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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster Rock | wet | buns | umbrellas | funs | |
| Steven’s Locks | 10-13 | 14-17 | 20-23 | 24-27 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 15-18 | 18-22 | 24-27 | 24-27 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 15-18 | 18-22 | 24-27 | 24-27 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 8-11 | 8-11 | 13-16 | 13-16 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 8-11 | 8-11 | 8-11 | 8-11 | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Offshore high pressure keeps westerlies of some sort going over the next four days despite interruptions from weather systems sweeping inland. For Friday, morning gradients of .08 and .04 indicate potential. Early wind, pre-dawn, was all over the place, maxing out in the 20’s. Your dawn patrol session will find 18-22 most locations, but probably strongest at Viento and Moiser. We’ll see a steady build today. Westerlies max out at 24-27 this afternoon from Stevenson to Avery with 13-16 east of there and light wind out near Arlington. River flow is 77,500cfs and temp is 68 degrees.
Offshore high pressure combines with weaker inland high pressure for another round of west wind on Saturday. Models disagree with the wind strength. Early wind will be in the 7-10 range from Stevenson to Swell, perfect for fishing everywhere else. Afternoon westerlies pick up to 12-15 from Stevenson to Mosier with light wind east of there.
A stronger weather system will move in Sunday, but offshore high pressure will keep the westerlies coming. That sets us up for light west wind in the morning, probably not enough to interfere with any light wind activities. Afternoon wind picks up to 6-9 in the west (with rain) and 19-22 east of Moiser. As of right now, Monday looks like 22-25, strongest near Swell.
COAST, JONES, SAUVIE’S: Coast (north/central/south, wind N unless otherwise specified – swell forecast courtesy of National Weather Service). Friday: LTW/LTNW/N25-30, NW swell 4′ at 12 seconds. Saturday: LTW/N5-10/N20-25, NW 5′ @ 12. Sunday: 15-20/15-20/LTV, W 8′ @ 11. Jones Friday-Saturday: nope. Sunday: 10-13. Sauvie’s Friday-Sunday: nope.
Hood River Weather Forecast
It’s a mostly cloudy morning with scattered sprinkles, and it’ll turn sunny later. Temps will be near 60 early and near 70 later. Moderate to strong west wind. 17% chance of rainbows. Saturday starts with low clouds and ends partly cloudy. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and low 70’s in the afternoon. Light to moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Sunday looks cloudy with rain from late morning on. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and mid 60’s later. Light westerlies. 56% chance of rainbows.
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Road and Mountain Biking
Brown pow is HERE! Tack alert for all trails! 130,140, Borderline, and the jump trails in the 150 area are closed for timber harvesting. Upper 8 Track is now closed due to logging. Motorized use is now permitted in Post (thanks, rain!), east side and Middle Mountain.
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
It is Friday today, and you can take your morning workout to Kickstand Coffee. Jog or walk 4 miles at 7am, and they’ll give you coffee and a donut. Work up an appetite, because the Hood River Saddle Club has their annual spaghetti feed fundraiser tonight.
Runners meet up tomorrow morning at 8 for a Solomon shoe demo at Rowena Crest. There’s a Mt. Hood Cleanup all day – meet at Summit Ski area at 9. Altan Center has an equinox celebration starting at 9:30 and running all day, and there’s a free half-day meditation retreat at the White Salmon Grange from 1 to 5. At 6:45 tomorrow night, there’s a guided bat walk at Steigerwald Wildlife refuge. On Sunday, the Hood River Valley Cross Country team has a fundraiser run at 8am at Kickstand Coffee.
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
