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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | better | sunscreen | them | buns! | |
| Steven’s Locks | LTV | LTV | 13-16 | 13-16 | |
| Hatchery/Wunderbar | LTV | LTV | 13-16 | 13-16 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | LTV | LTV | 13-16 | 13-16 | |
| Rufus, etc. | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
It’s going to be hot this week, but all is not lost! A heat low situated in the desert contributes to weak onshore gradients for much of the week. This is Monday’s forecast. I’ll be taking Tuesday off. Because long day today and longer day tomorrow. So, for Monday, we start out with a miniscule west gradient and light and variable wind to 5 mph. Things stay that way until noon or so, when the wind will pick up. Whitecaps arrive first at Stevenson and fill in to The Dalles, with 13-16 the call after 2pm. Areas east of The Dalles will see light northerlies.
Tuesday looks like 11-14 from Stevenson to Swell to start the day. We’ll see a slow build to 19-22 from Stevenson to The Dalles with 10-13 at Rufus and light westerlies farther east. The thermal trough shifts eastward on Wednesday and a shortwave trough approaches the region late. Models don’t really seem to be adding much to the wind with this: they’re predicting morning westerlies at 12-15 from Stevenson to Mosier and 17-20 in the afternoon from Stevenson to Rufus. Let’s add “gusty” to that, given the setup.
That trough uses marine influence to drop the temps a few degrees for the Giant Heat Sink (metro area) on Thursday. Desert temps still blaze hot, giving us west wind at 24-27 from Stevenson to The Dalles or so. Same goes for Friday, in theory, but that’s a long ways out to be forecasting. High temps will be between 97 and 100 for the next few days with very low humidity. Stay hydrated.
BONUS: Jones Monday: 22-25. Tuesday: 24-27. Wednesday: 21-24. Sauvie’s Monday: 14-17 late. Tuesday: 14-17 late. Wednesday: 7-10. Coast (north/central/south). Monday: 5-10/5-10/20-25, NW swell 4′ at 7 seconds. Tuesday: 5-10/15-20/25-30, NW 5′ @ 7. Wednesday: 5-10/5-10/20-25. NW 5′ @ 7.
Random Morning Thoughts
My thoughts are already out on a bike ride!
Mt. Hood Mountain Weather Forecast
Hot and clear with wind at 10-15mph or so for the next three days.
Gorge Weather Forecast
It’s going to be quite hot this week, and even hotter this weekend. We should see good night temp recovery, so get ready to practice your “open window – close window” protocol. Monday starts with temps in the mid 50’s and ends up near 100. Light to moderate west wind. No rainbows. Tuesday starts near 60 and ends up near 100. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Wednesday looks just like Tuesday! We might see a brief dip in the highs for Thursday and Friday, but we’re back to 100+ for the weekend, especially Sunday which looks very, very hot.
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Big Winds SUP Center
North America’s largest rental fleet of 2018 paddle boards will soon be up for grabs. Now is the time to try before you buy, and put your name down on the board of your dreams! Inflatables, hardshells, downwind, touring, race and kids’ models, as well as leashes and paddles will go on sale in the coming weeks. Boards from $299. We’re taking names on these boards now because they go fast. And starting today, every board rental session earns you a raffle ticket for a new Kialoa Insanity paddle to be awarded August 18th. It’s all happening now at the Big Winds Event Site SUP Center. Come paddle with us!
White Sprinter Van of the Week
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Road and Mountain Biking
Plains of Abraham is open. It joins Gunsight to complete our slate of open mountain bike rides. Get out and get some, and take plenty of water because it’s going to be hot. Trails in Hood River County are now closed to motorized use due to fire danger. Bicycles are fine. The Petersburg Loop east of The Dalles is currently closed and under a level 3 evacuation order due to the Substation Fire.
Upcoming Events
Our Monday community events start with by donation yoga at Flow at 8;30. There’s meditation at Trinity Natural Medicine at noon, $5 Tai Chi at the Hood River Adult Center at 2:30, free stress reduction class at HAVEN in The Dalles at 5:30, yoga at Samadhi at 6, and Zumba at Mid-Valley Elementary at 6:30. There’s also pickup kickball at Bingen’s Daubenspeck Park at 6.
Coming up at the end of the week, Cascade Locks marine Park has the movie Coco Friday night. The Columbia Gorge One-Design Regatta sails Friday through Sunday in Cascade Locks. The Bridge of the Gods Kitefest runs Friday through Sunday in Stevenson. Saturday and sunday night are the peak of the Delta Aquarids meteor shower, and Centerville has flattrack motorcycle races on Sunday. I almost forgot: the Patagonia slider jam kiteboard runs today through Saturday at the Spit.
Click here for the full events calendar.
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
