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The Forecast
| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Iwash (Rooster) Rock | LTW | E10-15 | E15-20 | E20-25 | |
| Stevenson | LTW | E10-15 | E15 | E15-20 | |
| Viento | W10-15 | LTV | E10 | E15 | |
| Swell-Hood River | LTW | LTW | LTE | LTE | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | LTW | LTW | LTE | LTE | |
| Rufus, etc. | LTW | LTW | LTE | LTE | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | LTW | LTW | LTE | LTE | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Good morning, everyone! There’s a couple possible opportunities for some sort of westerlies in the next four days or so, but nothing super-promising, super-reliable, or totally guaranteed. Friday starts with pressures of 30.17/30.15/30.14 for westerly gradients of 0.02 and 0.01. Not much. The wind turns easterly mid morning. You’ll find 15mph from Iwash (Rooster) Rock to Stevenson. The wind builds to 20ish at Stevenson and 20-25 at Iwash this afternoon. River flow yesterday was 72-125kcfs, river temp is 58F, and high temp forecast is 60F.
Saturday starts calm. After a weather system swings through mid to late morning, you may find gusty 18-22 east of The Dalles. High temp: 61F. Sunday’s forecast is calm. I’m keeping an eye on Monday and Tuesday. Models suggest we could see a round of westerlies either or both days. Ensembles aren’t super optimistic, but they’re also not writing off an opportunity to get on the water. Fingers crossed. Stay tuned!
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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast – On vacation ‘til summer unless otherwise noted
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – intermittent forecasts until ski season
Lots of rain gives way to a bit of wet snow, to start next week. That’s followed by a dry stretch that lasts at least a few days and maybe a bit longer. Beyond that, models are all over the place; we’ll have to wait for more clarity. Friday starts off with sun on the slopes. Clouds arrive in the afternoon, and rain increases overnight. The freezing level will be 6500′ this morning with a snow level of 11,000′ that afternoon and 10,000′ after midnight. About 1” of rain is forecast overnight starting around 5pm. Wind: LTW this morning, SW 15 this afternoon, SW 25-40 in the evening, and SW 30-50 overnight.
Saturday will be rainy in the morning and showery in the afternoon and evening. The snow level will be 10,000′ in the morning, 7000′ in the afternoon, and 5500′ overnight. The precip will be done before the snow level drops to lower resort elevations. Wind: SW 30-35 in the morning, WSW 30-35 in the afternoon, and W 20 overnight. Clouds on Sunday give way to a mix of rain and wet snow overnight. The snow level will be 5500′ during the day and 6000′ overnight. About 0.4” to 0.5” water equivalent (WE) is forecast overnight for a wet trace at best at 5000′ and 3-5” above 6000′. Wind: W 20 early turning to SW 10 mid-morning and building to SW 30-35 overnight.
It looks like the snow level will drop to 5000′ on Monday and 4500′ Monday night. It’s unclear how much snow will fall. For now, let’s say somewhere between 4” and 10” with strong west wind. I’ll narrow down the forecast as we get closer. Beyond Tuesday, the weather looks dry for at least a few days. After Thursday, there’s too much variation in the model/ensemble forecasts to make any sort of prediction. Fingers crossed for Monday and Monday night. Enough for another round of skating would make me happy! Have a great day!
Hood River Weather Forecast
Clouds stick around all day Friday. Rain moves in this evening and becomes very heavy overnight. Temps will be near 50 early and near 60 later. Light westerlies this morning. Easterlies later. No rainbows. Saturday will be cloudy most of the day and partly to mostly cloudy after 5pm. Rain in the morning turns showery after 11am or so. Temps start in the upper 40’s and rise to 60. Calm wind early. Moderate westerlies in the afternoon. Easterlies overnight. 99% chance of rainbows. Sunday will be sprinkly in the morning with rain from early afternoon on. Rain increases in the evening and overnight. Temps start in the mid 40’s and rise to the mid 50’s. Calm wind. 79% chance of rainbows.
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Local-ish Events
Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!
There are Nordic ski swaps on November 4, 4-6pm at the DLR Volvo showroom in Portland. There’s one at Working Hands in Hood River on November 11th, 4-6pm. On November 4th, the 44 Trails Association has a work party. HRATS has a work party s in Post Canyon on November 12th. The. November 3rd is the Warren Miller movie at Andrew’s. On November 28th, Amayah’s has their one-year anniversary party in Biggs. Also, every first Thursday, 1pm to 4pm, they are offering free meals to all. Yup. That’s right. Free Amayah’s once a month!
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. The Tri Club is done for the season. 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
FREEZE-THAW WARNING: temps dropped into the upper 20’s or less on Saturday morning. Trails that are exposed to open air (not under a tree canopy) are likely to experience freeze-thaw conditions. If you ride on thawed trails, you will do significant and permanent damage. DON’T. There are trail builders seeking extra hands on seven additional miles of trail on Whoopdee. Contact HRATS for more information. See events section of this report for upcoming trail work parties on various trail systems. Don’t ride in the mud, or you’ll do permanent damage. Also, people will have to fix your messes rather than building you new trails. Just don’t, okay?No trails have closed yet due to snow, but we’re likely to lose the highest-elevation trails, at least temporarily, on the 25th . If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.
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