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The Forecast
Today’s Gorge Wind – these are ranges for the average speed, not a predicted wind range. =)
Your favorite beach
Dawn
Patrol
9am-
11:30a
11:30a-
3pm
3pm-
dusk
Rooster Rock
sunscreen
on
the
buns
Steven’s Locks
LTW
calm
calm
7-13
Swell-Hood River
LTW
calm
calm
7-13
Lyle to Doug’s
calm
calm
calm
calm
Rufus, etc.
calm
calm
calm
calm
Roosevelt & Arlington
calm
calm
calm
calm
Patrol
11:30a
3pm
dusk
Gorge Wind Forecast
Today and tomorrow wont’ be the windiest of days, but you’ll find plenty of wind in the big cooldown coming in the middle of the week. It’s not an ideal cooldown setup – too many moving pieces – but it’ll be just fine for taking us back into the unicorns and rainbows zone!
Looking at Memorial Day… we’ll have very light or calm wind until 2pm or so. After that, light westerlies build. Stevenson starts us off with a slow build to 10-13 starting around 2pm. The low double-digit westerlies make it to Hood River and perhaps Mosier too after 5pm. River flow is 221kcfs, river temp is 57F, and high temp forecast is 87F.
Tuesday starts warm, sunny, muggy and calm. The wind goes light easterly midday. Calm wind return for a few hours after noon. In the evening, westerlies rise to 10-13 at Stevenson and slowly build to Hood River after 5pm. High temp: 95F with the dewpoint at 55F. You’ll want to swim!
The heat low shifts eastward on Wednesday and high temps drop a few degrees on the West Side. Morning westerlies will be 18-21 from Stevenson to Mosier with 10-13 out to Rufus. As Arlington climbs to 99F, westerlies respond to the drop in air pressure; expect 24-27 from Stevenson to The Dalles in the afternoon with Rufus and Arlington joining for the evening session.
As of this morning, we’re looking at strong westerlies Thursday and Friday with a good shot at them continuing through at least Saturday. Stay cool today!
Coast, Jones, Sauvie’s
Coast (north/central/south, waves. Wind direction north unless otherwise noted. Swell forecast from NWS.) Monday: 15-20/20-25/30-40, W swell 4′ @ 10 seconds. Tuesday: NW15-20/NW10-15/N20-25, W 4′ @ 10. Wednesday: NW 10/NNW10-15/N20-25, W 4′ @ 11. Jones Monday: 5-10. Tuesday: 10-13. Wednesday: 22-25. Sauvie’s Monday: 11-14. Tuesday: 14-17. Wednesday: 10-13.
Mt. Hood Weather forecast
On vacation unless some wintry weather happens.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Sunshine all day! Temps will be near 60 early and in the upper 80’s later. Light westerlies No rainbows. Tuesday will be hot. Temps will be in the low 60’s early and mid 90’s later. Calm wind most of the day then light westerlies. No rainbows. Wednesday will be sunny. Temps will be in the low 60’s early and low 90’s later. Strong westerlies. No rainbows.
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Cycling
From the 44trails.org website… Open trails: Eightmile, Fifteenmile, Bottle Prairie, Dog River, Superconnector, Cedar, Knebal, Cooks (to 1.5 miles above the 4410 road), 450 to the junction with 15 mile, Underhill. Post Canyon: the trail from the bottom of Post Canyon to Seven Streams Staging Area is now closed. It’s on private land. Respect the closure. Surveyor’s Ridge: clear of snow and trees. Other 44 Road Trails: clearing in progress. Cows are out on Hospital Hill. No parking at the corral. No dogs on the trails. No exceptions. Please respect the wishes of the landowners – they let us use their land, and in return, we respect their rules! New Whoopdee: open. Other news: Mountain View Cycles women’s ride is every Thursday, bottom of Post at 5:30pm. 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.
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Local Events
Not much happening thanks to the pandemic… Have an awesome day!
