The Gorge is my Gym

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Good morning,

It looks like a beautiful, sunny day today, with the temperature approaching 80 degrees. If you can sneak out of work, it’s going to be a great day to ride bikes, with light wind in the central Gorge and east wind at 17-20 near Stevenson.

For the wind forecast the next few days, we’ll see increasing west wind. As a weak system pushes in tomorrow, west wind goes from 17-20 in the morning near Hood River, picking up to 26-30 from Stevenson all the way out to Arlington in the afternoon. One thing I should point out is that, when we see a setup like this, we often see 90 minutes of good wind near Hood River before it becomes very gusty. At that point, the strongest, steadiest wind will shift to Stevenson and Arlington.

On Tuesday night into Wednesday early morning, the wind goes crazy in the central Gorge, hitting the 28-32 range just east of whereever the cloudline ends up. Models this morning are suggesting high pressure building in during the day, meaning the wind will slowly back off and become gusty, so get it early if you can. Light west wind continues Thursday morning before fading Thursday afternoon.

In events, there’s not much going on until Wednesday, but there’s a lot going on Wednesday evening. The Kayak Shed’s shop paddle is at 5:30, either paddling the Lower White Salmon, at 4.75 feet, or the Hood River, at approximately 5.8 feet. Also Wednesday, there’s sailboat racing at the Hood River Marina, with races starting at 6:30pm. With the strong wind in the forecast, that could be great spectating.

After that, at 7:30, Richard Hallman presents a slideshow of Oregon surf at Dog River at 7:30. Also on Wednesday evening at 7pm, the planning commission has a meeting discussing Barrett Park at 601 state.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

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Good morning,

First off, it’s the last day of ski season at Meadows. Clear skies overnight allowed the snow to set up last night, so there should be a few hours of good skiing today. Bring your bbq, and make a tailgate party in the parking lot after the snow gets sticky, and you’ll have a good day. Don’t forget an extra sausage for your intrepid forecaster, who will likely be at the bottom of Mt. Hood Express counting to 4. (I’m not smart enough to work in accounting, where they count to 10, but I’m too smart for IT, where they only work in 1’s and 0’s.)

In other news, the Dog River Enduro race continues today as does the Oregon Trail Rally. If you want to see rally driving, check out oregontrailrally.com for the spectators’ guide. It takes a while to download, but it will tell you where to go to watch the racing and the service stations. And remember, rumor has it that the big party is tonight at the Shilo Inn in The Dalles. These guys (and gals) are pro athletes, so not only are they at the top of their game in the car, they’re going to be at the top of the game in the bar.

In the wind forecast, we’ll have east wind at 10-15 near Stevenson and Rooster Rock today with light wind in the rest of the Gorge. East winds pick up a bit tomorrow into the 21-24 range, with 5-10 in the rest of the Gorge. Tuesday starts off light, but an approaching weather system in the afternoon swings the wind around to the west. It’s not really clear yet how strong the wind will be Tuesday afternoon. Probably mid twenties. Models are consistently showing a very windy day in the Corridor on Wednesday, starting off with dawn patrol in the upper twenties.

If you want to take advantage of the light wind today, Big Winds has free standup paddle demos at the Event Site from 10-4. Anyone is welcome to try it out, even if you’re not one of those wind Johnnies. Damned wind Johnnies.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

p.s. If you find this report useful, entertaining, or just want to recognize all the hard work that goes into it, please take the time to make a donation by clicking on the link below. For a suggested donation of $10, I’ll add you to the email version of this list for a year, putting you in the running for cool prizes donated by the weekly sponsors during the summer season (and the winter if I get off my bum and get some!). If you don’t PayPal, you can send a donation to PO Box 841 in Hood River, 97031.