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! Warm, breezy weather is on tap for you for Friday, and then we’re gifted with a widespread, big west wind day on Saturday. Windy weather continues on Sunday with an emphasis on the Corridor (near Hood River) and Near East (Rowena area). Starting Monday, westerlies are likely to take a break for a couple days. Their return depends on the eventual placement of high pressure ridges as well as the location of hottest temps during an upcoming heat wave. Reminder: Doug’s Beach is closed through August 5th while the railroad people do whatever they are doing there.

It’s Friday, and we’ll have a slow, steady build today, Early pressures were 30.15/30.08/30.08 for onshore gradients of 0.07/0.00. No marine clouds were present this morning – as a matter of fact, it was even clear at the coast! Early wind was under 10mph most places, but Viento was right around 20mph to start the day. In response to 1) heating, and 2) a weak low offshore, westerlies languish this morning: we’ll see 13-16mph from Stevenson to Hood River for the morning hours. After 2pm, the wind builds to gusty 16-19mph from Stevenson to Doug’s (closed), and after 5pm, we’ll have gusty 19-22mph from Stevenson to Avery and perhaps even Rufus. River flow over the last 24 hours was 102-157kcfs, river temp is 71.2F (poor salmon), and high temp forecast is 91F for 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

Saturday sees all sorts of weather action: a low approaching BC sends a cold front (colder air) through the Gorge, and high pressure rebuilds offshore behind it. Clouds persist all day west of, well, probably west of Hood River, but those clouds could potentially push farther east. Early in the morning (true dawn patrol!) westerlies will be 25-28mph+ between Stevenson and Mosier with 22-25mph from Rowena to Rufus. As the system approaches, areas west of Mosier are likely to drop and become gusty with the exception of Viento; it usually remains quite strong in this setup. By 11am, we’re looking at gusty 18-23mph between Stevenson and Hood River with gusty 22-25mph+ (depends on cloud cover) from Mosier to Doug’s. To the east, between Avery and Threemile, westerlies quickly build to 28-32mph.

Afternoon wind between Avery and Boardman rises to 31-35mph. West of Avery, it all depends on the cloud line. Some rain is forecast in Stevenson after 2pm – the wind field is likely to collapse when the rain arrives. Between Viento and Doug’s (closed), conditions are likely to be very up-and-down (20-25ish?) due to the presence of low clouds. If the clouds don’t push past Hood River, Mosier, Lyle, and Rowena will end up with very strong wind too, just like the eastern Gorge. High temps: 74 in Hood River and mid 80s in the desert.

Everything settles down on Sunday. We’re left with low clouds west of Hood River to start the day, sun out east, and strong high pressure offshore. Models suggest at least some marine clouds will persist all day – that’s a very good sign. Early wind will be 15-18mph+ from Viento to Mosier. Thanks to the onshore temp gradient (hotter in the desert), we’ll see afternoon westerlies at 20-23mph in Stevenson and 24-27mph from Viento to Avery. High temp: 75F in Hood River.

High pressure takes over on Monday and quashes the wind. As of the time of this forecast, Monday looks like 10mph westerlies, at best. East wind at 15-20mph is likely on Tuesday. Beyond that, there are hints of westerlies returning, but there’s really too much uncertainty in the models to make a solid prediction. I’ll leave it here for now. See you on the Nch’i Wana soon!

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BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST

Sunny today. Temps start in the mid 60s and rise to the low 90s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be partly cloudy. Temps start near 60 and rise to the mid 70s. Strong westerlies. No rainbows. Sunday will be cloudy then partly cloudy. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to the mid 70s. Moderate westerlies early. Strong later. No rainbows.