Friday: another breezy Gorge weekend. Want it hot? Next week is for you!

The best snow forecast for Mt. Hood. The best wind forecast for the Gorge.

Thank you for using this forecast. Like it? Find it useful? Support it (and me!) by sending some cash my way. What’s it cost to support me and get the email version? Not $99 a year. Nope. Not $49. Just $19.99 or more gets you a year. People are added to this list on Thursday and Sunday. My day job is crisis mental health, and I don’t have time on other days. Thanks for your patience! Click below to contribute. Thank you!!

Auto-renewing subscription. Easy. Awesome. Set and forget!

Thank you for contributing and keeping this forecast going! Not ready to subscribe? No problem – please share this forecast with all your friends too! I appreciate your support!

The Forecast

Your favorite beach	Dawn Patrol	9am- 11:30a	11:30a- 3pm	3pm- dusk
Today’s Gorge Wind – these are ranges for the average speed, not a predicted wind range. =)
Rooster Rock	sunny	buns	afternoon	moons
Steven’s Locks	7-10	10-13	13-16+	20-23
Viento	7-10	13-16	17-20	17-20
Swell-Hood River	14-17	17-20	17-20	15-18
Lyle to Doug’s	10-13	10-13	17-20	17-20
Rufus, etc.	13-16	13-16	10-13	7-10
Roosevelt & Arlington	7-10	7-10	light	light

Gorge Wind Forecast

Westerlies have decided to stick around all the way through the weekend, as have reasonable temps hanging around near 80 degrees. Solidify your plans and come down for some wind sports! Models suggest we’ll lose the wind on Tuesday (when it’s 90-something) and perhaps get it back on Wednesday (when it’s still 90-something). Let’s dive in to the deets!

Friday kicks off with pressures of 30.11/30.02/29.98 for gradients of 0.09 and 0.04. Westerlies in the teens start the day as far east as Rufus, but you’ll want to stay close to the Corridor for best results. By late morning, we should have 19-22 from Stevenson to Mosier. Afternoon wind seems likely to shift a bit – you’ll find 15-18 from Stevenson to Hood River with 18-21 from Mosier to Doug’s. River flow yesterday was 200-263kcfs, river temp is 60F, and high temp forecast is 76F. Perfectly pleasant!

Saturday starts off similarly: 15-18 from Stevenson to Mosier. The wind adds a few mph, climbing to 18-21 for your midday session. Desert heating helps out late in the afternoon for a 21-24, Stevenson to Doug’s, finish to the day. High temp: 80F.

Models like the idea of a strong dawn patrol and quick fade Sunday followed by a more moderate burst in the evening. Call that Dawn Patrol, prior to 9am, 24-27 from Stevenson or Viento to Hood River. It quickly fades to 12-15 from Stevenson to Hood River by mid-morning. Go ride your bike or something. Then hold off until later afternoon, and you’ll have 22-25mph thermals from Stevenson to Doug’s with 10-13 east to Arlington. High temp: 81F. The current forecast for Monday is 17-20 in the Corridor with nothing anywhere else. Tuesday currently looks not windy and 90+ degrees. Wednesday: hot with wind unlikely but not ruled out. Let’s leave it there for today. Have a great day!

FORECAST SPONSORED BY / AWESOME COMPANIES TO SUPPORT

Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast

Wind speed in knots. Direction Northerly unless otherwise noted for Coast. Westerly for Jones. Northerly for Sauvie Island. North/Central/South, waves. Wave forecast provided by NWS. Friday: NW10/10-15/25-30, NW swell 4′ at 9 seconds. Saturday: 15-20/15-20/30-35, NW ‘ @ 9. Sunday: 25-30/25-30/30-40, combined seas 9’ at 10 seconds. Jones Friday: 19-22. Saturday: 22-25. Sunday: 17-20. Sauvie Island Friday: 14-17. Saturday: 16-19. Sunday: 20-24.

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

On vacation until fall unless something extraordinary happens.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Clear sky sticks around all day. Temps will be in the low 50’s early (open windows) and mid 70’s later (keep ’em open). Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be clear with a few high clouds midday. Temps start in the upper 40’s (open windows) and rise to the low 80’s (close windows). Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Sunday will be sunny all day. Temps start in the low 50’s (open windows) and end in the low 80’s (close windows). Strong westerlies at dawn fade midday and return to moderately strong in the evening. No rainbows.

Looking for a complete Columbia Gorge forecast? Looking for more humor in your weather? Obscenities? You’re looking for my TATAS: Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook.

Local-ish Events

Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know! Today is First Friday in Hood River. Whtite Salmon Springfest runs today and Saturday. June 10th is the Gorge Adventure Race in White Salmon. Multi-discipline = multi-sport day.

Regular weekly events: NK Studios in Bingen has a donation-based yoga class at 7:30am every Tuesday. 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. 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 above Ferment Brewing.

Regular bike rides (thanks to the Hood River Area Trail Stewards for collecting). Tuesday is Mountain View’s ride. Meet at 5:45pm on Post Canyon Drive where the pavement ends. Wednesday is the Evo/Kickstand all-ability, no-drop Post Canyon ride. 5:30 from the shop or join along the way. All abilities welcome. Thursday is Mountain View’s women’s ride. 5:30pm, Seven Streams Trailhead. No drop. Thursday is also the Dirty Fingers Post and Pint. 5:30 from the shop or later at Family Man. This is hardcore, race-pace. Saturday morning is the Mountain View road/gravel ride. Two hours. 12-14mph average speed. Starting May 6th, Oregon Ebikes has the women’s ride at 8:30am. Meet at Seven Streams parking lot for a 1.5 to 2 hour ride.

Cycling

Post is clear of snow to the top. Dog River and Surveyor’s are clear per my friend who rode them on 5/27. Bottle Prairie, 8 Mile, and Super Connector are open. Super Duper Connector is open. There is still snow on a short section of Surveyor’s between the Cooks Meadow intersection and Dog River. Nestor Peak is clear of snow. Falls Creek isn’t even close! Cows are in on Hospital Hill. That means dogs are no longer allowed. Even if your dog is cool. Even if you’re a local. Even if … you get the picture! Hospital Hill is private land. Please respect the wishes of the landowners – they’re generous enough to let folks use that land, and dogs have been shot there before. Please don’t ride muddy trails, or you’ll do permanent damage. Always remember to consider gravel riding! If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.

Valuable Advice for Gardeners Inhabiting Neighboring Areas

Valuable Advice for Gardeners Inhabiting Neighboring Areas: with cool weather in the forecast for at least a few days, it’s a great time to get more seeds in the ground. It’s also a great time to plant. Plants like cool weather. But maybe wait until after today’s windstorm, because plants don’t like nuking westerlies any more than you do! Those of you planting sweet potatoes (yes, you can grown them in the lowlands here) will want to plant those slips like you plant tomatoes – deep. Bury them up to their last set of leaves. They’ll make lots of roots, and lots of roots make for healthy plants that make lots of sweet potatoes. Happy gardening.