GORGE WIND FORECAST
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SHORT-TERM gorge wind forecast
Hi friends! Thanks for the day off yesterday! It’s nice to have a break from the forecast once in a while. No breaks are possible for the next couple of weeks as it’s looking windy pretty much every day! That made you happy, didn’t it? Today, however… not so much. The Gorge wind forecast just gives us light easterlies.
Pressures Tuesday morning were 29.98/30.02/30.03 for light offshore gradients. Easterlies were under 10mph except at Viento, which was reading 17mph on the iWind/iKite sensors at dawn. Stevenson, Home Valley, and Iwash/Rooster will all rise to 15-20mph for a few hours this morning before fading to under 10mph this afternoon. Areas east of The Dalles pick up to E 10-13mph this afternoon. River flow over the last 24 hours was 118-212kcfs (125-212 at Rufus). River temp is 66.0F (so warm, so early!), and high temp forecast is 93F for 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
Wednesday sees a trough (cooler air) move inland as a shortwave moves into BC. Offshore: high pressure. Marine clouds: no. Not quite The Cooldown You Were Looking For (and it’ll still be 88 degrees). On top of that, atmospheric instability will be present – expect an up-and-down and rather unreliable day with periods that touch the stronger numbers mentioned below. We start with 20-23mph from Stevenson to Mosier with 13-16mph near Rowena and 7-10mph out east. Late morning sees the wind fall to gusty 17-20mph between Viento and Hood River with low to mid 20s at Stevenson. Between Mosier and Doug’s, westerlies build to gusty 23-26 mph. Late in the day, models hint at gusty 24-28mph from Mosier to Arlington with gusty 18-22mph between Stevenson and Hood River. High temps: 88F in Hood River and 95F in the desert.
A front approaches on Thursday, and the jet stream takes aim at the Northwest. Marine clouds: no, still none of those, but we’ll see much better thermal support as high temps fall by 10 degrees on the west side. TJ and Eddy’s dawn patrol starts with 23-26mph from Viento to the Hatch (perhaps Stevenson too), with Viento likely to exceed expectations. Between Hood River and Threemile: 14-17mph early. Mid morning sees Stevenson to Arlington build to 25-28mph and Threemile to Boardman rise to 20-23mph. Lack of marine clouds results in the Hatch falling off late morning. Mosier to Arlington builds to 27-31mph with 22-25mph east of Arlington to Boardman. If we’re really lucky, we’ll see 30-34mph east of The Dalles from mid afternoon on into the evening, but models aren’t all that excited about this possibility. Fingers are crossed anyway. High temps range from 78F in Hood River to 90F in the desert. Stay hydrated, friends!
Friday brings rain and lighter westerlies to the west side with gusty 20-23mph east of The Dalles, Saturday – showery with instability and gusty 25-28mph. Models hint at stronger (potentially much stronger if we’re really lucky) westerlies Sunday (the chance is good) as things stabilizes and offshore high pressure rebounds. Ensembles look good for next Monday through Wednesday, but that’s really far out to be forecasting. That’s enough for now. Stay cool today. 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 Tuesday: 20/LTNW/20-25, NW swell 4′ at 7 seconds and SW 2′ @ 14. Wednesday: NNW10-15/10-15/20-25+, NW 5′ @ 7 and SW 2′ @ 16. Thursday: LTW/LTW/N15-20, NW 4′ @ 7 and SW 2′ @ 15. Jones Tuesday: 17-20. Wednesday: 26-29. Thursday: LTW. Sauvie Island Tuesday: 11-14. Wednesday: 15-18. Thursday: 17-20.
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
Mostly clear today. Temps start in the mi d50s and rise to the low 90s. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Wednesday will be partly high overcast then clear. Temps start in the low 60s and rise to the upper 80s. Moderate to moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday will be high overcast. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to the upper 70s. Strong westerlies. No rainbows.
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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! It’s a beautiful morning – cool and calm. Get those doors and windows open and cool off the house. Another hot one, 90+ degrees, is in the cards today. I had all my doors and windows open, and the cat was out on a leash. We forgot about the sprinklers coming on at 5:55am. We will not forget that again, as poor kitty got the crap scared out of her! Heat lingers on Wednesday, temps drop on Thursday, and actual rain is possible Friday into Saturday. Bad for cherries, good for everything else.
Glenwood and other friends this morning
It’s Tuesday, the best day of the week! Glenwood is starting with 43 degrees. Add together 4 and 3 and you get 7, which is half of the phrase 6-7! The rest of us are running 50-70F, with the higher temps at elevation. Guess how warm it is on Middle Mountain this morning? Yep – SIX-SEVEN degrees! Here’s what’s happening with our friends around the world:
Tehran, Iran: 97, sunny, 13% humidity
Havana, Cuba: 80, partly cloudy, 83% humidity
Muscat, Oman: 91, sunny, 77% humidity
Caracas, Venezuela: 71, partly cloudy, 76% humidity
Nuuk, Greenland: 43, partly cloudy, 84% humidity
Gaza City: 85, sunny, 56% humidity
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: 63F, partly cloudy, 86% humidity
Today’s Gorge weather forecast
Heat is coming. We finish up with low 90s to the west, 97F in The Dalles, and 94F in the desert. East wind builds to 15-20mph for a few hours this morning west of Hood River, and east wind rises to 10-15mph east of The Dalles and south into Wasco, Sherman, and Gilliam Counties. A Red Flag Warning for fire danger is in place for these areas. Speaking of fire… a fire started yesterday near the intersection of Canyon Road and Old Highway 8 (just west of Lyle) and grew to 9 acres. That’s the last update on Watchduty.
Wednesday’s Gorge weather forecast
Let’s not start any fires on Wednesday, because strong west wind is forecast. The day starts warm to hot – 60+ degrees – with a few high clouds and a pretty sunrise. West wind will be 20-25mph west of Mosier early with 15mph near Rowena and 5-10mph east into the desert. By afternoon, the wind rises to 20-25mph west of Mosier and 25-30mph from Mosier to Arlington. No fire weather watches have been posted yet, but let’s post one of our own! Highs on Wednesday range from 88F in Hood River to 94F in The Dalles and 96F to the east. Something to watch Wednesday: the record high-low in Hood River is 63F. That might be within reach!!!
Thursday’s Gorge weather forecast
Cooler weather (thank the fucking stars) is forecast on Thursday. Early temps range from 50-60F with high clouds aloft. Early wind will be 20-25mph from Stevenson to Hood River with 15-20mph east of Hood River all the way past Arlington’s (manscaped) triangle. Afternoon: 15-25mph west of Mosier and 25-35mph from Mosier east to Arlington and 25mph east of Arlington to Boardman. While temps will be higher and humidity will have risen some over Tuesday, we’ll still have extreme fire danger. You know the drill, people: secure your trailer chains, don’t pitch butts, don’t mow/weedwhack…
Rainy (potentially) Friday weather forecast and the extended weather forecast for the gorge
Let’s turn our attention to Friday, when actual rain is forecast. This morning’s model run keeps daytime rain west of Highway 35, but some drizzle is forecast as far east as The Dalles Friday night into Saturday morning. Total precip for the wet period is 0.05”-0.10” for The Dalles and 0.75” to 1.25” for the Cascade Crest, where orographic enhancement will, well, enhance rainfall. Maryhill: trace. West side of the Hood River Valley: 0.15” to 0.25”. East side of the Hood River Valley ~0.05” to 0.15”. These are rough guesses.
Highs on Friday range from SIX-SEVEN degrees in Hood River to 80F in the desert. Showery, unstable weather with a slight chance of thunderstorms is in the cards on Saturday when the snow level falls to around 5500′!!! Wind will be 20-25mph on Friday and 25-30mph on Saturday. Looking at the long-range forecast… generally speaking, models keep temps under 80F in The Dalles through the middle of next week. How pleasant! Speaking of pleasant… I hear my garden calling me! Safe travels. -TATAS
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