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Saturday: clouds, sprinkles, sun, rainbows, low snow levels, and wind, oh my!

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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 OPEN! naked buns rejoice!
Steven’s Locks 5-10 5-10 10-13 10-13
Swell-Hood River 10-13 10-13 13-16 13-16
Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena 5-10 15-18 G18-22 G22-25
Rufus, etc. 5-10 13-16+ 22-25+ 24-28
Roosevelt & Arlington 5-10 13-16+ 22-25+ 24-28

Gorge Wind Forecast

Oregon and Washington are encouraging people to not travel more than 50 miles (not mph!) to access recreation. Non-essential travel is still being strongly discouraged in ALL jurisdictions. Land managers and law enforcement are carefully watching to see if people maintain social distancing. If crowding happens, water access will be revoked. If you are local and lucky enough to have water access in your community, please do this: rig, play, leave. There is NO camping allowed at any of the river parks. Please don’t camp unlawfully; doing so risks access for everyone, including for people who just want to use the parks for a picnic. Please follow the directions of your local government officials and help keep the Gorge community safe. Thank you!

A trough of low pressure inland, a front moving through the region, and offshore high pressure combine on Saturday for another day of westerlies. Showers and instability may interfere with the wind west of The Dalles today; driving may reap you the rewards of more consistent westerlies. Expect 10-13 or less to start the day west of Avery with 11-14 east of there. We’ll see the wind slowly build today, not hitting its peak until mid-afternoon. That peak: 13-16 in the western Gorge and 24-28 from Avery to Threemile. River flow is 371kcfs, which is too much for the Rufus stretch. Temp is 57 degrees. Also worth noting: Roosevelt is closed due to windstorm damage.

Sunday sees that low pressure trough shift eastward. Offshore high pressure exerts more influence in response. Combine that with the departing trough for … more wind! Westerlies start the day at 10-13 in the western Gorge, where showers fall. East of The Dalles, morning wind will be in the 24-27 range. We’ll see a relatively quick build to 29-33 from Lyle to Arlington. The western Gorge gets 12-15.

Dry weather returns across the region on Monday. Westerlies peak at 24-27 east of Mosier with 13-16 in the western Gorge. Looking longer range, models are hinting at stronger westerlies again on Thursday and Friday.    

Jones, Sauvie Island, Coast

Coast (north/central/south – swell forecast provided by NWS). Saturday: W10-15/W10-15/SW5-10, W swell 5′ @ 10 seconds. Sunday: NW15-20/NW10-15/LTV, W 7′ @ 10. Monday: SW10-15/LTW/LTW, W 6′ @ 8. Jones Saturday: 5-8. Sunday: 10-13. Monday: nope. Sauvie Island: nope, nope, nope.    

Open/Closed Launch Site List -All restrooms are closed!

Washington:
Skamania County – Phase 2, recreate with 5 or less people outside household
Stevenson East Point, Bob’s Beach, Boat ramp: all open
Home Valley: Open
Swell City: Open
Spring Creek Hatchery: Open
Klickitat County – Phase 2
Wunderbar: high water
Bingen Point: Open
Lyle: you have to cross private property to access
Doug’s Beach: Open
Avery: Open
Maryhill: Open for day use only..
The Wall: Open.
Roosevelt: CLOSED due to windstorm damage..

Oregon: Phase one for Hood River. Phase two for Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam counties.
Rooster Rock: Open
Viento: Open
The Hook: Open
Waterfront Park: Closed
Event Site: Open
The Spit: Open
The Marina: Open
Boat ramp: open
Mosier: Only open for residents of 97040
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

A partly cloudy Saturday may see a few sprinkles, especially in the afternoon. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and low 60’s later. Snow level 4000′ early and 5000′ in the afternoon. Moderate westerlies. 100% chance of rainbows. Sunday looks mostly cloudy with on-and-off showers. Thunder is possible. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and upper 50’s later. Snow level 4000′. Moderate westerlies. 99% chance of rainbows. Monday looks partly cloudy early and sunny later. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and mid 60’s later. Moderate westerlies. 1% chance of 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

Trail update 6/5: Post Canyon: parking is now open. Syncline/Coyote Wall: Open. Mt. Hood National Forest: Open for day use. Surveyor’s, Dog River, and Oak Ridge snow-free. Kreps/SDS: open. Sandy Ridge: Open. Nestor Peak: open. Falls Creek: open. Columbia Hills State Park: open. Syncline: open . Skamania County trails outside the scenic area: open. Knebal, Eightmile, Fifteenmile, Bottle Prairie, Surveyors, Dog River: open and cleared. Ape Canyon: Closed.

Current lawful social distancing requirements: only people from your household in Klickitat County. Only household members if you’re from Multnomah, Clark, or other ‘stay at home’ counties. Up to 5 friends in Skamania County. Up to 10 in Hood River County.    

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Temira

By Temira

Temira Lital is a recreation and travel weather forecaster based in Hood River, Oregon. Temira uses they/them pronouns. They're also a mental health counselor. Temira bikes, skis, windsurfs, paddles a SUP, swims in mountain lakes, and loves gardening. Most recently they've taken up SUP foiling. Temira is powered by La Croix, protein, and beets.