| Your favorite launch | dawn patrol |
morning max | afternoon max | executive session |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwash (Rooster) Rock | sun’s | out | buns | out | |
| Stevenson | 5-10 | 10-13 | 10-13 | 16-19 | |
| Viento | 15-18 | 12-15 | 10-13 | 16-19 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 15-18 | 12-15 | 10-13 | 16-19 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | 7-10 | 7-10 | 7-10 | 11-14 | |
| Rufus, etc: 191-198kcfs flow | 7-10 | 7-10 | LTW | LTW | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 7-10 | 7-10 | LTW | LTW | |
| River flow last 24 hours: 160-262kcfs | =River temp: 58.82F | High temp: 76F | |||
Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! Looks like a nice long stretch of west wind on the way. If you’re already thinking about the weekend, go ahead and make plans to join us. Thanks to the heat low settling in the desert, the wind will be waiting for you. Looking out into next week, we have some variation in the placement of the heat low which impacts the potential for wind. We’ll talk more in a bit.
For Wednesday, pressures start at 30.19/30.13/30.16 for W 0.06 and E 0.03. Dawn Patrol westerlies will be 15-18 from Viento to Hood River. Jump on it. The wind will fade to 10-13 or less midday and hold through the afternoon. Working? Don’t worry – the executive session is here for you. Expect 16-19 from Stevenson to Hood River with 12-15 at Mosier after 5pm. River flow over the last 24 hours was 160-262kcfs, river temp is 58.82F, and high temp forecast is 76F.
Desert heat comes to the rescue again on Thursday. Dawn patrol will be right on the edge of “enough” – perhaps 12-15 from Viento to Hood River. Desert heating outpaces the metro area during the day. By early afternoon, you’ll find 19-22 from Stevenson to Mosier with 12-15 from Lyle to Doug’s. The wind builds from there: 22-25 from Stevenson to Doug’s by quittin’ time (5pm) and 22-25 from Stevenson to Rufus for the Executive Session (after 5pm). High temp: 84F under mostly clear sky.
Make plans to be on the river Friday evening. You won’t want to do anything else outside – it’ll be 90 degrees and unreasonably muggy. The day starts with a brief Dawn Patrol of 19-22 from Viento to Swell. By the time most of us are out of bed, the wind will be down to 10mph or less. You’ll have to wait for that executive session – models suggest the wind will be calm most of the day and won’t start to build until mid-afternoon. Executive session (after 5pm): 17-20 from Stevenson to The Dalles.
Extended: Models have been bouncing around on the Saturday forecast. This is due to 1) a system swinging through and 2) the placement of the ridge causing the heat. Cluster models say that ridge will be east of the Cascades for the weekend. That translates to cooler air in the west and hotter air in the east, and that translates to westerlies. Saturday could be anything from low-mid 20’s to nuking, but that weather system swinging through could impact wind quality. Sunday has potential to be very windy. Beyond that, clusters are unclear about the ridge placement and thus unclear about the wind, at least for the first half of next week. They seem to agree that the ridge will shift east for the second half of next week. That would almost certainly result in strong westerlies. Have fun out there!
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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: 20/20-25/30-35, W swell 12′ @ 15 seconds and SW 2′ @ 17 seconds. Thursday: 20/25/30-35, NW 9′ @ 13 and SW 2′ @ 15. Friday: 15-20/15/25, W 5′ @ 11 and SW 2′ @ 15. Jones Wednesday: 18-21. Thursday: 20-23. Friday: 20-23. Sauvie Island Wednesday: 7-10. Thursday: 16-19. Friday: 17-20.
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
I’m tired. It’s on vacation.
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 all day Wednesday. Temps start in the low 50s and rise to the mid 70s. Light westerlies in the morning. Moderate later. No rainbows. Thursday will be clear in the morning with a few wispy high clouds later. Temps start near 50 and rise to the mid 80-s. Light westerlies early. Moderately strong in the evening. No rainbows. Friday will be partly high overcast then clear. Muggy early becoming very muggy in the evening. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to 90 or so. Light westerlies early. Moderate later. 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. On June 25th, Brave Endeavors hosts a pride MTB ride at Post Canyon at 5:30pm. June 30th is Vortex #3, a paddling race. There may be a DW SUP foil race this weekend.
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.
Cycling
It might or might not be too wet to ride without damaging trails right now. If you get there and it’s muddy, turn around. Find something else to do! Post, Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, Syncline, Columbia Hills, and Nestor are open. Cows are out on Hospital Hill. NO DOGS. That means you, all of you, even your dog that’s [insert adjective]. No dogs. Do not risk access for everyone. No parking at the corral.
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