GORGE WIND FORECAST
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today’s gorge wind forecast
Hi friends! Sad news in shuttle land today – the parking at Tunnel 4 (and reportedly also Tunnel 5, but no photos of that) has been shut down. This makes for a more complicated downwinding situation requiring designated drivers, but WE SHALL OVERCOME THIS OBSTACLE! Next obstacle: lack of wind. We’ll have basically none in the Gorge wind forecast for today and tomorrow (which allows me to take tomorrow off, perhaps). Westerlies return Friday afternoon and linger into Saturday before switching to easterlies on Sunday.
Wednesday’s forecast is an easy one as a massive low pressure system lingers offshore and sends rain this way midday. The wind starts light and variable (LTV) as weak offshore gradients form in response to the storm offshore. After a bit of LTV in the morning, the wind goes calm midday into the afternoon. That is all. River flow over the last 24 hours was 60-77kcfs, river temp is 68.7F, and high temp forecast is 66F under cloudy sky. Brrrrr!
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
thursday’s gorge wind forecast
Thursday won’t have much more on offer: the wind starts calm, turns easterly at 10-15mph near Cascade Locks midday, and goes calm again in the afternoon. High temp: 66F under mostly cloudy sky with intermittent showers.
extended Gorge wind forecast
On Friday, that offshore low weakens and dives south. This allows high pressure to build offshore, and it allows some heating in the desert. The day starts calm. Afternoon westerlies slowly build to 17-20mph (or more) from Stevenson to Avery or perhaps from Mosier to Avery. Details aren’t quite clear. Stronger offshore high pressure on Saturday combines with warm weather in the desert for an earlier start and longer-lasting wind. Focus: the Corridor. Strength: 21-24mph, probably. We’ll dive in a little deeper as we get closer.
Looking at Sunday and Monday, we see the wind (probably) turn offshore. As of this morning, both days are looking like 20-25mph at Iwash (Rooster) Rock and Stevenson with 15-20mph at Viento and Home Valley. Tuesday: probably easterlies, and probably lighter. Model uncertainty skyrockets next Wednesday, so we’ll leave it here for now. See you on the Nch’i Wana, eventually!
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Hood River, Oregon 97031
JONES BEACH, SAUVIE ISLAND, & COAST FORECAST
On vacation until next summer. Might reappear occasionally if there’s wind worth mentioning.
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
Cloudy most of today with drizzle midday then partly cloudy late. Temps start in the low 50s and rise to the mid 60s. Light and variable wind. 74% chance of rainbows. Thursday will be partly Nothing with high clouds then high overcast. Showers are possible at any time. Temps star tint he upper 40s and rise to the mid 60s. Calm wind. 89% chance of rainbows. Friday will be partly Nothing then partly cloudy. Temps start in the mid 40s and rise to the upper 60s. Calm wind early. Moderate westerlies later. No 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! There’s a whole lot of Nothing out there this morning, and above it, there are clouds of other sorts. Do not let this get you out of sorts. This is normal for this time of year! Models still have us picking up a bit of drizzle today, but the amount predicted is far from impressive. Bummer. Next chance of significant rain beyond the today-tomorrow time frame isn’t until the end of next week, and that’s only around a 30% chance. Or less.
Glenwood this morning
At least there’s no snow in the forecast. First recorded snowfall for Hood River was in 1935 on 10/29. First recorded snowfall in the warmer modern era (CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL. THE EARTH IS ROUND) was 7” in 2014 on 11/13. Even up in chilly Glenwood, it’s not snowing today. Low temp there: 42 degrees, cool enough to bust out the Yom Kippur hoodie for today’s fast. When you’re fasting, you tend feel cold. Wishing a peaceful day of contemplation to all folks participating today.
Yom Kippur Gorge weather forecast
Fasting and contemplation weather for today (it’s Wednesday, btw): cloudy to start, drizzle as far east as Hood River by 11am and as far east as The Dalles by 2pm. By drizzle, I mean “drizzle”. Not pouring rain. Amounts have backed off. Intermittent drizzle continues into Thursday morning. Today’s temps max out in the mid 60s (west) and low 70s (The Dalles and areas to the east). Wind: light/variable maybe even turning dead calm.
Thursday’s Gorge weather forecast
Showery weather persists as far east as Celilo Village on Thursday. Showers generally co-occur with rainbows, but cloud cover will be extensive until the evening, when the showers will end. So, maybe we’ll have some rainbows. Viewing rainbows, even when done for a long time, won’t make you gay. Being gay (or bi or trans or ace or any identity that’s not cis-gender/straight) is merely a matter of genetics. It’s not a choice, just as it wasn’t a choice for you to be attracted to whomever you’re attracted to! Also, folks should be able to marry whatever gender of person they want to marry. Remember this when the Supreme Court hears the Davis case (which has been repeatedly said to have no standing by lower courts). But on Thursday, you’ll still be able to marry your loved one. Do it! Thursday’s temps start in the 40s with an accompanying snow level of 6000-6500′. Temps finish up between 66F (west) and 70F (The Dalles) and 68F (out in the desert). Wind will be calm, then E 10-15mph near Stevenson and only Stevenson, then calm again.
Extended Gorge weather forecast
Nothing starts the day on Friday near the Nch’i Wana, and mostly clear sky starts the day away from it. Nothing is the gloomy low cloud that spends its winters here. It’s arrived for the season! This setup (probably) results in a frost in Glenwood. Wind will be light to start, which aids the frost chances. By afternoon, we’ll have mostly clear sky, 70 degrees, and west wind at 15-20mph between Stevenson and The Dalles with light wind to the east.
Saturday: sunny, 64-70F, with moderate west wind. Sunday and Monday look sunny, 70 degrees, and east-wind windy in the usual east-wind windy spots. Not much happens on Tuesday. Uncertainty explodes on Wednesday, as the models try to mirror the uncertainty in the USA. Breathe, people. Protect your hearts on your commitment to kindness. Do not be goaded into hatred or violence. Look deep inside and eradicate your hate. The first step out of this mess is seeing each other as hurting humans and starting to push back against the divisiveness being pushed upon us. 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!
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