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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster Rock | lightning | strikes | biggest | buns | |
| Steven’s Locks | 13-16 | 13-16 | 13-16 | 13-16 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 17-21 | 17-21 | 20-23 | 20-23 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 13-16 | 17-21 | 20-23 | 20-23 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 13-16 | 13-16 | 17-21 | 20-23 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 13-16 | 13-16 | 10-13 | 10-13 | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Yesterday’s wind was right on target – up and down, unpredictable, etc. A weak cold front approaches the region today and hangs out for much of the weekend. That sets us up for several days of moderate and gusty westerlies. Any chances in the movement of this weather system could have impacts on the actual wind, meaning this forecast is by no means guaranteed!
For Friday, that cold front will be well off the coast. Deep marine clouds will stick around for much of the day in Portland. If we had any sort of offshore high pressure or deep inland heat low, this would be a recipe for a strong, steady day. With neither of those factors present, we’ll just have another day on the river. Dawn gradients were .08 and .06, a good start, and indicative of at least the Near East joining in. Early wind will be 17-21 from Viento to Swell with 13-16 everywhere else. With the clouds past Hood River, Mosier to Avery will climb to 20-23 by late morning. If those clouds burn back, Viento and Swell will join. Models don’t think Rufus will be windy but given the early gradients, I’ll override that – keep an eye on that stretch of river for 20-23 this afternoon. Roosevelt? Probably 13-16 early and 10-13 later. Stevenson: 13-16 all day.
That approaching weather system moves inland on Saturday and stalls over the Northwest. Offshore low pressure accompanies this, meaning gradients won’t get all that strong. It does appear that morning clouds will burn off faster, shifting the wind back from the Near East. Early wind: 15-28 from Viento to Mosier with 10-13 everywhere else. Afternoon: gusty 19-23 from Stevenson to The Dalles with 7-10 east of there.
A broad and encompassing area of low pressure takes over the offshore waters on Sunday. Less gradient results from this. Early wind will be just 5-8. By noon, the wind will pick up to 11-14 from Viento to the Dalles. As the front moves through, finally, mid-afternoon, westerlies pick up to gusty 18-21 form Swell to Rufus with 10-13 east and west of there. Models have been bouncing around about Monday. Current forecast is LTW early and 12-15 near Hood River in the afternoon.
COAST, JONES, SAUVIE’S: Coast (north/central/south, wind N unless otherwise specified – swell forecast courtesy of National Weather Service). Friday: SW5/LTW/LTV, W swell 3′ at 9 seconds. Saturday: S10/SW10/LTS, W 3′ @ 8. Sunday: LTW/LTW/N10-15, SW 4′ @ 9. Jones Friday: LTW. Saturday: LTW. Sunday: 13-16. Sauvie’s Friday: 3-6. Saturday: 5-8. Sunday: 7-10.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Partly cloudy sky this morning turns clear. Temps will be in the upper 60’s early and low 80’s later. Muggy. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday starts partly cloudy and ends clear with more clouds overnight. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and mid 80’s in the afternoon. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Sunday starts cloudy and doesn’t clear until mid afternoon. Temps will be near 60 early and near 80 later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows.
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Road and Mountain Biking
Approximately 0.2” of rain fell yesterday in Hood River, meaning there’s a darn good chance of a tack alert in Post and on other local trails. New report: chipseal is good to go between Mosier and Rowena crest! Riorden Hill Road will remain closed from the end of the pavement to Family Man weekdays through the beginning of September. That means associated trails are also closed weekdays for that time period (Family Man, Middle School, Float On). As for Kreps/SDS lands… they haven’t issued a closure yet!
All other trails are open. Apparently Boulder Lakes is quite overgrown. Whoopdee is closed for logging, but Ronnoc trail and the climb out are open. Red Hill Road is supposedly closed for logging. Ride at your own risk. If you’re riding Underwood, please do not park at the trailhead as per request by SDS. Continue past the trailhead 0.5 miles or so to the new parking area. The cows are off Hospital Hill, which means your dog can come along.
Upcoming Events
Today’s events start with the weekly coffee and donut run at Kickstand – a four mile jog or walk gets you a free cup of coffee and a donut. The Gorge Youth Sailing Club has a BBQ this evening at the not-so-fancy Hood River Yacht Club from 6 to 9.
Tomorrow starts off with the Huckfest Big Air kiteboarding contest in Stevenson. There’s a wind and paddle sports swap meet at the Luhr Jensen Parking Lot in Hood River. Blue Zones has a cleanup and community picnic at The Dalles Dam tomorrow from ten to noon, and Packer Orchards has an apple Pie celebration from 10 to 4. On Labor Day, Cascade Locks has the Cross-Channel Swim, and Timberline has the free mountain music festival from noon to 6:30.
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
