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! West wind sticks around Monday and Tuesday, and then we’re into an east wind pattern for Wednesday and possibly Thursday. Thanks to uncertainty, Friday’s forecast is unclear – some forecast models make it quite windy, and others do not. Uncertainty and impossible forecasts linger into next weekend and beyond.
Monday’s forecast is more certain than all that! Early pressures were 30.15/30.10/30.07 for gradients of 0.05 and 0.03. Most locations were under 10mph early, but the Viento-Hatch stretch was 12-15mph, and Rufus was reading 17-20mph on the iWind/iKite sensors. For the first few hours of the day, the wind holds.
After 11am, the wind fades to under 10mph east of The Dalles and rises to 17-20mph between Stevenson and Doug’s. After 5pm, the wind drops to 13-16mph between Stevenson and Doug’s. River flow over the last 24 hours was 64-86kcfs, river temp is 67.8F, and high temp forecast is 71F in 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
On Tuesday, a weak weather system will be headed our way. Despite the nearness of tomorrow, there’s quite a bit of uncertainty in the wind speed and location. For now, let’s call it 17-20mph between Viento and Hood River in the morning and 17-20mph between Stevenson and Doug’s in the afternoon. That forecast is subject to change. High temp: 71 in Hood River.
East wind is forecast on Wednesday. Once again, there’s some uncertainty in the strength. For now, it’s looking pretty light: 15mph average at Stevenson, Iwash/Rooster Rock, and Viento into early afternoon. For the rest of the day: 10mph at those usual spots and also 10mph from The Dalles eastward with light east wind between the Hatch and Doug’s. High temp: 77F and sunny.
As of this morning, Thursday looks to start with easterlies at 15mph or so and finish with light westerlies. High temp: 81 degrees. Models are all over the place with Friday’s forecast – anything from light wind to mid 20s at the Hatch and Doug’s zones. Same for the weekend – pretty high uncertainty. Even more uncertainty is present next Monday and beyond! So, let’s leave it here for now. Have fun on the Nch’i Wana. I hope to get back out there with y’all one of these days!
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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 Monday: LTN/N10-15/N25-30, NW swell 4′ @ 8 seconds and SW 2′ @ 13. Tuesday: N10/N15/N30, NW 4′ @ 8. Wednesday: N20/N20/25-30, N 5′ @ 7. Jones Monday: LTW. Tuesday: 10-13. Wednesday: LTV. Sauvie Island Monday: 10-13. Tuesday: 11-14. Wednesday: 15-18.
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
Partly cloudy this morning. Mostly clear later. Temps start near 60 and rise to the low 70s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Tuesday will be mostly cloudy then partly cloudy. Temps start in the upper 40s and rise to the low 70s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Wednesday will be mostly clear but may start with a few Nothing clouds. Temps start in the low 50s and rise to the upper 70s. Light easterlies. No rainbows.
BIKE TRAILS INFO
NEXT WORK PARTY: No known upcoming work parties. Lemme know if you hear of one!
CLOSED TRAILS: Anything south of the 44 Road due to the Grasshopper Fire / Forest Closure Order: for example – Boulder Lakes, Gunsight, Gumjuwac, Lookout Mountain, 450, Fifteenmile. Gates are closed in Post Canyon due to fire danger.
NEWLY REOPENED: Kreps, Green Mountain lands: Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, Underwood.
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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! Happy Monday! You made it through the chilly weekend. Warmer weather is forecast all week long with temps maxing out around 85 degrees in The Dalles both Thursday and Friday. Warmer, but more uncertain weather continues through next weekend. Starting next Monday, temps are likely to cool some. Lightest wind days: Wednesday and Thursday. Rain: not much.
Well, it’s Monday. Here we are again. It’s a great day to make a resolution to be kind and to see all other humans as also human. Up in Glenwood, they’re really good at that because it gets really cold in winter. Today’s low there was 38 degrees, which is darn cold compared to the 50-60 degree start in most other Gorge locations. West of Cascade Locks, a bit of drizzle was falling at dawn and will stick around until mid-morning.
Thermometers won’t rise a ton today: highs are forecast to range from 71 in Hood River to 75 in The Dalles and 73 in Pasco. That’s perfect weather for making your bread rise – the bread can make up for the measly 10 degree mercury climb. Most of the clouds dissipate by afternoon. Morning wind: 10-15mph west of The Dalles and 15-20mph from The Dalles to Rufus with 10-15mph east of Rufus to Boardman. Afternoon: 15-20mph between Stevenson and The Dalles and under 10mph east of The Dalles.
A weak weather system eyes the Gorge on Tuesday. This means we’ll be mostly cloudy in the morning and partly to mostly cloudy in the afternoon. A few sprinkles are possible late afternoon. The likelihood of sprinkles is higher if you wander down the ice cream aisle at your local grocery store. Morning temps: 45-55. Afternoon: 70-74, hottest in The Dalles.
Warming really kicks in on Wednesday. After a 50 degree, mostly clear start, temps rise to 77-80 degrees in the lowlands. Fishing weather: good! We’ll have east wind on Wednesday. Max speeds: 15mph west of Hood River and 10mph to the east. Thursday: warmer: 80-84 with east wind in the morning and light/variable wind in the afternoon under partly cloudy sky. Warm weather continues into Friday, but it might be windy enough to mess up your fishing. Or maybe not. Uncertainty climbs starting Friday, lingers through the weekend, and spikes next Monday. Not in the forecast: significant rain. Safe travels. -TATAS
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