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! A big day was had on the river yesterday – hopefully you were one of the folks who was able to take advantage of it! Calmer weather is on tap for a few days – calm enough that I’m going to take Sunday off. This forecast is for Saturday and Sunday. While there aren’t any signs of big days in the forecast for the next week or so, there should be enough west wind to get you on the water Monday and Tuesday and potentially into the second half of the week. More on that later. A slight chance of strong-enough easterlies is present Sunday morning, but you’ll need to be up very early to get it.
Saturday started with pressures of 30.19/30.15/30.13 for westerly gradients of 0.04 and 0.02. That’s not much, and they won’t last; by midday, gradients turn flat and then shift to easterly in the afternoon. Easterlies rise to 10-15mph at Iwash/Rooster, Stevenson, Home Valley, and Viento this afternoon. Elsewhere: light wind. River flow over the last 24 hours was 59-94kcfs, river temp is 66.0F, and high temp forecast is 66F in Hood River.
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
LONGER-TERM gorge wind forecast
Sunday starts with east wind and chilly temps – 30mph at Iwash/Rooster and 20-25mph at Stevenson and Viento with low 40s in Hood River. By 11am, easterlies drop to 20mph at all the usual east wind spots. The wind continues to fade into the afternoon and ends the day at 10mph or less. High temp in Hood River: 68 degrees under clear sky.
Westerlies return on Monday. As of this morning, the forecast calls for 10-13mph in the morning from Viento to the Hatch. Afternoon wind builds to 15-18mph and fills in from Stevenson to Doug’s. High temp: 71 degrees under clearing sky. A weak weather system arrives on Tuesday and gives us the opportunity for somewhat stronger wind, perhaps 18-21mph from Stevenson to Hood River and 20-23mph from Mosier to Arlington. We’ll sort out the exact details as we get closer.
Uncertainty spikes starting Wednesday. About 50% of the Euro ensembles give us continued westerlies in the 17-20mph range. Beyond that, there’s really too much uncertainty to make worthy guesses, so I won’t! Enjoy the beautiful weekend weather. 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 Saturday: 20-25/25/25-30, NW swell 7′ at 9 seconds and SW 2′ @ 13. Sunday: 20/20/25-30, N 6′ @ 6 and SW 2′ @ 14. Monday: LTNW/NW10/N25-30, NW 6′ @ 12 and W 3′ @ 16. Jones Saturday: LTV. Sunday: 10-13. Monday: 10-13. Sauvie Island Saturday: 15-18. Sunday: 11-14. Monday: LTN.
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
Mostly clear sky this morning with high clouds this afternoon. Temps start in the upper 40s and rise to the mid 60s. Light and variable wind. No rainbows. Sunday will be mostly cloudy then clear. Temps start in the low 40s and rise to the upper 60s. Light easterlies in the morning. Calm in the afternoon. No rainbows. Monday will be partly cloudy then mostly clear. Temps start in the low 40s and rise to the low 70s. Light to moderate westerlies. No rainbows.
BIKE TRAILS INFO
NEXT WORK PARTY: October 25th and November 8th in Post Canyon with the HRATS.
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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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! Much calmer, rainbow-free weather is forecast into the early part of next week. West of Hood River, a slight chance of rain arises sometime Tuesday or Wednesday, but even if it does rain, we’ll be right back into dry, pleasant weather through next weekend, most likely. Other than that, the biggest news is a slight chance of frost on Sunday morning.
Speaking of frost, Glenwood dropped to 32 degrees this morning. Parkdale ranged from 34 to 38. Remember that frost can occur at 36 degrees or less due to radiational cooling. Other cool spots this morning: Steele Road in The Dalles at 37, and the Trout Lake area at 35-39. But don’t you worry – it’s going to be plenty warm later: 66 in Stevenson and Hood River, 64 in The Dalles, and 68 out in Pasco. Wind will be light westerly, then calm, then light easterly. So if you’re getting married (Maude), you should take the wind and your veil into account.
On Sunday, we’ll have another chilly start, but we’ll have quite a few clouds involved. Where there aren’t clouds, low dewpoints and clear sky and light wind will make for once-again chilly temps. Afternoon: clear. Near Iwash (pen*s) Rock, we’ll have easterlies at 30mph early and light wind in the afternoon. Stevenson and Viento areas start the day at 20-25mph and finish with 10mph. Highs range from 69 in Stevenson, 68 in Hood River, and 72 from The Dalles eastward.
Another quiet weather day is forecast on Monday: lows in the upper 30s (cold areas) to low-mid 40s (elsewhere). After a partly cloudy start, we have a mostly clear finish. Highs: 69-75, warmest in The Dalles. It’s possible we could see a little rain late Tuesday or early Wednesday, but that’s far from certain. Beyond that: generally around 70 degrees and dry without any major windstorms. Safe travels. -TATAS
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