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The Forecast
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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster Rock | closed | beach | clothed | buns | |
| Steven’s Locks | LTV | LTV | G13-16 | G13-16 | |
| Swell-Hood River | LTV | LTV | G13-16 | G13-16 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | LTV | LTV | G13-16 | G13-16 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 12-15 | 12-15 | 25-29 | 25-29 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 12-15 | 12-15 | 25-29 | 25-29 | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Rock Creek in Mosier is now closed to anyone who is not a resident of zip code 97040. This is due to visitors not practicing social distancing at the beach. All Oregon (Viento, Rowena) and Washington (Doug’s, Hatchery) State Parks are closed at this time. The Hood River Marina and Event Site are closed. The Army Corps has closed all parks (The Wall, Rufus, Roosevelt). Swell City is closed. Please do not come here to do wind sports. If you’re local and getting on the water somehow, follow Maui rules: rig quickly, get in the water, and leave as soon as you are done. No hanging out. Maintain at least six feet space on land and on the water. Do not place yourself directly upwind or downwind of anyone. Don’t go harder than 50%, and keep your focus at 100%. This is not the time to get injured.
Not much is happening on the river this Monday morning, but the wind will come back with a vengeance this afternoon. For the pre-noon hours, expect light and variable wind in the west with gusty 12-16 east of The Dalles. As this weather system moves through, the wind rises to gusty 13-16 in the west and gusty 25-29 from Rowena to Boardman, or perhaps Avery to Boardman.
Tuesday starts out calm, and doesn’t change much; very, very light westerlies at 3-5mph or so arrive in the evening. Wednesday starts with easterlies at 5-10 for Rooster to Viento with calm wind everywhere else. The wind picks up to 17-20 from Stevenson to Hood River midday. Give it an hour or two more, and the west drops to 12-15 and the east, Avery to Threemile, picks up to gusty 27-31. Thursday currently looks to max out at 22-25 form Rowena to Rufus.
Jones, Sauvie’s, and Coast forecast are on break to discourage travel.
Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
All the mountains are closed, the forest is closed, and neither in-bounds nor out-of-bounds snowsports are available at this time. Remember, Timberline, Skibowl, and Meadows are all closed to uphill traffic at this time. This is to comply with Kate Brown’s executive orders. It’s the law, folks. Obey it!
It’s been raining up on the slopes all night – about 0.3” of rain fell Sunday night into Monday morning. Rain continues this morning before turning to showers this afternoon. The snow level will be 7500′ all day and will rise to 9500′ overnight. It appears models are overestimating the rain that will fall; the GFS says 0.7”. Let’s call it an additional 0.3” to 0.4” during the day followed by a trace overnight. Wind: WSW 30-40 in the morning, W 40 in the afternoon, and SW 10-15 after midnight.
Tuesday looks clear in the morning with high clouds from midday on. The free air freezing level (FAF) will be 9500′ in the morning and 12,000′ in the afternoon and evening. No precip. Wind: WSW 10-15 during the day, SW 10-20 in the evening, and SSW 10-20 overnight. Wednesday starts partly cloudy, then turns rainy, and is followed by a few snowflakes. The snow level will be 12,000′ in the morning, 9000′ in the afternoon, 5000′ around midnight, and 3500′ after midnight. About 0.05” rain falls in the afternoon followed by 0.6” rain and a trace of snow overnight. Wind: SSW 10-20 early, SW 20-35 in the afternoon, and SW 20-30 overnight. Thursday and Friday looks clear, and the GFS is forecasting snow for next weekend.
Hood River Weather Forecast
A gray and rainy Monday morning gives way to a partly cloudy afternoon. Temps will be near 50 early and in the mid 60’s later. Muggy. Moderate westerlies this afternoon. 94% chance of rainbows. Tuesday looks dry and muggy as the humidity stays around 50-60%. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and mid 70’s later. Calm wind. No rainbows. Wednesday looks partly cloudy early, cloudy in the afternoon, and rainy in the evening. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and low 70’s later. Moderate 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
Trails and roads on Hood River County land (Post Canyon, Pine Mont), will reopen for residents of Hood River County ONLY on April 28th. Staging and parking areas will remain closed. The Sheriff will be checking ID’s and issuing fines to trespassers; it is a class C misdemeanor with civil penalties for violating this “locals only” order. Other trails remain closed: SDS (Underwood, Whoopdee), and Kreps (Hospital Hill) lands. DNR land (Nestor) is closed per the DNR website and a little tiny sign at the bottom of the Nestor trail. USFS (44 Road trails, Syncline) are closed. State Parks (Columbia Hills, Twin Tunnels) are closed.
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