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The Forecast
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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster Rock | closed | beach | clothed | buns | |
| Steven’s Locks | G15-25 | G13-16 | G13-16 | G13-16 | |
| Swell-Hood River | G15-25 | G13-16 | G13-16 | G13-16 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | G15-25 | G13-16 | G13-16 | G13-16 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 30-35 | 25-30 | 31-34 | 31-34 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 30-35 | 25-30 | 31-34 | 31-34 | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Here is the latest update on launch sites. All land managers are encouraging people to not travel to access recreation, and all are carefully watching to see if people maintain social distancing. If crowding happens, water access will be revoked. If you are local and lucky enough to have water access in your community, please do this: rig, play, leave. Recreate and go home. That’ll both help limit the spread of SARS-COV-2 and will increase parking availability.
Ok. Washington and Oregon State Parks in the Gorge will likely remain closed until the end of may (Rowena, Doug’s, Hatchery, Viento). Swell City is closed. The Hook is open for windsurfing and SUP. No kiting allowed from the Hook. The Spit and Marina are open. The Event Site is closed. Army Corps has reopened Avery and Roosevelt but NOT The Wall or Rufus. Mosier is only open for residents of Mosier. As best I can tell, the launches in Stevenson are still closed.
Wednesday morning’s starting out rainy in Hood River and very windy in the eastern Gorge. Gradients started at 0.12 and 0.11. River flow: 244kcfs. River temp: 53 degrees. A short-lived very strong burst of wind blows through early in the morning as a front moves through. Don’t be disheartened by the dip that happens between 8am and 11am or so. The wind will return! For Avery to Boardman, wind from late morning through mid-afternoon will be in the 29-34+ range. Western Gorge launch sites stay cloudy today with gusty 13-16 or so.
A ginormous pattern change happens overnight tonight while you’re sleeping. We’ll go from very strong westerlies to widespread easterlies. That setup lasts through the weekend. For Thursday, the day starts dead calm (and chilly). Easterlies build to 15-20 near Rooster and Stevenson with 7-10 from Viento all the way to Arlington mid-afternoon.
Friday starts with E 20-30 at Rooster, possibly the lower end of that as easterlies fill in at all elevations. We’ll see the wind drop 10mph or so at the normally windiest east wind spots in the afternoon. The rest of the Gorge then picks up to E 10-20. A similar pattern repeats Saturday and Sunday, with a chance of very strong widespread easterlies on Sunday.
Jones, Sauvie’s, and Coast forecast are on break to discourage travel.
Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
Kate Brown has announced that ski areas will be able to open soon. Timberline states that they are excitedly awaiting her plan so they can reopen. The Mt. Hood weather forecast will be on vacation unless something interesting happens in the weather up there. For now, and neither in-bounds nor out-of-bounds snowsports are available to you. Some of you will be tempted to go out backcountry skiing. Please don’t – accidents do happen, and you may put others at risk. Timberline, Skibowl, and Meadows are all closed to uphill traffic at this time.Hood River Weather Forecast
A rainy morning gives way to a mostly cloudy afternoon. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and low 60’s later. Moderate westerlies. 94% chance of rainbows. Thursday looks sunny. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and low 70’s later. Calm wind most of the day, then light easterlies. No rainbows. Friday looks sunny with very low humidity. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and upper 70’s later. Moderate easterlies. No rainbows. Saturday and Sunday look 80+ and dry. Looking for a complete Columbia Gorge forecast? Looking for more humor in your weather? Obscenities? You’re looking for my TATAS: Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook.Cycling
Trails and roads on Hood River County land (Post Canyon, Pine Mont), have opened for residents of Hood River County ONLY. Staging and parking areas will remain closed – you will have to ride to the trailhead. USFS lands (Syncline, 44 Road Trails) remain closed. State Parks (Columbia Hills) are closed. Kreps and SDS lands have reopened. Most DNR lands (including Buck Creek, Nestor Peak, and I believe Cold Creek) have reopened. BLM trails in Oregon (Sandy Ridge) appear to be open. Please do not travel outside your own community to access trails at this time – the official recommendation is to travel no more than 50 miles from home. Please maintain social distancing and do not recreate (shuttle, carpool) with people from outside your household.
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