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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	buns	sun	everyone	fun
Stevenson	LTW	5-10	10-13	10-13
Viento	17-20	14-17	10-13	10-13
Swell-Hood River	10-13	10-13	10-13	10-13
Lyle to Doug’s	10-13	10-13	LTV	LTV
Rufus, etc: 91-158kcfs flow	10-13	10-13	LTV	LTV
Roosevelt & Arlington	10-13	10-13	LTV	LTV
River flow last 24 hours: 88-158kcfskcfs		River temp: 70.34F	HR High temp: 93F

Gorge Wind Forecast

Hi friends! Despite a decent gradient this morning, most of today will be a rest day. Ditto for tomorrow on the rest day part of the equation. Friday looks potentially just windy enough to get some folks on the water. If you’re not available to play until the weekend, you’re in luck: it looks like the wind will return on Saturday and stick around for quite a while. Not only will it be windy, it’ll be cooler starting Monday. Yay! Oh, before I forget, I might take tomorrow off. It’s been a long time since I had a free morning, and with a rest day in the cards and decent clarity about Friday, it’s good timing!

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Wednesday morning gradients at 8am (I slept in today!) were 30.15/30.09/30.12 for gradients of 0.06 and E0.03. An hour ago, it was 30.15/30.06/30.06 – inland pressure is building, and that’ll result in not-much wind today despite a cloudy morning in the metro area and decent high pressure offshore. Viento was holding around 20mph early – get that right now. It’ll soon be gone. We’ll see 10-13ish from Stevenson to Doug’s this morning, but the wind will turn calm east of Hood River before you can say, “The wind will turn calm east of Hood River”. Models keep westerlies at 10ish mph from Stevenson to Swell for the rest of the day. River flow over the last 24 hours was 88-158kcfs, river temp is 70.34F, and high temp forecast is 93F.

Thursday’s the rest day you’ve been looking for! The day starts calm. Easterlies pick up to 15-18mph from Stevenson to Viento for a few hours before dropping to 10mph in the afternoon. Easterlies will be 5-10mph in the afternoon from Hood River to Lyle. East of Lyle, all the way to Boardman, easterlies pick up to 0-13mph. High temp: 94F.

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Friday sees the heat low shift east of the Cascades. This brings back the westerlies. A trough moving inland destabilizes the atmosphere. Expect unreliable, up-and-down wind. The day starts with 10-13 from Stevenson to Swell. Afternoon westerlies build to 14-17 from Stevenson to Mosier. East of there: light.

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Extended: instability lingers on Saturday, but the wind picks up to 20mph or so between Stevenson and Doug’s. Less agreement is present beyond Saturday; the deterministic GFS calls for a big Corridor day on Sunday followed by moderately big days Monday and Tuesday. The ensembles have coalesced around a decent eastern Gorge day on Monday. Fingers crossed for that. It’s been way too long since I had Amayah’s food in my belly! Stay cool out there 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. Wednesday: 15-20/20/25-30, W swell 2′ @ 9 seconds and SW 3′ @ 13. Thursday: 15-20/10-15/20-25, SW 2′ @ 13. Friday: LTNW/LTNW/N25, W 3′ @ 10. Jones Wednesday: 12-15. Thursday: 14-17. Friday: 20-23. Sauvie Island Wednesday: 17-20. Thursday: 15-18. Friday: 14-17.

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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

Hazy today. Temps start near 60 and rise to the low 90s. Light westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday starts smoky/hazy and partly high overcast. Temps will be in the mid 60s early and mid 90s later. Calm wind early. Light easterlies midday. Calm in the evening. No rainbows. Friday will be partly high overcast. Temps start in the mid 60s and rise to the low 90s. Moderate westerlies. No 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. All areas to the west of 140 trail in Post Canyon are closed. Please see the HRATS for complete details, but essentially, all that is open is 7 Streams, Eldorado, 140, GP, and other trails in those areas. Mobius, Mitchell Ridge, Spaghetti, etc are all closed. People have been riding the closed trails. If this continues, all of Post will be closed. The sheriff is patrolling, and will ticket you. The Twin Tunnels Trail between Hood River and Mosier is closed due to wildfire. Kreps and Green Diamond Land (formerly SDS) are now closed to fire danger. That includes Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, and Underwood. Those lands will remain closed until significant rain in the fall. Also closed: Gorge 400 and lots of other trails due to the Whisky Creek Fire. Ape Canyon and Plains of Abraham are open per USFS website. 44 Road trails are all open and clear, including upper 450 and Fifteenmile. Gunsight is open. Boulder Lakes and other more remote trails are not bucked out yet. Remember that E-bikes are not allowed on USFS non-moto trails. They are allowed on moto trails.  

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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	buns	sun	everyone	fun
Stevenson	20-23	24-27	24-27	G20-23
Viento	24-27	24-27	24-27	G20-23
Swell-Hood River	24-27	24-27	24-27	G18-22
Lyle to Doug’s	13-16	buildling	27-30	23-26
Rufus, etc: 109-163kcfs flow	17-20	23-26	27-30	23-26
Roosevelt & Arlington	17-20	23-26	27-30	23-26
River flow last 24 hours: 98-163kcfskcfs		River temp: 70.88F	HR High temp: 82F

Gorge Wind Forecast

Hi friends. A windy day is on tap. Jump on it. The next couple of days (Wednesday and Thursday) don’t look very windy at all. Models hint at westerlies returning on Friday at 15-20mph and sticking around in some form for the long haul. Before I forget: the Sheriff will begin ticketing illegally parked cars today. You must get your car all the way off the road, outside of the white line. Those of you without a placard who’ve been parking in handicapped spots (those with a blue square and wheelchair painted on the ground)… first off, really? Second, that’s a $250 ticket starting today. Just don’t. Those spots are for people who actually need them, and yes, there are people who need them who park at the Hatch and participate in wind sports.

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Tuesday kicked off cool and windy right from sunrise. Unfortunately, there are no marine clouds in Portland, so we won’t have that support. Pressures were 30.14/29.99/29.93 for gradients of 0.15 and G18-220.06. That suggests you’ll have a lot of options, not just the Hatch today. But the Hatch is where it’ll be at early: 24-27 from Viento to Hood River to be exact. To the east (Rowena to Arlington), the day started at 17-20. Ditto in Stevenson. By mid-morning, you’ll find 24-27 from Stevenson to Mosier. Lyle to Rufus fills in at 27-30 (Rufus and Arlington read high compared to other spots, so keep that in mind) early afternoon, and Arlington won’t be far behind. Threemile: 22-25. Models suggest we’ll lose 3-5mph everywhere after 5pm, but that still equals “windy”. Thanks to the lack of marine clouds, the Swell-Hatchery zone is likely to fall to gusty 18-22 this afternoon. If it does, it’ll be easy to find wind somewhere else. River flow over the last 24 hours was 98-163kcfs, river temp is 70.88F, ,and high temp forecast is 82F for Hood river and 90F for Rufus.

High temps spike from the west to the east on Wednesday, and that knocks the wind way down. As of this morning, the forecast calls for 11-14 from Viento to Swell early with less than 10mph for the rest of the day. High temp: 93F.

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Thursday looks even hotter. There’s a decent chance we’ll switch to easterly for part of the day. Expect calm wind early. Easterlies pick up to 10-13mph from Stevenson to Arlington (less from Swell to Mosier) midday before turning calm or even very light westerly in the evening. High temp: 94F.

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Extended: Models suggest the heat low will return to the desert (where it belongs) on Friday. This brings back west wind. As of this morning, mid-teens are forecast for Friday, gusty 20ish mph for Saturday, and stronger wind Sunday through Wednesday. Let’s leave it there for now. I got some paddling to do. 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. Tuesday: LTNW/N10-15/N25-30, W swell 2′ @ 9 seconds. Wednesday: 20/20-25/25-30, W 2′ @ 10. Thursday: 15-20/10-15/2025, SW 2′ @ 13. Jones Tuesday: 13-16. Wednesday: 12-15. Thursday: 19-22+. Sauvie Island Tuesday: 9-12. Wednesday: 17-20. Thursday: 15-18.

Alan’s Sauvie Island Wind Sensor  

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

Clear sky sticks around all day. Temps start in the low 60s (open windows) and rise to the low 80s (not awful!). Strong westerlies. No rainbows. Wednesday will be sunny with high clouds late. Temps start in the upper 50s and rise to the low 90s. Light westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday will be partly high overcast. Temps start in the mid 60s and rise to the mid 90s. Light and variable wind. No 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. All areas to the west of 140 trail in Post Canyon are closed. Please see the HRATS for complete details, but essentially, all that is open is 7 Streams, Eldorado, 140, GP, and other trails in those areas. Mobius, Mitchell Ridge, Spaghetti, etc are all closed. People have been riding the closed trails. If this continues, all of Post will be closed. The sheriff is patrolling, and will ticket you. The Twin Tunnels Trail between Hood River and Mosier is closed due to wildfire. Kreps and Green Diamond Land (formerly SDS) are now closed to fire danger. That includes Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, and Underwood. Those lands will remain closed until significant rain in the fall. Also closed: Gorge 400 and lots of other trails due to the Whisky Creek Fire. Ape Canyon and Plains of Abraham are open per USFS website. 44 Road trails are all open and clear, including upper 450 and Fifteenmile. Gunsight is open. Boulder Lakes and other more remote trails are not bucked out yet. Remember that E-bikes are not allowed on USFS non-moto trails. They are allowed on moto trails.  

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