GORGE WIND FORECAST
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SHORT-TERM gorge wind forecast
Hi friends! Another breezy day is on tap today – Ma Nature loves KB4C! Remember that KB4C has taken over the Event Site – pick a different spot to go today. Per their Facebook page, today is the Derby race starting at 10am. Also happening this weekend – lots of folks in town already for the Gorge Downwind Champs next week. Be extra aware of downwind floating objects coming from above you and yield to them. Looking at the forecast over the next several days, we look good to go with 17-20+ all the way through next Thursday, most likely. That said, huge uncertainty exists for Wednesday and Thursday, so don’t make your schedule in indelible ink yet.
Saturday kicked off with pressures of 30.02/29.94/29.90 for gradients of 0.08/0.04. A weak cold front is forecast to move through the region today, which may impact wind quality and reliability. Early wind was in the 14-17mph range all the way from Stevenson to Arlington. Morning focus will be near Hood river. Afternoon focus: near east and eastern Gorge. For the morning, we’ll see the wind build to 16-19mph between Stevenson and Mosier with 14-17mph from Lyle to Rufus.
Afternoon wind builds to 19-22mph between Stevenson and Hood River with 24-28mph from Lyle to Rufus and 18-21mph at Arlington. The wind persists into the Executive Session, after 5pm, most places except the Hatch/Hood River zone, which is likely to fall to 16-19mph. River flow over the last 24 hours was 116-203kcfs (125-203 at Rufus), river temp is 67.1F, and high temps are 790F in Hood River and mid to upper 80s east of The Dalles. Remember that the Rufus/Arlington area sensors read high compared to those at Swell and the Rowena zone. This forecast predicts to the sensors, so 28 at Rufus/Arlington is less windy than 28 at Swell or Doug’s.
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
On Sunday, we start with a few marine clouds to the west, sun to the east, and westerlies at 18-21mph from Viento to Hood River with 10-13mph at Stevenson and also east of Hood River to Arlington. Westerlies peak mid-morning with 20-23mph from Stevenson to Hood River with 17-20mph at Mosier and 10-13mph near Rowena. In the afternoon, we’re looking at 18-21mph from Stevenson to Mosier with 14-17mph near Rowena. East of Rowena, the wind is unlikely to exceed 10mph on Sunday. High temp: 83F in Hood River.
Offshore high pressure strengthens on Monday, and a surface temp gradient develops between the metro area and The Dalles. This starts our day with 17-20mph from Viento to the Hatch with 10-13mph at Stevenson and also between Hood River and Mosier. The wind may dip mid-morning as the metro area heats, but it will return in the late afternoon as The Dalles inches towards 95 degrees. In the afternoon, we’ll have 18-21mph from Stevenson to Mosier, and in the evening, we might just see 20-23mph from Stevenson to Doug’s thanks to that thermal gradient. High temp: 90 in Hood River.
Even hotter weather is forecast on Tuesday, instability enters the picture, but offshore high pressure and a solid thermal gradient save the day. Call it 21-24mph from Viento to the Hatch right off the bat eventually filling in as far east as Doug’s with 17-20mph late in the day near Rufus. Hood River maxes out in the low 90s.
Model disagreement spikes on Wednesday and Thursday as those models struggle to resolve the timing of a brief cooldown. It’s likely to be The Cooldown You Were Looking For – strong westerlies are probable either Wednesday or Thursday or possibly both. Beyond that, there are signs of another warming trend and significant uncertainty in the models. So, I”ll leave it there for now. See you on the Nch’i Wana soon. To all the folks in town for the events: HAVE SO MUCH FUN OUT THERE!
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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 Saturday: W10-15/W10/N20, NW swell 4′ @ 9 seconds and SW 2′ @ 15. Sunday: 15-20/20/25-30, NW 4′ @ 9 and SW 2′ @ 14. Monday: 15-20/15-20/25, W 4′ @ 9 and SW 2′ @ 14. Jones Saturday: 8-11. Sunday: 18-21. Monday: 18-21. Sauvie Island Saturday: 14-17 > 5pm. Sunday: 14-17. Monday: 11-14.
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
Mostly clear this morning and clear this afternoon. Temps start in the low 60s and rise to the upper 70s. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Sunday will be sunny. Temps start in the mi d50s and rise to the low 80s. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows Monday will be sunny then partly high cloudy. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to 90ish. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows.
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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! Reasonable, seasonable weather lingers for the weekend, and then warmer, muggier weather arrives Monday and Tuesday. Models hint at the warm spell breaking down Wednesday or Thursday (accompanied by strong west wind and high fire danger) followed by another warming spell at the end of next week. A minuscule possibility of rain exists on Tuesday for the mountains and areas east of the Cascade Crest due to instability, but that possibility is, well, minuscule.
First, let’s check in with our friends around the world:
Our friends around the world today
Bandar-e Mahshahr, Iran: 115, sunny, 12% humidity
Havana, Cuba: 81, cloudy, 82% humidity
Muscat, Oman: 98, partly cloudy, 53% humidity
Caracas, Venezuela: 72, cloudy, 83% humidity
Nuuk, Greenland: 46, cloudy with showers, 92% humidity
Gaza City: 86, sunny, 62% humidity
Ottawa, Canada: 71, sunny, 58% humidity
And now, Glenwood!
Glenwood this morning and today’s Gorge weather forecast
I’m looking towards Glenwood right now, and I can see the steam rising from the hot start: it’s 58 degrees up there, which is very, very warm for Glenwood. This begs the question of what’s happening elsewhere. Morning temps ranged from 53 near Steele Road in The Dalles to SIX-SEVEN degrees in Rowena. Afternoon temps look perfectly reasonable today as clouds burn off in the west and a few high clouds move in over the desert: 77 in Stevenson, 79 in Hood River, 85 in The Dalles, and 92 in Pasco. West wind builds to 20-25mph west of Lyle and 25-30mph from Lyle to Rufus with 20mph near the Arlington Triangle.
Sunday’s Gorge weather forecast
On Sunday, we’ll have a few low clouds to the west to start and sun to the east. In the afternoon: a mix of mid and high clouds all across the Gorge with plenty of sun. Morning temps: 50-60ish. Afternoon: 80/83/88/87. Add in westerlies at 20mph between Viento and Hood River early with 20-25mph from Stevenson to Mosier in the afternoon and 15-20mph near Rowena. To the east: light and variable.
Extended Gorge weather forecast
Monday looks very similar but warmer: 87/90/95/93. Tuesday: warmer yet – 89/92/98/97 – with westerlies at 20-25mph west of The Dalles. In addition, it’ll be muggy with atmospheric instability on Tuesday with a very slight chance of a few sprinkles here and there.
Model agreement falls apart on Wednesday – some ensemble members give us a significant cooldown, and some hold off until Thursday for that. Either way, strong wind is likely with high fire danger. After that… we’re back to warmer weather by the end of next week. Safe travels. -TATAS
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