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

Good morning and happy summer solstice!

It’s the longest day of the years, and that means it’s your opportunity to get in the most Gorge sports possible!

Wind sports are definitely on the list today. The North Pacific high is set up over the ocean, and the 5am gradient from Portland to The Dalles was at .12 with another .08 out east. That means dawn patrol at Mosier, Rowena and Lyle today. With a little luck, the clouds will burn back west of the Hatchery, giving us a good day there too. By mid-morning, and until evening, we’ll have 26-30 from Mosier to Maryhill.

As of 5am, iWindsurf’s sensor network was down due to a Verizon outage in the Gorge. They are working to get this fixed, but until then, you can get your windspeeds at windonthewater.com.

The wind looks a little lighter tomorrow as high pressure builds across the Cascades and Portland sees more sun. Even so, we’ll still see 17-20 from Stevenson down to Hood River by afternoon.

If you’re looking for something to do tomorrow, there’s a white trash party at Northwestern Lake. BYOB and your favorite white trash dish to share, dress up in your best white trash outfit, and get ready to party. I’ve heard differing reports of the start time… anything from 10am to 5pm. If you know the correct start time, let me know!

For your second sport today, you have to go mountain biking, as the trails are in perfect shape right now. Post… Falls Creek… Lewis River… Surveyor’s… you name it, the dirt is tacky and perfect.

If you want to go boating today, the Hood’s at 3.9 feet, the White Salmon’s just below 3.5 feet and the Klickitat’s at 2080 cfs. If you want to run the Klickitat tomorrow with me and some friends, drop me a note!

And finally, this evening there’s Tai Chi at Wilson Park in Hood River at 6pm. That’s free, with lessons provided. And don’t forget to hit a solstice party tonight to celebrate the longest day of the year and the official start of summer!

That’s it for today. Whatever you do today, have an awesome longest day of the year!

6/20 forecast

Good morning!

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We’re going to see west winds again today as an upper low slides across southern Oregon. At 5am, the Portland to The Dalles gradient was .10, and there was another .06 out east. There are some marine clouds in the western Gorge, so you may have to have to head east for the strongest wind. By midday, Mosier, Rowena and Maryhill will be in the 25-28 range with low twenties further east, and a chance of strong wind at the Hatchery as well.

Westerlies return with a vengeance on Monday as the North Pacific High settles in at the coast and low pressure chills out in the desert. It’s not clear yet if the strongest wind will be at Doug’s or the Hatch on Monday, but it’s going to be blowing in the upper twenties somewhere close to Hood River. Tuesday brings lighter westerlies, but it looks warm and sunny, and that’s going to be a nice break from the coldest, wettest Junuary on record. Yes, I am serious about that, and yes, you were right when you thought June was freezing so far!

Keep an eye out over the next couple of days for Robby, Keith, and a bunch of other Maui rippers. Sounds like they might be bailing on not-windy Pistol for the ever-windy Gorge, arriving this afternoon. I feel like the paparazzi….

If you want to go mountain biking, the trails are in great shape right now, with super tacky dirt. If you’d like company on your ride, Discover Bikes’ shop ride is tonight. That’s a mountain bike ride somewhere close. Meet at Disco at 6:30pm for that ride.

Boaters, the Hood’s just under 4 feet, the Klickitat’s at 2100 cfs, and the White Salmon is just under 3.5 feet, enough water that I got completely schooled yesterday. That’s not to say it wasn’t fun, and I’m glad my boat and I swam some rapids together. We’re much closer now. =)

Have an awesome day today!

Temira