Friday-Saturday: hot.

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Gorge Wind Forecast

The next three days bring light wind to the Gorge, but after that, models are suggesting multiple days of nuclear-force westerlies. If you get out really early or late on Friday, you might find enough wind for your sport. Dawn Patrol brings 14-17 between Viento and Hood River, perhaps Mosier, with 5-10 elsewhere. The wind drops to 7-10 or less midday and goes calm east of The Dalles. Evening westerlies pick back up, maxing out around 12-15 between Stevenson and The Dalles. River flow is 155kcfs, river temp is 64F, and high temp forecast is 95F.

Saturday looks calm with a midday period of easterlies at 5-10 or less near Stevenson. High temp: 104F. Sunday starts with easterlies at 10-15 between Rooster and Viento. Worth noting: dawn patrol temp will be about 75F, which is our normal high temp for this time of year. Easterlies drop to 7-10 in the afternoon between Rooster and Viento and pick up to 7-10 eastwards all the way to Arlington. High temp: 107F. Models continue the easterlies on Monday and then bring in very strong westerlies for the rest of next week. Temps remain in the 80’s or 90’s all the way through the end of the week.  

Coast, Jones, Sauvie’s

Coast (north/central/south, waves. Wind direction north unless otherwise noted. Swell forecast from NWS.) Friday: NW5/NW10/N20-25, W swell 3′ at 12 building to 6′ @ 12. Saturday: NW5/NW5-10/N20-25, W 5′ @ 11. Sunday: 15-20/20-25?/LTV, W 4′ @ 10. Jones Friday: LTW. Saturday: 13-16. Sunday: calm. Sauvie’s Friday: 11-14. Saturday: 10-13. Sunday: calm.  

Mt. Hood Weather forecast

On vacation unless some wintry weather happens.  

Hood River Weather Forecast

Friday will be partly high overcast and then clear. Temps will be in the upper 60’s early and then mid 90’s. Muggy. Light westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be sunny and hot. Temps will be near 70 early and about 105 later. Calm wind. No rainbows. Sunday looks clear. Temps will be in the mid 70’s early and near 107 later. Light easterlies. 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

Trail guesses: Whoopdee, dry; Post, dry; 44 Road, dry. Falls Creek: good. From the 44trails.org website… Open trails: Eightmile, Fifteenmile, Bottle Prairie, Dog River, Superconnector, Cedar, Knebal, Cooks (to 1.5 miles above the 4410 road), 450 to the junction with 15 mile, Underhill. Upper 450: patches of snow and 10 trees down.

Maple Road in Post Canyon is closed. DO NOT drive past the closed signs. If you do so, you will jeopardize TRAIL access for the entire summer. This is the road that runs to the west, just north of the Binns/Riorden intersection. Also, the trail from the bottom of Post Canyon to Seven Streams Staging Area is now closed. It’s on private land. Respect the closure. Surveyor’s Ridge: clear of snow and trees. Other 44 Road Trails: clearing in progress. Cows are out on Hospital Hill. No parking at the corral. No dogs on the trails. No exceptions. Please respect the wishes of the landowners – they let us use their land, and in return, we respect their rules! New Whoopdee: open.  

Local Events

Friday is “Pride in the Park” at the Hood River Waterfront Park. That’s a celebration of all people and stuff LGBTQPKIA+. The Strawberry Fields Ultramarathon is in Stevenson (?) on Saturday and Sunday.

Mountain View Cycles women’s ride is every Thursday, bottom of Post at 5:30pm. They have an all-genders ride at 6pm on Wednesday, end of the pavement on Post Canyon Road. Their shop road ride leaves at 9am on Saturday for a 2 hour ride. Dirty Fingers has the Post n’ Pint on Thursday evenings at 5:30pm from the shop. They also have the women’s Post n’ Pinot Wednesday evening at 5:30pm from the shop. Oregon E-Bikes has ladies’ rides at 7:30am Sunday and Monday. The Small Boat Group does paddles every Thursday evening at 6pm. Hatch laps are the latest thing they do.

Other weekly events. Tuesday night there’s meditation with the Pacific Hermitage Monks at 5:15 (1 hour) and 6:30 (30 minutes followed by a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. Triathlon practice with the Tri Club is Tuesday at 6pm at West Mayer State Park. Sailboat races happen Wednesday night from the Hood River Marina.  

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