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The Forecast
| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | sun | buns | super | fun! | |
| Steven’s Locks | 5-10 | 10-13 | 17-20 | 17-20 | |
| Viento | 21-24 | 21-24 | 21-24 | 21-24 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 21-24 | 21-24 | 21-24 | 21-24 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | 14-18 | 10-13 | 5-10 | 5-10 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 14-18 | 10-13 | LTV | LTV | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 14-18 | 10-13 | LTV | LTV | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Moderate westerlies continue for the next few days, giving you a chance to get on the river and stay cool. With temps headed back to 90 for the weekend, a nice breeze and some whitecaps will be exactly what you need!
Let’s look at Friday. Surface pressure has been increasing as the inland ridge slowly builds into the PNW from the SW. Partly cloudy sky in the metro area this morning will give just enough edge to the desert heat to keep the wind moving. The day starts with 21-24 from Viento to Swell with 14-17 from Hood River to Mosier and eastward to Arlington. Stevenson: 5-10 to start. Models like the idea of a midday lull, but they also liked that yesterday, and it didn’t happen. Let’s just call it 21-24 all day long from Viento to Hood River (Stevenson joins late morning) with 14-17 at Mosier and decreasing wind east of Mosier. No guarantees on a midday lull, but no surprises if it happens. River flow is 133kcfs at The Dalles, river temp is 69F, and high temp forecast is 86F.
Higher pressure and hotter weather is on tap for Saturday. Marine clouds lessen their influence. This starts the day with 10-13 form Stevenson to Swell with 8-11 near Hood River and light westerlies to the east. The wind holds during the day, which isn’t saying all that much with that little wind! Late in the afternoon, westerlies pick up to 14-17 from Stevenson to Mosier with 11-14 to The Dalles and light and variable wind east of The Dalles. High temp for Hood River: 92F.
Sunday, from today’s vantage point, looks slightly windier. Models suggest 13-16 from Viento to Swell through early afternoon. Westerlies build to 21-24 from Stevenson to The Dalles mid to late afternoon. High temp: 91F. The current forecast for the first half of next week, subject to many revisions and changes, is: 20-23 on Monday, 25-28 on Tuesday, and 22-25 on Wednesday. Have a wonderful day!
Coast, Jones, Coast
Coast (north/central/south, waves. Wind direction north unless otherwise noted. Swell forecast from NWS.) Friday: 10-15/20-25/30-35+, NW swell 2′ at 6 seconds. Saturday: 25-30/30-35/30-40, NW 3′ @ 9. Sunday: 20-25/20-25/30-40, NW 5′ @ 9. Jones Friday: 8-11. Saturday: 14-17. Sunday: 18-21. Sauvie’s Friday: 12-15. Saturday: 18-21+. Sunday: 16-19+.Mt. Hood Weather forecast
On vacation unless some wintry weather happens.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Clear sky and sunshine for the next three days. On Friday, temps start near 60 and end in the mid 80’s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be sunny and warmer. Temps will be near 60 early and in the low 90’s in the afternoon. Light to moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Sunday looks almost identical to Saturday with a touch more wind.
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Cycling
SDS (Whoopdee, Underwood), BLC, HFM, DGS, and Kreps Land (Hospital Hill) are now closed until the end of fire season. It is also vital that people respect this closure to maintain positive relationships between the landowners and trail users.
Open trails: Post, Falls Creek, Lewis River, Sandy Ridge, Columbia Hills, Gorge 400, Plains of Abraham / Ape Canyon. 44 Road: Eightmile, Fifteenmile, Bottle Prairie, Dog River, Superconnector, Cedar, Knebal, Cooks Meadows, 450 to the top, Underhill. Siouxon and Huffman Peak are “temporarily closed” due to wildfire last year.
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.
Local Events
The Hood River County Fair runs through Saturday.
IFPL 3 restrictions west of Highway 35 (source: Hood River County email) went into effect on 7/16. No more motorized use in Post Canyon trails. 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 at the Hatchery.
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. There are also lesser races on Friday nights.
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