| Your favorite launch | dawn patrol |
morning max | afternoon max | executive session |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwash (Rooster) Rock | hot | day | buns | display | |
| Stevenson | LTV | 10-13 | 19-22 | 19-22 | |
| Viento | LTV | 10-13 | 19-22 | 19-22 | |
| Swell-Hood River | LTV | 10-13 | 19-22 | 19-22 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | LTV | 10-13 | 19-22 | 19-22 | |
| Rufus, etc. | LTV | LTV | 10-13+ | 19-22 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | calm | calm | calm | 10-13 | |
| River flow last 24 hours: 169-201kcfs | =River temp: 54.50F | High temp: 88F | |||
Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! It’s a dead calm start to the day today. The river is complete glass in front of my house. For those of you who like powered water sports, get it now! We’ll be back to westerlies by the afternoon. If you’re seeking a big day on the river, watch Monday and potentially Wednesday/Thursday, although there’s a lot of spread in the forecast beyond Tuesday.
For Saturday, as I said, we start dead calm. Early in the afternoon, the heat low responsible for yesterday’s heat in the metro area shifts across the Cascades and sets up camp in the desert. Off the coast, strong high pressure persists. By 2pm, we should have 11-14 form Stevenson to Hood River. The wind builds to 19-22 from Stevenson to Avery mid-afternoon and then spreads east to Rufus in the evening. River flow over the last 24 hours was 169-201kcfs, river temp is 54.5F, and high temp forecast is 88F.
Sunday sees an approaching weak wave of energy offshore. This combines with the offshore high and inland heat low for another windy day. Dawn Patrol probably won’t be much – just 10-13 from Viento to Swell. Give it a few hours for the desert heat to get going, and you’ll find 21-24 from Stevenson to Doug’s with 14-17 from Avery to Arlington. Afternoon wind may drop to 14-17 at Swell while holding at 21-24 at Stevenson and Viento. Lyle to Arlington rise to 23-26. As the metro area starts to cool off in the evening, Swell and Hood River may bounce back into the low 20’s. High temp: 82F.
Marine clouds push at least as far as Hood River on Monday. Desert conditions: still warm and sunny. This sets us up for dawn patrol at 23-26 from Viento to Mosier (probably gusty under the clouds). The wind just keeps building. It eventually rises to 28-32 form Stevenson to Arlington in the afternoon. High temp will be down about 10 degrees – the forecast for Hood River is 71F. High pressure builds inland sometime Tuesday for lesser westerlies, but models suggest the Hatch dawn patrol could be in the low 20s before a quick fade. After that, there’s a lot of disagreement in the ensembles about the overall picture. That said, they are hinting at moderately strong westerlies both Wednesday and Thursday. We’ll keep watching. Have fun out there today. Warm air. Cold water. West wind. Enjoy!
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
Good morning skiers and riders! The best part of the weather today happened last night with a gorgeous aurora Borealis over the mountain. This weekend’s snow will be slushy pretty much from the get-go. Conditions stay that way through at least the middle part of next week. Models are pretty mushy in their agreement after Tuesday or Wednesday.
Saturday will be sunny with temps rising to 60F at 5000′. The freezing level will be around 13,000′. Wind: W 15 all day. Sunday will be sunny all day with temps maxing out in the low to mid 50s. Freezing level: 13,000′ to start dropping to 10,000′ overnight. Wind: W 10 early, W 15 later, and NW 20-30 overnight. Monday: sunny with the freezing level at 10,000′ and temps maxing out in the upper 40s. Wind: NW 20-30 all day fading to N 10 overnight. Sunday, warm weather continues Tuesday. After that: a fair bit of range in the forecasts. We’ll leave it here. Enjoy the spring skiing!
Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Forecast – On vacation ‘til summer unless otherwise noted
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
Saturday: sunny. Temps near 50 early (open windows) and in the upper 80s later (close windows). Calm wind early. Moderate westerlies later. No rainbows. Sunday will be sunny. Upper 50s early (open windows) and low 80s later (close windows). Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Monday starts partly cloudy and probably stays that way. Low 50s early. Low 70s later. Open windows all day. Strong westerlies. No rainbows.
Local-ish Events
Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!
There’s a work party for the new hike/horse/run trail in Post. Meet 5/25 at 9am at Family Man Staging Area. There’s a weekly social for Wind Johnnies (The Gorge Wind Social) at Ferment Brewing every 3rd Monday this summer. The first is Monday, May 20th at 5:30pm. 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. The Tri Club is done for the season. 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
Post, Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, Syncline, and probably Nestor (you check and tell me) are open. Cows are out on Hospital Hill. NO DOGS. That means you, all of you, even your dog that’s [insert adjective]. No dogs. Do not risk access for everyone. No parking at the corral. Whoopdee flowers are in full bloom. Hospital Hill and Syncline have ticks, oaks, and flowers. Columbia Hills is full of flowers and open to your bike. Definitely got a Tack Alert going on out there right now – lots of good dirt. It’s trail-building season. Get on the HRATS mailing list if you’d like to help out. If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.
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