Mt. Hood snow and Gorge wind forecast | The Gorge is my Gym

Good morning Gorge sports fanatics!

The forecast this week is brought to you Hood River’s best sail repair shop, the maestros of the back room at 13 Oak Street. Arm yourself with the following phone number, because you might need it tomorrow; it’s going to be a nuclear force, sail-breaking kind of day! Give Olaf (aka Ovetchkin) a call at 806-3117 (HR area code) if you have any questions, or to arrange to drop off your sail after you or Mother Nature crushes it! Two of you are going to win $65 sail repair gift certificates this week, so get out there and break some gear!

There’s a nice solid deck of marine clouds stacked up west of Viento this morning and the 5am gradient was .12 from Portland to The Dalles. iWindsuf’s sensors were almost all down this morning, so today’s a good day to check out windonthewater.com As the desert heats up and Portland stays cloudy this morning, gradients will pick up a little. This morning brings 19-23 from Swell City to Mosier. By midday, the winds will blow in the 25-29 range from Viento, possibly even Stevenson, all the way out to Arlington. Strongest wind today should be at the Hatchery in the morning and Doug’s and Maryhill in the afternoon.

Standup for Cancer takes place at the Hood River Event Site today, so that beach is closed to launching by the general public today. There’s a 7 mile downwinder from Viento, a full-contact SUP race (my kind of fun!), and a 4×4 relay race (not related to MHM’s 4×4 ski pass in any way!) If you want to learn more about this event, or would like to donate to the cause, head to SUP4cancer.org.

Don’t overdo it today, whatever you’re up to, as tomorrow’s going to be a blasting windy day in the Gorge and you’ll need your arm strength. You may want to tie down your animals and small children tomorrow (and maybe your Smart Car, if you’re Denise) if this forecast holds. It’s not clear yet where the cloud line and strongest wind will end up. However, as a low pressure system swings through BC, we’ll see high temps drop from the 90’s today into the 70’s tomorrow, for 30-35mph through much of the Gorge.

Tuesday looks windy too – not as windy as tomorrow – but plenty of wind to get on the water and work out the soreness from your muscles.

If you’re up for a group bike ride tonight, Disco has a shop ride leaving around 5:15. Join the dusty, dirty shop employees for a dusty dirty ride followed by cool, refreshing beer (if you like beer, that is. I don’t!)…

Finally, today’s Jacoby update: As many of you have probably heard, Mike opened his eyes yesterday and is interacting in a limited way with his family and is moving around a lot. He is following commands to rotate his ankles and make gestures with his thumb, so things are looking up. Come on Mike!!!

Have a great day today!

Temira

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7/10 forecast

Good morning!

The forecast this week is brought to you by the two talented tailors of sails at 13 Oak Street in Hood River (that’s the Gorge Surf Shop building). Break your sail one day and have it back the next morning. Wow… those guys must not sleep! Anyway, they can match just about any color, and the repairs are bomber. Give Olaf (aka Ovetchkin) a call at 806-3117 (HR area code) if you have any questions, or to arrange to drop off your sail.

Now, the forecast:

Today is Kiteboarding for Cancer at the Hood River Event Site, and Mother Nature is providing wind today. The 5am gradient was .11 from Portland to The Dalles, and that’s going to increase as a weak system drags more marine clouds inland later. We’ll see 19-23 this morning from Stevenson to Hood River, building to 24-28 this afternoon, and filling in as far east as Maryhill, and possibly Arlington. Remember, the Event Site is closed both today and tomorrow, but you can still sail out of the Hood River Waterfront Park and the Hook.

A deeper marine push happens tonight, setting up another west wind day tomorrow. We’ll start off with dawn patrol in the upper teens to low twenties near Hood River (probably from Swell to Mosier, but possibly from Hood River east), with a quick build into the 24-28 range by midmorning. The wind will hold into the afternoon, filling eastward .

The early call for Monday is more west wind. Actually, a lot more west wind. Maybe even nuclear force Corridor westerlies.

In biking news, it’s getting dusty out there, so slow down a little bit to save yourself from crashing on the ball bearings. In trail news, Gunsight is now clear of trees (thank you Mitchell), but there are 15-20 patches of deep snow, so your feet will get wet. Same goes for Plains of Abraham: the uphill/downhill is clear, but there are patches of cold, wet snow on the Plains. If you’re crossing your fingers for Jacoby, speaking of biking, his situation remained unchanged as of 5pm Friday. Come on Jacoby – we love you!

Boaters, the White Salmon’s at 2.7 feet and the Klickitat’s at 1530 cfs.

Today is the King Salmon road bike race in Hood River (Dock Grade is closed), and coming up tonight is the EpicSessions, Shadowbox Hood River Jumpoff Video and awards party at the Waucoma Club at 2nd and Cascade. If you think windsurfing was more fun to watch when people just went big instead of spinning around on flat water, this is the party for you. You’ll just see huge air and carnage, so come check it out. 9pm.

Also tonight, Hood River’s favorite band, Sunderland, has a cd release party at Dog River Coffee. It was going to be $5, but they announced on Facebook last night that they’ve dropped the cover charge. The show is free! And finally, Monsters Inc. plays on the big screen, outside, for Movies in the Park in Cascade Locks.

Whew. That’s a lot of fun stuff going on. Whatever you do today, have an awesome day!

Temira

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