Monday: cold and dry with easterlies for a couple more days… then WET.

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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. =)
Iwash (Rooster) Rock	E35-40	E35-40	E35-40	E35-40
Stevenson	E30-35	E30-35	E30-35	E30-35
Viento	E20-25	E20-25	E20-25	E20-25
Swell-Hood River	LTE	LTE	LTE	LTE
Lyle to Doug’s	LTE	LTE	LTE	LTE
Rufus, etc.	LTE	LTE	LTE	LTE
Roosevelt & Arlington	LTE	LTE	LTE	LTE

Gorge Wind Forecast

Easterlies continue… For Monday, we have early pressures of 30.33/30.53/30.54 for east gradients of 0.20 and 0.01. That’s enough for 40 at Iwash (Rooster) Rock, 35ish near Stevenson, and 25ish near Viento. The wind should hold all day. River flow yesterday was 59-72kcfs, river temp is 59F, and high temp forecast is 50F.

Tuesday starts with 40 near Iwash, 30-35 near Stevenson, and 20-25 near Viento. The wind drops early afternoon; Stevenson and Rooster fall to 20-25, and Viento drops below 15. Evening: 10ish at Viento with 15-20 from Iwash to Stevenson. Wednesday starts with 15 at Stevenson and 10 at Iwash. By the evening, the wind will be light and variable most places with light easterlies at Stevenson. Heavy rain moves in overnight.

Very gusty westerlies are possible on Thursday after the rain moves through. The Corridor probably won’t see the wind, but you may find some at Stevenson, Viento, or east of The Dalles (upper teens, perhaps). There’s no clear sign of significant westerlies in the next couple of weeks. Have a lovely sunny day today!

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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – intermittent forecasts until ski season

Clear weather Monday and Tuesday turns cloudy on Wednesday. Very heavy rain (snow level 10k-12k) starts up Wednesday night and continues through Thursday afternoon. Wind on Thursday afternoon will rise into the problematic zone: W 50-55. Models keep the snow level above 5500′ through the middle of November. At least that’s how it looks this morning! We’ll leave things there for now – no need to go into a detailed forecast. We’ll save that for when we get closer to ski season.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Clear sky starts Monday and sticks around all day. Temps will be in the mid 20’s early and near 50 later. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Tuesday will have high clouds most of the day with an exception of sunny sky mid-afternoon. Temps start in the upper 20’s and rise to 50 or so. Easterlies. No rainbows. Wednesday will be cloudy. Rain starts up in the evening and turns torrential overnight. Temps will be in the low-mid 30’s early and upper 50’s later. Nearly-calm wind. No 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!

Teacup has a trail work party November 1, 9am-noon. Bring gloves, shoes, hand tools, and saws. Maybe check their FB page to make sure it’s still happening given that there’s snow on the ground. 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 1st and 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.