Saturday: breezy and 80-something for a good long while…

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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	wind	free	buns	free
Stevenson	7-10	13-16	17-20	17-20
Viento	17-20	19-22	14-17	19-22
Swell-Hood River	17-20	19-22	14-17	19-22
Lyle to Doug’s	13-16	13-16	13-16	19-22
Rufus, etc.	13-16	13-16	10-13	10-13
Roosevelt & Arlington	13-16	13-16	10-13	10-13

Gorge Wind Forecast

Hello everyone, and happy weekend! It’s going to be a breezy-but-not-particularly-windy weekend. Stick around for the start of next week, and you’ll have stronger westerlies. If stronger is better for you, make an attempt to clear your Tuesday; that’s the day the ensembles like the most.

But let’s start with today. Saturday kicks off with pressures of 30.14/30.04/30.01 for gradients of 0.10 and 0.03. Translation: stay in the Corridor, especially given the possibility of instability and convection east of The Dalles this afternoon. Best wind will be this morning and this afternoon, when we’ll have 18-22 from Viento to Mosier. Models hint at a midday dip in the wind as daytime heating causes a rise in temps all the way from the metro area to the desert. When that happens, the wind falls to 14-17 from Stevenson to Mosier. Recommendation: commandeer someone’s Sprinter van and take a nap! The afternoon rebound looks like 18-22 from Stevenson to Doug’s, briefly, before a drop to 13-16 from Stevenson to Mosier and a hold at 18-22 from Lyle to Doug’s or perhaps Avery. Expect that afternoon rebound to be gusty and unreliable thanks to the nearby instability. The eastern Gorge, east of Avery, will be 13-16 this morning and will likely fall to 10-13 later. River flow yesterday was 124-171 kcfs, river temp is 65F, and high temp forecast is 82F.

Slightly stronger offshore high pressure leads to slightly stronger onshore flow on Sunday. Hopefully your arms will be slightly stronger thanks to the windy workout on Saturday! The day starts with 10-13 from Stevenson to Swell with 5ish east to Arlington. Don’t be dismayed. By midday, the wind rises to 17-20 from Stevenson to Mosier. Afternoon westerlies, thanks to increased desert heat, bump up to 21-24 from Hood River to Doug’s. Stevenson hangs on to 17-20, and the Viento to Swell stretch falls to 13-16.

Offshore high pressure surges on Monday. This leads to Dawn Patrol at 21-24 near Hood River and afternoon westerlies at 26-30 from Stevenson to Rufus. Models hint at equally strong or slightly stronger wind on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday: low to mid 20’s. Not too shabby a stretch of wind, eh? Enjoy it. See ya on the river!

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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast

Wind speed in knots. Direction Northerly unless otherwise noted for Coast. Westerly for Jones. Northerly for Sauvie Island. North/Central/South, waves. Wave forecast provided by NWS. Saturday: 15/15-20/20-25+, W swell 2′ at 9 seconds. Sunday: 15-20/15-20/25-30, W 2′ @ 8. Monday: NW10/10-15/25-30+, W 1′ @ 14. Jones Saturday: 16-19. Sunday: 22-25. Monday: 24-27. Sauvie Island Saturday: 10-13. Sunday: 14-17. Monday: 12-15.

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

On vacation until fall unless something extraordinary happens.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Clear sky this morning stays mostly clear today. East of here: high clouds. Temps start in the upper 50’s and rise to the low 80’s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Sunday will be mostly clear then partly high overcast. Temps start in the mid 50’s and rise to the low 80’s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Monday will be partly high overcast. Temps start in the upper 50’s and rise to 80. Moderately strong 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! Saturday is 12 hours of Post Canyon. Mosier Fest is Saturday 6/24, noon to 8:30 at the Mosier School. The Mt. Hood Megaloop kite competition window runs June 23 (or 24 – the Facebook both said both!) to July 3 at Rufus. There are still spots open. Windance is having a Slingshot demo day from 10-5 at the Event Site on Saturday, 6/24. The Strawberry Fields Forever footrace/ultra is this weekend. The Vortex Gorge paddle race is Sunday from Home Valley to Drano. The Gorge Blues and Brews festival is today in Stevenson.

On June 24th (sat) at 8:45am will be the final brush and bike party up on the backside of Nestor Peak Trail. This section is pretty cool – it includes the old growth Middle Fork Grove, is up above 3k and doesn’t have poison oak. After the brush work, you can hike to Monte Carlo summit or take advantage of a shuttle ride and pedal all the way to Nestor Peak and down. Meet at Northwestern Park.

Regular weekly events: NK Studios in Bingen has a donation-based yoga class at 7:30am every Tuesday. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. There’s meditation with monks at 5:15pm (an hour) and 6:30pm (30 minutes plus a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. 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. On Fridays at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class at Yoga Samadhi. On Saturday at 9am, there’s a by-donation outdoor group fitness on the 2rd floor deck above Ferment Brewing.

Regular bike rides (thanks to the Hood River Area Trail Stewards for collecting). Tuesday is Mountain View’s ride. Meet at 5:45pm on Post Canyon Drive where the pavement ends. Wednesday is the Evo/Kickstand all-ability, no-drop Post Canyon ride. 5:30 from the shop or join along the way. All abilities welcome. Thursday is Mountain View’s women’s ride. 5:30pm, Seven Streams Trailhead. No drop. Thursday is also the Dirty Fingers Post and Pint. 5:30 from the shop or later at Family Man. This is hardcore, race-pace. Saturday morning is the Mountain View road/gravel ride. Two hours. 12-14mph average speed. Starting May 6th, Oregon Ebikes has the women’s ride at 8:30am. Meet at Seven Streams parking lot for a 1.5 to 2 hour ride.

Cycling

How much rain do you need to make brown pow out of dust? Somewhere between 0.1” and 0.25”. When’s it gonna happen? Who the heck knows? Did it rain on the 44 trail system over the last few days? Go check it out and tell me! Logging is happening on Hospital Hill on the trail between the top of Roll Baby Roll and the Bench. This means you cannot make a full circle. You could ride Bad Wolf and Millennium as a loop. You can ride Roll Baby Roll and Triple Bypass as a loop. You cannot access Treehugger at this time. Post is clear of snow to the top. Dog River and Surveyor’s are clear. Bottle Prairie, 8 Mile, Underhill, Cedar Creek, Lower Cooks, and Super Connector are open and already dusty. Fifteenmile is rideable. Super Duper Connector is open. Nestor Peak is clear of snow. The USFS website says that Lewis River is open and clear. The Forest Loop above Trout Lake is open as is the mixed surface Sleeping Beauty/8810 loop. Always remember to consider gravel riding! If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.

Valuable Advice for Gardeners Inhabiting Neighboring Areas

You have an unusual solstice-week opportunity. With the clouds and the chance of drizzle and the cool temps, you have a perfect opportunity to sow seeds. Replace your lettuce. Drop in another round of cilantro. Add some arugula. Carve out a little trench for some carrots. Water them, and you might just get away with once-a-day watering through Monday. It’s also a decent time to add some plants to your garden. They’ll prefer this gentle start to a harsh, hot-weather transplant. Happy gardening.