Friday: westerlies return at some point today…

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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	open	for your	naked	buns
Steven’s Locks	LTV	LTV	G18-22	G22-26
Swell-Hood River	LTV	LTV	G18-22	G22-26
Lyle to Doug’s	LTV	LTV	G18-22	G22-26
Rufus, etc.	LTV	LTV	LTW	W14-17
Roosevelt & Arlington	LTV	LTV	LTW	W7-10

Gorge Wind Forecast

Slower-than-expected marine air this morning hasn’t replaced the heat low in the Willy Valley. With temps equalized across the Cascades and low pressure across the region, westerlies will be slow to materialize. Once they do, they’ll be here for three days before a wickedly strong east wind episode arrives Monday afternoon.

For Friday, we’ll have light and variable wind all through the Gorge to start the day. As desert heating outpaces the west side of the state this afternoon, westerlies increase. While that sounds promising, it’s worth noting that today sees offshore low pressure. We’re robbed of the normal assistance from the east Pacific High. Westerlies will likely be less than model forecasts. Let’s call it gusty 21-25 this afternoon from Stevenson to Avery and get excited if we see more than that. It’s possible, just not certain. River flow is 74,700cfs and temp is 68 degrees. High temp today: 96.

Saturday starts off with marine clouds in the western Gorge. those burn off by midday. Westerlies start at 13-16 from Viento to Hood River with 23-26 from Mosier to Arlington. The sky clears by 11am, and westerlies rise to 25-28 from Stevenson to Arlington. High temp: 87.

A ridge of high pressure builds across the region on Sunday, but don’t you worry. Very strong offshore high pressure compensates for the lesser inland gradients. The day starts with 17-20 from Viento to Swell with 7-10 everywhere else. By late morning, the wind picks up to 22-25+ from Stevenson to Rufus.

Things get mighty interesting on Monday as a cold front / trough drops down from the NE. While the day may start with light westerlies, it’ll quickly transition to E 20-40 everywhere from the west end of the Gorge to the far eastern reaches. Easterlies become more localized to the western Gorge and elevated zones on Tuesday; expect 30-50 from Rooster to Stevenson with 40+ on the mountain ridges.

Due to crowding and unsafe conditions at Port beaches, parking restrictions now apply Friday through Sunday. Remember: crowds lead to closures. Kiting is no longer allowed at the Marina – it has become unsafe for other user groups. Lyle is now off limits unless you can get to the sandbar without crossing the RR tracks. If you cross the tracks, you will be ticketed. Lyle: loved to death. Roosevelt: still closed due to wind damage from earlier this year. Mosier is only available to residents of 97040 (Mosier).

Coast, Jones, Sauvie’st

Coast (north/central/south – swell forecast provided by NWS. Wind northerly except as noted). Friday: S10-15/S10-15/LTV, NW swell 5′ at 11 seconds. Saturday: 5-10/10-15/20-25, W 4′ @ 10. Sunday: 20-25/25-30/G15-30, W 4′ @ 16. Jones Friday: 11-14. Saturday: 10-13. Sunday: light. Sauvie’s Friday: 8-11. Saturday: 8-11. Sunday: 20-23.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Clear sky and smoky conditions probably stay that way until early evening. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and mid 90’s later. Light wind early. Moderate westerlies later. No rainbows. Saturday starts cloudy and ends clear. Temps will be near 60 early and in the upper 80’s later. Moderate to strong westerlies. No rainbows. Sunday will be sunny. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and low 90’s in the afternoon. Moderate to strong westerlies. 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

8/27: Hood River County lands are now closed between 9pm and 5am due to extreme fire danger and the likelihood of nighttime users starting a fire. Lands are still open during the day. Moto use is limited to developed roads. Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, and Underwood are closed due to fire danger. Respect the closures. Other Post news: Eldorado is closed about 100 yards before the Mixed Tape intersection due to timber harvesting.

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Local Events

Weekly events: there are sailboat races at the Hood River Marina every Wednesday evening. Dirty Fingers has a group mountain bike ride Thursday nights at 5:30pm. The small boat group has a friendly and distanced paddle on, I believe, Thursday nights. Cheno has an outdoor HIIT workout at Columbia High School in White Salmon at 6pm on Wednesday nights. That’s pretty much it for outdoor sports. 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 Wednesday evening at 6pm at 12th and May.

Mt. Hood Weather Forecast

Mt. Hood Meadows allows hiking within the permit area. However, you will need to park outside their parking lots. Timberline is open for lift-serve skiing with exemplary guidelines for protecting guests and staff from the transmission of novel coronavirus. Please read their guidelines and rules here. Well done, T-Line! The Mt. Hood weather forecast will be on vacation unless something interesting happens in the weather up there. Timberline is allowing uphill access outside the permit area on the climbers’ trail only.

Have an awesome day!

Temira