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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	E5-10	E15-20	E5-10	LTW
Steven’s Locks	E5-10	E5-10	E5-10	W10-13
Viento-Swell-Hood River	LTV	LTV	LTV	W10-13
Lyle to Doug’s	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTV
Rufus, etc.	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTV
Roosevelt & Arlington	LTV	LTV	E5-10	E5-10

Gorge Wind Forecast

A couple days of easterlies are forecast to kick off this week with a teaser round of weak westerlies Monday afternoon. Westerlies return on Wednesday and stick around through Friday. Temps hold in the “warm” range through this week; it’s not time to dust off that fullsuit yet!

Monday starts with clear sky and pressures of 29.78/29.82/29.81 for E 0.04 pdx-dls and W 0.01 from dls-psc. Easterlies start the day at 10ish mph from Rooster to Viento. They rise to 15-20 near Rooster, and only near Rooster, for a few hours early this morning before dropping to 10mph or so from Rooster to Viento. After 2pm, the wind turns around and brings westerlies at 10-13 from Stevenson to Hood River. River flow readings are 63-84kcfs, river temp is 67F, and high temp forecast is 82F.

Tuesday sees high pressure shift to the east side prior to an upper low moving in from NoCal. The day starts with E 15-20 from Rooster to Viento. Midday wind picks up to 20-25 for the standard east wind section of the Columbia. East of The Dalles, easterlies pick up to 10-15+ and hold through the afternoon. Between Rooster and Viento, the wind drops to 10-15mph in the afternoon. Between Hood River and The Dalles, easterlies remain below 10mph all day. High temp: 79F.

A low pressure system sets up camp in eastern OR to start Wednesday, and this turns the wind around. Dawn Patrol westerlies won’t be quite enough; expect 10-13mph from Stevenson to Swell. Midday wind rises to 16-19 from Stevenson to Mosier, and afternoon westerlies pick up to gusty 22-25 from Stevenson to Avery or perhaps Rufus. High temp: 75F. Thursday brings a chance of rain to the western Gorge which in turn brings a chance of moderate strong westerlies to the eastern Gorge. Models haven’t settled on a range yet, but 24-27+ seems possible. Lesser westerlies are likely Friday afternoon. Model spread then increases, so we’ll stop for now. Have a great week on the river!

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Coast forecast (north/central/south, waves). Swell forecast provided by NWS. Wind direction northerly unless otherwise noted. Monday: W5-10/LTW/N10-15, NW swell 6′ @ 9 seconds and W 3′ @ 18. Tuesday: 20-25/5-10/LTN, NW 5′ @ 9 and W 4′ @ 16. Wednesday: S20-25/S15-20/S5-10, NW 4′ @ 12. Jones Monday: 10-13. Tuesday: nearly calm. Wednesday: 15-18. Sauvie’s Monday: LTN becoming 10-13 > 5pm. Tuesday: LTN. Wednesday: S 5-10.

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – On vacation until next fall

Hood River Weather Forecast

Clear sky sticks around for Monday. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and low 80’s later. Very light east wind early. Light westerlies in the afternoon. No rainbows. Tuesday will be clear and then partially high overcast. Temps start in the low 50’s and rise to the upper 70’s. Light to moderate easterlies. No rainbows. Wednesday will be high overcast. Temps start in the low 50’s and end in the mid 70’s. Light westerlies early. Moderate 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! Regular weekly events: Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. The Columbia Gorge Tri Club has a weekly workout at Mayer Park in Rowena at 6pm Tuesdays. 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. The women’s Post-and-Pinot ride is Wednesday evening at 5:30.

Cycling

Yes, there was some rain a couple of days ago. No, it did not change the trails – it’s still dusty and dry! All Hood River County trails are closed to motorized use until further notice. These trails are closed to all uses: Hospital Hill, Underwood, Whoopdee, and any lands Owned or Managed by American Forest Management, Broughton Lumber Company, DGS Timber, Green Diamond, Kreps Ranch, Kreps Family LLC, Lupine Forest, Manulife Forest Management, Twin Creeks Timber, and Western Pacific Timber, LLC in Klickitat, Skamania, Stevens, Yakima, Hood River and Wasco counties.

Other news: some nice Hood River folks went and cleared the Smith Creek trail by St. Helens. That loop is now open. As a matter of fact, I’m not sure of anything being closed. No report yet on Boulder Lakes or Gunsight, but I’m sure someone will email me after changing this. Caveats: the road connecting Plains of Abraham to Smith Creek closes at noon Monday-Friday and will not be open to bikers during that time. Courtney Road (the road that goes up above Syncline) is closed until October. Do not attempt to use it to access trails. If you’re riding Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.