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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | cool | day for | naked | picnic. | |
| Steven’s Locks | 5-10 | 13-16 | 19-23 | 19-23 | |
| Hatchery/Wunderbar | 19-23 | G 24-27 | 24-27? | 19-23 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 13-16 | 20-24 | 24-27 | 27-30? | |
| Rufus, etc. | 7-10 | 10-13 | 13-16 | 18-22 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 7-10 | 7-10 | 10-13 | 10-13 | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
It’s Saturday morning, and if you look out the window you will see high clouds. This is a good indicator that the wind will be gusty and unreliable. As a series of weather systems moves through Saturday and Sunday, the gustiness will continue, as will the possibility of the wind dying off to nothing-near-predictions. Rebuilding high pressure on Monday drives the wind speeds down, and offshore flow on Tuesday turns it around.
Saturday’s details: a low pressure trough moving inland today is aided and abetted by shortwaves moving through. In theory, we’ll have westerlies at 19-23 this morning between Viento and Mosier (less at Hood River) with 5-10 in the eastern Gorge. In the afternoon, models suggest gusty 24-27 from Stevenson to The Dalles with a chance of 27-30 from Lyle to Avery. Rufus looks to max out at 18-22 today, and Roosevelt gets 5-10. While those are the model predictions, weather dynamics are likely to make the wind inconsistent – periods that match those speeds are likely, and so are periods where the wind takes a dive. River flow today is 137kcfs and temp is 69 degrees.
Looking at Sunday, we have a weak system moving in from the NW with a couple of embedded areas of higher energy in the morning and evening. This will keep areas west of Hood River (probably including Swell) cloudy and rainy for much of the day. We’ll also see gusty conditions on the river. Expect 10-13 in the west in the morning with 7-10 east of The Dalles. Afternoon westerlies build to gusty 10-13 in the western Gorge (more at Viento, despite the rain), and gusty 24-29 from Mosier to Arlington. We may see gusty 18-23 near Hood River if things line up just right.
Low and mid clouds are in the forecast Monday, another indicator for gusty wind. Building high pressure will also knock down the speeds. Model disagreement exists, but here’s what I think we’ll see: 13-16 from Mosier to Doug’s with 5-10 east of there. The western Gorge is a bit tricky, so let’s call it gusty, up-and-down 13-16. Tuesday’s forecast currently calls for E 15-20.
BONUS: Jones Saturday: 17-20. Sunday: nope. Monday: 5-10. Sauvie’s Saturday: 11-14 late. Sunday: 5-8. Monday: 10-13. Coast (north/central/south). Saturday: 5/5-10/25-30+, NW swell 5′ at 7 seconds. Sunday: W5/W5/25-30+, NW 7′ @ 9. Monday: 15-20/15-20/25-30+, NW 7′ @ 10.
Random Morning Thoughts
Mt. Hood Mountain Weather Forecast
Saturday: high clouds. Free air freezing level (FAF): 13,000′ falling to 11,000′ rising to 14,000′ overnight. Wind: NW 10-15 during the day and WNW 10 after midnight. Sunday: clear early turning cloudy and rainy in the afternoon. FAF: 14,000′ falling to 10,000′ after midnight. Wind: WN W 10 early, NW 30 in the afternoon, NW 20 after midnight. Monday: mid-level clouds with a few sprinkle early, partly cloudy in the afternoon. FAF: 10,000′ early and 13,000′ in the afternoon. Wind: NW 20 in the morning and NE 15 in the afternoon.
Gorge Weather Forecast
High clouds for Saturday. Temps mid-50’s early and low 70’s later. Strong westerlies. No rainbows. Cloudy Sunday with sprinkles in the western Gorge in the morning and possibly to Hood River after 7pm. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and upper 60’s later. Moderate to strong west wind. 11% chance of rainbows. Monday look cloudy to start and partly cloudy in the afternoon. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and near 80 in the afternoon. Light west wind. No rainbows.
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Road and Mountain Biking
Trails on private timberland (Hospital Hill, Whoopdee, Underwood, and anything else on Kreps, Stevenson, Weyerhauser, etc.) will remain closed to ALL uses until the end of fire session (significant rainfall). Motorized vehicles, chainsaws, campfires, and smoking are banned from public lands in Oregon and Washington as we are at IFPL 4.
Group bike rides: Triathlon practice Tuesday, 6pm at West Mayer Park. Wednesday: Post n’ Pinot women’s MTB ride at Dirty Finger, 5:30. Families at Family Man: 6pm Wednesday. Thursday: Mountain View Cycles women’s MTB, 5:30, bottom of Post. Post n’ Pint: race-pace coed ride from Dirty Fingers at 5:30. Free pint of beer after. Friday: Mountain View Cycles MTB ride: 5pm (shop? Bottom of post?). Saturday: Mountain View Cycles road ride: 9am at the shop.
Upcoming Events
Today’s events include double-duty fairs and Rodeos, with the Klickitat County Fair in Goldendale and the Wasco County Fair in Tigh Valley. For something more strenuous, there’s a trail run in Post Canyon at 8 or a group road bike ride from Mountain View Cycles at 9. The Volcanic Enduro mountain bike race is in Bend today, and there’s indoor volleyball for ages 10 and up at Lyle High School from 4-6.
Grab a sweater and a blanket for the outdoor movies tonight, because it’s going to be on the chilly side. Moana is playing at Kramer Field in the Dalles, and the Lego Batman Movie plays at Jackson Park in Hood River.
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
