GORGE WIND FORECAST
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SHORT-TERM gorge wind forecast
Hi friends! Fun-on-the-river continues for the next few days, and then we enter a light wind hot spell Saturday through Monday. Models hint at late westerlies on Tuesday, but that’s questionable as these hot spells often take a bit longer than initially forecast to resolve. That said, the GFS deterministic and Euro Ensembles are nearly all-in on a massive day next Wednesday followed by at least a couple more big west wind days to finish off next week. That’s a long ways out, which gives you (and me) time to clear our schedules! (and for the forecast to change, of course….)
Wednesday started off with pressures of 30.19/30.12/30.05 and low clouds as far east as Rufus. Offshore: 1024mb. Westerlies were generally in the mid-20s east of Avery with 15-20 near Rowena, 10-15mph at the Hatch, 25mph at Viento, and 20mph at Stevenson. Drizzle was falling on and off west of Mosier as a warm front was approaching. Moving pieces: not ideal. Even so… we’ll hold on to 24-27mph from Rufus to Threemile this morning with 18-21mph from Lyle to Avery. To the west: very up and down conditions due to rain and clouds and moving parts.
Things settle down this afternoon as the system clears the area, rain stops, and clouds start to dissipate on the west side. Between Stevenson and Mosier, westerlies build to 16-19mph. From Lyle to Arlington, they settle in at 22-25mph. At Threemile, the wind falls to 17-20mph. After 5pm, the wind fades to 18-21mph east of The Dalles. River flow over the last 24 hours was 165-221kcfs (194-221 at Rufus), river temp is 61.7F, and high temp forecast is SIX-SEVEN for Hood River and 76F in the desert.
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
A weak system shuffles around offshore on Thursday morning. By afternoon, we’re left with a heat low in the desert and decent offshore high pressure support. The day starts calm and doesn’t do much until early afternoon. After 2pm, westerlies start to build. They eventually rise to 18-22mph from Stevenson to Rufus with clam wind farther east. Strongest wind will be west of The Dalles. High temps:79F in Hood River and 83F in the desert.
Friday starts with clouds to the west, sun to the east, and building high pressure offshore. Models suggest TJ G and Eddy’s Dawn Patrol will be 21-24mph from Viento to Mosier with under 15mph for areas east of Mosier. A heat low builds in the desert, and offshore high pressure intensifies to 1030mb. For now, let’s call it 24-27mph from Stevenson to Rufus by the afternoon with 17-20mph at Arlington. It’s possible we could see slightly more wind between Lyle to Avery, and it’s likely we’ll see a midday lull at the Hatch. High temps range from 78F in Hood River to 85F in the desert.
Hot weather takes over on Saturday and lingers into Tuesday. Models still aren’t quite certain about the wind for the weekend; with the metro area heat likely to exceed temps in the Gorge, easterlies are the most likely outcome. Westerlies probably return late in the day on Tuesday. As of today, models suggest The Cooldown You Were Looking For will arrive on Wednesday with strong westerlies lingering at least into next Friday. Fingers crossed! 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: 10/20/25-30+, W swell 6′ at 10 seconds. Thursday: 20/20/30-35, NW 5′ @ 10 and SW 2′ @ 17. Friday: 15-20/20-25/30-40, N 4′ @ 7 and W 4′ @ 12. Jones Wednesday: LTW. Thursday: 20-23. Friday: 20-23. Sauvie Island Wednesday: 5-10. Thursday: 12-15. Friday: 11-14.
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
Cloudy this morning and partly cloudy later with intermittent sprinkles through 11am. Temps start in the low 50s and rise to SIX-SEVEN degrees. Moderate westerlies. 96% chance of rainbows. Thursday will be partly cloudy then clear. Temps start in the mid 40s and rise to the upper 70s. Calm wind early. Moderate westerlies later. No rainbows. Friday will be partly cloudy then mostly clear. Temps start in the low 50s and rise to the upper 70s. Moderately strong westerlies. 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! Enjoy the cool weather today. Heat is coming. We’ll add ten degrees on Thursday, hold on Friday, then heat up through the weekend into early next week. Peak heating occurs Sunday through Tuesday when The Dalles will likely be 95+. A big cooldown (and super-strong wind) is forecast in the Wednesday-Friday time frame. Rain, other than a little this morning, is not in the cards in the extended forecast.
Glenwood and all our friends around the world this morning!
There is a little rain this morning – it’s sprinkling or drizzling west of Mosier. Ah, clouds. So lovely. The farther east you go, the less clouds there will be to start Wednesday. Go north, and you’ll find Glenwood, where the day started at 48F. Our friends around the world have this sort of day:
Tehran, Iran: 89F, sunny, 19% humidity
Havana, Cuba: 82F, cloudy, 78% humidity
Muscat, Oman: 97F, sunny, 48% humidity (brutal)
Caracas, Venezuela: 74F cloudy, 74% humidity
Gaza City: 83F, sunny, 62% humidity
Nuuk, Greenland: 39F, cloudy, 88% humidity
Today’s Gorge weather forecast
Here in the Gorge, most of the clouds burn off by afternoon. Rain continues until 2pm west of Cascade Locks. After that: dry. West wind builds to 15-20mph between Stevenson and Mosier with 20-25mph from Lyle to the Arlington Equilateral Triangle. High temps range from 65F in Stevenson to 71F in The Dalles and 76F in the desert, where everyone is eating dessert first because life is uncertain. Speaking of dessert… I’ve had blondies (the food, not the band – I was going to link to “Rapture”, but there was all sorts of racist imagery in the video, so I didn’t) stuck in my head for well over a week. So far I have convinced myself not to make them, because if I do, I will eat them all! Back to the weather…
Thursday Gorge weather forecast
Overnight tonight, most folks will have clear sky. Peeps west of Mosier start Thursday partly cloudy. Early temps range from the low 40s to the low 50s except in Glenwood and Dufur where upper 30s are likely. Need to spray or do some other windless activity? You got it! The wind will be calm in the morning. Afternoon brings 15-20mph west wind from Stevenson to Rufus with high temps from 76F (Cascade Locks) to 82-83F (The Dalles eastward).
Extended Gorge weather forecast
A few low clouds start the day on Friday with temps in the 45-55F range. Afternoon highs range from 76F in Cascade Locks to 83F in The Dalles and 85F in the desert. Thanks to high pressure building offshore (high pressure is different than high stress, FYI), west wind starts the day at 20-25mph west of Mosier and rises to 5mph between Stevenson and Rufus.
Hot, less-windy, mostly-sunny, increasingly not-humid weather is forecast Saturday through Tuesday. Highs range from 85-90F on Saturday, 90-95F on Sunday, and 95-100F on Monday. Tuesday also looks quite hot, but if we get lucky, onshore flow will drive temps down late in the day. A bigger drop in high temps is forecast next Wednesday (and beyond) resulting in very, very strong west wind and very, very high fire danger. During this period of heat, low temps will be increasingly not-very-low; we’re going to see 60+ overnight in many areas. In response, I’m posting an “AC Warning” for most of the Gorge for Sunday and beyond. Go ahead and check the functioning of your AC if you’re lucky enough to have it. You’re going to want it. Safe travels. -TATAS
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