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! Another windy day is on tap today, and we should see relatively widespread conditions which will hopefully thin the crowds. Lesser wind is forecast on Friday followed by a big day on Saturday. Sunday’s likely to beat the models and be a decent day, and then the wind drops off and maybe even turns easterly to start next week. Remember that Doug’s Beach will be closed today through the 5th for work being done by the railroad.
Thursday pressures started with 30.10/30.00/29.94 for gradients of 0.10/0.06. We’re not getting any assistance from features in the coastal waters today, but we will have support from an onshore temp gradient this afternoon. The metro area is contributing cloud cover this morning. That’ll burn off this afternoon. Early wind was running under 10mph at Stevenson, around 15mph at Viento, Rowena, and Arlington, and around 20mph at the Hatch and Rufus. By late morning, we’ll have 20-23mph from Viento to Mosier with 14-17mph at Stevenson and also between Lyle and Rufus. By early afternoon, we’ll have 21-24mph from Stevenson to Avery with 17-20mph at Rufus. Wind between the Hatch and Hood River is likely to drop when the clouds in Portland dissipate.
For the afternoon session, we’re expecting 17-20mph between Stevenson and Mosier with 25-28mph between Lyle and Arlington. Those of you stuck at work today shouldn’t despair. After 5pm, westerlies linger at 17-20mph from Stevenson to Mosier and 22-25mph from Lyle to Arlington. River flow over the last 24 hours was 102-173kcfs, river temp is 71.2F (poor salmon), and high temp forecast is 80F in Hood River and upper 80s in the desert.
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
Friday looks warm and sunny all across the Northwest, and that’ll knock down the wind speeds. Early westerlies will be 17-20mph from Viento to the Hatch. Jump on it, because the wind fades to 12-15mph by mid-morning. Afternoon westerlies return at 14-17mph from Stevenson to Doug’s. High temp: 89 degrees in Hood River under sunny sky.
All sorts of moving parts are forecast on Saturday, and all that results in a windy day. Thanks to an approaching trough and cold front, we’ll be windy right off the bat. Dawn Patrol has potential for 26-29mph between Stevenson and Mosier with 24-27mph from Lyle to Rufus. As the system pushes inland late morning, clouds may push past the Hatch. For now, here’s how midday looks: gusty 23-26mph from Stevenson to Mosier (more, maybe lots more at Viento) with 28-32mph from Lyle to Arlington and 24-27mph at Threemile. Afternoon westerlies drop to gusty 17-20mph under the incoming low clouds. East of those clouds, probably east of Hood River, we’re looking at 31-35mph, strongest and longest-lasting east of The Dalles. That super-strong wind eventually fills in all the way to Boardman. High temps: 76F in Hood River and mid 80s in the desert. Make sure you have WatchDuty installed on your phone in case someone starts a wildfire.
High pressure builds offshore on Sunday. Models disagree on the forecast. The GFS deterministic in uninterested in a windy day, but it tends to miss on this particular setup. Euro ensembles are calling for around 20mph, strongest from Stevenson to Mosier. We’ll refine that as we get closer.
Starting Monday, we enter a warming pattern. Models are pessimistic about Monday and Tuesday – they give us light wind of some sort and are uncertain about the direction. It’s unclear as of now when the wind will return at the 17-20mph or more window. Potentially Wednesday, but potentially not until later in the week. Lots of uncertainty in the strength/location of a ridge, and lots of resulting uncertainty in temps make the forecast impossible for now. So, that’s it for today. Have fun out there today. 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 Thursday: LTNW/N10/N25, NW swell 3′ @ 8 seconds and SW 2′ @15. Friday: 10-15/15/20-25, NW 3′ @ 8 and SW 2′ @ 15. Saturday: LTNW/LTNW/N25, SW 2′ @ 4 and W 4′ @ 8. Jones Thursday: 14-17. Friday: 19-22. Saturday: LTW. Sauvie Island Thursday: 10-13. Friday: 11-14. Saturday: NW 13-16.
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
Sunny this morning with a few high clouds later. Temps start near 60 and rise to 80. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Friday will be sunny. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to the upper 80s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be partly cloudy. Temps start near 60 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! Nice day on tap: seasonable temps, somewhat breezy… Hotter weather arrives briefly on Friday before an impressive cooldown on Saturday. Cool weather lingers into Sunday. Enjoy it, because temps are going to jump next week.
Glenwood this morning and our friends around the world
Speaking of jumping, everyone in Glenwood is jumping for joy this morning because it’s only 41 degrees there. What’s joyful about that? It’s sooooooooooo nice for sleeping. Plus, it makes the cattle happy, all genders of the cattle, and it makes the cowboys/girls/non-binaries happy too. All the genders of all the creatures are happy when the temp cools overnight. This begs the question of the happiness of our friends around the world. In Muscat, it never seems to get below 85 degrees, even at night. Hopefully folks there have found a way to tolerate that kind of heat and be happy despite it. Right now around the world:
Bandar-e Mahshahr, Iran: 112, sunny, 19% humidity
Havana, Cuba: 83, sunny, 78% humidity
Muscat, Oman: 101, partly cloudy, 35% humidity
Caracas, Venezuela: 74, partly cloudy, 82% humidity
Nuuk, Greenland: 47, partly cloudy, 93% humidity
Gaza City: 90, sunny, 56% humidity
Ottawa, Canada: 69, partly cloudy, rainy, 90% humidity
Today’s Gorge weather forecast
In the Gorge today, spectacular weather is on tap. Morning temps are mostly 45-60 degrees. Air quality is excellent in the central Gorge and along the Nch’i Wana. From Dufur south, it’s horrendous: 499 in Dufur, 422 in Maupin, and 2910 (!!!) on the Pine Hollow sensor. My heart goes out to all of y’all who are afraid for your homes and land.
Weather today will be perfectly seasonable: all the west-side clouds burn off, and we’re all left sunny this afternoon (with a few high clouds). Temps rise to 79 in Stevenson, 80 in Hood River, 86 in The Dalles, and 92 out in Pasco. West wind builds to 20-25mph between Stevenson and The Dalles this morning with 15mph near Biggs. Afternoon wind: 20mph west of Mosier and 25-30mph between Mosier and Arlington.
Friday’s Gorge weather forecast
Overnight into Friday, we’ll have clear sky and light wind and low humidity, which should allow temps to fall far enough for another good sleeping night. Sunshine sticks around all day. Temps end up quite a bit hotter than Thursday: 87 in Stevenson, 89 in Hood River, and 95 from The Dalles east into the desert, where the Hermiston watermelons will be soaking up the sun. Wind will be 15-20mph early in the morning between Viento and Hood River, 15mph midday, and 15mph in the afternoon between Stevenson and The Dalles. East of The Dalles: light wind all day.
Saturday’s Gorge weather forecast
On Saturday, a trough-cold front combo brings a cooler, windier day with a little rain west of Wyeth. The day starts 60-65 degrees with west wind at 25-30mph between Stevenson and Rufus. Expect clouds west of Hood River. As the system pushes in during the afternoon, those clouds linger. Wind drops to 20-25mph west of Mosier and rises to 25-35mph between Lyle and, eventually, Boardman. Fire danger will be extreme, especially east of Mosier where the wind will be super strong. Take good care. High temps: 74 with a chance of rain after 2pm in Stevenson, 76 in Hood River, 82 in The Dalles, and 92 in Pasco.
Extended Gorge weather forecast
Cool weather (75-83 degrees for highs) continues on Sunday with west wind at 20-25mph west of The Dalles. High temps jump about 10 degrees on Monday. Beyond that, models don’t have a good handle on high temps, but the do think it’ll be hot – 90+ for The Dalles, most likely, and potentially 90+ for the rest of us. We’ll look at that again tomorrow and see if there’s more clarity. Until then… safe travels. -TATAS
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