Monday: warm and windy. Get on it!

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Gorge Wind Forecast

It’s Monday morning, and today’s your best shot at strong westerlies for this week. We return to lesser westerlies for the next couple of days. That’ll likely be followed by a switch back to light/variable wind and as warm, sunny weather continues.

Monday morning pressures were 30.07/30.05/30.01 with light west flow through the Gorge. Those gradients will rise as a cold front nears the coast and offshore high pressure helps with the synoptic-scale picture. By late morning, westerlies rise to 21-24 from Stevenson to Mosier with 10-13 to the east. Midday wind picks up to 24-28 from Stevenson to Doug’s with 17-21 at Avery and 10-13 farther east. Models suggest the late afternoon session will reap the most rewards from the approaching cold front and associated west side cooling. The wind holds at 24-28 and spreads all the way from Stevenson to Rufus. This kind of setup can cause the wind to drop between Viento and Swell, so be prepared for that possibility. River flow readings are 55-58kcfs, river temp is 66F, and high temp forecast is 77F for Hood River.

Tuesday keeps the offshore high pressure. Clouds start the day in the west and sunshine kicks off the day east of the Cascade Crest. Models suggest dawn patrol at 15-18 from Viento to Swell. They also suggest the wind will die off rapidly. Let’s ignore that and go with 15-18 all day. If it fades, don’t be surprised, but don’t be surprised if there’s a bonus session. High temp: 74F.

Wednesday looks like light westerlies at best with light easterlies east of Mosier. Thursday and Friday look similar – probably not enough wind to get you on the river, but definitely little enough wind for an excellent road bike ride! Have a great week!  

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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast

Coast forecast (north/central/south, waves). Swell forecast provided by NWS. Wind direction northerly unless otherwise noted. Monday: LTN/15-20/30+, NW swell 5′ at 7 seconds. Tuesday: 15-20+/20-25+/30+, NW 7′ @ 9. Wednesday: 15-20+/15-20+/LTV, NW 7′ @ 11. Jones Monday: 17-20. Tuesday: LTW. Wednesday: LTW. Sauvie’s Monday: NNW 13-16. Tuesday: 11-14. Wednesday: 11-14.  

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Hood River Weather Forecast

Clear sky this morning adds high clouds during the day and low clouds overnight. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and upper 70’s later. Strong westerlies. No rainbows. Tuesday will be partly cloudy then clear. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and mid 70’s in the afternoon. Light westerlies. 0.05% chance of rainbows. Wednesday will be sunny all day. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and upper 70’s later. Light westerlies. 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, there’s a run from Pine Street Bakery. The Small Boat paddlers have a group paddle at 6pm on Thursday at the Hatchery. Post and Pint and Post n’ Pinot are done for the season due to darkness. There’s a free Zumba class at 6pm in the parking lot of One Community Health in The Dalles on Wednesday. Providence is sponsoring a walking program called Healthy Strides. Meets Weds at May Street 5:30pm, through Nov 16. All ages welcome, and there’s swag!  

Cycling

It’s dusty out there… Hood River County has reopened motorized use for trails in the NW Area (Post, Kingsley, Binn’s Hill). Other HRC trails are still closed. These trails are closed to all uses, and some might not have signage saying they are closed: 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.

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.  

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