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These are ranges for the average speed reading, not a predicted wind range. =)
Your favorite launch	dawn patrol	morning max	afternoon max	executive session
Iwash (Rooster) Rock	sunny	day	buns	play
Stevenson	5-10	18-21	18-21	18-21
Viento	13-16	16-19	21-24	G19-22
Swell-Hood River	13-16	16-19	21-24	G19-22
Lyle to Doug’s	12-15	15-18	23-26	23-26
Rufus, etc: 60-92kcfs flow	10-13	10-13	20-23	23-26
Roosevelt & Arlington	7-10	7-10	13-16	17-20
River flow last 24 hours: 60-94kcfskcfs		River temp: 68.18F	HR High temp: 77F

Gorge Wind Forecast

Hi friends! Welcome to a five-day workweek stretch of wind. Windiest days should be Tuesday (out east) and Friday (near Hood River), but every day looks windy enough to get many of you on the river. Beyond Friday, there’s quite the range in possible outcomes. At this point, go ahead and ignore any wind forecasts beyond Friday – they’re not going to be reliable.

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Monday starts with pressures of 29.94/29.87/29.85 for gradients of 0.07/0.02. We have a relatively stable setup: moderately strong offshore high pressure, clouds on the west side, and warming in the desert. Early wind was 12-15 from Viento to Swell with 10-13 or less to the east. Stevenson started below 10mph. Morning wind rises to 16-19 or a touch more from Viento to Hood River with 12-15 from Mosier to Doug’s. Late morning or early afternoon brings a bump to 21-24 from Viento to Mosier. Stevenson rises to 18-21. The Lyle-Doug’s stretch waits until early to mid afternoon to build. When it does, you’ll find 22-25 from Mosier to Avery. At that point, models hint that the Viento-Hood River stretch will drop to 17-20, but if clouds linger longer than expected, the stronger wind will last longer than expected. Those of you holding out for the executive session (after 5pm), will find 18-21 from Stevenson to Hood River with 22-25 from Mosier to Rufus and 17-20 at Arlington. River flow over the last 24 hours was 60-94kcfs, river temp is 68.18F, and high temp will be 77F for Hood River.

Low and mid clouds push as far east as The Dalles on Tuesday. As this system pushes in around dawn, we’ll see gusty westerlies at 24-27 from Viento to Arlington with 19-22 to start the day at Stevenson. The west wide, Stevenson to Mosier, or maybe even Stevenson to Doug’s, drops to gusty 19-23 mid-morning and stays there. Head east of The Dalles for 28-32+ all the way to Arlington in the morning and all the way to Boardman in the afternoon. The Lyle-Doug’s stretch is going to be right on the edge of the clouds. If it’s cloudy, it’ll be gusty 20-23. If it’s sunny, expect 28-32 there. High temp forecast is 63F for Hood River, 71F for Arlington, and “delicious” in the Amayah’s parking lot in Biggs.

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Clouds take their time dissipating on Wednesday. This starts us off cloudy with less than 10mph west of The Dalles. Out east, the day starts with 14-17 from Avery to Boardman. We’ll see a slow build to gusty 19-23 from Stevenson to Mosier; it’ll probably take until afternoon for the wind to rise in that zone. Between Lyle and Boardman, late morning westerlies rise to 20-23. Afternoon: 23-26 from Lyle to Rufus with 20-23 near Arlington and 14-17 near Boardman. High temp: 70F for Hood River and 73F for Arlington.

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Extended: Models suggest we’ll see westerlies in the 20-24 range centered on Swell for Thursday. The ensembles hint at a stronger day on Friday, but they’re disagreeing about where you’ll find the wind. The deterministic GFS keeps the strongest wind at Swell and also keeps all the wind west of The Dalles. The Euro ensembles take the wind farther east into the desert. Beyond Friday, there’s just too much uncertainty in the forecast – some members have cool/wet/troughing and west wind, and some have warm/dry/riding and east wind. So, we’ll leave it there for now. Have a great day on the river!  

 

Jones, Sauvie Island, Oregon Coast

North/Central/South coast, waves (swell forecast provided by NWS). Wind forecast for the afternoon (unless it’s a storm on the coast, in which case that’s peak wind during the day). Wind direction N (coast/Sauvie Island) and W (Jones) unless otherwise noted. Monday: 15/15-20/25-30, NW swell 6′ at 9 seconds. Tuesday: S15-20/S15-20/S10, NW 5′ @ 11. Wednesday: 10/15/25, NW 7′ @ 10. Jones Monday: 21-24. Tuesday: LTW. Wednesday: LTW. Sauvie Island Monday: 17-20. Tuesday: LTS. Wednesday: N 11-14. &nbsp Alan’s Sauvie Island Wind Sensor  

Mt. Hood Weather Forecast

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Clear sky sticks around all day. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to the upper 70s. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Tuesday will be cloudy. Temps start in the low 50s and rise to the low 60s. Strong westerlies. 2% chance of rainbows. Wednesday will be cloudy then partly cloudy. Temps start in the low 50s and rise to 70ish. Light west wind early. Moderate later. No rainbows.  

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Cycling

All vehicles on HR County forest roads need a gallon of water and a shovel. Check the Hood River County Foresty/Trails website for current Post Canyon area closures. Fire or fire danger closures: Whoopdee, Underwood, Hospital Hill, most of Post Canyon, Gorge 400, trails around Mt. Adams. Dog River is closed for logging and rerouting until mid-September. Open: 44 Road Trails, Ape Canyon, Lewis River, Falls Creek, Columbia Hills, Gunsight, Boulder Lakes, Siouxon, Sandy Ridge. Twin Tunnels reopened for a day or two, and then it closed again – I have photo evidence to prove this! Remember that E-bikes are not allowed on USFS non-moto trails. They are allowed on moto trails.  

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The best wind forecast for the Gorge. The best snow forecast for Mt. Hood. The best weather forecast for the Gorge.

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These are ranges for the average speed reading, not a predicted wind range. =)
Your favorite launch	dawn patrol	morning max	afternoon max	executive session
Iwash (Rooster) Rock	sunny	day	buns	play
Stevenson	5-10	10-13	20-23	17-20
Viento	5-10	17-20	20-23	17-20
Swell-Hood River	15-18	17-20	17-20+	17-20
Lyle to Doug’s	15-18	18-21	20-23	20-23
Rufus, etc: 61-83kcfs flow	14-17	10-13	10-13	14-17
Roosevelt & Arlington	7-10	7-10	10-13	10-13
River flow last 24 hours: 59-83kcfskcfs		River temp: 68.18F	HR High temp: 71F

Gorge Wind Forecast

Hi friends! West wind is scheduled all the way through Friday or Saturday. If you’re looking for strong wind, mark your calendar for Tuesday east of Mosier. Thursday and Friday also have at least some potential for wind in the mid 20s or more. Beyond next Friday, models are all over the place.

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Sunday starts clear in Hood River and partly cloudy in the metro area with pressures at 29.96/29.88/29.84. That gives us gradients of 0.08 and 0.04. Westerlies build to 17-20 from Stevenson to Mosier with 14-17 at the Rowena zone for a few hours this morning. Models hint that Swell-Hood River will drop to 14-17 late morning or early afternoon before the Stevenson – Doug’s stretch rises to 20-23 mid-afternoon. We see a repeat dip from Stevenson to Hood River in the evening. Mosier to Avery holds at 20-23. Rufus maxes out at 14-17 this evening. All that said… offshore high pressure is strong enough that we might add 2-3mph to those predicted averages. River flow over the last 24 hours was 59-83kcfs, river temp is 68.18F, and high temp forecast is 71F for Hood River.

Monday sees a slow and steady build as offshore high pressure persists and the desert heats up. Expect a minimal start with 11-14 from Viento to Swell. That’s followed by a slow and steady build to 20-23 by noon from Stevenson to Mosier with 14-17 near Rowena. Models like the idea of an afternoon dip to 17-20 between Viento and Swell (thanks to metro area heating) with a corresponding rise to 22-25 from Mosier to Rufus. Arlington joins in the evening with 19-22. If we get lucky and an incoming system moves faster than expected, we’ll see a late burst of stronger, but very gusty, west wind at Swell. High temp: 78F for Hood River.

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Deep marine clouds plow into the Gorge Monday night and set us up for a big day on Tuesday. Early dawn patrol (the TJ session) at gusty 24-27 is likely from Viento to Mosier. Get that quickly, as the clouds push inland and drive the wind down to 17-20- from Stevenson to Mosier for the rest of the day. Head east for stronger, steadier conditions. You’ll find 28-32 from Lyle to Arlington by late morning with 24-27 at Threemile. In the afternoon, 28-32mph average is the plan all the way east to Boardman. 33-36 is possible but far from guaranteed from Avery to Arlington. Models do suggest some chance of the Lyle-Doug’s stretch ending up in the clouds with lighter wind. High temp: 63F for Hood River and 69F for Arlington.

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Extended: the wind starts light on Wednesday and makes it into the teens in the afternoon. You’ll probably want a rest day by then, so that’s okay. Thursday’s forecast range is pretty big, but the general picture is conducive to mid 20s focused between Viento and Doug’s. Ensembles hint at mid to upper 20s from Lyle to Arlington on Friday, but they’re far from certain. Uncertainty increases on Saturday and multiplies into the future. We’ll leave it there for now. Have a great day on the river!  

 

Jones, Sauvie Island, Oregon Coast

North/Central/South coast, waves (swell forecast provided by NWS). Wind forecast for the afternoon (unless it’s a storm on the coast, in which case that’s peak wind during the day). Wind direction N (coast/Sauvie Island) and W (Jones) unless otherwise noted. Sunday: 15-20/15-20/25-30, NW swell 6′ at 10 seconds. Monday: 15/15/25-30, NW 7′ @ 9. Tuesday: S20-25/S15-20/S10-15, NW 5′ @ 8. Jones Sunday: 13-16. Monday: 19-22. Tuesday: LTW. Sauvie Island Sunday: 15-18. Monday: 17-20. Tuesday: LTS. &nbsp Alan’s Sauvie Island Wind Sensor  

Mt. Hood Weather Forecast

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Very basic Hood River weather forecast. Don’t plan your life around this. You really should read Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook

Clear sky today (Sunday). Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to the low 70s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Monday starts with high clouds and ends clear. Temps start in the upper 40s and rise to the upper 70s. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Tuesday will be cloudy with a chance of a little drizzle. Temps start in the low 50s and rise to the low 60s. Strong westerlies early. Moderate later. 56% chance of rainbows.  

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Cycling

All vehicles on HR County forest roads need a gallon of water and a shovel. Fire or fire danger closures: Whoopdee, Underwood, Hospital Hill, most of Post Canyon, Gorge 400, trails around Mt. Adams. Dog River is closed for logging and rerouting until mid-September. Open: 44 Road Trails, Ape Canyon, Lewis River, Falls Creek, Columbia Hills, Gunsight, Boulder Lakes, Siouxon, Sandy Ridge. Twin Tunnels reopened for a day or two, and then it closed again – I have photo evidence to prove this! Remember that E-bikes are not allowed on USFS non-moto trails. They are allowed on moto trails.  

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