GORGE WIND FORECAST
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today’s gorge wind forecast
Hi friends! You’ll be happy to know that several days of west wind are on tap. Even folks limited to the early hours (“TJ’s Dawn Patrol”) and the late hours (“Executive Session”) will have plenty of wind on Thursday and Friday. Lesser wind (maybe just enough) is in the Gorge wind forecast on Saturday. Uncertainty skyrockets Saturday night into Sunday, making it tricky to hazard a guess about the forecast. I’ll be gone again Friday-Monday, but I’m thinking I’ll take my computer along (I’m assisting, not retreating) and try and bust out a quick wind-only forecast.
Taking a look at Wednesday morning… 6am pressures (I was up early!) were 29.91/29.84/29.82 for gradients of 0.07/0.02. Marine clouds were stacked up to the west. We’ll still be impacted by afternoon instability, and that’s going to make the wind gusty and somewhat unreliable later today. Morning wind looks like 17-20mph from Viento to the Hatch to start with 12-15mph from Hood river to Rufus and 7-10mph at Stevenson.
A period of 20-23mph near the Hatch is possible this morning before the focus shifts to the east. Stevenson-Hood River drop to 16-19mph this afternoon as surface instability increases. Between Mosier and Rufus, westerlies rise to gusty 22-25mph this afternoon. 24-27mph isn’t out of the question from Mosier to Doug’s late in the day, but instability might prevent those higher speeds. Expect the wind to be quite gusty and also up-and-down over time thanks to the instability. River flow over the last 24 hours was 61-80kcfs, river temp is 72.3F, and high temp fforecast is 77F for Hood River and 84F at Rufus.
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
tomorrow’s gorge wind forecast
Marine clouds bury the west side on Thursday, and a deep low moves into Idaho and eastern WA. This one-two punch sets us up for a big day. So much for my packing and prepping to leave on Friday! Given the depth of the marine clouds, the Hatch will be right on the edge – if the clouds push past Hood River, so will the strongest wind. For now, let’s go with this: gusty 26-29mph for TJ’s Dawn Patrol from Viento to Mosier with 22-25mph from Lyle to Boardman. Stevenson: cloudy and 13-16mph. Mid-morning wind rises to 30mph or so from Viento to Hood River with 30-33mph from Mosier to Rufus and 26-29mph from Philippi Canyon to Boardman. The wind holds into the evening, potentially getting even stronger if we can avoid instability associated with that Idaho low.
extended Gorge wind forecast
Looking at Friday… ensembles suggest a decent day, and the deterministic GFS suggests a big day. Marine clouds are a given, the low lingers in Idaho, and a front approaches in the offshore waters. That last one could have a negative impact, especially on out-east wind quality. The GFS suggests 28-31mph focused at the Hatch with 26-29mph out east. Euro: mid 20s. In other words, there’s quite a bit of uncertainty on the wind strength. Hopefully that settles out when we look again tomorrow.
On Saturday, we have a warmer day thanks to lesser marine influence and brief inland ridging. A system (low? Trough? Not sure yet!) approaching in the offshore waters takes gradients down in the afternoon. For now, let’s call it 17-20mph in the morning near the Hatch with less than 15mph in the afternoon. Uncertainty ramps up Sunday into Monday as the offshore system evolves in a yet-to-be-known way. Generally speaking, it looks windy on Sunday and less certain on Monday. Beyond that: too much uncertainty to know. As I said earlier, I’ll do my best to get some sort of forecast out over the weekend – I”ll be pretty short on time with my retreat responsibilities, but I’ll try. After this weekend, I’ll be around all the way through the beginning of December for your not-peak season forecasting. See you on the Nch’i Wana!
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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: LTNW/NW10/N20-25, NW swell 3′ at 12 seconds. Thursday: LTNW/LTN/N20, SW 2′ @ 15. Friday: NW5-10/N15/N20-25, SW 2′ @ 14. Jones Wednesday: 12-15. Thursday: 14-17. Friday: LTW. Sauvie Island Wednesday: 7-10. Thursday: 12-15 > 5pm. Friday: LTN.
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
Clear sky this morning. Mostly clear later. Temps start in the mid 60s and rise to the upper 70s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday will be cloudy then partly cloudy. Temps start in the upper 50s and rise to the lo w70s. Strong to nuking westerlies. No rainbows. Friday will be cloudy then clear. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to the mid 70s. Strong 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! Late summer weather continues… temps hover near normal for the next several days, west wind returns with a vengeance, and significant rain probably won’t make an appearance in the next couple of weeks. Unless we get really lucky Sunday. Which we probably won’t.
Glenwood this morning
I checked in on Glenwood about 45 minutes ago, and it was 48 degrees there. Now it’s 47 degrees. Maybe the temp will keep dropping until it reaches absolute zero at sunrise. That would be… neat. And very cold. Let’s not wish that on Glenwood or any other location or living being. Instead, let’s wish them all happiness, ease, and a heart full of kindness.
Today’s Gorge weather forecast
Many of us started the day way above normal, again. Way above normal temps, that is. We’re all way more awesome than the average person just because we’re part of this awesome community. Hood River was 64 degrees this morning. Centerville: 53F. Parkdale: 50-53F (normal for Hood River, but not for Parkdale!). Cascade Locks: 63F and cloudy, judging by the view out my window. Low clouds stick around on the west side through late morning. Everywhere else: mostly clear. By afternoon, those low clouds will be gone, and Sol will shine all across the land. Max temps today will be 77F (west), 84F (The Dalles), and 77F (The Desert). Westerlies start at 15mph near Hood River and build to 20-25mph between Stevenson and Rufus this afternoon.
Thursday’s Gorge weather forecast
Overnight, low clouds surge into the western Gorge. A low pressure system moves into Idaho – not Greater Idaho, just Idaho – and sucks the wind through the Gorge. Expect a very, very, very windy day. DO NOT START A FIRE. Westerlies will be 25mph+ from Viento to Mosier early with 20-25mph east of Mosier all the way to Boardman. The wind builds to 30mph+ all the way from Stevenson to Arlington in the afternoon with 25-30mph east of Arlington to Boardman. Did I mention you shouldn’t start a fire? After an upper-50s start, highs range from 73F (west) to 82F (desert). Friday looks similar to Thursday but not quite as windy. Still windy enough for fires to spread rapidly, and still windy enough to cause ecstasy in the Boardhead Wind Johnny People.
Extended (and uncertain) Gorge weather forecast
Saturday looks like the warmest day of the bunch (low to mid 80s, sunny, 15-20mph wind). By Saturday night, uncertainty rules the picture. A system approaching from the Pacific might be a low and might be a trough. It might come directly to daddy (me, right here), and it might go to the other daddy (Gavin N. in California). If we get really, really, really lucky, we could get some rain. But ensembles are far from agreeing on this: precip prediction totals range from zero (zilch, nada, nothin’ – about 40% of the Euro ensembles) to half an inch (very unlikely). Beyond that, uncertainty is quite high, and model consensus about any possible rain is quite low. We’ll just have to keep truckin’ along, I guess. Safe travels. -TATAS
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MT HOOD SNOW FORECAST
CURRENTLY ON VACATION. WILL RETURN SOMETIME BEFORE THE START OF SKI SEASON AT MEADOWS, TIMBERLINE AND SKIBOWL. SAME GOES FOR THE NORDIC SKIING SEASON AT MEADOWS AND TEACUP!