Monday: warm. light wind early. windier later.

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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	OPEN!	naked	buns	rejoice!
Steven’s Locks	LTW	LTW	14-17	21-24
Swell-Hood River	LTW	LTW	14-17	21-24
Lyle to Doug’s	LTW	LTW	14-17	21-24
Rufus, etc.	LTW	LTW	LTW	LTW
Roosevelt & Arlington	LTW	LTW	LTW	LTW

Gorge Wind Forecast

Light wind starts off the day on Monday. That’s your only light wind chance for the next 72 hours, which is probably music to your ears. We’ll see westerlies in the 5mph zone for Monday morning. Thermal assistance kicks in around 2pm. Westerlies rise to 14-17 from Stevenson to Hood River. Onshore flow really gets going in the evening. We’ll see westerlies pick up to 21-24 from Stevenson to The Dalles. River flow is 144kcfs and temp is 68 degrees. High temp: 90.

Tuesday looks even windier as marine clouds push farther inland and Hood River’s high temp drops into the upper 70’s. Morning wind starts at 24-27 from Viento to Arlington with 20-23 near Rowena and 12-15 east of there. Afternoon westerlies pick up to 27-30 from Stevenson to Threemile. Given the presence of a weak offshore disturbance, the Rufus stretch will probably perform better than the Swell zone. High temp: 79.

Westerlies continue on Wednesday. Dawn Patrol wind starts with 16-19 from Viento to Hood River. We’ll see a quick build to 22-25 from Stevenson to Rufus with 11-14 east of there. High temp: 77. Thursday and Friday bring westerlies in the mid 20’s. It appears the weather will heat up and possibly shut down the wind on the weekend.

Due to crowding and unsafe conditions at Port beaches, parking restrictions now apply Friday through Sunday. Remember: crowds lead to closures. Kiting is no longer allowed at the Marina – it has become unsafe for other user groups. Lyle is now off limits unless you can get to the sandbar without crossing the RR tracks. If you cross the tracks, you will be ticketed. Lyle: loved to death.

Coast, Jones, Sauvie’st

Coast (north/central/south – swell forecast provided by NWS. Wind northerly except as noted). Monday: 20-25+/30-35/35-40, NW swell 8′ at 11 seconds. Tuesday: 10-15/15-20/30-35, NW 8′ @ 11. Wednesday: 10-15/15-20/25-30, NW 5′ @ 9. Jones Monday: 25-28. Tuesday: 21-24. Wednesday: 19-22. Sauvie Island Monday: 17-20. Tuesday: 17-20. Wednesday: 14-17.

Oregon
Rooster Rock: Open
Viento: Open
The Hook: Open
Waterfront Park: Open
Event Site: Open. Parking limited on weekends.
The Spit: Open
The Marina: No more kiting here
Boat ramp: open
Mosier: Only open for residents of 97040. Gate closed.
Rowena: Open
Celilo: Open
Rufus: Open
Arlington: Open
Threemile: Open

Mt. Hood Weather Forecast

Mt. Hood Meadows is now allowing uphill travel within the permit area. However, you will need to park outside their parking lots. Timberline is open for lift-serve skiing with exemplary guidelines for protecting guests and staff from the transmission of novel coronavirus. Please read their guidelines and rules here. Well done, T-Line! The Mt. Hood weather forecast will be on vacation unless something interesting happens in the weather up there. Some of you will be tempted to go out backcountry skiing. Please don’t – accidents do happen, and you may put others at risk. Timberline is allowing uphill access outside the permit area on the climbers’ trail only.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Clear sky Monday morning stays that way. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early (open doors and windows) and near 90 later (closed doors and windows). Light wind for most of the day. Moderate westerlies in the evening. No rainbows. Tuesday will be sunny with very low humidity. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and upper 70’s later. Moderate to strong westerlies. No rainbows. Wednesday looks clear until late evening when high clouds move in. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and upper 70’s later. Moderate 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

8/10: Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, and Underwood are closed due to fire danger. Respect the closures. Road and gravel news: the Fir Mountain Fire has areas north and east of Pine Grove limited to local traffic only. Also stay away from Fir Mountain Road, Old Dalles Road, and Huskey / Elder Roads. Motorized report: as of 8/1, Post Canyon is closed to motorized use due to fire danger. Other Post news: Eldorado is closed about 100 yards before the Mixed Tape intersection due to timber harvesting. HRATS will be putting in a short hike-a-bike to Uptrack to allow for riding up to the top of Bad Motor Scooter.

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Local Events

Today’s the community Yard Sale in Parkdale, but more importantly, there’s a food, water, and hygiene product drive going for Warm Springs. You can drop off supplies at the Yard Sale, at Celilo Restaurant, Copper West Realty, or the Old Parkdale Inn.

Weekly events: there are sailboat races at the Hood River Marina every Wednesday evening. Dirty Fingers has a group mountain bike ride Thursday nights at 5:30pm. Cheno has an outdoor HIIT workout at Columbia High School in White Salmon at 6pm on Wednesday nights. That’s pretty much it for outdoor sports. There is a BLM rally every Tuesday evening at 5:30 at the Salmon Fountain in Hood River, and there’s a White Coats for BLM rally every Wednesday evening at 6pm at 12th and May. Click here for the full events calendar.

Have an awesome day!

Temira