| Your favorite launch | dawn patrol |
morning max | afternoon max | executive session |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwash (Rooster) Rock | clear | sky | buns | fry | |
| Stevenson | LTV | LTV | LTV | W12-15 | |
| Viento | LTV | LTV | LTV | W12-15 | |
| Swell-Hood River | LTV | LTV | LTV | W12-15 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
| Rufus, etc: 110-208kcfs flow | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
| River flow last 24 hours: 104-208kcfskcfs | =River temp: 70.88F | High temp: 100F | |||
Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! Today’s Saturday, and it’s a probably a wind sports rest day unless you head elsewhere. Take that rest day, because Sunday and Monday look super-duper windy. All of next week has potential for westerlies as well. Bonus: temps will be down into the low 80s next week!
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Saturday opens up with pressures of 30.12/30.08/30.08 for gradients of 0.04 and 0.00. That’s enough for Viento to be in the teens. Models say that heat will equalize across the west side midday and turn the wind calm, or nearly so. In the evening, the desert outpaces the Gorge by about 5 degrees. That results in westerlies at 12-15 or so from Stevenson to Hood River. To the east: calm. River flow over the last 24 hours was 104-208kcfs, river temp is 70.88F, and high temp forecast is 100F.
We’ll start Sunday with onshore gradients and a weak system moving northward. That system could trigger some elevated thunderstorms, which could render the forecast completely unreliable, at least early in the day. If the storms don’t materialize… we should start with 20-23+ from Viento to Mosier. To the east: light or calm. That’ll be a good chance to check out the swap meet at Windance. By late morning, westerlies jump to 26-29 from Stevenson to Mosier (barring thunderstorms) with 20-23 at Rowena and 14-17 out near Rufus. The wind keeps building. Afternoon westerlies rise to 29-32 from Stevenson to Rufus with 26-29 at Arlington eventually Threemile. Boardman: 20-23. If you want the absolute strongest wind, aim for somewhere between Swell and Doug’s, but the far east (where meters read higher) won’t be too shabby. High temp: 88F for Hood River. 102F for Arlington. 107F for Pasco.
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A deep marine layer fills the west side on Monday morning. It may make it all the way to The Dalles! Ginormous gradients kick off the day, and they keep building. Anywhere east of the low clouds starts with 30+. Under the low clouds: gusty 25-35. Afternoon westerlies build to 30-35+ from Stevenson all the way to Boardman. High temp: 81F for Hood River, 95F for Arlington, 101F for Boardman.
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Extended: Tuesday looks lighter as a system dances around offshore. Call it low 20s for now. The deterministic GFS calls for mid 20s on Wednesday, and the ensembles are even more optimistic. Another mid 20s day is in the cards for Thursday. Generally speaking, westerlies are likely to continue into next weekend as seasonably normal weather (finally) sticks around. Rest up today, and I”ll see you on the water tomorrow!
Jones, Sauvie Island, Oregon Coast
North/Central/South coast, waves (swell forecast provided by NWS). Wind forecast for the afternoon (unless it’s a storm on the coast, in which case that’s peak wind during the day). Wind direction N (coast/Sauvie Island) and W (Jones) unless otherwise noted. Saturday: 20/15/30, W swell 2′ at 9 seconds and SW 2′ at 14 seconds. Sunday: NW10/NW10/N25-35, SW swell 3′ @ 14 and W 2′ @ 14. Monday: LTNW/N10-15/N30, N 4′ @ 6 and W 4′ @ 10. Jones Saturday: 21-24. Sunday: 14-17. Monday: 14-17. Sauvie Island Saturday: 15-18. Sunday: 8-11. Monday: WNW 11-14.
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
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Very basic Hood River weather forecast. Don’t plan your life around this. You really should read Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook
Clear sky today. Temps start near 60 and rise to 100 or so. Calm wind most of the day. Light westerlies in the evening. No rainbows. Chance of thunder overnight. Sunday starts with high clouds and a few marine clouds. Temps start in the upper 60s and rise to the upper 80s. Chance of thunder in the morning. Strong to nuking westerlies. No rainbows. Monday will be cloudy then clear. Temps start near 60 and rise to 80ish. Very strong westerlies. No rainbows.
Local-ish Events
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Tonight, 7/19, is the Women of the Wind get together. 5pm at the Doug’s school space with kiter and winger pointers and on-water sesh at 5:30. There’s a weekly social for Wind Johnnies (The Gorge Wind Social) at Ferment Brewing every 3rd Monday this summer. There’s a free community paddle at Wylde Wind and Water every Saturday at 10am (gear provided, all ages). They also have a free community wingfoil orientation every Thursday at 5:30pm at the Hook (all ages, gear provided). Northwave and GoFoil sponsor wingfoil races on Tuesday evenings.
The Columbia Gorge Junior Kayak Club offers free roll sessions (gear provided) for kids at the Hood River Pool every other Tuesday from 5:30 to 7pm. Visit their website for more deets: https://www.columbiagorgejuniorkayakclub.org/. Amayah’s offers a free meal every First Thursday from 1pm to 4pm. Regular weekly events:. NK Studio’s by-donation Tuesday morning yoga class is back. 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. Columbia Gorge Tri Club meets at Mayer State Park at 6pm Tuesdays. 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 about Ferment Brewing.
Cycling
Ape Canyon and Plains of Abraham are open per USFS website. Patchy snow and downed trees were there as of last report, 6/24. 44 Road trails are all open and clear, including upper 450 and Fifteenmile. As of 6/30, Gunsight is open. Boulder Lakes and other more remote trails are not bucked out yet. Remember that E-bikes are not allowed on USFS non-moto trails. They are allowed on moto trails.
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