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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | brown your |
buns before |
the rain |
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| Steven’s Locks | 0-5 | 5-10 | 10-13 | 13-16 | |
| Hatchery/White Salmon Sandbar (minus a few for Hood River) | 0-5 | 5-10 | 10-13 | 13-16 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 0-5 | 5-10 | 10-13 | 13-16 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 5-10 | 5-10 | 5-10 | 5-10 | |
| Roosevelt, etc. | 5-10 | 5-10 | 5-10 | 5-10 | |
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Gorge Wind Forecast (and Sauvie’s, Jones, the Coast…)
It’s not windy this morning, by any stretch of the imagination, except perhaps if you’re a small bug trying to cling to a blade of grass in a location affected by the Venturi effect (the Gorge, by the way, is an example of the gap wind effect, not the Venturi effect). If you are not a bug, but a human, you’re looking at light wind this morning as high pressure sits over the PNW. An approaching upper level low this afternoon will bump the wind up to 13-16 from Steven’s Locks (hooray for the sailboat races) to Mosier, perhaps to The Dalles.
Tomorrow sees an upper level low at the coast, a setup not seen yet this summer. Although a coastal ULL sends marine clouds into the PNW, it collapses the synoptic-scale gradients, leading to less steady Gorge wind. That said, you can expect 18-22 from Hood River east to Arlington tomorrow morning with gusty, up-and-down 24-27 in the afternoon, likely strongest and steadiest from Rowena to Rufus with less wind near (likely cloudy) Steven’s Locks and HR.
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Sunday’s a bit tricky as clouds, possible showers, afternoon thunder, and off-river rainbows affect the wind. Expect W 5-10 early with gusty 17-20 in the afternoon east of Mosier. As of right now, Monday looks very windy (not sure I’m buying it) and Tuesday looks like moderate westerlies.
Coast forecast (north/central/south). Today: 5-10/5-10/25-30, NW swell 4′ @ 9 seconds. Tomorrow: Light and variable (LTV), W 4 @ 9. Sunday: LTV, W 4 @ 8.
Jones n’ Sauvie’s beta test forecast. Jones today, 22-25. Jones tomorrow, 10-13. Jones Sunday, 10-13. Sauvie’s today, 9-12. Sauvie’s tomorrow, LTV. Sauvie’s Sunday, LTV.
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
Nothing to say here today.
Random Morning Thoughts
I had something important and somewhat troubling on my mind for the last few days, and I was having trouble keeping that thing out of my thoughts. I find this interesting, because worrying and rumination does a person no good, and I’m interested in doing good by myself. It’s my hope that you too are interested in doing good by you!
I have this theory that something gets stuck in our heads and we get stuck in an endless loop because we aren’t seeing the underlying problem. For example, say I have a conflict at work and people aren’t communicating with me. I might obsess over how we can better communicate, or I might obsess over how I’ve been wronged, or I might obsess over how they forgot to invite me to the office party.
And the rumination goes on and on without resolution. Perhaps that happens because what I’m really worried about is losing my job and the impact that’ll have on my ability to support my family. That possibility is too scary to contemplate, so I focus on other things. The real issue (job loss, perhaps) avoids my attention and doesn’t get resolved, leaving me to endlessly spiral around essentially trivial concerns.
So I say… when you’re stuck in an endless thought loop, ask yourself what you’re really worried about. Ask what underlies all the other concerns. Figure that out, and you’ll understand yourself better. Self-understanding will help set you free from the endless worry spiral, freeing your mind to focus on happier, more productive thoughts and emotions. May your day be awesome and worry-free!
Gorge Weather Forecast
Today’s your last chance for guaranteed sun, so get out and enjoy it! We’ll see high pressure this morning for sunny skies and temps in the mid 50’s (brr!). This afternoon brings high clouds and highs in the mid 80’s, and we might see some showers tonight! Light to moderate wind. No rainbows. Tomorrow looks partly cloudy with temps in the low 60’s in the morning and low 80’s in the afternoon with a chance of showers overnight. Moderate wind. No rainbows. Sunday looks partly to mostly cloudy with temps in the low 60’s and a chance of showers in the morning with upper 70’s to low 80’s and a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Light wind early, moderate late. 23% chance of rainbows. 96% chance of colorful sunrises and sunsets. The long range forecast shows showers and t-storms possible through Wednesday.
White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
In truly delightful biking news, there’s a decent chance of rain coming up this weekend, especially over the higher elevations. It’s going to take a lot of rain to change things from dusty to tacky, but maybe, just maybe, we’ll see some change from this upcoming weather pattern. In the meantime, this morning looks epic for road biking with cool temps and light wind. Sunday morning also looks light, but it may be rainy. Or at least cloudy. In other bike news – if you have a used bike you no longer need, email me and I’ll help get it to a kid in need and get you a tax writeoff.
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Royal Anne Organics: U-Pick Dahlias & Seed garlic
Sometimes you just need a big bunch of flowers. Maybe you need some cheer. Maybe a friend needs some cheer. Head to Hood River U-Pick off Markham Road (4320 Royal Anne Drive) and pick your own big bouquet of flowers. While you’re there, check out the certified organic seed garlic at the same location. Garlic is easy to grow, it’s fun to harvest, and even your black thumb can’t kill it. Haven’t gardened before? Garlic is a great first plant. Get some now and give it a shot!
Upcoming Events
Today is Friday, Kickstand Coffee run day. This is a slow-paced 4 mile jog that includes the Hood River Stairs and Indian Creek trail. If you do it, you’ll get a free cup of coffee and a donut. Tonight is First Friday in Hood River, and Promotion Wetsuits is having a women’s-only wetsuit preview party tonight from 6-8. There will be snacks and drinks at Promotion. For girls. Only. Also today, Kaze Japanese restaurant has reopened, so you’ll be able to eat The Best Ramen Ever once again. Yay!
Coming up tomorrow, there’s a group trail run that’s about 6 miles. It leaves the bottom of Post Canyon Road at 8am. Mt. View Cycles has a casual women’s bike ride that leaves the shop tomorrow at 9am. Tomorrow night at dusk, movies in the park Hood River shows the movie Surf’s Up. Speaking of movies, next Friday is the Princess Bride at Cascade Locks Movies in the Park – mark your calendar for that one!
Speaking of Cascade Locks, there are sailboat races there this weekend, all weekend long.
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
