Rainy Sunday Gorge wind forecast & wet Gorge weather forecast: that pretty much says it. Next westerly days are Monday, Thursday, and Friday. Today’s the best rain!

GORGE WIND FORECAST

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Keep in mind that this forecast attempts to predict what the iKite/iWind sensors will read. Think like a local! All sensors are not equal. Swell reads low. Viento/Arlington/The Wall read high compared to Swell. 30mph at Rufus (The Wall sensor) is about 23-24mph at Swell. 30mph at Swell is about 35-37mph at Rufus/Viento/Arlington. Hope that helps!

SHORT-TERM gorge wind forecast

Hi friends! Active weather continues (it’s raining!) for the next couple of days, and then we settle in to a calmer (and not-windy) patter for Tuesday and Wednesday. Model uncertainty increases starting Thursday, but the Gorge wind forecast looks promising for moderate-to-strong westerlies Thursday and Friday. Fingers crossed! Fingers crossed I can get back on a board then!

Today is Sunday, and a low pressure system is moving inland today. This setup is far from ideal due to atmospheric instability. It’s not even ideal for the last CGW2 swap meet of the season, happening today on Lot 1. Models are all over the place on the forecast for today. Let’s start with the western Gorge. Areas west of The Dalles will be light/variable (great fishing weather) this morning with 5-10mph this afternoon. Drizzle continues into late afternoon.

For areas east of The Dalles, we’ll have support from thermal gradients (warmer out east than on the west side) as well as some help from the incoming low. Agreement is poor between the two main models: GFS deterministic calls for low to mid 20s between Avery and Arlington. The Euro ensemble calls for perhaps 15-18mph between Avery and Arlington this afternoon. Given the instability and presence of a low pressure system, I’m going with the lighter forecast – mid teens from 2pm into early evening. River flow over the last 24 hours was 76-108kcfs, river temp is 69.8F, and high temp forecast is 67F in Hood River and low 70s in the desert.

RIVER FLOW FOR SITES BETWEEN AVERY (EAST OF THE DALLES) AND RUFUS: CLICK HERE FOR JOHN DAY DAM FLOW.

RIVER FLOW FOR SITES BETWEEN STEVENSON AND DOUG’S BEACH (WEST OF THE DALLES): CLICK HERE FOR THE DALLES DAM FLOW

LONGER-TERM gorge wind forecast

How to interpret the Euro Ensemble: this is 50 different initial conditions. If the colors are similar for a given day, forecast certainty is high. If the colors vary wildly, uncertainty is high and you should only use pencil on your calendar.

That pesky low pressure system moves inland overnight, and a trough (cool air) drops along the coast. This sets us up for a windier Monday. Once again, we have significant model disagreement: the GFS gives us 25-28mph in the morning in the desert with 21-24mph in the afternoon. The Euro ensembles are less optimistic and call for 19-22mph or so. What does seem clear is the presence of low clouds in the western Gorge. Head east of those low clouds for best results. Under them, the wind will be very up-and-down and lighter than it will be where it’s sunnier. One thing the models do agree on: the wind will fade significantly late afternoon into the evening, so get out there early if you can! High temps: 70 in Hood River and mid 70s in the desert.

Tuesday brings zero wind: conditions will be light and variable and sunny. Models suggest light westerlies, under 10mph, for Wednesday. If you are in need of wind, head to the coast on Tuesday and Wednesday – the forecast is looking good there thanks to high pressure offshore and northerly flow down the coastline. Tuesday: 20 for the north coast, 25 for the central coast, and 30 for the south coast. On Wednesday, all coastal locations should be averaging around 20mph.

Model agreement starts to fall apart on Thursday, but generally speaking, the setup looks good: offshore high pressure with cooler temps on the west side than in the desert. We’re still a long ways out, but best guess is 22-25mph, strongest between Stevenson and Doug’s. Friday will probably be windy too. Beyond that… too much uncertainty to be guessing, so I’ll leave it for now. See you on the Nch’i Wana soon!

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JONES BEACH, SAUVIE ISLAND, & COAST FORECAST

Wind northerly unless otherwise indicated. For coast, it’s North/Central/South with the “central” at approximately Florence. Swell forecast from NWS for central coast. Jones: westerly unless otherwise stated. Sauvie Island: northerly unless otherwise stated.
Coast Sunday: NW10/LTV/N15, NW swell 4′ @ 9 seconds. Monday: LTN/N10-15/25-30, NW 4′ @ 9 and SW 2′ @ 15. Tuesday: 20/25/30, N 3′ @ 6 and NW 4′ @ 10. Jones Sunday: 13-16. Monday: LTW. Tuesday: 13-16. Sauvie Island Sunday: LTV. Monday: N5-10. Tuesday: 15-18.

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BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST

HOOD RIVER WEATHER WEBSITE CHATROOM

Drizzle into early afternoon then partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunder. Temps start in the low 50s and rise to the upper 60s. Light westerlies. 88% chance of rainbows. Monday will be cloudy then partly cloudy. Temps start in the low 50s and rise to 70 or so. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Tuesday will be partly Nothing then sunny. Temps start in the upper 40s and rise to the upper 70s. Calm wind. No rainbows.

BIKE TRAILS INFO

NEXT WORK PARTY: No known upcoming work parties. Lemme know if you hear of one!

CLOSED TRAILS: Anything south of the 44 Road due to the Grasshopper Fire / Forest Closure Order: for example – Boulder Lakes, Gunsight, Gumjuwac, Lookout Mountain, 450, Fifteenmile. All Green Mountain lands: Underwood Mountain, Whoopdee Trail. Kreps lands, aka Hospital Hill, are closed due to fire danger. Gates are closed in Post Canyon due to fire danger.

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HYPERLOCAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE COLUMBIA GORGE

THE DALLES, HOOD RIVER, WHITE SALMON, TROUT LAKE, STEVENSON, CASCADE LOCKS, PARKDALE, ODELL, HUSUM, BZ, MILL A, WILLARD, GOLDENDALE, RUFUS, ARLINGTON, boardman

Good morning, neighbors! It’s Sunday, and there’s some wraparound moisture swinging through the Gorge this morning. In response, you should wrap yourself in a blanket and sip a cup of cocoa while watching the raindrops fall. Rain totals so far range from 0.15” in many places to 0.5” along the Cascade Crest in Oregon. Enjoy the rain today! Only the far western Gorge receives rain on Monday, and then we’re looking at dry weather at least until the end of next week.

Sunday will be rainy for much of the day west of Rowena. In the desert, conditions quickly dry. Thunderstorms are possible (again) this afternoon thanks to cold air aloft and surface-based instability. Temps this afternoon will be well below normal: six-seven degrees in Hood River, 70 in The Dalles, and 73 out in Pasco. Morning wind will be light. Yay, fishing. I hope you catch your limit! Afternoon wind builds to 10mph west of The Dalles and 15-20mph east of The Dalles to the Arlington Triangle, where rain goes to disappear.

Labor Day, Monday, is a good day to sign up for your union if you work in a union shop. Pay those dues, because they’ll result in more power and higher wages. #unionpower On Monday morning, we’ll have low clouds to the west, clear sky surrounding The Dalles (where clouds go to dissipate), and mid-level clouds in the desert. West of Cascade Locks, drizzle persists into early afternoon. Monday, sadly for you fisher folk, will be windy: 15-20mph between Stevenson and Mosier with 20-25mph east of Mosier to Threemile Canyon. Wind speeds drop significantly after 5pm, so perhaps the fishing will be better then? Highs range from 70 in Hood river to 74 in The Dalles to 77 in Pasco.

Tuesday looks warm and sunny after a partly Nothing start. FIRST NOTHING OF THE SEASON! Morning temps: mid to upper 40s. Afternoon: 78-81. Wind will be pretty much calm all day. Wednesday looks warmer (83-86) and sunny with light westerlies. Thursday: probably breezy, but it’s unclear how warm it will be – there’s at least a 10 degree spread in the possible high temps. Uncertainty continues through next weekend. About 50% of the Euro ensemble members forecast a little rain next weekend. For now, let’s call it a slight chance. That’s all I’ve got for you today. Nothing too exciting in the forecast for the next couple of weeks. Safe travels. -TATAS

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