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The Forecast
Today’s Gorge Wind – these are ranges for the average speed, not a predicted wind range. =)
Your favorite beach
Dawn
Patrol
9am-
11:30a
11:30a-
3pm
3pm-
dusk
Rooster Rock
better
bun
tan
later
Steven’s Locks
LTE
LTE
LTV
LTW
Swell-Hood River
LTV
LTV
LTV
LTV
Lyle to Doug’s
LTV
LTV
LTV
LTV
Rufus, etc.
LTV
LTV
LTV
LTV
Roosevelt & Arlington
LTV
LTV
LTV
LTV
Patrol
11:30a
3pm
dusk
Gorge Wind Forecast
The aggressively anti-wind weather continues for much of the next week. When there’s not an offshore low pressure system, there will be becalming inland high pressure. Let’s look at Saturday: we have an approaching low offshore. That means little-to-no gradient as you can tell from the glassy river. The wind will be light easterly, then light and variable, then light westerly (5-10 at best) in the evening. Don’t get too excited about the evening; after 5pm a downpour arrives! River flow is 300-330kcfs, river temp is 55F, and high temp forecast is 67F.
Sunday sees another approaching front coupled with transient, dirty high pressure off the California coast. This helps some. However, cold air pushing in from the NW destabilizes the atmosphere in the afternoon and renders the forecast rather unreliable. Here’s the best-case scenario: the day starts with W 10 at Rooster and calm wind everywhere else. Westerlies build to 8-12 west of Mosier and 14-17 from Lyle to Arlington by late morning. If thunderstorms don’t enter the picture – and they likely will – we’ll see gusty 22-26 from Lyle to Boardman in the afternoon with 8-11 in the western Gorge. High temp: 68F.
On Monday, a ridge builds offshore and tilts positive in the afternoon. The day starts with westerlies at 8-11 all through the Gorge. Mid-morning brings 14-17 from Lyle to Arlington with 7-10 in the west. Afternoon: 10-13+ west of Lyle with 22-26 from Lyle to Threemile. Best guess is that the direction will be “wrong” for The Wall, but heck, I could be wrong! On Tuesday, high pressure shifts inland and low pressure hovers well off the coast. East wind results. Wednesday: weak weather system and associated transient, unreliable westerlies. Have a lovely weekend!
Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast
Coast forecast (north/central/south, waves). Swell forecast provided by NWS. Wind direction northerly unless otherwise noted. Saturday: S15-20/S15-30/S30-40, combined seas 10′ at 10 seconds. Sunday: LTSW/SSW15-20/S10-15, SW swell 5′ @ 8. Monday: NW5-10/NNW10/N15-25, SW 3′ @ 7. Jones Saturday: E10-15. Sunday: LTV. Monday: LTW. Sauvie’s Saturday: S10. Sunday: W10-15. Monday: NW 5-10.
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – Back on vacation until next fallt
Hood River Weather Forecast
Clouds this morning add rain late afternoon and heavy rain in the evening and overnight. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and upper 60’s later. Light and variable wind. No rainbows. Sunday will be rainy early then will have partly to mostly sky and scattered showers and thunderstorms. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and upper 60’s later. Moderate westerlies. 99% chance of rainbows. Monday will be showery early with partly to mostly clear sky later. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and upper 60’s later. Light to moderate westerlies. 96% chance of 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!
Today is the White Salmon Spring Fest at Rhinegarten Park. This weekend is the Beargrass Bicycles Beatdown ride. It goes from the shop to the Eightmile Campground on Saturday and returns to town on Sunday. The shop will shuttle your camping gear and also provide food for you. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. 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 when Post is not too wet to ride. The women’s Post-and-Pinot ride is Wednesday evening at 5:30.
Cycling
There was an event on 5/22 on Dog River trail, which suggests it may be open. That’s not confirmed. A good portion of the Eldorado Trail (below the intersection with Riorden Hills Road (near the top, below the clearcut) is closed starting today for at least the next few days. Do not enter that area for your safety. Courtney Road (the road that goes up above Syncline) is closed until October. Do not attempt to use it to access trails. Starting now, you will need a parking pass to park at Post Canyon. This money will support trails. Hospital Hill: cows are out – no dogs allowed. Underwood: do not enter areas that are closed due to logging operations.
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