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Gorge Wind Forecast

If you’re into strong westerlies, today is your day. Westerlies fade the next couple of days, and the wind pretty much disappears Thursday and Friday. I’ll be disappearing for a week after that. I do believe the wind will be making its own choices for that week.

Looking at Monday, we have a trough moving into BC. The west half of the PNW responds with clouds and cool temps. Gradients were 0.16 (pdx-dls) at dawn with 0.07 (dls-psc) out east. Go anywhere today, perhaps minus Stevenson, and you’ll find very strong westerlies. Dawn Patrol was 25-28 from Viento to Swell plus Mosier. Other launches, all the way from Stevenson to Arlington, were 17-21. By midday, the wind builds to 28-32 from Viento to Mosier, perhaps to Doug’s. Wait until afternoon, and you’ll have 28-32 from Viento to Threemile with 22-26+ at Stevenson, depending on what the clouds do. River flow is 87,800cfs, river temp is 69F, and high temp forecast for Hood River is 71F. Arlington: 76F with a Red Flag Warning.

Westerlies back off on Tuesday as that trough moves off to the east and clouds lessen in the west. Daybreak wind will be 19-23 from Viento to Moiser with 11-14 to the west and east to Arlington. Stay closer to Hood River; the longest-lasting wind will be in the Corridor. By late morning, the wind settles in at 20-23 from Stevenson to Mosier. Afternoon: 20-23 persists and fills to Doug’s with 17-20 at Rufus and 10-13 in the eastern Gorge. High temp: 72F.

Wednesday looks lighter. Westerlies start at 8-11 from Stevenson to Viento, drop to “light” midday, and rise to 12-15 from Stevenson to Mosier (8-11 near The Dalles) in the afternoon. The eastern Gorge will be light all day. Thursday: light easterlies. Friday: light and variable. Have a great week!  

Coast, Jones, Coast

Coast (north/central/south, waves. Wind direction north unless otherwise noted. Swell forecast from NWS.) Monday: NW5/N5-10/N30-35, NW 6′ @ 8. Tuesday: NW5-10/N15-20/N30-40, NW 5′ @ 9. Wednesday: N 15-20/20-25/30-35, NW 5′ @ 8. Jones Monday: 12-15. Tuesday: 10-13. Wednesday: LTW. Sauvie’s Monday: NW 8-11. Tuesday: 7-10. Wednesday: 12-15.  

Mt. Hood Weather forecast

On vacation unless some wintry weather happens.  

Hood River Weather Forecast

Mostly clear sky this morning turns clear. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and low 70’s later. Very strong westerlies. No rainbows. Tuesday will be partly cloudy to start and clear by midday. Temps will be 50 early and in the low 90’s later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Wednesday will be clear all day temps will be in the upper 40’s early and mid 70’s later. Light 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

SDS (Whoopdee, Underwood), BLC, HFM, DGS, and Kreps Land (Hospital Hill) are now closed until the end of fire season. It is also vital that people respect this closure to maintain positive relationships between the landowners and trail users. DNR land in Eastern Washington (Buck Creek / Nestor Peak) is all closed to recreation due to fire danger. Columbia Hills is closed due to fire danger.

Open trails: Post, Falls Creek, Lewis River, Sandy Ridge, Gorge 400, Plains of Abraham / Ape Canyon. 44 Road: Eightmile, Fifteenmile, Bottle Prairie, Dog River, Superconnector, Cedar, Knebal, Cooks Meadows, 450 to the top, Gunsight, Underhill. Siouxon has reopened. Huffman: not sure.

Maple Road in Post Canyon is closed. DO NOT drive past the closed signs. If you do so, you will jeopardize TRAIL access for the entire summer. This is the road that runs to the west, just north of the Binns/Riorden intersection. Also, the trail from the bottom of Post Canyon to Seven Streams Staging Area is now closed. It’s on private land. Respect the closure.  

Local Events

Kiteboard for Cancer is this weekend at the Hood River Event Site.

IFPL 3 restrictions west of Highway 35 went into effect on 7/16. No more motorized use in Post Canyon trails. Mountain View Cycles women’s ride is every Thursday, bottom of Post at 5:30pm. They have an all-genders ride at 6pm on Wednesday, end of the pavement on Post Canyon Road. Their shop road ride leaves at 9am on Saturday for a 2 hour ride. 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. Oregon E-Bikes has ladies’ rides at 7:30am Sunday and Monday. The Small Boat Group does paddles every Thursday evening at 6pm at the Hatchery.

Other weekly events. Normally on Tuesday night there’s meditation with the Pacific Hermitage Monks at 5:15 (1 hour) and 6:30 (30 minutes followed by a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. In-person meditation is on “pause” due to the recent Covid surge. It will happen on the Pacific Hermitage YouTube page at 6:30. Triathlon practice with the Tri Club is Tuesday at 6pm at West Mayer State Park. Sailboat races happen Wednesday night from the Hood River Marina. There are also lesser races on Friday nights. Cheno’s workout is every Saturday at 10am at the Ferment Lawn in Hood River ($10). Families in the Park starts August 5th at Jackson Park and runs for several weeks on Thursday evening.  

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