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The Forecast
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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster Rock | closed | beach | clothed | buns | |
| Steven’s Locks | LTV | LTV | 8-11 | 8-11 | |
| Swell-Hood River | LTV | LTV | 8-11 | 8-11 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | LTV | LTV | 12-15 | G20-24 | |
| Rufus, etc. | LTV | LTV | g24-28 | g24-28 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | LTV | LTV | g24-28 | g24-28 | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Addition to the list: Rock Creek in Mosier is now closed to anyone who is not a resident of zip code 97040. This is due to visitors not practicing social distancing at the beach. All Oregon (Viento, Rowena) and Washington (Doug’s, Hatchery) State Parks are closed at this time. The Hood River Marina and Event Site are closed. The Army Corps has closed all parks (The Wall, Rufus, Roosevelt). Swell City is closed. Please do not come here to do wind sports. Do them close to home. If you’re local and getting on the water somehow, follow Maui rules: rig quickly, get in the water, and leave as soon as you are done. No hanging out. Maintain at least six feet space on land and on the water. Do not place yourself directly upwind or downwind of anyone. Don’t go harder than 50%, and keep your focus at 100%. This is not the time to get injured.
A progressive weather pattern sets us up for gusty westerlies of various sorts for the better part of the next week or so For Saturday, the morning starts light and variable. After a cold front moves through early afternoon, the western Gorge picks up to 8-11 or so. Rowena to Arlington rise to gusty 24-28. River flow is 195kcfs and temp is 52 degrees.
Sunday starts with very light westerlies. The wind goes calm midday. After 2pm or so, light westerlies return, slowly building to 10-13 from Stevenson to The Dalles. Monday starts with light westerlies as we wait for another weather system to move through. Afternoon wind: 10-13 in the west and very gusty 20-26 from Avery to Arlington.
Jones, Sauvie’s, and Coast forecast are on break to discourage travel.
Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
All the mountains are closed, the forest is closed, and neither in-bounds nor out-of-bounds snowsports are available at this time. Some of you will be tempted to go out backcountry skiing. Take a look at this sobering article about a recent BC rescue and consider carefully if you want to put others at risk. Remember, Timberline, Skibowl, and Meadows are all closed to uphill traffic at this time. This is to comply with Kate Brown’s executive orders. It’s the law, folks. Obey it!
On and off drizzle and wind fill the forecast for most of the next week for the mountains. Saturday’s going to be rainy. The snow level will be 8000′ int eh morning, 7000′ int eh afternoon, and 6500′ overnight. About 0.7” rain falls during the day followed by a trace overnight. Wind: SW 20-30 early, SW 30-40 in the afternoon, W 35 in the evening, and W 15 overnight.
Sunday looks clear for much of the day. High clouds and some light drizzle moves in overnight. The snow level will be 6500′ early, 8000′ in the afternoon, and 7000′ after midnight. Up to 0.2” rain falls overnight. Wind: W 15 in the morning, SW 10-15 in the afternoon. That builds to SW 35-50 after midnight. Monday looks drizzly with periods of sunshine. The snow level will be 7000′ early, 5500′ in the afternoon, and 10,000′ overnight. About 0.3” rain falls during the day – there may even be some wet snowflakes mixed in. A trace falls overnight. Wind: SW 35-50 early, W 35 in the afternoon, and SW 20-25 overnight. Similar weather continues for the rest of next week, assuming the forecast holds.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Clouds this morning give way to rain then partly cloudy sky. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and near 60 later. Light and variable wind early. Moderate westerlies later. 89% chance of rainbows. Sunday looks cloudy in the morning and sunny in the afternoon. Temps will be in the low 40’s early and upper 60’s later. Light west wind (calm most of the day). No rainbows. Monday looks cloudy with morning rain. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and low 60’s later. Light wind early. Moderate westerlies later. 99% 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
Trails on Hood River County land (Post Canyon, Pine Mont), will reopen for residents of Hood River County ONLY on April 28th. Staging and parking areas will remain closed. Other trails remain closed: SDS (Underwood, Whoopdee), and Kreps (Hospital Hill) lands are closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus by incoming hoards of visitors. DNR land (Nestor) is closed per the DNR website and a little tiny sign at the bottom of the Nestor trail. USFS (44 Road trails, Syncline) are closed. State Parks (Columbia Hills, Twin Tunnels) are closed.
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