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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
for your
naked
buns
Steven’s Locks
5-10
10-13
10-13
11-14
Swell-Hood River
16-19
12-15
7-11
11-14
Lyle to Doug’s
10-13
5-10
5-10
10-13?
Rufus, etc.
LTW
LTW
LTV
LTV
Roosevelt & Arlington
LTW
LTW
LTV
LTV
Gorge Wind Forecast
| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster Rock | open | for your | naked | buns | |
| Steven’s Locks | 5-10 | 10-13 | 10-13 | 11-14 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 16-19 | 12-15 | 7-11 | 11-14 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | 10-13 | 5-10 | 5-10 | 10-13? | |
| Rufus, etc. | LTW | LTW | LTV | LTV | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | LTW | LTW | LTV | LTV | |
For Saturday, we have light gradients to start and westerlies in the mid teens between Viento and the Wunderbar with 10-13 most other places. Models suggest the wind will dip midday as Portland heats up. In the late afternoon or evening, westerlies should rise to 11-14 or so from Stevenson to Hood River with light and variable wind east of there. High temp: 84.
Sunday starts out with light westerly gradients and 9-12 from Viento to Swell. Light wind can be found everywhere else on Sunday morning. Not much more happens midday. Mid-afternoon wind picks up to 14-17 from Stevenson to Mosier with 10-13 east to The Dalles. It appears that there might be a wee nudge upwards in the early evening; call it 21-24 from Stevenson to The Dalles. High temp: 87.
Monday’s westerlies get a little friskier. 20-23 starts the day from Viento to Mosier. Afternoon: 24-27 from Stevenson to Rufus. High temp: 86.
Due to crowding and unsafe conditions at Port beaches, parking restrictions now apply Friday through Sunday. Remember: crowds lead to closures. Kiting is no longer allowed at the Marina – it has become unsafe for other user groups. Lyle is now off limits unless you can get to the sandbar without crossing the RR tracks. If you cross the tracks, you will be ticketed. Lyle: loved to death. Roosevelt: still closed due to wind damage from earlier this year. Mosier is only available to residents of 97040 (Mosier).
Coast, Jones, Sauvie’st
Coast (north/central/south – swell forecast provided by NWS. Wind northerly except as noted). Saturday: 20-25/20-25/30-35, W swell 6′ @ 9 seconds. Sunday: 15-20/15-20/30-35, NW 6′ @ 9. Monday: 15-20/25-30/30-40, NW 5′ @ 8. Jones Saturday: 11-14. Sunday: 14-17. Monday: 16-19. Sauvie’s Saturday: 14-17. Sunday: 11-14. Monday: 14-17.Hood River Weather Forecast
Mostly clear sky this morning stays that way. Temps will be in the low 60’s early and mid 80’s later. Light westerlies. No rainbows. Sunday looks sunny. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and upper 80’s later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Monday will also be sunny. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and mid 80’s later. Moderate to strong westerlies. 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
8/14: Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, and Underwood are closed due to fire danger. Respect the closures. Road and gravel news: Due to the Mosier Fire, there is no access to Dry Creek, Osburne Cutoff, Carroll Road, Mosier Creek Road, or other roads in the area. Given significant numbers of fire vehicles on the road, it’s best to avoid the area completely. Motorized report: as of 8/1, Post Canyon is closed to motorized use due to fire danger. Other Post news: Eldorado is closed about 100 yards before the Mixed Tape intersection due to timber harvesting. HRATS will be putting in a short hike-a-bike to Uptrack to allow for riding up to the top of Bad Motor Scooter.
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Local Events
Events this weekend: the virtual Gorge Paddle Challenge is on through tomorrow – time your fastest run from Viento to Hood River. There’s a “Save the Post Office” rally in The Dalles today. Cascade Locks PTO has a car wash at Cascade Locks Elementary school.
Weekly events: there are sailboat races at the Hood River Marina every Wednesday evening. Dirty Fingers has a group mountain bike ride Thursday nights at 5:30pm. The small boat group has a friendly and distanced paddle on, I believe, Thursday nights. Cheno has an outdoor HIIT workout at Columbia High School in White Salmon at 6pm on Wednesday nights. That’s pretty much it for outdoor sports. 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 Wednesday evening at 6pm at 12th and May.
Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
Mt. Hood Meadows allows hiking 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. Timberline is allowing uphill access outside the permit area on the climbers’ trail only.Have an awesome day!
Temira
