Friday: gray and rainy today. windy tomorrow.

November 6, 2020

Friday: gray and rainy today. windy tomorrow.

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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	wet	day	wet	buns
Steven’s Locks	LTW	LTW	W7-10	W10-13
Swell-Hood River	LTW	LTW	9-11	13-16
Lyle to Doug’s	LTW	LTW	9-11	13-16
Rufus, etc.	LTW	LTW	9-11	13-16
Roosevelt & Arlington	LTW	LTW	9-11	13-16

Gorge Wind Forecast

Light westerlies Friday give way to strong, gusty westerlies on Saturday and widespread easterlies east of Hood River on Sunday. Along with the wind on Friday, we’ll have rain most of the day. Expect light westerlies early. A slow build throughout the day ends up at gusty 13-16 from Stevenson to Boardman late afternoon. River flow is 71,800cfs, river temp is 54 degrees, and high temp for the day will be 52.

Saturday starts with westerlies at 20-23+ from Viento to The Dalles. The western Gorge wind holds through midday, when rain moves in. The wind then drops to gusty 13-16 in the west and picks up to gusty 25-29 from Avery to Boardman. Sunday starts with W 12-15. The wind goes calm in the western Gorge and picks up to E 15-25 east of Hood River.

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

Snowfall continues Friday during the day. The snow level will be 4000′ early and 4500′ in the afternoon. About 0.3” to 0.4” water value (WV) falls during the day, for 2-3” of dense snow. Wind: light and variable in the morning. NE 20-25 in the afternoon. NW 20 overnight.

Saturday starts clear and turns cloudy with snow. The snow level will be 4500′ early and 1500′-2000′ in the afternoon. Approximately 0.3” WV falls overnight, for 3” of new snow. Wind: NW 20 early, NW 30 in the afternoon, and NE 15 overnight.

Sunday starts cloudy and ends partly cloudy. The snow level will be about 1500′-2000′ all day. No new snow. Wind: NE 15 in the morning, NE 20 in the afternoon. Next week looks to bring quite a bit of snow to the mountains!

Coast, Jones, Sauvie’s

Done for the season, most likely!

Hood River Weather Forecast

Rain continues all the way through the afternoon. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and low 50’s later. Light westerlies. 98% chance of rainbows. Saturday will be dry through noon and then showery. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and mid 40’s later. Moderate to strong westerlies. 64% chance of rainbows. Sunday will be dry. Temps will be in the low to mid 30’s early and mid 40’s later. Cloudy in the morning. Partly cloudy later. Light westerlies early. Light to moderate easterlies later. 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

10/28: Motorized use is open on ALL Hood River County Land now. Kreps lands have reopened per their FB page. Do be aware of the possibility of freeze-thaw (muddy) conditions up high. Do not ride those trails, as you will do permanent damage due to liquefied soil structure. Mt. Hood National Forest: some areas have reopened. Expect many downed trees.

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Local Events

Weekly events: The Kainos Coffee run happens in The Dalles every Tuesday morning at 6am. There are sailboat races at the Hood River Marina every Wednesday evening. Dirty Fingers has a group mountain bike ride (bring lights) Wednesday nights at 5:30pm. Cheno has an outdoor HIIT workout at Griffin House in Hood River at 6pm on Wednesday nights. 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 Thursday at noon at 12th and May in Hood River. Have an awesome day!

Temira

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