Monday. 5/12. Gorge wind. Mt. Hood sun. Events. Tanning. Ridiculously warm weather.

May 12, 2014

Monday. 5/12. Gorge wind. Mt. Hood sun. Events. Tanning. Ridiculously warm weather.

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Meet your forecaster: Temira

For almost 30 years, Temira (they/them) has been making the most of the Gorge: riding river swell, shredding powder, and cycling all the gravel and pavement and trails. This is Temira’s playground, their gym… their life’s work.

This passion led Temira to take a vow: In 2006, Temira decided to provide the most accurate, hyper-local weather forecasts possible. Today, Temira’s forecasts have become an essential resource for thousands of skiers, snowboarders, wind sports enthusiasts and Gorge commuters. With Temira’s guidance, you can plan ahead, time your sessions perfectly, and just plain have more fun! But the story doesn’t end there.

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Random Morning Thoughts

I do believe that today is The Second Tanning Day of the Season.

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

No. No snow for you. Just sun and really warm temps.

Your favorite beach	Dawn Patrol	9am- 11:30a	11:30a- 3pm	3pm- dusk
Today’s Gorge Wind
Rooster’s Rocks	E 10-15	E 26-30	E 26-30	E 22-25
Steven’s Locks	E 10-15	E 22-25	E 22-25	E 18-23
The rest of Da Gorge	E 0-5	E 5-10	E 8-13	E 8-13

Gorge Wind

The east gradient sat at .06 at 6am, enough for low teens on the water. Expect the easterlies to pick up to 21-24 at Stevenson and 26-30 at Rooster today. Same tomorrow. A few miles per hour less on Thursday. The central Gorge and upper valleys will see easterlies at 10-15.

The coast will be warm and sunny today and tomorrow, but there won’t be all that much wind. Expect temps between 70 and 80 on the north coast today and tomorrow with light north wind and a 4′ swell at 10 seconds. The central coast sees a little more wind – N 15-20 late in the day – both Tuesday and Wednesday. It may be just windy enough to mess up the surf and not windy enough to kite or windsurf, but I thought I’d mention the coast with those warm temps predicted out there. Maybe you can just go to the beach and get a tan.

Gorge Weather

Expect sunshine for the next 3-4 days. Zero percent chance of rainbows, expect for those seen in sprinklers. Temps will be in the low 40’s this morning, rising to the mid 70’s in the afternoon. Light east wind. Tomorrow starts in the mid 40’s and hits the low 80’s. Light east wind. Wednesday starts in the upper 40’s and gets to the upper 80’s. Light east wind. Thursday may break 90 degrees.

Road and Mountain Biking

Today’s dirt will be epic. Today’s road biking will be epic. Maybe you should do both?

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River Levels

The Hood is at 5.5′, the Klickitat’s at 2210 cfs, and the White Salmon is somewhere around 4.5′.

Events – email me if I’ve missed any outdoor-related events

Today is Monday, and that means you can play pickup Ultimate Frisbee at 6pm at May Street Elementary. Registration is open for Ultimate Frisbee summer league. Sign up by visiting GorgeUltimate.com. Tomorrow night is pickup touch rugby at the Hood River Marina at 5:30pm.

Coming up this weekend, Saturday is the last day of ski season at Meadows, it’s the first day of windsurfing racing at the Hood River Event Site, and Sunday is the second swap meet of the season at Windance.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

The Gorge Is My Gym