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! Happy Monday! It’s a good day to get stuff done – no wind awaits you today. On Tuesday and Wednesday, we’ll have easterlies in the 20-25mph range. Thanks to an approaching weather system, there’s a good chance of westerlies in the 20-25mph range Thursday, first near the Hatch and then shifting east of Mosier. Higher uncertainty exists on Friday – some models have light wind, and others have strong wind, so we’ll wait and see. Starting Saturday, uncertainty is quite high and predictions aren’t really possible.
Monday started with nearly-flat gradients: 29.95/29.95/29.96. There’s about a 50/50 chance of westerlies at 11-14mph mid-morning from Stevenson to the Hatch. By the afternoon, the wind will be calm or nearly calm all through the Gorge. River flow over the last 24 hours was 59-80kcfs, river temp is 62.2F, and high temp forecast is 65F with high clouds all day.
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LONGER-TERM gorge wind forecast
Tuesday brings east wind. The day starts with 22-25mph at Iwash/Rooster Rock and Viento and 17-20mph near Stevenson. The wind levels out at 20-23mph at Stevenson, Iwash, Viento, and Home Valley mid-morning into early afternoon before dropping to 15mph after 2pm. High temp: 68F and increasingly sunny.
Easterlies linger Wednesday. Morning wind will be 20-23mph at Stevenson and Viento with 25mph at Iwash/Rooster. By late morning, the wind starts to fade. Afternoon brings just 10mph at all the usual east wind spots. High temp: 71F and sunny.
A weather system arrives from the offshore waters on Thursday. Reinforcing cool air and offshore high pressure to the west combine with warm conditions east of The Dalles. Best guess as of right now is 23-26mph from Stevenson to Mosier in the morning with the wind shifting to Mosier-Rufus in the afternoon. High temp: mid 60s.
Uncertainty climbs on Friday. In the cooler, post-frontal environment, westerlies are likely, but building high pressure is likely to diminish them as the day progresses. Ensemble members are all over the place on the outcome, but I’d say there’s about an 80% chance of 20+ mph somewhere (probably east of Hood River) and a 30% chance of 25+. High temp: upper 50s to low 60s. Starting Saturday, uncertainty skyrockets – there’s at least 10 degrees of range in the high temps. So, I’m not making any guesses about the weekend wind yet. We’ll take another look in the next couple of days. Hope to 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 Monday: LTE/LTS/LTS, W swell 6′ @ 11 seconds and SW 2′ @ 17. Tuesday: 20/15/10, W 8′ @ 11. Wednesday: 15/10-15/LTN, W 4′ @ 12. Jones Monday: LTV. Tuesday: LTE. Wednesday: 10-13. Sauvie Island Monday: LTN. Tuesday: 10-13. Wednesday: 10-13.
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
High clouds today. Temps start in the mid 40s and rise to the mid 60s. Light westerlies becoming calm. No rainbows. Tuesday will be partly cloudy then mostly clear. Temps start in the upper 30s and climb to the upper 60s. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Wednesday will be sunny. Temps start in the mid to upper 30s and rise to the low 70s. Light easterlies. No rainbows.
BIKE TRAILS INFO
NEXT WORK PARTY: October 25th and November 8th in Post Canyon with the HRATS.
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.
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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! I’m back from Cloud Mountain, where the weather was perfect for a work party. This week’s weather looks great for working outside. There’s a slight chance of rain west of Mosier on Thursday, but other than that, we’re all dry. As we look at the weekend, we see better rain chances. About 70% of the Euro ensembles bring in upwards of half an inch of rain for the western Gorge and Cascades. Beyond the weekend, at least 50% of the ensemble members continue with decent rain chances for the next week or so. Fingers crossed! As much as I love cool, sunny fall weather, we desperately need moisture.
Monday’s moisture will be confined to clouds in the sky. High clouds stick around all day. Perfect for gardening! Temps max out right around 65 all across the lowlands. Wind will be very light westerly and then calm. Road news: looks like there’s a slowdown or some sort of constructions happening on SR-14 just west of the White Salmon River right now… (I just looked again, and it’s gone – maybe someone was turning left?) Last thing about today… Glenwood started at 35 degrees. I’m sure you were dying to know that!
Tuesday starts partly cloudy all through the Gorge – mid-level clouds to the west, and high clouds to the east. Afternoon brings clear sky to the west and mostly clear sky to the east. Morning temps: mid 30s to mid 40s. Afternoon: right around 68 degrees in the lowlands. Commuters and western Gorge residents will find east wind at 20-25 mph all morning and 15-20mph in the afternoon. From The Dalles eastward, easterlies build to 10mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday looks sunnier, a couple degrees warmer, and similarly windy in the same places.
On Thursday, a weather system swings through. While it won’t have much rain (just a trace, and just west of Hood River), it will drive temps down and bring 25mph west wind. Highs: mid 60s. On Friday, temps only top out in the upper 50s. West wind continues at 20mph or so. Starting Saturday, most members of the models nudge us into cooler, potentially wetter weather. There’s still a chance we could be left dry, but it’s probably wiser to plan for Fall, Wet And Cool Version to arrive. Down come the leaves. Safe travels. -TATAS
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