GORGE WIND FORECAST
today’s gorge wind forecast
Hi friends! I had a late start this morning, but the wind sure didn’t. It was blowing 20-24mph to start the day between Viento and Swell with teens to the east and west. Wind of similar strength sticks around for Saturday. Sunday and Monday’s Gorge wind forecast looks a bit lighter, but probably still windy enough to get you out there cooling yourself off. Uncertainty is high for Tuesday in response to questions about high temps and possible cooling. On Wednesday, we have The Cooldown You Were Looking For!
Speaking of looking, let’s look at the morning pressures: 30.00/29.88/29.88 for gradients of 0.12 and 0.00. That screams “corridor and near east” to me, and should do the same to you. We do have a trough passing overhead now and another scheduled for later as well as some instability along the Cascade Crest. This isn’t a 100% ideal setup, but it’s enough. Expect 21-24 this morning from Viento to Swell with 17-20 at Stevenson, Hood River, and Mosier with teens to the east. Afternoon wind drops to gusty 17-20 at Swell and, holds at Stevenson, Viento, and Mosier, and rises to 22-25 from Lyle to Rufus. If the atmosphere can stay stable enough, mid-afternoon wind will rise to 24-27 (but probably be gusty) between Lyle and Arlington with 20-23 at Threemile. If thunderstorms materialize, all bets are off, and you should definitely get off the water so you don’t get struck by lightning! River flow over the last 24 hours was 110-179kcfs, river temp is 66.7F, and high temp forecast is 73F for Hood River (78F for Arlington) with high and mid clouds all day.
RIVER FLOW FOR SITES BETWEEN AVERY (EAST OF THE DALLES) AND RUFUS: CLICK HERE FOR JOHN DAY DAM FLOW.
RIVER FLOW FOR SITES BETWEEN STEVENSON AND DOUG’S BEACH (WEST OF THE DALLES): CLICK HERE FOR THE DALLES DAM FLOW
tomorrow’s gorge wind forecast
Saturday starts with a CGW2 swap meet (is your membership current? If not, renew!) at Lot 1 in Hood River. Westerlies will be 21-24 from Viento to Mosier (17-20 in Hood River) to start the day. The wind holds for a few hours, and then shifts a bit as the metro area clears. For the afternoon, we’ll have gusty 18-22 at Swell with 21-24 everywhere else between Stevenson and Doug’s. The eastern Gorge, Avery to Arlington, fills in late with 22-25. High temp: 80F for Hood River and 86F for Arlington under clear sky.
extended Gorge wind forecast
Ridging, high pressure, starts to build on Sunday. With clear sky forecast for the metro area, we’ll be relying on temp gradients to support our cause. As of now, we’re looking at 17-20 with the potential for a bit more if offshore high pressure decides to help us out. Similar conditions are forecast on Monday. Hot, hot weather is forecast on Tuesday. There’s a lot of uncertainty in the forecast. That said, if an approaching weak system pushes cool air into the west side early enough, we’ll see a late-day blast. This usually doesn’t work out in our favor, but maybe this time is the time.
On Wednesday we have “The Cooldown You Were Looking For”: strong offshore high pressure, clouds on the west side, hot, hot, hot weather in the desert (103 for Pendleton). All signs point to “nuking” for Wednesday. My schedule isn’t clear, but it’s close enough. If you like strong wind and can shift things around, that’s the day to aim for according to the ensembles. All righty. That’s it for now. Have a safe 4th of July!
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JONES BEACH, SAUVIE ISLAND, & COAST FORECAST
Wind northerly unless otherwise indicated. For coast, it’s North/Central/South with the “central” at approximately Florence. Swell forecast from NWS for central coast. Jones: westerly unless otherwise stated. Sauvie Island: northerly unless otherwise stated. Friday: NW10/NW5-20/N20-25, W swell 2′ at 10 seconds. Saturday: 20/20-25/25-30, NW 3′ @ 11 and SW 2′ @ 14. Sunday: 20/25/30-35, W 3′ @ 10. Jones Friday: 21-24. Saturday: 17-20. Sunday: 20-23. Sauvie Island Friday-Sunday: 16-19ish each day.
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
Cloudy today. Temps start near 60 and rise to the low 70s. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be mostly clear then clear. Temps start in the low 50s and rise to 80 or so. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Sunday will be sunny. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to the mid 80s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows.
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HYPERLOCAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE COLUMBIA GORGE
THE DALLES, HOOD RIVER, WHITE SALMON, TROUT LAKE, STEVENSON, CASCADE LOCKS, PARKDALE, ODELL, HUSUM, BZ, MILL A, WILLARD, GOLDENDALE, RUFUS, ARLINGTON, boardman
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GLENWOOD
Let’s check in with Glenwood. It was 48 degrees there this morning which was about how cold I felt when I woke up this morning. Folks in Glenwood must have snuck into my bedroom last night and filled it with cold air. Thank you, Glenwood people. I slept great!
FRIDAY’S GORGE WEATHER FORECAST
Friday’s weather looks pretty much perfect as far as I’m concerned. I hope you like it too! We’ll have high clouds this morning and a combo of mid and high clouds this afternoon. This keeps temps down: low 70s in the west, upper 70s in The Dalles, and low 80s out where the watermelons grow. Hopefully someone out there is growing giant watermelons too! West wind will be 20-25mph between Viento and Mosier all day with 20-25 near Stevenson in the afternoon. East of Mosier, expect building wind all day; Lyle to Arlington eventually sees wind in the 20-30mph range. Up in the hills, you’ll have westerlies at 10-20mph. Heading to a fireworks show tonight? You’ll want a hoodie or jacket. One more thing to note: the passing trough that’s creating all these clouds might just have enough instability and moisture for a few showers today along and just east of the Cascade Crest and maybe also in the far western Gorge…
SATURDAY’S GORGE WEATHER FORECAST
Those high clouds leave tonight – they don’t like fireworks and will be scared away. Saturday starts with a few low clouds on the west side and sunshine to the east. Temps should be in the low 50s. By afternoon, we all have blue sky. Temps: 80 to the west, 86 in The Dalles, and 89 out where the watermelons grow. West wind will be 20-25mph all day from Stevenson to Mosier with 15-20 between Lyle and The Dalles and 15mph from Avery to the Arlington Triangle, where Triangle Man, the subject of an old song, lives. On no wait. That was “Particle Man”.
EXTENDED GORGE WEATHER FORECAST
A warming trend shows up on Sunday and sticks around into at least Tuesday. Expect sunshine all three days. Temps in The Dalles rise to 92 on Sunday, 99 on Monday, and as high as 102 on Tuesday. Temps are forecast to plummet on Tuesday (probably) which leads to super-strong wind and super-duper fire danger. Safe travels. -TATAS
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