Monday: rainy today, sunny and warm with easterlies Wednesday/Thursday

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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	E10-15	calm	LTW	LTW
Stevenson	E10-15	calm	W10-13	W10-13
Viento	E10-15	calm	W10-13	W10-13
Swell-Hood River	calm	calm	W10-13	W10-13
Lyle to Doug’s	calm	calm	W10-13	W10-13
Rufus, etc.	calm	calm	LTW	W10-13
Roosevelt & Arlington	calm	calm	LTW	W10-13

Gorge Wind Forecast

It’s Monday, and not much happens for wind today. Easterlies on Wednesday and Thursday are followed by potential westerlies for the weekend and perhaps into early next week. Models keep shifting around, so no promises, but the trend is promising!

Monday starts with pressures of 29.90/29.98/29.97 for gradients of E 0.08 and W 0.01. That’s probably changed even as I’ve been working on the forecast. Expect easterlies to quickly die off and turn calm. As a weather system swings through early afternoon, westerlies pick up to 10-13 from Stevenson to Avery. River flow yesterday was 67-89kcfs, river temp is 63F, and high temp forecast is 65F.

Tuesday will be calm all day. High temp: 66F. Wednesday brings inland high pressure and warm temps all across the Northwest. Expect easterlies right off the bat: 25-30 at Iwash (Rooster) Rock and 20-25 at Stevenson with 15ish at Viento. The wind drops about 10mph in the afternoon. Thursday looks similar. Friday: light and variable.

Models have been holding on to upper teens or low 20’s late Saturday. On Sunday, they like the idea of low to mid 20’s east of The Dalles. Ensembles toss out all sorts of scenarios for Monday and Tuesday, so we’ll have to wait and see. Have a wonderful day today!

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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast

Wind speed in knots. Direction Northerly unless otherwise noted for Coast. Westerly for Jones. Northerly for Sauvie Island. Sauvie Island wind sensor: sauviewind.net, but it’s done for the season! Coast: North/Central/South, waves. Wave forecast provided by NWS. Nothing to report for the next few days other than some southerlies. If there’s a worthy change, it will be noted in the Gorge wind forecast.

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

On vacation until fall unless something extraordinary happens.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Clouds this morning add rain midday and showers this afternoon. Temps start in the low 50’s and rise to the mid 60’s. Calm wind in the morning. Moderate westerlies later. 94% chance of rainbows. Tuesday will be partly cloudy turning clear in the evening. Temps start in the upper 40’s and rise to the mid 60’s. Calm wind. No rainbows. Wednesday will be mostly clear. Temps start in the upper 40’s and rise in the mid 70’s. Easterlies. 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!

On October 28th, Hood River County has work parties on the 140 trail. Meet at 9am at Family Man Staging Area. On November 4th, the 44 Trails Association has work parties. HRATS have work parties in Post Canyon on October 22nd and November 12th. The Gorge Winter Gear Swap is Saturday, October 21st at 8am at Hood River Alliance Church.

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. Paddle folks (OC/Surfski) meet at the Hatch Thursday evenings for laps. 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.

Regular bike rides (thanks to the Hood River Area Trail Stewards for collecting). Tuesday is Mountain View’s ride. Meet at 5:45pm on Post Canyon Drive where the pavement ends. Wednesday is the Evo/Kickstand all-ability, no-drop Post Canyon ride. 5:30 from the shop or join along the way. All abilities welcome. Thursday is Mountain View’s women’s ride. 5:30pm, Seven Streams Trailhead. No drop. Thursday is also the Dirty Fingers Post and Pint. 5:30 from the shop or later at Family Man. This is hardcore, race-pace. Saturday morning is the Mountain View road/gravel ride. Two hours. 12-14mph average speed. Starting May 6th, Oregon Ebikes has the women’s ride at 8:30am. Meet at Seven Streams parking lot for a 1.5 to 2 hour ride.

Cycling

As of right now (Monday morning), Whoopdee was perfect brown pow. Like Whoopdee? There are trailbuilders seeking extra hands on seven additional miles of trail out there. Contact HRATS for more information. Syncline: good right now, with poison oak and ticks for additional challenges. Post? Maybe? See the upcoming events list for upcoming trail work parties. 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.