Monday: Tunnel 5 fire. breezy today. calm tomorrow. very windy from Thursday on.

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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. =)
Rooster Rock	sun	on	buns	today
Stevenson	5-10	10-13	10-13	15-18
Viento	15-18	10-13	10-13	15-18
Swell (CLOSED) -Hood River	15-18	10-13	10-13	15-18
Lyle to Doug’s	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTV
Rufus, etc.	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTV
Roosevelt & Arlington	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTV

Gorge Wind Forecast

Happy Monday, everyone, and welcome to another week in the Gorge. As you’ve probably heard, a wildfire started yesterday near Tunnel 5 (west of Swell) and pushed east towards the Hatchery. As of this morning, SR-14 remains closed in that area, and the Hatch and Swell are within the level 3 evacuation zone. You’ll need to find somewhere else to play. No word yet on when those launches will return to service. Weatherwise, we’ll have light westerlies today, nearly-calm wind tomorrow, calm wind Wednesday morning, and a return to moderate westerlies Wednesday afternoon. Three cheers for calm wind, for once! That’s great news for fire fighting. Models are insistent that strong to very strong west wind will return Thursday and stick around through at least Saturday.

Let’s look at this smoky Monday morning. Pressures when I woke up were 30.03/29.94/29.97 for gradients of 0.06 and E 0.03. Definitely don’t think “desert” for wind sports today! Viento will have light-moderate westerlies at 15ish early this morning. It’ll probably dip to 10-13 mid to late morning before returning at 13-16 this afternoon. Stevenson, Swell, and potentially Hood River should rise to 13-16 mid to late afternoon. East of there: nothin, unless Mosier can muster up 10-13 late afternoon. River flow yesterday was 111-162kcfs, river temp is 67F, and high temp forecast is 87F.

Tuesday will be light and variable most places all day. Stevenson should see a brief period of easterlies at 10-13 midday (10am to 1pm or so) before going calm in the afternoon. High temp: 91F. Wednesday starts dead calm. By midday, westerlies pick up to 13-16 from Stevenson to Swell. Evening easterlies rise to 17-20 from Stevenson to Hood River. There’s some disagreement about when the wind will start on Thursday, but the deterministic GFS currently has us at 25-29 for Dawn Patrol and 28-23 for the rest of the day from Stevenson to The Dalles. Very strong wind continues on Friday and Saturday with strong wind on Sunday, most likely. Be safe out there!

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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. North/Central/South, waves. Wave forecast provided by NWS. Monday: 15-20/15-20+/30+, S swell 3′ at 13 seconds. Tuesday: 15-20/20-25+/25-30+, S 3′ @ 18. Wednesday: 15/10-15/25-30, S 3′ @ 16. Jones Monday: 18-21. Tuesday: 11-14. Wednesday: 25-28. Sauvie Island Monday: 17-20. Tuesday: 12-15. Wednesday: 13-16.

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

On vacation until fall unless something extraordinary happens.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Monday will be intermittently smoky under blue sky. Temps start in the low 60’s and rise to the upper 80’s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Tuesday will be smoky under blue sky. Temps start near 60 and rise to the low 90’s. Light and variable wind. No rainbows. Wednesday will be intermittently smoky under blue sky. Temps start in the low 60’s and rise to the mid 90’s. Calm wind early. Moderate westerlies later. 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! The Kollas Cranmer run is from Odell to Hood River on the morning of July 4th. Starting Thursday, there’s a free weekly wing foil orientation at the Hook from 5:30pm to 7:30pm brought to you by Wylde Wind and Water and CGW2.

On June 24th (sat) at 8:45am will be the final brush and bike party up on the backside of Nestor Peak Trail. This section is pretty cool – it includes the old growth Middle Fork Grove, is up above 3k and doesn’t have poison oak. After the brush work, you can hike to Monte Carlo summit or take advantage of a shuttle ride and pedal all the way to Nestor Peak and down. Meet at Northwestern Park.

Regular weekly events: NK Studios in Bingen has a donation-based yoga class at 7:30am every Tuesday. 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. 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 above 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

How much rain do you need to make brown pow out of dust? Somewhere between 0.1” and 0.25”. When’s it gonna happen? Who the heck knows? Did it rain on the 44 trail system over the last few days? Go check it out and tell me! Logging is happening on Hospital Hill on the trail between the top of Roll Baby Roll and the Bench. This means you cannot make a full circle. You could ride Bad Wolf and Millennium as a loop. You can ride Roll Baby Roll and Triple Bypass as a loop. You cannot access Treehugger at this time. Post is clear of snow to the top. Dog River and Surveyor’s are clear. Bottle Prairie, 8 Mile, Underhill, Cedar Creek, Lower Cooks, and Super Connector are open and already dusty. Fifteenmile is rideable. Super Duper Connector is open. Nestor Peak is clear of snow. The USFS website says that Lewis River is open and clear. The Forest Loop above Trout Lake is open as is the mixed surface Sleeping Beauty/8810 loop. Always remember to consider gravel riding! If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.

Valuable Advice for Gardeners Inhabiting Neighboring Areas

You have an unusual solstice-week opportunity. With the clouds and the chance of drizzle and the cool temps, you have a perfect opportunity to sow seeds. Replace your lettuce. Drop in another round of cilantro. Add some arugula. Carve out a little trench for some carrots. Water them, and you might just get away with once-a-day watering through Monday. It’s also a decent time to add some plants to your garden. They’ll prefer this gentle start to a harsh, hot-weather transplant. Happy gardening.