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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
wet
sand
fewer
buns
Steven’s Locks
10-13
10-13
10-13
10-13
Swell-Hood River
10-13
10-13
10-13
10-13
Lyle to Doug’s
10-13
10-13
G15-20
G20-25
Rufus, etc.
10-13
15-20
21-26+
27-31
Roosevelt & Arlington
10-13
15-20
21-26+
27-31
Patrol
11:30a
3pm
dusk
Gorge Wind Forecast
Active weather continues again today, and as usual, the dynamics contribute to complexity in the forecast. Working in our favor today is stronger Pacific high pressure – it’s 1030mb this morning. Add inland gradients of .06 (pdx-dls) and .07 (dls-psc), and you have all the signs pointing eastward. The western Gorge will be cloudy all day with scattered showers. Another sign you should head east!
Morning westerlies will be 10-15 all through the Gorge. The western Gorge holds at gusty 5-15 all day. By midday, westerlies build to 24-28 from Avery to Boardman. Lyle to Doug’s are questionable; with clouds and sprinkles forecast for The Dalles at times, they’re likely to be gusty and lighter. Looking at the afternoon, we see another weak system approaching. Models suggest the offshore high pressure and desert sunshine will keep the wind going, but it’ll be less reliable; expect gusty 27-31 from Avery to Threemile. High temp Hood River: 65. Arlington: 70F.
A low wanders into the BC offshore waters on Sunday morning and moves inland in the late afternoon or evening. In response, Gorge wind goes light westerly or even calm for the first half of the day. Around 1pm or so, gusty westerlies return. You’ll find gusty, up-and-down 18-23 from Stevenson to Rufus. East of there: light westerlies. High temp Hood River: 64F.
Low pressure settles in over the Pacific Northwest on Monday for a cool, mostly cloudy, relatively calm day. It’s likely the westerlies will be 0-10 in the morning. They’ll build to gusty, unreliable 11-14 from Hood River to The Dalles in the afternoon. Stevenson: 5-10. East of The Dalles: light and variable.
Generally speaking, next week’s weather will be driven by offshore low pressure and inland troughing. That’s not ideal. It does mean we’ll see seasonable temps along with the lighter westerlies. Enjoy the wind today!
Coast, Jones, Sauvie’s
Coast (north/central/south, waves. Wind direction north unless otherwise noted. Swell forecast from NWS.) Saturday: WNW10-15/NW5-10/N25-30, W swell 7′ at 10 seconds rising to 10′ at 14 seconds. Sunday: W10-15/W10-15/LTV, W 9′ @ 12. Monday: W5/W5/NW10-15, W 8′ @10. Jones Saturday: 5-10. Sunday/Monday: LTV. Sauvie’s Saturday: WNW 10-15. Sunday: SW 10-15. Monday N 5-10.
Mt. Hood Weather forecast
On vacation unless some wintry weather happens.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Clouds all day with intermittent drizzle. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and mid 60’s later. Light westerlies. 91% chance of rainbows. Sunday starts partly cloudy and high overcast and turns cloudy with a period of drizzle in the evening. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and mid 60’s later. Light wind first half of the day. Moderate westerlies in the afternoon. 72% chance of rainbows. Monday will be cloudy, then partly cloudy, then mostly cloudy with sprinkles or drizzle possible in the morning. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and upper 60’s later. Light westerlies. 94% chance of rainbows.
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Cycling
From the 44trails.org website… Open trails: Eightmile, Fifteenmile, Bottle Prairie, Dog River, Superconnector, Cedar, Knebal, Cooks (to 1.5 miles above the 4410 road), 450 to the junction with 15 mile, Underhill. Post Canyon: the trail from the bottom of Post Canyon to Seven Streams Staging Area is now closed. It’s on private land. Respect the closure. Surveyor’s Ridge: clear of snow and trees. Other 44 Road Trails: clearing in progress. Cows are out on Hospital Hill. No parking at the corral. No dogs on the trails. No exceptions. Please respect the wishes of the landowners – they let us use their land, and in return, we respect their rules! New Whoopdee: open. Other news: Mountain View Cycles women’s ride is every Thursday, bottom of Post at 5:30pm. Dirty Fingers has the Post n’ Pint on Thursday evenings at 5:30pm from the shop. They also have the women’s Post n’ Pinot Wednesday evening at 5:30pm from the shop.
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Local Events
Not much happening thanks to the pandemic… Have an awesome day!
