GORGE WIND FORECAST
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Keep in mind that this forecast attempts to predict what the iKite/iWind sensors will read. Think like a local! All sensors are not equal. Swell reads low. Viento/Arlington/The Wall read high compared to Swell. 30mph at Rufus (The Wall sensor) is about 23-24mph at Swell. 30mph at Swell is about 35-37mph at Rufus/Viento/Arlington. Hope that helps!
SHORT-TERM gorge wind forecast
Hi friends! I’m still on IR, which means y’all are going to have to get in some Nch’i Wana play time for me over the next several days. And there are plenty of opportunities in the Gorge wind forecast for you. While there are no nukers forecast, you’ll want to keep your eyes on Friday, Monday, and Tuesday for the strongest days of the bunch.
Thursday started out with dead flat gradients: 30.01/30.01/30.01 and light/variable wind all through the Gorge. Not much happens this morning. Westerlies slowly build into the afternoon as a low moves inland. By 2pm, we’ll have 10-13mph from Stevenson to Hood River. Evening wind: 12-15mph from Stevenson to The Dalles with 15-18mph from Avery to Rufus. River flow over the last 24 hours was 59-79kcfs, river temp is 67.6F, and high temp forecast is 83F in Hood River.
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LONGER-TERM gorge wind forecast
Friday will be windy, but there’s some question of just how windy. Offshore high pressure at 1024mb combines with marine clouds in the metro area and hottest temps near Arlington. Opening gambit is 17-20mph from Stevenson to Mosier, 11-14mph near Rowena, and 20-23mph from Avery to Arlington. Areas from Stevenson to Rufus build to 21-24mph quickly and hold all day. It’s totally possible that we could see 24-27mph between Viento and Hood River for a few hours midday. Out east: a short period of 23-26mph is likely from Avery to Arlington mid-morning, but areas east of Rufus will drop below 20mph in the afternoon. High temps: 76 in Hood River and low 80s in the desert.
Marine clouds over the metro area Saturday morning give us a shot at 17-20mph from Viento to Hood River early. Westerlies linger at 17-20mph from Stevenson to Hood River, maybe to Mosier, until late morning and then drop to 10-15mph or less in the afternoon. High temp: 81 in Hood River.
Sunday’s forecast currently looks like 16-19mph from Stevenson to Hood River if you trust the GFS. The Euro doesn’t think it will be windy at all! An approaching weather system on Monday morning likely reinforces west-side clouds and allows desert heating to shine. We’re likely to see mid-20s, probably strongest from Mosier to Arlington, but potentially firing up the Hatch as well.
Model agreement declines on Tuesday: the GFS deterministic keeps the wind well below 20mph, but the Euro ensembles are more optimistic about Tuesday than Monday – mid 20s is likely if you take that model’s word on it. Uncertainty really climbs starting Wednesday, so I’ll leave you here for now. Hope to 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 Thursday: NW10/W5-10/LTW, NW swell 5′ at 8 seconds. Friday: LTNW/LTNW/N15-20, NW 5′ @ 8. Saturday: 15-20/20/20, NW 4′ @ 8. Jones Thursday: 17-20. Friday: LTW. Saturday: 12-15. Sauvie Island Thursday: 11-14. Friday: LTV. Saturday: 10-13. Sunday: 17-20.
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
Clear sky today. Temps start near 50 and rise to the low 80s. Light easterlies early. Light to moderate westerlies later. No rainbows. Friday will be sunny. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to the mid 70s. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday starts with a few high clouds and turns clear. Temps start in the upper 50s and rise to the low 80s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows.
BIKE TRAILS INFO
NEXT WORK PARTY: No known upcoming work parties. Lemme know if you hear of one!
OPEN TRAILS: Pretty much anything not listed below. Hospital Hill, Underwood, and Whoopdee have reopened.
CLOSED TRAILS: Anything south of the 44 Road due to the Grasshopper Fire / Forest Closure Order: for example – Boulder Lakes, Gunsight, Gumjuwac, Lookout Mountain, 450, Fifteenmile.
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Good morning, neighbors! Today, Thursday looks warm. Cooler, windier weather arrives for Friday, and then we’re right back to 80+ degrees through Monday. Starting Tuesday, the weather looks a bit cooler, but uncertainty is high. Rain? No clear or consistent sign in the forecast over the next couple of weeks.
It clearly won’t rain today! Actually, that’s not quite true – there’s a chance of rain well east of Arlington and in Central Oregon thanks to thunderstorm potential. Most of us will be north and west of that action and will have to find other action. You can define “action” for yourself.
Speaking of action – it was 38 degrees in Glenwood this morning. They’re doing a damn fine job of extending gardening season up there in the coldest-cold zone. Ditto down here in the lowlands, where there’s a bounty of tomatoes and peppers and melons and everything else! High temps today climb to 83 in Stevenson and Hood River, 85 in The Dalles, and 77 in the desert thanks to clouds east of The Dalles and a slight chance of thunderstorms out in the desert. West wind picks up to 15mph between Stevenson and The Dalles this afternoon with 15-20mph between Avery and Rufus and lighter wind farther east.
Friday morning starts cloudy in the metro area, clear in the central Gorge, and partly cloudy east of The Dalles. Afternoon: clear for the entire Gorge. Morning temps: 50-60. Morning wind: 15-20mph between Stevenson and Mosier, 10-15mph near Lyle, and 20-25mph between Avery and the Arlington Triangle. Westerlies quickly build to 20-25mph all the way from Stevenson to Arlington. Late in the afternoon, they fade to 15-20mph east of Bob’s Texas T-Bone and hold at 20-25mph elsewhere. Highs: 74 in Stevenson, 76 in Hood River, 82 in The Dalles, and 80 in Pasco.
On Saturday, the weekend arrives. Pretty cool how it does that every Saturday, eh? We start partly high overcast with a colorful sunrise and temps from 50-60 degrees. Afternoon: mostly clear. Highs: 80/81/85/82. West wind will be 15mph between Viento and Hood River early, 15-20mph from Stevenson to Mosier mid-morning, and 10-15mph or less in the afternoon.
Sunday looks warmer – great for jumping in a river! Highs: 84-89. Wind: 15-20mph between Stevenson and Hood River and lighter to the east. Slight cooler weather is forecast on Monday and Tuesday with somewhat stronger wind likely all the way from Stevenson to at least Rufus. Not the greatest fishing weather, eh? Beyond that: nothing too exciting… seasonably warm and probably dry, although there are some days where the euro ensemble has 30-50% rain chances. There’s just too much uncertainty beyond the start of next week to really nail down a forecast. So I won’t try. Safe travels. -TATAS
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