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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	bloudy	day	chillyy	buns
Stevenson	LTW	13-16	G20-23	G14-17
Viento	11-14	13-16	G20-23	G13-16
Swell-Hood River	LTW	13-16	G20-23?	G13-16
Lyle to Doug’s	5-10	14-17	G20-23	G20-23
Rufus, etc: 88-141kcfs flow	5-10	5-10	G17-20	G17-20
Roosevelt & Arlington	14-17	14-17	14-17	14-17
River flow last 24 hours: 88-141kcfskcfs		River temp: 70.88F	HR High temp: 78F

Gorge Wind Forecast

Hi friends! Low pressure lingers off the coast for the next few days. The wind responds with gustiness and lesser strength. The potential for stronger wind is present in the Thursday/Friday window, but we’ll also have instability and a very active weather pattern on Thursday. This makes for unreliable wind. So, to summarize, it’ll be windy, but it’ll also be gusty! If you’re out on the water, please keep an eye out for aircraft engaging in fire suppression efforts. If you see the planes, get out of the area and stay out of the area. Let’s support those fire fighters as they protect our communities and natural resources.

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Sunday starts with a low offshore and a low moving out of central Washington into BC. Tuesday sees a weak low move inland only to be replace by another weak low just offshore. The day started with 7am pressures of 30.13/30.09/30.05 for gradients of 0.04 and 0.04. Westerlies were generally under 10mph with the exception of Viento (14) and Arlington (18). Both of those read high. The wind languishes in the morning. We’ll see a slow build to 13-16 by late morning or early afternoon from Stevenson to Doug’s with less than 10mph to the east. Afternoon westerlies, as this low moves inland and destabilizes the atmosphere somewhat, rise to gusty 20-23 from Mosier to Doug’s with gusty 13-16 from Stevenson to Hood River and gusty 17-20 at Rufus. It’s possible the Swell-Hood River zone will see a short window of gusty 20-23 before a quick drop back to 14-17. River flow over the last 24 hours was 88-141kcfs, river temp is 78F, and high temp forecast is 78F.

Another low lingers offshore on Wednesday. The day starts calm and cloudy west of The Dalles with westerlies at 11-14 from Rufus to Arlington. It’ll be a slow build. The wind rises to 13-16 from Mosier to Rufus midday with 10-13 west of Mosier. Afternoon brings just a bit stronger wind: 14-17 from Stevenson to Mosier and 17-20 from Lyle to Rufus. High temp: 72F and partly cloudy.

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Cool air associated with the offshore low lingers offshore on Thursday. Hotter weather moves in from the south on the east side thanks to southerly flow aloft. Models are all over the place on wind speeds. If you buy into the deterministic GFS, it’ll be a windy one. Ensembles are not on board. To make matters worse, significant instability may/may not be present. So, how about this: 20ish mph with a chance for more? Best chance for strongest wind lies in the executive session when desert heating has a chance to really take hold, but that also represents the strongest potential for thunderstorms. Hopefully things settle out a bit in the forecast tomorrow.

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Extended: ensembles generally call for a windier day on Friday, but again, they’re all over the place. Look at the deterministic GFS, and you’ll be counting on a nuker. Look at the ECMWF ensembles, and you’re expecting low to mid 20s. Models, again, are all over the place on Saturday and Sunday. Generally speaking, the weather looks warmer next week. Depending on where the hottest weather sets up, we could see west wind, and we could see east wind. Not much confidence in the extended forecast right now, for sure! Have a great day today!  

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. Tuesday: W5-10/.LTV/N10-15, W swell 3′ at 10 seconds and SW 2′ @ 13. Wednesday: W5-10/LTW/LTN, NW 3′ @ 11. Thursday: LTW/LTW/LTV, W 4′ @ 10. Jones Tuesday: LTW. Wednesday: calm. Thursday: LTW. Sauvie Island Tuesday: N7-10. Wednesday-Thursday: LTV.

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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast

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Tuesday will be mostly clear then partly high overcast. Temps start near 60 and rise to the upper 70s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Wednesday will be partly cloudy. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to the low 70s. Calm wind early. Moderate westerlies later. No rainbows. Thursday will be cloudy and potentially rainy with a chance of thunder. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to the low 70s. Moderate westerlies. 18% chance of rainbows.  

Local-ish Events

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There’s a weekly social for Wind Johnnies (The Gorge Wind Social) at Ferment Brewing every 3rd Monday this summer. There’s a free community paddle at Wylde Wind and Water every Saturday at 10am (gear provided, all ages). They also have a free community wingfoil orientation every Thursday at 5:30pm at the Hook (all ages, gear provided). Northwave and GoFoil sponsor wingfoil races on Tuesday evenings.

The Columbia Gorge Junior Kayak Club offers free roll sessions (gear provided) for kids at the Hood River Pool every other Tuesday from 5:30 to 7pm. Visit their website for more deets: https://www.columbiagorgejuniorkayakclub.org/. Amayah’s offers a free meal every First Thursday from 1pm to 4pm. Regular weekly events:. NK Studio’s by-donation Tuesday morning yoga class is back. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. There’s meditation with monks at 5:15pm (an hour) and 6:30pm (30 minutes plus a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. Columbia Gorge Tri Club meets at Mayer State Park at 6pm Tuesdays. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, there’s a run from Pine Street Bakery. On Fridays at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class at Yoga Samadhi. On Saturday at 9am, there’s a by-donation outdoor group fitness on the 2rd floor deck about Ferment Brewing.  

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, the Twin Tunnels trail between Hood River and Mosier (really, people, stop riding it – you’re disrupting fire operations according to the crews). Open: 44 Road Trails, Ape Canyon, Lewis River, Falls Creek, Columbia Hills, Gunsight, Boulder Lakes, Siouxon, Sandy Ridge. 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	cloudy	day	chilly	buns
Stevenson	7-10	13-16	G20-23	G16-19
Viento	11-14	13-16	G20-23	G16-19
Swell-Hood River	LTV	10-13	16-19	14-17
Lyle to Doug’s	5-10	14-17	G25-28	G22-25
Rufus, etc: 106-132kcfs flow	5-10	14-17	G25-28	G22-25
Roosevelt & Arlington	5-10	14-17	G25-28	G22-25
River flow last 24 hours: 106-132kcfskcfs		River temp: 71.06F	HR High temp: 76F

Gorge Wind Forecast

Hi friends! It’s been a long stretch of offshore high pressure (the “right” setup for wind), and now we’ll move into a week or so where offshore low pressure (not the “right” setup) dominates the weather picture. Simply said, the result of this is less gradient and less wind. But not zero wind. Moderate westerlies stick around for the week. Expect them to be up-and-down and rather unreliable.

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For Monday, we have an upper level low off the coast. It swings a weak, dry system through this afternoon, which will nudge the wind speeds. up. Generally speaking, the Rowena stretch tends to see the strongest wind in this setup. To start the day, we had pressures of 30.05/30.01/30.00 for onshore gradients of 0.04 and 0.01. The wind wasn’t doing much: less than 10mph pretty much everywhere with a reading of 14 at Viento on the iWind/iKite sensor. The wind slowly builds to 13-16 from Stevenson to Hood River this morning with 10ish mph to the east. Sometime between noon and 2pm, westerlies jump to gusty 20-23 from Stevenson to Hood River and 14-17 from Mosier to Rufus. As this system moves inland, the wind drops to gusty 16-19 at Swell and holds at gusty 20-23 elsewhere between Stevenson and Mosier. From Lyle to Arlington, the wind rises to gusty 23-26. It may read as much as 25-28 from Rowena to Rufus. Expect very gusty conditions from The Wall to Rufus; this isn’t quite the right setup. In the evening, the wind drops to 22-25ish. And remember that the sensors (and thus this forecast, which is calibrated to those sensors) at The Wall and Arlington read high compared to Swell. River flow over the last 24 hours was 106-132kcfs (that’s a bit of an approximation – the sites I usually use are down this morning), river temp is 71.06F, and high temp forecast is 76F for Hood River and 82F for Arlington.

We’ll be relying on thermal assistance on Tuesday as another weak low lingers offshore. The day starts calmish west of The Dalles with 10-13 from Rufus to Boardman. Midday wind rises to 12-15 from Stevenson to Rufus. Afternoon: gusty 11-14 from Stevenson to Mosier and gusty 20-23 from Lyle to Rufus. High temp: 76F for Hood River and 81F for Arlington.

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A weak low pushes inland Wednesday morning and dissipates. It drops some rain in the morning west of Hood River. Another low replaces it offshore. If you’re guessing this isn’t a great setup, you’re right. Still, we’ll have some wind after a slow morning. Afternoon westerlies rise to 13-16 west of The Dalles and 17-20 east of The Dalles.

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Extended: models currently have a low moving from south to north, east of the Cascade Crest, on Thursday afternoon. If this holds, it’ll be similar to what we saw a couple nights ago: a blast of strong, very gusty wind for a short period followed by instability and showers. Generally speaking, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday look to bring active weather. Showers, gusty moderate westerlies… honestly, there’s too many moving pieces to make a precise forecast at this point. Generally speaking, the setup is not ideal. Let’s 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: SW20/SW15/LTV, S swell 4′ at 4 seconds and NW 3′ @ 11 seconds. Tuesday: SW15/Variable to 10/N15-20, W swell 4′ @ 10. Wednesday: LTNW/LTNW/N15-20, W 3′ @ 12. Jones Monday: 10-13. Tuesday: LTW. Wednesday: 7-10. Sauvie Island Monday: W 10. Tuesday: N10-13. Wednesday: LTV.

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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

Cloudy through early afternoon Monday then clear. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to the mid 70s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Tuesday will be cloudy until early afternoon then clear. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to the mid 70s. Light westerlies. No rainbows. Wednesday will be cloudy with a chance of drizzle early. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to the low 70s. Light westerlies. 84% chance of rainbows.  

Local-ish Events

Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!

There’s a weekly social for Wind Johnnies (The Gorge Wind Social) at Ferment Brewing every 3rd Monday this summer. There’s a free community paddle at Wylde Wind and Water every Saturday at 10am (gear provided, all ages). They also have a free community wingfoil orientation every Thursday at 5:30pm at the Hook (all ages, gear provided). Northwave and GoFoil sponsor wingfoil races on Tuesday evenings.

The Columbia Gorge Junior Kayak Club offers free roll sessions (gear provided) for kids at the Hood River Pool every other Tuesday from 5:30 to 7pm. Visit their website for more deets: https://www.columbiagorgejuniorkayakclub.org/. Amayah’s offers a free meal every First Thursday from 1pm to 4pm. Regular weekly events:. NK Studio’s by-donation Tuesday morning yoga class is back. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. There’s meditation with monks at 5:15pm (an hour) and 6:30pm (30 minutes plus a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. Columbia Gorge Tri Club meets at Mayer State Park at 6pm Tuesdays. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, there’s a run from Pine Street Bakery. On Fridays at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class at Yoga Samadhi. On Saturday at 9am, there’s a by-donation outdoor group fitness on the 2rd floor deck about Ferment Brewing.  

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, the Twin Tunnels trail between Hood River and Mosier (really, people, stop riding it – you’re disrupting fire operations according to the crews). Open: 44 Road Trails, Ape Canyon, Lewis River, Falls Creek, Columbia Hills, Gunsight, Boulder Lakes, Siouxon, Sandy Ridge. Remember that E-bikes are not allowed on USFS non-moto trails. They are allowed on moto trails.  

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