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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | lightning | strikes | buns | a’fright | |
| Steven’s Locks | 5-10 | 10-15 | G15-20 | G21-24 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 17-20 | 17-20 | G21-24 | G21-24 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 12-15 | 17-20 | G21-24 | G21-24 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 20-23 | 20-23 | thunder | thunder | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 17-20 | 17-20 | thunder | thunder | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Today’s A It sure is a pretty morning out there with all those lovely mid-level clouds. If you want wind today, I’m gonna recommend you stay in the west to avoid the worst of the afternoon thunder. Same goes on Saturday – thunderstorm chances out east will likely cause problems with the wind field and also your safety. The weather stabilizes on Sunday, making the forecast easier and the wind less unpredictable. It’s also worth saying that day-to-day model consistency has been poor, meaning this forecast changed a lot from yesterday and is apt to change quite a bit tomorrow.
For Friday, you’ll want to get on it early. Thunderstorm chances rocket upwards this afternoon, especially east of the Cascade Crest. That’s really going to detract from the wind quality and also the ability of this forecaster to give you an accurate prediction. Morning gradients were .11 and .04. Westerlies started the day at 5-10 near Stevenson and 17-23ish most other locations, all the way to Roosevelt. It’s probably best to write off locations east of The Dalles today, due to increasing thunder chances. By late morning, the wind rises to gusty 21-24 from Stevenson to The Dalles. East of there is anyone’s guess due to an incoming front and associated storms/rain. River flow is 114kcfs and temp is 70 degrees.
Saturday starts off with thunder chances, especially east of Hood River. Again, that’ll contribute to a difficult forecast and inconsistent wind. Gradient models suggest 12-15 Stevenson to Hood River early with gusty 22-26 from Mosier to Roosevelt. It appears that afternoon wind will be 12-15 in the west and gusty, inconsistent 25-29 from Rowena to Roosevelt. Clouds stick around all day, and thunderstorms are possible, especially east of the Cascades, all day.
A deep marine layer on Sunday is likely to shift the wind east. As an upper low moves north into Idaho, gradients rise east of the Cascades. this scenario indicates decreasing wind as the day progresses. The morning starts with deep marine clouds and 10-13ish west of Mosier (Viento could be stronger, as always).The desert starts with gusty 26-29 from Rowena to Roosevelt. If you want that, get it very early. Models indicate the wind will back off to 7-10 in the west and 18-22 from Rowena to Roosevelt in the afternoon.
COAST, JONES, SAUVIE’S: Coast (north/central/south, wind N unless otherwise specified). Friday: NW5-10/NW10-15/LTV, NW swell 2′ @ 8 seconds. Saturday: LTW/LTW/LTW, NW 3′ @ 8. Sunday: LTSW/LTW/NW 2′ @ 8. Jones Friday: 22-26. Saturday: 12-15. Sunday: 5-8. Sauvie’s Friday: 7-10. Saturday: 9-12. Sunday: nope.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Partly cloudy sky this morning turns increasingly cloudy with a good chance of thunderstorms later. Temps will be in the mid 60’s early and near 80 later. Muggy. Moderate westerlies. 14% chance of rainbows. Thunder chances continue through Saturday under mostly cloudy sky all day. Temps will be in the mid 60’s early and mid 70’s later. Muggy. Moderate to strong westerlies. 12% chance of rainbows. Sunday looks mostly cloudy (marine layer) early and sunny later. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and mid 70’s later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows.
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Road and Mountain Biking
Industrial Fire Level is now Level III. Moto is no longer allowed on trails or unimproved roads, including in Post Canyon. Riorden Hill Road is closed between the end of the pavement and Family Man. Family Man is also closed, as is access to it, meaning you will need to choose other routes to Upper Post. Red Hill Road is theoretically closed to cars due to logging. Folks have ridden it on bikes on the weekend, but ride at your own risk. Chip sealing will happen on Highway 30 between Mosier and Rowena Crest August 12-14.
All local trails are snow-free. The only unconfirmed trail I have right now is Huffman Peak. Apparently Boulder Lakes is quite overgrown. Whoopdee is closed for logging, but Ronnoc trail and the climb out are open. Red Hill Road is supposedly closed for logging. Ride at your own risk. If you’re riding Underwood, please do not park at the trailhead as per request by SDS. Continue past the trailhead 0.5 miles or so to the new parking area. The cows are off Hospital Hill, which means your dog can come along.
Upcoming Events
Today’s events include the free Waterfront Music Fest at Stevenson all day. The Kickstand Coffee Run, with a free coffee and donut, is at 7am. Tonight from 6-9, it’s the Cruise the Gorge street dance in The Dalles, and at the exact same time, there’s a free concert at Hood River’s Waterfront Park.
The Bridge of the Gods Kitefest blowout tries yet again this weekend. There’s a horse show in Stevenson Saturday, the Post Canyon 50k ultramarathon runs Saturday, Mary Poppins plays at Sorosis Park at dusk on Saturday, and Meadows is hoping for a stargazing party on Saturday night.
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
