GORGE WIND FORECAST
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SHORT-TERM gorge wind forecast
Hi friends! I woke up super early this morning. Perhaps it was the wind blowing in my window? This Dawn Patrol nukage is a sign of what’s to come today – a solid day on the Nch’i Wana. Westerlies at 20+ mph continue into Saturday at least. Uncertainty rises Sunday – about 70% of the Euro ensembles keep the wind at 20+, but the rest call for lighter wind. A warming trend arrives on Monday with (probably) lighter wind. While there’s no consensus on wind strength, the ensembles do think some sort of west wind will persist next week. Moving on to general info… forecast interpretation hint: this forecast is based on what the iWind/iKite sensors will read. They are not consistent – Swell reads lower than many others. So, 20-23mph at Swell is equal to about 26-29mph at Rufus/Arlington/Viento, and 30mph at Swell is equal to about 34-38mph at Rufus/Arlington/Viento.
Let’s look at today. A dying front is swinging through from north to south (see: high & mid clouds), but that’ll clear the area pretty quickly. West of Hood River: lots of marine clouds – those will probably dissipate this afternoon. Pressures at dawn were 30.16/30.01/29.96 for gradients of 0.15/0.05. BIG! Offshore: 1028mb. Combine all that for a strong day with wind that will spread all the way to Arlington.
Morning wind will be 26-29mph from Viento to Mosier with 17-20mph near Stevenson and Rowena and 25-28mph near Rufus. By early afternoon, we’ll have 28-32mph from Mosier to Rufus with 23-26mph at Arlington. The Stevenson-Hood River zone is a bit tricky midday – if the clouds totally clear the metro area, the Hatch will fall to gusty 20-23mph. If not, the 26-29mph readings linger and fill in from Stevenson to Hood River. Afternoon: 28-32mph from Lyle to Arlington. Working today? After 5pm, we should have 22-25mph from Stevenson to Hood River with 24-27mph near Rowena and 27-31mph from Avery to Arlington. Farther east: probably under 20mph. River flow over the last 24 hours was 124-230kcfs (brief spike over 200), river temp is 66.7F, and high temp forecast is 80F for Hood River and upper 80s east of The Dalles.
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
Thursday starts with a partial marine layer west of Hood River and clear sky to the east. A low approaches BC, and a front approaches the coast; these moving pieces aren’t ideal, but they will keep the west side cooler than the east side. Early wind will be 22-25mph from Viento to Mosier with 13-16mph at cloudy Stevenson and 13-16mph from Lyle to Arlington. Models suggest a dip to gusty 17-21 mph mid-morning at the Hatch with the wind holding at that speed from Stevenson to Hood River for the rest of the day. Head to the Mosier-Doug’s zone for 22-25mph into the afternoon and evening. After 5pm, you’ll find 20-23mph from Avery to Rufus. High temps: 82F in Hood River and 90ish out east.
On Friday, another weak weather system approaches from the northwest and drops north during the day. A cross-Cascade temp gradient persists and is aided by morning marine clouds west of Viento. Early wind will be 17-20mph from Viento to the Hatch with 11-14mph at Stevenson and near Rowena. Mid-morning: 15-18mph from Stevenson to Doug’s. Afternoon wind builds to 23-26mph from Stevenson to Rufus with gusty 18-21mph between Swell and Hood River. Arlington joins at 20-23mph late in the day. High temps: 81F in Hood River and upper 80s out east.
Uncertainty increases on Saturday – the GFS deterministic offers a windier day, but the Euro ensembles hint at slightly less than on Friday. Either way, we should see 20mph or more. Sunday will probably be a bit lighter – there’s much more range in the possibilities. Monday: probably lighter yet. There are signs of somewhat stronger wind returning on Tuesday and lingering, but there’s really too much range in the ensembles to make any sort of number-based prediction. All-in-all, it looks like a good stretch of wind. Have fun! 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 Wednesday: 15/20/30-35, NW swell 4′ @ 10 seconds. Thursday: 10-15/15-20/30-35, W 5′ @ 9 and SW 2′ @ 17. Friday: LTV/NW10/N2, NW 5′ @ 9 and SW 2′ @ 15. Jones Wednesday: 19-22. Thursday: 17-20. Friday: 11-14. Sauvie Island Wednesday: 11-14. Thursday: 13-16 > 5pm. Friday: 8-11.
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
Partly cloudy this morning. Mostly clear later. Temps start in the low 60s and rise to 80. Strong westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday will be mostly clear then clear. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to the low 80s. Moderate to moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Friday will be partly cloudy to mostly clear. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to the low 80s. Moderate 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! Warm, breezy weather lingers for the next few days. Models bring a bit of a warm-up starting next Monday. Make the most of the “cool” before then. And do try to keep your cool, especially around sparks and flames. Fire danger today, especially, and also the next several days, will be high.
Today in Glenwood, today in the world, and today’s Gorge weather forecast
Wednesday morning started with everyone, and by “everyone” I mean ME, waking up at 4:15am. This delighted my cat. She waits all night for me to get up. Glenwood cats were not happy – 47 degrees was the low there last night, and cats, along with many humans, have developed a distinct taste for 47 degree lows unless they’re combined with 86 degree highs. Around the world today, our friends are fondly thinking of 8647 while they enjoy this sort of weather:
Bandar-e Mahshahr, Iran: 112, sunny, 11% humidity
Havana, Cuba: 80, partly cloudy, 86% humidity
Muscat, Oman: 98, partly cloudy, 45% humidity
Caracas, Venezuela: 72, partly cloudy, 88% humidity
Nuuk, Greenland: 47, partly cloudy, 83% humidity
Gaza City: 86, sunny, 55% humidity
Ottawa, Canada: 72, sunny, 82% humidity
p.s. “to 86” someone merely means to ban them. It does not signify bodily harm. Example: that customer pooped in the middle of the dining room, so we’re going to 86 him.
Today’s Gorge weather will be warm and windy. Westerlies will be 25-35mph to start the day between Viento and Rufus, and the wind will build to 25-35mph all the way from Stevenson to Arlington’s Equilateral Triangle this afternoon. Morning clouds burn off, and we’re left with clear sky. High temps today will be … Stevenson: 78; Hood River: 80; The Dalles: 86(47); Pasco: 93.
Thursday’s Gorge weather forecast
Breezy conditions continue overnight into Thursday, when we’ll start with lows in the 50-55 degree range. Nothing special there! West wind will be 20-25mph pretty much all day from Stevenson to The Dalles with 15-20mph east of The Dalles to Arlington late in the day. Highs: 79, 82, 88, 91. If you got those as your lottery numbers, you are not going to get any matches, which is sad, because then you won’t be a multimillionaire.
Speaking of millions, there are one million millions in a trillion (Musk, I’m looking at you), and Taylor Swift gave $26,000,000 to charity, which leaves her with one billion, nine hundred, seventy four million dollars. Not so inspiring now, is it?
Friday’s Gorge weather forecast & the extended Gorge weather forecast
On Friday, we’ll have similar weather to Thursday, but it’ll be less windy to start. Morning temps: 55-60 degrees with partly cloudy sky west of Mosier and clear sky to the east. Wind will be 15-20mph west of Mosier early with 10-15mph near Lyle and light wind to the east of The Dalles. Afternoon brings… 78, 81, 87, 91 for highs and westerlies at 20-25mph between Stevenson and the Arlington Triangle. Saturday: very similar in terms of temps, but probably windier. Sunday: a few degrees warmer with less wind. Up next: some sort of warming trend, but it’s not clear just how warm it will get. Know how warm it’s been recently? Just warm enough that peaches are ripening. Yum. Safe travels. -TATAS
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