GORGE WIND FORECAST
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Keep in mind that this forecast attempts to predict what the iKite/iWind sensors will read. Think like a local! All sensors are not equal. Swell reads low. Viento/Arlington/The Wall read high compared to Swell. 30mph at Rufus (The Wall sensor) is about 23-24mph at Swell. 30mph at Swell is about 35-37mph at Rufus/Viento/Arlington. Hope that helps!
SHORT-TERM gorge wind forecast
Hi friends! West wind returns late today and sticks around on Thursday, when we’ll have a stronger day. Moderate westerlies linger Friday. On Saturday, a powerful and wet weather system swings through. It’s likely we’ll see gusty, hard-to-predict westerlies just ahead of this system. On Sunday, moderate westerlies linger. As warming returns on Monday, the wind is likely to shut down for a day. Beyond that: significant uncertainty but decent chances for moderate (upper teens) westerlies into next week.
Wednesday morning started with easterly gradients to the west of The Dalles and light westerly gradients to the east: 30.20/30.25/30.24. Viento was over-performing at dawn with 20mph. Stevenson was light/variable, and Iwash/Rooster Rock was reading easterly at 10mph. To the east of the Hatch, the wind was light and variable. Easterlies pick up to 15-20mph at Iwash, Stevenson, Home Valley and Viento for a couple hours before dropping and turning calm by noon.
Westerlies slowly build into the evening hours. By 5pm, if we get lucky (no promises – this setup often ends up with delayed wind) we might have 15-18mph from Stevenson to Mosier with 11-14mph from Lyle to Rowena. East of Rowena: under 10mph. River flow is unknown this morning as the website isn’t reporting updates. River temp is 68.7 degrees. High temp for Hood River today: 84 degrees.
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
LONGER-TERM gorge wind forecast
(Almost) The Cooldown You Were Looking For arrives on Thursday: strong offshore high pressure, heat in the desert, and clouds moving in from the west mid-morning. TJ and Eddy’s dawn patrol brings 22-25mph from Viento to Mosier with 14-17mph at Stevenson and from Lyle to Doug’s. East: lighter. Midday westerlies respond to the incoming clouds by dropping to gusty 19-22mph between Stevenson and the Hatch. From Hood River to Mosier, we’ll see 22-25mph midday, and from Lyle to Rufus, 24-27mph. Afternoon wind builds to 26-29mph from Lyle to Arlington and then drops to 22-25mph in the evening. Stevenson to Mosier holds with gusty 19-22mph with a slight chance of building to gusty 21-24mph. High temps range from 77 in Hood River to 85 in the desert.
Westerlies start robust on Friday and diminish as pressure drops offshore. Early wind will be 18-21mph from Viento to the Hatch with 15-18mph from Hood River to Arlington. Mid-morning brings gusty 16-19mph from Stevenson to the Hatch with 11-14mph from Lyle to Rowena and less out east. Afternoon wind falls to 13-16mph between Stevenson and Hood River and 10-13mph near Rowena. Hood River’s high temp Friday is 72 degrees.
A wet cold front swings through on Saturday. Models are not optimistic about wind. Okay, the GFS is very, very excited about the potential for very strong pre-frontal west wind, but the Euro ensembles are not interested in this nuking scenario. They’re calling for upper teens to low 20s at best. Your best bet is to aim for the 60-90 minute window prior to the rain arriving. We’ll have to wait until Saturday is closer before we can discern the exact timing for you. Sunday brings westerlies at 16-19mph or so. Models call for a light wind day on Monday. Beyond that, uncertainty is high, but there are indications of moderate (teens) afternoon westerlies for many days. Fingers crossed. Hope to see you on the Nch’i Wana soon!
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JONES BEACH, SAUVIE ISLAND, & COAST FORECAST
Wind northerly unless otherwise indicated. For coast, it’s North/Central/South with the “central” at approximately Florence. Swell forecast from NWS for central coast. Jones: westerly unless otherwise stated. Sauvie Island: northerly unless otherwise stated.
Coast Wednesday: 20/20/202-5, NW swell 3′ @ 11 seconds and SW 2′ @ 14. Thursday: 15-20/20/25-30, NW 4′ @ 4 and W 4′ @ 14. Friday: LTNW/N10/N20-25, NW 4′ @ 10 and SW 2′ @ 18. Saturday: not windy. Sunday: south coast only, 20-25. Jones Wednesday: 13-16. Thursday: 18-21. Friday: LTW. Sauvie Island Wednesday: 11-14. Thursday: 11-14. Friday: 5-10.
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
Sunny this morning. Partly high overcast midday. Sunny this afternoon. Temps start in the upper 40s and rise to the mi 80s. Light easterlies this morning. Moderate westerlies late afternoon. No rainbows. Thursday will be mostly clear then partly cloudy. Temps start in the upper 50s and rise to the upper 70s. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Friday will be cloudy then high overcast. Temps start in the low 50s and rise to the low 70s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows.
BIKE TRAILS INFO
NEXT WORK PARTY: No known upcoming work parties. Lemme know if you hear of one!
CLOSED TRAILS: Anything south of the 44 Road due to the Grasshopper Fire / Forest Closure Order: for example – Boulder Lakes, Gunsight, Gumjuwac, Lookout Mountain, 450, Fifteenmile. All Green Mountain lands: Underwood Mountain, Whoopdee Trail. Kreps lands, aka Hospital Hill, are closed due to fire danger. Gates are closed in Post Canyon due to fire danger.
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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! My what a beautiful morning we have out there! Cool, sunny, calm! So many people are out fishing already. Boats! Boats! Boats! Upcoming weather highlights include a windy day on Thursday and a potentially showery day on Saturday. We have no sign of any incoming extreme heat or torrential rain or any other sort of impactful weather. Even the !CE storms have died down recently – it’s been very, very quiet at both the Portland and Medford offices… may it stay that way!
“Cold” is a good descriptor for Glenwood this morning: just 36 degrees. That’s the perfect temperature for fighting authoritarianism, fascism, and the undermining of free and fair elections. Other temperatures this morning were also perfect for protecting democracy and undermining the two-party system that serves the rich and powerful: 46 degrees in Hood River, 43-48 in Parkdale, 41-52 near The Dalles, 45 in Goldendale, and 55 on Middle Mountain, which is above the surface temp inversion.
Temps continue to be perfect all day long for fighting for equality: highs of 85 in Stevenson, 84 in Hood River, 89 in The Dalles, and 86 in Pasco. East wind will be 10-20mph for many locations between Iwash (it’s NOT a rooster, FFS) Rock and the Spring Creek Fish Hatchery this morning. The wind turns light/variable midday and then switches directions. Afternoon: 15mph west wind between Stevenson and Mosier with 10-15mph near Lyle and lighter wind everywhere else. Between bouts of fighting fascism, consider going fishing!
An approaching weather system on Thursday dishes up more exciting weather. Exciting for this time of year, anyway! Morning temps: 50-60 degrees with mostly clear sky. Clouds move in midday and leave us partly cloudy all the way from the western Gorge out to the far eastern reaches of the Nch’i Wana. West wind will be 20-25mph early in the morning between Home Valley or Viento and Mosier with 15mph near Lyle. Westerlies quickly build. Rest of the day: 20-25mph between Stevenson and Mosier and 25-30mph from Lyle to Arlington. The wind will drop some in the evening, but will still be windy. Highs range from 76 in Stevenson to 77 n Hood River, 83 in The Dalles, and 86 in Pasco.
Cooler, partly-to-mostly-cloudy weather is forecast Friday. Drizzle falls near Corbett for a few hours in the morning. Morning temps: 45-55. Afternoon: 70/72/76/77. Morning wind will be strongest: 20mph between Stevenson and Hood River with 15mph from Mosier to Arlington. Afternoon: 15mph from Stevenson to Hood River, 10-15mph from Mosier to Murdoch, and light/variable wind east of The Dalles.
A wet weather system arrives on Saturday. Steady rain is likely west of Hood River with instability-driven showers from Hood River to the east. Highs: 64-73. Wind: it’s likely we’ll see a short burst of 20mph+ wind just ahead of the incoming rain. This wind, if it happens, is likely to build quickly. If you’re fishing, be prepared for this.
Sunday: cool, cloudy in the morning, mostly clear in the afternoon, and moderately windy. Warmer, sunnier weather returns Monday and likely sticks around next week. Know what all that weather has in common? It’s all good weather for fighting fascism, protecting the integrity of elections, advocating for universal healthcare, and fighting structural racism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, misogyny, and all the other things that marginalize LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and female folks. Keep speaking up, peeps! Safe travels. -TATAS
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