Saturday: chilly and windy

November 7, 2020

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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	wet	day	wet	buns
Steven’s Locks	14-17	14-17	14-17	14-17
Swell-Hood River	14-17	G22-27	G22-27	10-13
Lyle to Doug’s	14-17	18-23	24-27	10-13?
Rufus, etc.	14-27	17-20	G25-28	G20-25
Roosevelt & Arlington	14-27	17-20	G25-28	G20-25

Gorge Wind Forecast

Strong offshore high pressure on Saturday drives strong morning westerlies. A weak low dropping along the coast in the afternoon brings rain to the western Gorge and shifts the wind to the eastern Gorge. For this morning, gradients start with 0.12 and 0.04. Most locations have westerlies at 14-17, except Viento (mid 20’s) and Moiser (just guessing it’s stronger due to the location of the cloud line). These low clouds make things tricky.

If the river respects the models, we’ll have a period of gusty 23-27 from Viento to The Dalles this morning (probably strongest near Lyle and Rowena). The wind then drops to 10-13 in the west as showers start up. Head east from Avery to Arlington for gusty 24-27 this afternoon. It looks like the wind will fade in the afternoon, so maybe drive pre-emptively. River flow is 94,200 cfs, river temp is 54 degrees, and high temp forecast is 46.

Sunday stays cloudy, and the wind will be lighter. Expect W 10-13 everywhere to start the day. Afternoon: 7-10 in the western Gorge and NNE 10-20 east of The Dalles. Monday looks light and variable.

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

Clear sky Saturday morning gives way to orographic snowfall this afternoon. The snow level will be 4500′ early and 1500′ tonight. About 0.3” water value (WV) falls between 1pm and Sunday morning. That gives us about 2-3” of new snow. Wind will be NW 20 in the morning, NW 30 in the afternoon, and NE 15 overnight.

Sunday looks mostly cloudy. A few flurries are possible in the afternoon from easterly orographic clouds. The snow level will be 1000′ early, 1500′ in the afternoon. Expect a free air freezing level of 0′ under clear sky Sunday night. No accumulation of new snow. Wind: NE 15 in the morning, NE 25 in the afternoon, and NE 20-25 overnight.

Monday starts clear, turns cloudy mid afternoon, and ends with snow overnight. The freezing level will be 0′ early. The snow level will be around 1500′ overnight. Snow starts up around 8pm. About 0.2” WV falls, for 2-3” of dry snow. Wind: NE 20-25 early, NW 20 in the afternoon, W 35 in the evening, and WNW 35 after midnight. Light orographic snowfall continues on Tuesday for a few more inches with a snow level of 2500′ or so.

Coast, Jones, Sauvie’s

Done for the season, most likely!

Hood River Weather Forecast

Mostly cloudy sky this morning will be partly to mostly cloudy later. Showers move in from 1pm to 4pm. Temps will be in the low 40’s early and mid 40’s later. Moderate to strong westerlies. 98% chance of rainbows. Sunday looks mostly cloudy. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and upper 40’s in the afternoon. Light westerlies. No rainbows. Monday starts clear and cold and ends with high clouds. Temps will be in the upper 20’s early and upper 40’s later. Light and variable wind. 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

10/28: Motorized use is open on ALL Hood River County Land now. Kreps lands have reopened per their FB page. Do be aware of the possibility of freeze-thaw (muddy) conditions up high. Do not ride those trails, as you will do permanent damage due to liquefied soil structure. Mt. Hood National Forest: some areas have reopened. Expect many downed trees.

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Local Events

Weekly events: The Kainos Coffee run happens in The Dalles every Tuesday morning at 6am. There are sailboat races at the Hood River Marina every Wednesday evening. Dirty Fingers has a group mountain bike ride (bring lights) Wednesday nights at 5:30pm. Cheno has an outdoor HIIT workout at Griffin House in Hood River at 6pm on Wednesday nights. 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 Thursday at noon at 12th and May in Hood River. Have an awesome day!

Temira

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