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5/28 Forecast



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Good morning,

The wind will be light this morning, in the 0-10 range. As low pressure off the coast moves east during the day, the wind will pick up to 13-15 by midday and 17-21 late. The strongest wind will be east of Hood River in the afternoon (probably Mosier-Maryhill), with 13-15 in the western Gorge all day.

Tomorrow looks much windier as high pressure builds at the coast in the afternoon. It’s going to be cloudy early, so the strongest wind will probably be at Rowena and Maryhill tomorrow. Expect 17-20 early, picking up to 25-28 in the afternoon. Monday’s not looking very windy, as another low pressure system develops on the coast.

Most of you kiters and windsurfers have probably heard this, but the east end of the Event Site is open for kite launching until June 10th due to the high water. The Marina will be open even later than that. Thank the CGWA board and the Event Site windsurfers for making this happen, so all of you be good neighbors and help each other out.

The mountain biking trails are pretty muddy right now, so Syncline is your best bet. Plus, the Super D is at Post this weekend. However, there are free Turner Bike demos at Post Canyon today and tomorrow. The times aren’t set because the rep is riding the Super D, but if you want to try these cool made-in-Portland bikes, give Mountain View a call at 386-bike.

If you’d rather ride than demo, the road ride of the day, thanks to Jeremy Bishop, is Canyon Road to the Klickitat-Appleton Road back down to Lyle. And yes, it’s swept of gravel and quite beautiful. If you’d rather watch some cool biking stuff than ride your bike, swing by Double Mountain from 3-6 for the dual street slalom biking comp.

Finally, the White Salmon is at 4 ¾ft, the Wind is at 5.5ft, the Hood’s at 5.3ft and the Klickitat’s at 3400cfs. Wet Planet still has spots on the Wind trip (like how I only mention the availability of the class V trip?) today and tomorrow, but it’s meeting at 9am, so if you want to go today, you’d better hurry.

Temira

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5/27 Forecast



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Good morning,

Today’s going to feel a bit like winter, as high temperatures only make it into the mid-fifties with a good chance of rain. We’ll still have some spring west winds, although the river is glassy right now. They’ll be in the 10-15 range in the western Gorge by mid-morning, picking up to 21-24 east of The Dalles this afternoon.

Tomorrow bring similar weather, with a light start and showers in the western Gorge. By mid-afternoon, the wind picks up to 17-20 east of Hood River, with a chance of 23-25 east of The Dalles.

Sunday looks nicer, especially in the afternoon as high pressure starts to clear the skies. We should see west winds in the mid-twenties on Sunday, with the strongest wind just east of Hood River.

For mountain bikers, the Disco Divas ride is this morning at 9am. That’s a girls-only ride led by Barb Murphy. You can contact Discover Bikes for more information (or me). Today is also check-in day for the Hood River Super D. If you just want to watch some cool riding, there’s a pump track exhibition at Discover Bike’s indoor track starting at 6pm tonight, and that event is free. Coming up tomorrow, there’s an urban dual slalom bike race in front of Double Mountain starting at 3pm. And finally, the Hood River Super D is on for Sunday at Post Canyon.

And finally, a quick road update for you road riders and drivers: sounds like there is construction on Lost Lake Road, with 10-15 minute delays, and Lake Branch Road is definitely still closed.

Temira

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