Friday: breezy, pleasant day on the way!

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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	OPEN!	naked	buns	rejoice!
Steven’s Locks	7-10	11-14	G19-23	G19-23
Swell-Hood River	11-14	11-14	G19-23	G19-23
Lyle to Doug’s	7-10	11-14	G19-23	G19-23
Rufus, etc.	7-10	7-10	7-10	11-14
Roosevelt & Arlington	7-10	7-10	7-10	7-10

Gorge Wind Forecast

The eastern Gorge was the place to be yesterday. The western Gorge is where it’s at today. Offshore high pressure combines with an approaching (very) weak frontal system for gusty westerlies. Tomorrow’s wind looks stronger, as marine clouds in Portland combine with desert sunshine for a stronger day. High pressure on Sunday knocks the wind down for a day, but it returns for Monday and Tuesday.

Details for Friday: Morning gradients of .07 and .02 combine with offshore high pressure at 1029mb and an approaching front. Not ideal, that front, but not awful either. Early wind will be 11-14 from Viento to Swell, and should pick up to 14-17 from Viento to Hood River late morning. After 1pm, we’ll see average speeds rise to gusty 19-23 from Stevenson to The Dalles. With this setup, Swell is likely to suffer lighter wind than other locations. River flow is 125kcfs. River temp: 69 degrees. Air temp: 80.

That front swings through on Saturday morning leaving us with a combo of clouds at all levels. Morning wind will be gusty 18-23 from Stevenson to Mosier. Average speeds climb during the day, maxing out in the afternoon at gusty 25-28 from Stevenson to Rufus with 13-16 near Arlington.

High pressure pushes inland on Sunday. Models give us 10-13 from Viento to Swell in the morning. If you believe the models, the wind will go calm the rest of the day. I’m not sure that’ll be the case, as a five degree temp difference is forecast between Portland and The Dalles. Let’s call it a big maybe for now. Monday’s wind looks like average speeds at 21-24, and Tuesday looks like 24-27.

Due to crowding and unsafe conditions at Port beaches, further restrictions are now in place. Remember: crowds lead to closures. First, kiting is no longer allowed at the Marina – it has become unsafe for other user groups. Third, Lyle is now off limits unless you can get to the sandbar without crossing the RR tracks. If you cross the tracks, you are likely to be ticketed. Next, parking has been further reduced along the waterfront – various restrictions are in place due to crowding at Frog Beach. The Nichols boat dock remains closed due to crowding.

Coast, Jones, Sauvie’st

Coast (north/central/south – swell forecast provided by NWS. Wind northerly except as noted). Friday: NW 510/N 15-20/30-40, W swell 6 ‘ @ 10 seconds. Saturday: 20-25/20-25/30-40, NW 6′ @ 9. Sunday: 25-30/30-35/35-45, NW 7’ @ 12. Jones Friday: 17-20. Saturday: 21-24. Sunday: 15-28??. Sauvie Island Friday: 11-14. Saturday: 13-16. Sunday: 18-22.

Oregon
Rooster Rock: Open
Viento: Open
The Hook: Open
Waterfront Park: Open
Event Site: Open. Parking limited on weekends.
The Spit: Open
The Marina: No more kiting here
Boat ramp: open
Mosier: Only open for residents of 97040. Gate closed.
Rowena: Open
Celilo: Open
Rufus: Open
Arlington: Open
Threemile: Open

Mt. Hood Weather Forecast

Mt. Hood Meadows is now allowing uphill travel within the permit area. However, you will need to park outside their parking lots. Timberline is open for lift-serve skiing with exemplary guidelines for protecting guests and staff from the transmission of novel coronavirus. Please read their guidelines and rules here. Well done, T-Line! The Mt. Hood weather forecast will be on vacation unless something interesting happens in the weather up there. Some of you will be tempted to go out backcountry skiing. Please don’t – accidents do happen, and you may put others at risk. Timberline is allowing uphill access outside the permit area on the climbers’ trail only.

Hood River Weather Forecast

High clouds this morning stick around all day and increase as the day goes on. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and near 80 later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday looks cloudy in the morning and clear in the afternoon. Muggy. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and low 80’s in the afternoon Strong westerlies. No rainbows. Sunday looks sunny. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and upper 80’s later. Light westerlies. 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.

Cycling

8/4 Road and gravel news: the Fir Mountain Fire has areas north and east of Pine Grove limited to local traffic only. Also stay away from Fir Mountain Road, Old Dalles Road, and Huskey / Elder Roads. Motorized report: as of 8/1, Post Canyon is closed to motorized use due to fire danger. Other Post news: Eldorado is closed about 100 yards before the Mixed Tape intersection due to timber harvesting. HRATS will be putting in a short hike-a-bike to Uptrack to allow for riding up to the top of Bad Motor Scooter. The new Whoopdee trail is being constructed. Contact HRATS if you would like to be part of some small and socially distanced work parties.

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Local Events

Tonight’s most adorable event is online kitten yoga benefiting the Oregon Humane Society – search it on Facebook. Saturday’s the community Yard Sale in Parkdale, but more importantly, there’s a food, water, and hygiene product drive going for Warm Springs. You can drop off supplies at the Yard Sale, at Celilo Restaurant, Copper West Realty, or the Old Parkdale Inn.

Weekly events: there are sailboat races at the Hood River Marina every Wednesday evening. Dirty Fingers has a group mountain bike ride Thursday nights at 5:30pm. Cheno has an outdoor HIIT workout at Columbia High School in White Salmon at 6pm on Wednesday nights. That’s pretty much it for outdoor sports. There is a BLM rally every Tuesday evening at 5:30 at the Salmon Fountain in Hood River, and there’s a White Coats for BLM rally every Wednesday evening at 6pm at 12th and May. Click here for the full events calendar.

Have an awesome day!

Temira