GORGE WIND FORECAST
today’s gorge wind forecast – IS IT AFTER 9AM AND YOU’RE SEEING YESTERDAY’S FORECAST? tRY OPENING THIS IN A PRIVATE/INCOGNITO WINDOW.
Hi friends! Rest day number one is in the books. Rest day number two has started. If we’re really lucky, you’ll have a chance to stretch your muscles on the river late in the day today. If not, the Gorge wind forecast for the next three to six days has plenty of wind including high potential for a nuking day Wednesday.
Monday kicked off dead calm most places. Pressures were 29.96/29.99/30.00 for light offshore gradients. Easterlies pick up to 11-14mph today between Stevenson and Home Valley for a few hours before turning calm with the mid-afternoon heat. Models suggest we could see just enough temperature gradient late today, after 5pm, for 16-19 from Stevenson to Swell or Hood River. River flow over the last 24 hours was 99-156kcfs, river temp is 66.2F, and high temp forecast is 97F for Hood River. If you’re desperate for wind today, you can head to the coast, to Jones Beach, or to Sauvie Island.
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
tomorrow’s gorge wind forecast
Strong onshore flow into the metro area on Tuesday holds down temps on the west side. Out in the desert, blazing heat (103 in Pasco) persists. A couple factors may result in under-performing wind: instability from The Dalles eastward and lack of clouds in the metro area. With all that said… TJ’s Dawn Patrol should be 19-22 from Viento to Swell with 15-18 at Stevenson and Hood River. Models suggest a dip to 17-20 mid-morning followed by a slow and steady build into the evening. By late afternoon, we’ll have 21-25 between Stevenson and Doug’s. To the east: calm. Models suggest the strongest wind will be after 5pm: 21-25 from Stevenson to Hood River and 26-29 from Mosier to Rufus. Arlington: 17-20. I’m a little skeptical of the high numbers given the lack of clouds and presence of instability, so don’t get too attached to blasting late-day westerlies. High temp: 93F in Hood River.
extended Gorge wind forecast
Go ahead and get attached to strong wind Wednesday. Models have marine clouds persisting until early afternoon west of Hood River, and models have temps in the upper 90s in Pasco. TJ’s Dawn Patrol will be nuking (no numbers needed) from Viento to Mosier and perhaps to Doug’s. Nuking wind continues all day between Viento and Doug’s and eventually spreads to Rufus. Arlington will be slightly less than nuking, but still very windy. Lingering clouds will keep the wind gusty and lesser (low 20s, maybe) in Stevenson. High temp: 82F for Hood River and 87F for Arlington.
More range in wind speeds is present Thursday and Friday, but we’ll still see 20-25mph or perhaps more. Uncertainty increases for Saturday and Sunday, but models still hang on to 17-20mph or more for the weekend. Beyond that: just too much uncertainty to make predictions. All-in-all, it looks like a great day to play in the river. Stay cool today. I’ll see you on the Nch’i Wana.
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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. Monday: 20-25/20-25/30-35, NW swell 7′ at 9 seconds. Tuesday: 20/20/35+, NW 6′ @ 9. Wednesday: NW10/NW10/N30-35, NW 4′ @ 8. Jones Monday: 22-25. Tuesday: 25-28. Wednesday: 14-17. Sauvie Island Monday: 19-22. Tuesday: 18-21. Wednesday: 15-18.
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
Clear sky all day today. Temps start in the upper 50s and rise to the upper 90s. Calm wind until the evening. Then moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Tuesday will have a few high clouds in mostly clear sky. Temps start in the mid 60s (potentially record high-low) and finish in the low 90s. Moderate westerlies in the morning. Strong westerlies late. No rainbows. Wednesday will be mostly clear to start and sunny to finish. Temps start in the low 60s and rise to the low 80s. Nuking 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! Hot weather continues for a couple more days. After that: still hotter than normal (which is 76-78 degrees for Hood River) but not hot enough for cooking eggs on the top of cars or cookies on the dashboard. Highlights: temps pushing towards 100 today; very strong wind on Wednesday; no rain for the next 10-14 days. Other highlights: the purple in my friend Wren’s hair (those are highlights), the headlights on my car (those are actually high beams, not highlights), and Miller High Life (which is a bad beer, not a high light).
Glenwood, and fuckin’ MOnday
Let’s look at Monday morning. Well fuck, it’s Monday again. Back to work, everyone. Except folks in Glenwood. All y’all can have the day off as a reward for once again starting the day below 50 degrees: 47 degrees there when I looked this morning. The rest of us started in the 50s, except in the high elevations (Middle Mountain, for example, and Wasco Butte) where the day started at almost 70 degrees. We all max out HOT today: 97 (west) 103 (The Dalles – record high today is 104 – you can do it!) and 99 (watermelon zone). We’ll see calm wind most places most of the day. Midday easterlies rise to 10-15mph near Stevenson and Home Valley. Late in the day, after 5pm, westerlies pick up to 15mph between Stevenson and Hood River or maybe Mosier. Best part of today (sarcasm) is the increasing humidity. In the evening, the dewpoint rises to the low 60s. Remember yesterday when I said nobody likes hot, muggy weather? I was wrong. My friend Carly likes it. When you’re sweating your balls off this evening, think of Carly being happy. That’ll make you slightly happier.
tuesday’s gorge weather forecast
Speaking of hot and muggy… that humidity makes for a warm, potentially record warm (66+ sets a new record) morning on Tuesday. All that moisture makes for a slight chance of thunder (per SPC) east of The Dalles in the afternoon. West wind starts at 20mph between Viento and Hood River and builds in the afternoon, peaking late in the day at 25mph between Stevenson and Rufus with 17-20 near Arlington and lighter wind to the east. Up in the hills, the wind slowly goes from calm to NW 15-20mph in the evening. High temps will be 93 (west), 98 (The Dalles), and 103 (watermelon zones).
wednesday’s gorge weather forecast
Wednesday brings lower temps, stronger wind, and very high fire danger despite lingering humidity and falling temps. Expect 30mph+ westerlies all day long. In the morning, it’ll be windy between Stevenson and Rufus. In the afternoon, the wind fills in all the way from Stevenson to the Arlington Triangle and beyond. Any fires that do start will have rapid and explosive growth eastward. So, no mowing that day. No weed whacking. No pitching of butts (unless you’re twerking), no dragging of trailer chains, and no planes, trains and automobiles. That means you – don’t be watching that movie on Wednesday. Morning temps will be warm: low 60s. Afternoon highs will be down 5-10 degrees from Tuesday: 82 (west), 97 (The Dalles) 98 (watermelon zones).
extended gorge weather forecast
High temps hold at 80-85 through Saturday before starting another warming trend. West wind at 20mph or more (but not 30+ mph or more) sticks around through Saturday or Sunday. No rain is forecast in the next 10-14 days, a boon to the cherry farmers and a reason for us to be happy for them. Maude, I’m happy for you! Safe travels. -TATAS
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