Friday: no wind today. will it be windy enough tomorrow?

October 18, 2024

Friday: no wind today. will it be windy enough tomorrow?

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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	high	overcast	buns	in grass
Stevenson	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTV
Viento	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTV
Swell-Hood River	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTV
Lyle to Doug’s	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTV
Rufus, etc: 61-77kcfs flow	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTV
Roosevelt & Arlington	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTV
River flow last 24 hours: 61-77kcfskcfs		River temp: 62.78F	HR High temp: 57F

Gorge Wind Forecast

Hi friends! Hoping lots of you got out yesterday and played on the river! Today looks like a rest day. It’s followed by three days of moderate westerlies that’ll be right on the edge of enough/not enough. Models suggest inland high pressure (and other factors) on Tuesday and Wednesday will bring the easterlies back. Beyond that, we start to see enough noise in the ensembles that it’s not worth making guesses. The deterministic GFS for next Friday calls for a massive day, but there’s exactly zero sign of that in the Euro ensembles. So there ya go!

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It’s Friday, TGIF, and we’ll have pretty much zero wind today anywhere along the Columbia. Gorge: no. Sauvie Island: no. Jones Beach: no. Canada: I don’t know. River flow over the last 24 hours was 61-77kcfs, river temp is 62.78F, and high temp forecast is 57F under cloudy sky.

Saturday sees a weak weather system slump towards us from the north. That will give us afternoon westerlies. Will it be enough? It’ll be right on the edge. The day starts with very light westerlies or calm wind. Afternoon sees the wind pick up to gusty 14-17 from Stevenson to Hood River, maybe to Mosier, with 5-10 to the east. High temp: 68F under cloudy sky with rain unlikely.

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That system moves closer on Sunday, and along with it comes the rain. Ahead of the rain, we should see west wind. The day starts calm. Early in the afternoon, westerlies rise to gusty 14-17 from Stevenson to Mosier, 7-10 from Lyle to Doug’s, and gusty 18-22 from Avery to Arlington late morning or early afternoon. Models suggest the wind will level out mid-afternoon at gusty 17-20 from Stevenson to Arlington, but models also suggest rain, potentially moderate to heavy rain. It seems likely the wind will under-perform in this situation. Models are also trending later with the rain, which will result in the timing of the wind shifting. In other words, there’s still a lot up in the air. Pun intended.

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Monday probably brings another round of moderate westerlies in the 17-20 range. We’ll then switch to east wind for Tuesday and Wednesday. Beyond that, ensembles don’t really have any clear indication of westerlies in the “enough” range, so we’ll leave it there for now. Have a great day today!

Jones, Sauvie Island, Oregon Coast: done for the season

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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast

I’m tired. It’s on vacation.

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

Increasing clouds today. Temps start in the upper 30s and rise to the upper 50s. Calm wind. No rainbows. Saturday starts with clouds and a little rain and stays cloudy. Temps start in the mid 40s and rise to the upper 60s. Light westerlies to start. Moderate later. 59% chance of rainbows. Sunday will be partly cloudy to start and then rainy. Temps start in the mid 40s and rise to the upper 60s. Light westerlies early. Moderate later. 43% chance of rainbows.

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Cycling

Please see the HRATS/Hood River County for complete details on Post Canyon closures. Newly reopened in Post: lower Trail 100 paralleling the lower part of Post Canyon Road. The Twin Tunnels Trail between Hood River and Mosier has reopened. Kreps and Green Diamond Lands have reopened. That includes Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, and Underwood. Closed: Gorge 400 and lots of other trails due to the Whisky Creek Fire. Trail near Mt. Adams due to the Williams Mine Fire. Remember that E-bikes are not allowed on USFS non-moto trails. They are allowed on moto trails.