GORGE WIND FORECAST
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SHORT-TERM gorge wind forecast
Hi friends! Thanks to a friendly weather system moving inland today (it’s Saturday), we have a windy day on tap. Lesser westerlies, but still plenty windy, are forecast Sunday and Monday. Thanks to another weak weather system on Tuesday, we’ll have a stronger westerly day. Models keep the wind going for the long run. While it may not be enough for windsurfers with small gear every day, it’s likely to be strong enough for foil sports day after day!
It’s Saturday, and the Bridge of the Gods Kitefest Blowout is ON for today! Registration opens at 8am at the Marina in Hood River. First possible start time is 11am from Stevenson. We started the day with pressures of 29.98/29.89/29.83 (gradients 0.09/0.06) and a weather system slated to push clouds into the western Gorge mid-morning. Ahead of this, we’ll see 20-23mph from Viento to Mosier. Elsewhere in the Gorge this morning: a sub-10mph start at Stevenson and the Rowena zone and 17-20mph from Avery to Threemile. As this system pushes inland this morning, we’re likely to see a period of up-and-down, very gusty wind all through the Gorge. Areas west of Mosier will be particularly unpredictable, as it’s impossible to say exactly where the cloud line will set up – under it and west of it, the wind will be very up-and-down.
Looking a few hours ahead, things steady out a bit, at least to the east. By late morning or early afternoon, areas between Lyle and Arlington rise to 25-28mph. Wait until mid-afternoon, and you’ll find gusty 27-30mph from Lyle to Arlington with 22-25mph at Threemile. West of Lyle, things are trickier to predict due to cloud coverage. My best guess is gusty 19-23mph at Stevenson and gusty 22-26mph from Viento (which is likely to over-perform) to Mosier. After 5pm, the wind fades to 17-20mph west of Lyle and 23-26mph between Lyle and Arlington with 18-22mph at Threemile. River flow over the last 24 hours was 106-211kcfs, river temp is 71.1F, and high temp forecast is 78F in Hood River and 90F in the desert.
As always, keep in mind that this forecast predicts to the iWind/iKite sensors. Swell reads low. Viento/The Wall/Arlington read high. 25 at Swell doesn’t equal 25 at Rufus! 30 at Swell equals about 37 at Rufus, and 30 at Rufus equals about 23-24 at Swell. Have fun out there today!
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
Sunday starts off basically calm or very light westerly. West of Hood River, it’ll be cloudy to start (yay, marine layer), and those clouds will not fully burn off. This is helpful! By late morning, we’ll only have 11-14mph and only between Viento and Hood River. Early afternoon brings gusty 17-20mph from Stevenson to Avery. Wait for the desert to heat up in the afternoon for strongest results: gusty 17-20mph from Stevenson to Mosier with 23-26mph from Lyle to Rufus and 17-20mph at Arlington. To the east: less. High temps: 81F in Hood River and upper 80s in the desert.
Monday also starts under 10mph with a few low clouds west of Hood River. Westerlies build to the teens mid-morning: 12-15mph from Stevenson to Doug’s. Afternoon brings 14-17mph from Stevenson to Hood River with 18-21mph from Mosier to Avery. Models hint at stronger wind for the Executive Session (after 5pm), but they often are too optimistic. Still, let’s give them a shot: 17-20mph west of Mosier and 20-23mph from Mosier to Rufus. Highs range from 82 in Hood River to 90 in the desert. On last thing about Monday: if you want to see an ice rink in the Gorge (let’s do it!), there’s a fundraiser at the Ruins in Hood River Monday night. Show up and support the possibility of this dream coming true!
Models suggest a stronger day on Tuesday as a weak weather system swings through and offshore high pressure rebuilds behind it. As of this morning, the ensembles think we’ll see 26-29mph readings between Rowena and Arlington on Tuesday with 19-23ish between Stevenson and Hood River. Lesser westerlies, perhaps 17-20mph, are in the cards on Wednesday. That said, uncertainty is quite high from Wednesday on, so that prediction is almost certain to change. Good luck to all the racers today! 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 Saturday: S20-25/S20-25/S15-20, NW swell 3′ @ 8 seconds and SW 2′ @ 13. Sunday: SW15/LTSW/N10, NW 3′ @ 11 and SW 2′ @ 21. Monday: LTSW/LTSW/N10-15, NW 3′ @ 10 and SW 2′ @ 19. Jones Saturday: LTW. Sunday: LTW. Monday: 18-21. Sauvie Island Saturday: SW 10-13. Sunday: variable to 10 then N 10-13. Monday: LTN.
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
Clear this morning with some clouds by midday. Partly cloudy later. Temps start in the mid 60s and rise to the upper 70s. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Sunday will be partly cloudy then clear. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to the low 80s. Calm wind early. Moderate westerlies later. No rainbows. Monday will be mostly clear. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to the low 80s. Light westerlies early. Moderate 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! Nothing out of the ordinary is planned in weather world the next week or so – temps stay seasonable through Tuesday, then slowly climb for a few days. No rain is forecast. No thunderstorms are predicted. The only concerning thing on our schedule is the wind today and Tuesday, when fire danger will be (again) extreme: most of us, and most of eastern WA and OR and Montana (FRIENDS!) are under a Red Flag Warning again today too.
Glenwood started warm this morning – 61 degrees, much warmer than the Parkdale area which was running 49-52 to start the day. Air Quality around the Gorge: pretty damned awesome this morning! Smoke has departed. Around the world, where our friends continue to tremble and fear in response to threats and actions of the US administration, we have the following weather:
Bandar-e Mahshahr, Iran: 113, sunny, 15% humidity
Havana, Cuba: 82, partly cloudy, 82% humidity
Muscat, Oman: 89, partly cloudy, 77% humidity
Caracas, Venezuela: 74, partly cloudy, 81% humidity
Nuuk, Greenland: 46, cloudy, 92% humidity
Gaza City: 89, sunny, 46% humidity
Ottawa, Canada: 68, partly cloudy, 74% humidity
Here in the Gorge, we have a weak weather system approaching today. For folks west of Hood River, this does something awesome: it brings low clouds surging in mid-morning. No rain, sorry. Those clouds linger for the rest of the day. To the east: sunshine. Result: wind. Westerlies build to 20-25mph west of Mosier and 30mph from Mosier to Arlington. Do. Not. Fuck. With. Fire. Today. High temps range from 75 in Stevenson (hosting the Bridge of the Gods Kitefest) to 78 in Hood River (Odell is hosting the Hood River County Fair) to 85 in The Dalles (I dunno know they are hosting) to 94 in Pasco (near Hermiston, which is hosting watermelons).
Clouds linger west of Hood River into Sunday morning, and areas to the east start the day clear. Morning temps: 50-60 degrees with less in Glenwood, where clear sky and calm wind allow radiational cooling to work its magic. A few clouds stick around west of Hood River all day. East: clear. Wind will be calm to start. PERFECT GARDENING MORNING! West wind builds to 15-20mph between Stevenson and Mosier with 20-25mph between Lyle and Arlington. Highs: 79/81/87/91.
Monday looks decidedly pleasant (TATAS determines what is/is not pleasant, btw). Morning: 50-60 degrees with a few clouds west of Wyeth. Afternoon: 81/82/88/91. Wind will be under 10mph to start. Afternoon: 15-20mph between Stevenson and Hood River and 20-25mph between Mosier and Rufus with less to the east. Topic switch: are you interested in seeing an ice rink in The Gorge? There’s a fundraiser party at The Ruins in Hood River on Monday night, 6pm. Cost: $20 in advance, $25 at the door. I gotta say, I figured an ice rink was a long shot, but they’ve secured the land and are looking at funding, and… heck, why not?!!? Let’s all support this!
A weather system impacts us in the Tuesday and Wednesday window, but it doesn’t do much more than 1) add a few clouds and 2) drive the wind up to 25-30mph on Tuesday. Wednesday: slightly warmer, slightly less windy. Uncertainty builds Thursday as do the temps. As I said earlier, no rain is forecast. No thunderstorms are forecast. Nobody’s any good at forecasting summer !CE storms, so we’ll all just pray together that we have none. Honestly, it completely baffles me that those guys want to brave the McCord Creek construction on I-84 to come out here and return home! Safe travels. -TATAS
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