GORGE WIND FORECAST
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today’s gorge wind forecast
Hi friends! Good to see you on the river yesterday! We’ll have another round of westerlies today, moderate easterlies tomorrow, and a shot at an eastern Gorge nuker on Sunday. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday are unlikely to be windy. Possible exception: light westerlies on Tuesday. I’m headed to a work party at Cloud Mountain tomorrow and will try to get a quick Gorge wind forecast out on Sunday morning. Depends on what they’ll let me do! If not, you can probably count on Rufus, Arlington, and Threemile on Sunday. More on that in a bit.
Today’s Friday, and it started off with pressures of 30.13/30.06/29.97 for gradients of 0.07/0.09. Before we dive in… did you remember to dry your wetsuit last night? If not, get on it, cuz you’ll want it today. Wind speeds at sunrise were bouncing around all over the place in response to an approaching cold front. Give things a couple hours to settle down. Make your move when the clouds start breaking up to the west on the satellite image.
West of Avery (or Lyle), we’ll see very gusty wind today thanks to long-lasting low clouds. It maxes out at 19-22mph between Stevenson and Mosier late morning into early afternoon before dropping to gusty 14-17mph late afternoon. To the east, you’ll find the goods! From Avery to Arlington, westerlies rise to 28-31mph this afternoon with 25-28mph at Threemile. The Lyle-Doug’s stretch is a little trickier to call – it depends on what the clouds do. Let’s call it gusty 26-29mph. River flow over the last 24 hours was 71-120kcfs, river temp is 63.5F, and high temp forecast is 62F for Hood River and 67F at Rufus.
RIVER FLOW FOR SITES BETWEEN AVERY (EAST OF THE DALLES) AND RUFUS: CLICK HERE FOR JOHN DAY DAM FLOW.
RIVER FLOW FOR SITES BETWEEN STEVENSON AND DOUG’S BEACH (WEST OF THE DALLES): CLICK HERE FOR THE DALLES DAM FLOW
tomorrow’s gorge wind forecast
A brief ridge of high pressure settles in Saturday and turns the wind offshore. Easterlies will be 25mph at Iwash (Rooster) Rock in the morning for a few hours. Stevenson will be 20mph for a few hours. Get on it quickly. By early afternoon, the wind falls below 15mph everywhere. It turns calm late afternoon. High temp: 63F.
extended Gorge wind forecast
A strong frontal system on Sunday combines with a low moving inland and associated strong (40kt) wind aloft for a fall-style desert wind day. West of The Dalles, we’re expecting gusty, up-and-down 20-25mph. East of The Dalles (or maybe east of Mosier), we’ll have gusty 30-35mph west wind. Despite some thermal assistance, this isn’t a thermally-driven setup. Expect big gusts and varying average speeds. Still… should be a good one. As of right now, the window looks like 8am-2pm, when the desert is forecast to be rain-free. That could change. If you can’t drive east and must stay in the Corridor, expect rain and rainbows along with your gusty westerlies.
Moving in to next week, we move in to a riding pattern. Expect dry weather with light and variable wind, most likely. There is a chance of moderate westerlies on Tuesday in the Corridor, but models aren’t all that optimistic. Beyond that: very active weather with the potential for lots of rain. In that time period, depending on what individual weather systems do, we could see some periods of strong west wind, but there’s no way to make predictions about it yet. Have an awesome day today! See you on the Nch’i Wana!
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BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
Clouds this morning. Partly cloudy this afternoon. Temps start in the upper 50s and rise to the low 60s. Light westerlies early. Moderate later. No rainbows. Saturday will be partly Nothing then increasingly cloudy. Rain overnight. Temps start in the mid 30s and rise to the low 60s. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Sunday looks rainy. Temp start in the mid 40s and rise to the upper 50s. Moderate to strong westerlies. 99% chance of rainbows.
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HYPERLOCAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE COLUMBIA GORGE
THE DALLES, HOOD RIVER, WHITE SALMON, TROUT LAKE, STEVENSON, CASCADE LOCKS, PARKDALE, ODELL, HUSUM, BZ, MILL A, WILLARD, GOLDENDALE, RUFUS, ARLINGTON, boardman
Good morning, neighbors! Here we are again: it’s Friday. For some of us, that doesn’t mean anything special. For the rest of us, may the last day of your work week be an ease-filled one! Upcoming weather this weekend: sunny and lovely, perfect autumn weather on Saturday. Rainy, rainy west of Mosier on Sunday with periods of rain to the east. Dry weather returns to start next week. As we approach next weekend, chances of rain get higher and higher – lots of range persists in the ensembles, but a truly soaking wet time is possible!
Glenwood this morning
Checking in around the region this morning… we have a warm morning even in Glenwood: it’s 49 degrees there. Hood River was 56 degrees, just one degree shy of the record-high low for the date. We’ll set no records this afternoon. Temps in Hood River max out around 62F. The Dalles: 67F. The Desert: 69F. This onshore temp gradient combines with an approaching cold front and offshore high pressure for strong west wind. West of Hood River, the wind picks up to 20mph by early afternoon. From Lyle to Arlington, we’ll see 25-30mph. A little drizzle is possible this morning west of Wyeth and in the hills west of Appleton. All-in-all, it’s just a normal fall day.
Saturday’s Gorge weather forecast
A different type of “normal fall day” arrives Saturday. Light wind, clear sky, and kinda-low dewpoints set us up for frost away from the Nch’i Wana. Frosty spots: upper Hood River Valley, Odell, Trout Lake, Glenwood (duh – hard freeze there), Appleton, Centerville. Near the river, Nothing is likely to start the day, but it won’t last long. Clear sky returns midday. Mid and high clouds arrive in the afternoon and extend all the way out into the desert. Wind will be E 25mph near Iwash (dick) Rock and Stevenson in the morning. The wind turns cal all through the Gorge in the afternoon.
Overnight, heavy rain arrives. If you’re driving home after 10pm from the Straight Edge scene or the No Kings protests in the metro area, be prepared for a truly unpleasant commute. It’ll be pouring. Heavy rain extends to Hood River overnight with moderate rain to Celilo. Flow aloft with this system will be westerly, and areas east of the Cascade Crest (south Wasco County, for example), are likely to be in the rain shadow.
Sunday’s Gorge weather forecast
Rain continues all day Sunday west of Mosier. West of Wyeth, it’ll be intense enough to make for yucky driving conditions most of the daylight hours. Light rain extends to the Arlington Triangle in the morning and then cuts out. After 8am (or so, subject to change), most of the day will be dry east of Mosier. Until late afternoon – then more rain arrives. Wind on Sunday: 20-25mph west of Mosier and 30-35mph east of Mosier all the way out to Boardman. Temps on Sunday will be in the mid 40s to start and 57-64F (warmest in the desert) in the afternoon. Snow level: 6000′ early dropping to 4000′ in the afternoon with up to 6” of new snow above 5000′. Wind will be quite strong in the mountains: 40mph or more. If you’re heading out, be prepared!
Extended Gorge weather forecast
Calmer, sunnier weather is forecast Monday through Wednesday. Looking at the latter half of next week, we see the potential for a powerful system to send LOTS of rain this way. We’ll keep a close eye on this one for sure! Safe travels. -TATAS
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MT HOOD SNOW FORECAST
CURRENTLY ON VACATION. WILL RETURN SOMETIME BEFORE THE START OF SKI SEASON AT MEADOWS, TIMBERLINE AND SKIBOWL. SAME GOES FOR THE NORDIC SKIING SEASON AT MEADOWS AND TEACUP!
JONES BEACH, SAUVIE ISLAND, & COAST FORECAST
ON WINTER VACATION. MAY RETURN OCCASIONALLY IF NEEDED.
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