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The Forecast
Today’s Gorge Wind – these are ranges for the average speed, not a predicted wind range. =)
Your favorite beach
Dawn
Patrol
9am-
11:30a
11:30a-
3pm
3pm-
dusk
Rooster Rock
bare
buns
no
sun
Steven’s Locks
G16-19
G16-19
G16-19
G16-19
Swell-Hood River
G16-19
G16-19
G16-19
G16-19
Lyle to Doug’s
G16-19
G16-19
G16-19
G16-19
Rufus, etc.
26-29
26-29
30-35
30-35
Roosevelt & Arlington
26-29
26-29
30-35
30-35
Patrol
11:30a
3pm
dusk
Gorge Wind Forecast
If you like your wind strong and gusty, today’s the day you’ve been waiting for! Westerlies back off a bit on Tuesday, but will still be plenty strong. Get that Monday-Tuesday combo, because Wednesday looks like a no-wind day. According to the Riverkeeper swim guide, we still have poopy water at the Event Site and Hood River Waterfront Park. Also, river flow is extremely high. Please be cautious and keep an eye on others.
To start off Monday, we have offshore high pressure combining with a large trough of low pressure over the desert, Idaho, and western Montana. Early gradients were 0.11 (pdx-dls) and 0.11 (dls-psc). Today’s forecast will be east of the Cascade crest as intermittent drizzle falls west of Mosier. Viento, as usual with this kind of setup, will likely outperform models, but it will also be rainy. So, to start the day we’ve got 24-29 east of The Dalles, at Viento, and (just guessing) Mosier. Other locations are hovering in the 16-19 range. Give it a couple hours, and you’ll find 30-35 from Avery to Threemile. West of Avery, the wind will be very gusty and likely in the 16-19 range. River flow is 398-446kcfs, river temp is 55F, and high temp forecast is a miserly 60F, 15F below normal. If you want sun along with your wind, head to the desert.
Tuesday sees the offshore high pressure continue to drive westerlies through the Gorge. A low over northern Idaho sends plenty of high clouds over the region and also keeps the wind going farther east than would be expected given the positive tilt to the offshore ridge. Morning westerlies will be 18-22 east of The Dalles with 7-10 and drizzle to the west. Around midday, the wind will build to 22-25 from Mosier to Boardman with 11-14 west of Mosier. Afternoon: 24-27 from Lyle to Boardman with 10-13 to the west. There’s a decent chance we could see that prediction increase in tomorrow’s forecast. High temp: 63F. Sky: partly cloudy.
On Wednesday, high pressure dissipates and is replaced by a low approaching the coast. While it will probably be far enough away to leave us with sunny sky, it’ll be close enough to shut off the wind and even turn it light easterly for a while. High temp: 74F. Models hint that westerlies will return on Thursday and stick around. No promises that far out. Have an awesome couple days on the river!
Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast
Coast forecast (north/central/south, waves). Swell forecast provided by NWS. Wind direction northerly unless otherwise noted. Monday: W10-15/W10/N15-20, W 5′ @ 9. Tuesday: NW5/N10-15/N30-35, W 5′ @ 8. Wednesday: WNW5-10/W5-10/NW10-15, NW 3′ @ 8. Jones Monday: LTW. Tuesday: LTW. Wednesday: 12-15. Sauvie’s Monday: west 12-15. Tuesday: NW 8-11. Wednesday: LTV.
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – Back on vacation until next fall
Hood River Weather Forecast
Mostly cloudy sky sticks around all day. Drizzle continues through 5pm and then after 11pm. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and near 60 later. Strong westerlies. 99% chance of rainbows. Tuesday will be cloudy, then partly cloudy, then cloudy with drizzle through 11am or so. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and low 60’s later. Moderate westerlies. 99% chance of rainbows. Wednesday will be dry, then high overcast, then clear. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and mid 70’s later. Light and variable wind. 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!
Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, you can get a donut and coffee for going for a run at Kickstand Coffee. The Small Boat paddlers have a group paddle at 6pm on Thursday at the Hatchery. Post and Pint happens Thursday evenings at 5:30 when Post is not too wet to ride. The women’s Post-and-Pinot ride is Wednesday evening at 5:30.
Cycling
It seems likely that Post is too wet to ride. Surveyor’s and Dog River are open. Courtney Road (the road that goes up above Syncline) is closed until October. Do not attempt to use it to access trails. Starting now, you will need a parking pass to park at Post Canyon. This money will support trails. Hospital Hill: cows are out – no dogs allowed. Underwood: do not enter areas that are closed due to logging operations.
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