Friday: easterlies through Saturday. Then westerlies. See you next Friday!

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Your favorite launch	dawn patrol	morning max	afternoon max	executive session
These are ranges for the average speed reading, not a predicted wind range. =)
Iwash (Rooster) Rock	E19-23	E19-23	E7-10	LTV
Stevenson	E14-17	E19-23	E11-14	LTV
Viento	E19-23	E19-23	E11-14	LTV
Swell-Hood River	LTE	LTE	LTV	LTV
Lyle to Doug’s	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTV
Rufus, etc: 887-161kcfs flow	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTV
Roosevelt & Arlington	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTV
River flow last 24 hours: 79-164kcfskcfs		River temp: 69.44F	HR High temp: 92F

Gorge Wind Forecast

Hi friends! Happy Friday. I’m headed out on a silent retreat today. I’ll be back for you next Friday. In between now and then, there’s pretty good agreement in the models. You’ll have easterlies Friday and Saturday, moderate westerlies Sunday, and stronger west wind Monday and Tuesday. After that? Heat looks to rebuild for a couple days. This time of year, that’s generally a setup for east wind.

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Fro Friday, we start with pressures of 30.03/30.11/30.11 for gradients of E 0.08 and flat. That’ll be enough for easterlies at 20mph or so at both Iwash (Rooster) and Stevenson. Viento should be 15-18ish. The wind holds for a few hours then plummets. Expect light and variable wind after 2pm all the way from Iwash Rock east to Arlington. River flow over the last 24 hours was 79-164kcfs, river temp is 69.44F, and high temp forecast is 92F.

Saturday starts with easterlies at 14-17 at Stevenson and Viento with 12-15 near Iwash. The wind rises to 17-20 at Stevenson for a few hours, and Iwash rises to 15-18. The wind falls to 15mph at Iwash, Stevenson, and Viento late morning before dropping further in the afternoon: Iwash finishes light/variable, and Stevenson ends the day with E 10-13. High temp: 94F and sunny.

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Sunday sees the heat low shift to the east. West wind returns, but it’s accompanied by atmospheric instability. This will make the wind gusty and reliable. That said, there should be enough to get many of you on the river. The day starts with 10-13 from Viento to Swell. Elsewhere: light/variable. Mid-morning sees the wind pick up to 16=19 from Stevenson to Swell with 10-13 from Hood River to Mosier. Models suggest a dip back to 11-14 as afternoon heating kicks in, but they also suggest a bump for the evening session: 17-20 from Stevenson to Mosier. East of Mosier, the wind remains light, potentially easterlies at 5mph, all day long. High temp: 94F for Hood River with high clouds and a chance of thunder in the afternoon.

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Extended: A deep and extensive marine push on Monday morning combines with a heat low in the desert. Instability may be present in the eastern Gorge, and it may also stay to the south of us. Either way… it should be windy. Models start the day with 24-27+ all the way from Viento (Stevenson will be cloudy and probably 19-22) to Arlington. Afternoon wind rises to 30-33 all the way from Swell to Arlington. Threemile: a bit less. High temp: 77F for Hood River and 85F for Arlington. Models keep the wind going on Tuesday, but they keep the strongest wind west of The Dalles. Call it 25-28 for now. But there’s quite a bit of range in the forecasts, so that may change. Easterlies return for Wednesday and probably Thursday as another round of heat settles in. The hottest weather should shift east on Friday and bring back the westerlies just in time for me to be back from retreat. Have a great week, everyone!

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. Friday: 20/10/LTS, NW swell 6′ at 13 seconds. Saturday: LTW/LTW/LTS, NW 5′ @ 11. Sunday: LTW/LTW/LTS, NW 4′ @ 10. Jones Friday: 10-13. Saturday: 10-13. Sunday: 20-23. Sauvie Island Friday: 10-13. Saturday: 11-14. Sunday: LTN. &nbsp Alan’s Sauvie Island Wind Sensor

Mt. Hood Weather Forecast

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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 today with a few high clouds mid-morning. Temps start in the upper 40s and rise to the low 90s. Light easterlies in the morning. Calm wind in the afternoon. No rainbows. Saturday will be sunny and hot. Temps start near 60 and rise to the mid 90s. Light easterlies in the morning becoming calm in the afternoon. No rainbows. Sunday will be clear to start then partially high overcast with a slight chance of thunder. Temps start in the low 60s and rise to the mid 90s. Moderate westerlies. 2% chance of rainbows. nbsp;

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. There’s a free community paddle at Wylde Wind and Water every Saturday at 10am (gear provided, all ages). They also have a free community wingfoil orientation every Thursday at 5:30pm at the Hook (all ages, gear provided). Northwave and GoFoil sponsor wingfoil races on Tuesday evenings.

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. Columbia Gorge Tri Club meets at Mayer State Park at 6pm Tuesdays. 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 about Ferment Brewing.

Cycling

All vehicles on HR County forest roads need a gallon of water and a shovel. Fire or fire danger closures: Whoopdee, Underwood, Hospital Hill, most of Post Canyon, Gorge 400, trails around Mt. Adams. Dog River is closed for logging and rerouting until mid-September. Open: 44 Road Trails, Ape Canyon, Lewis River, Falls Creek, Columbia Hills, Gunsight, Boulder Lakes, Siouxon, Sandy Ridge. Twin Tunnels reopened for a day or two, and then it closed again – I have photo evidence to prove this! Remember that E-bikes are not allowed on USFS non-moto trails. They are allowed on moto trails.