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! One last day of westerlies today before we fall into a light/moderate east wind pattern for a few days. Westerlies are likely to return Thursday or Friday and then persist for a while. Remember that Doug’s Beach is closed due to the railroad doing work on the crossing through August 5th. BNSF is replacing the railroad bridge over the White Salmon River today and tomorrow, timing unknown. Expect delays on SR-14. I’m gonna take Monday off from forecasting as there’s not much to say. I’ll be back for you Tuesday. Starting Sunday, I’ll be gone for a week (bad timing for a retreat for a program I’m in!) and back on the 17th.
It’s Sunday, and the day started with pressures of 30.23/30.19/30.14 for gradients of 0.04 and 0.05. Daybreak westerlies were 5-10mph near Stevenson and 10-15mph from Viento to Arlington. We’ll see the eastern Gorge fade quickly this morning. On the west side, between Stevenson and Hood River, westerlies build to 16-19mph this morning. As a trough pushes inland this afternoon, westerlies build to 22-25mph between Stevenson and Rufus with Swell-Hood River likely to see a brief bump to that 22-25mph range before a drop to 17-20mph. Strongest wind today will be after 2pm. River flow over the last 24 hours was 104-153kcfs, river temp is 71.1F (poor salmon), and high temp forecast is 74F and sunny.
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
Looking at Monday’s forecast, we have a calm start. Easterlies pick up to 15mph at Stevenson, Home Valley, and Viento for a few hours mid-morning to early afternoon before fading to 10mph and filling in at Iwash/Rooster Rock too. High temp: 83F and sunny. And this is why I’m taking the day off!
Slightly stronger easterlies are forecast on Tuesday as west side heating outpaces the desert. Early wind will be 25mph near Iwash/Rooster Rock and 20mph from Stevenson to Viento. That’ll last until late morning and then slowly fade. By evening, easterlies will be down to 10mph. High temp: 89F in Hood River. Similarly strong easterlies are forecast on Wednesday, but they’re likely to die off faster and leave is with calm conditions.
Models have some disagreements about Thursday. It’s likely west wind will return, but it’s uncertain. Cooler conditions and stronger wind are likely Friday and Saturday with some sort of westerlies likely to continue throughout the following week, when I’ll be on retreat. Come to think of it, if I’m gone, it’s probably going to be nuking every day! Remind me never to sign up for a training program that has summer retreats again! This time is precious! 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 Sunday: 15-20/20/30-35, NW swell 6′ at 9 seconds. Monday: 20-25/25-30/35, N 6′ @ 8. Tuesday: 20-25/20-25/25-30, N 6′ @ 7. Jones Sunday: 10-13. Monday: LTW. Tuesday: LTV. Sauvie Island Sunday: 14-17. Monday: 16-19. Tuesday: 15-18.
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
Clear sky today. Temps start in the upper 50s (open windows) and rise to the mid 70s (open windows). Light westerlies early. Moderately strong later. No rainbows. Monday will be sunny. Temps start in the low 50s and rise to the low 80s. Calm wind early, light easterlies midday, calm wind later. No rainbows. Tuesday will be sunny. Temps start in the upper 50s and rise to the upper 80s. Light easterlies. 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! Let’s take a moment this morning to think about our friends in Spokane, where three wildfires are raging, many people are terrified, and many homes have burned. Also think of our friends in Warm Springs, Pine Hollow, and other closer-to-home threatened areas. Disasters like this beg this question: “What can I do?” Volunteering and donating money are always helpful, and so is acknowledging and addressing the bigger picture: human-caused climate change. Even if you don’t agree that the problem is 100% created by us, what harm can there be in taking steps to ensure a planet that stays as cool as possible? The small changes we make in our lives (driving less, flying less, consuming less, living a minimalist lifestyle) can give us a feeling of power, AND the problem won’t be addressed until we all raise our voices loud and pressure our governments to make bigger changes. So let’s do this!
Glenwood and our friends around the world today
Everyone in Glenwood this morning is up early raring to call their Senators and Representatives. What else is there to do on a … THIRTY-FIVE DEGREE MORNING! Good job, Glenwood! Everyone else around here is running 43-63 this morning, just perfect for opening all the windows and doors (TATAS has 2 of each) and letting the cool air in. No need to panic about closing them – many of us will be cool enough today to leave the windows open. Stevenson: 74; Hood River: 74; The Dalles: 79; Pasco: 81. West wind starts at 10-15mph between Viento and Arlington. As a shortwave trough moves through this afternoon, westerlies build to 20-25mph between Stevenson and Rufus. While we don’t have any fire watches in effect today, fire danger will still be high this afternoon with the wind and dry conditions. Before we move into Monday’s forecast, here’s what was happening around the world at 6:30am PST on Sunday:
Bandar-e Mahshahr, Iran: 114, sunny, 15% humidity
Havana, Cuba: 84, cloudy 84% humidity
Muscat, Oman: 94, partly cloudy, 62% humidity
Caracas, Venezuela: 77, sunny, 66% humidity
Nuuk, Greenland: 46, cloudy, 92% humidity
Gaza City: 90, sunny, 59% humidity
Ottawa, Canada: 69, cloudy & rainy, 93% humidity
Monday’s Gorge weather forecast
Sunday night looks like great sleeping weather: cool and clear for most of us with some clouds moving in west of Hood River by early Monday morning. Monday kicks off 40-55 degrees with calm wind. By afternoon, we’ll have sunshine everywhere with highs at 84 in Stevenson, 83 in Hood River, 88 in The Dalles, and 85 in Pasco. The wind will turn 180 degrees from Sunday – expect easterlies that peak at 15mph near Stevenson and Home Valley for a few hours midday.
Tuesday’s Gorge weather forecast
Temps jump on Tuesday. Humidity falls. Morning temps will be 45-60 degrees under clear sky. Afternoon: 90 in Stevenson, 89 in Hood River, 94 in The Dalles, and 91 in Pasco. Thanks to very hot temps in the Valley Of Willies, we’ll have east wind again: 25mph between Iwash (dong) Rock and Viento with, eventually, E 10-15mph east of Hood River to Arlington.
Wednesday’s Gorge weather forecast
Wednesday looks 5-7 degrees warmer but otherwise pretty much identical. As easterlies persist day after day, we’re likely to see at least some wildfire smoke drifting in to the Gorge.
Extended Gorge weather forecast
Starting Thursday, there’s more uncertainty in the picture. It might remain blazing hot or temps might dip a bit west of The Dalles. The former solution results in continued east wind and smoky condition. The latter results in west wind and air that starts to clear. Starting Friday, models are pretty darn certain temps will start dropping, westerlies will return, and air quality will improve. Looking deeper into the future, models generally have seasonable temps, westerly wind, and no rain. Safe travels. -TATAS
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