbar and windsurfers, feel free to take over Luhr Jensen Beach.

Anyway, on to the wind forecast.

We’ll see a little west wind today as the remnants of that front keep gradients westerly this morning. Corridor wind holds in the 17-21 range this morning, but don’t be suckered out into the desert. By afternoon, winds fade everywhere, but especially out east, as high pressure turns upper flow northerly.

Tomorrow starts off with east winds in the low twenties. If you want to get on the water, go early. Winds fade in the afternoon as another cold front heads towards the Gorge.

That front crosses the Cascades tomorrow night, setting up west winds on Saturday. It’s looking like we’ll see rain in the corridor, so the best wind will be out east. On your way out east, on Saturday, make sure to stop at Doug’s beach for a CGWA work party. If you collect windsurfing karma by working on beaches, your gear is way less likely to break and leave you stranded.

In other news, don’t forget about free Crossfit with Jeri at Children’s Park in Hood River at 5:30 tonight. Coming up this weekend is the Hood River Cyclocross race. For more details, check out the event calendar on the homepage.

Have a great day today!