Saturday: the lightest day of the next five, but still windy…

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Gorge Wind Forecast

It’s Saturday – welcome to the weekend! The Gorge Downwind Champs participants will be downwinding all over the place west of Hood River for the next week or so. Keep any eye out for folx coming from upwind rather than crosswind. There will be plenty of wind for all the activities today, yet again. This is the lightest wind day of the next five, but the westerlies should still touch 20mph this afternoon.

Looking into the details, we have ridging (higher pressure) pushing in from the Intermountain West. That’s knocked the gradients down some. Offshore high pressure, cooler air in Portland, and sunshine in the desert will combine today. Keep an eye on the late evening session for a chance at stronger wind. Westerlies start at 15-18 from Viento to Swell with 5-10 at Stevenson and eastward to Rufus. It’s a little windier at Arlington, but don’t be tempted; it’ll drop to light and variable today. Westerlies hold at 15-18 through early afternoon from Viento to Swell. Stevenson and Hood River join late morning. Mosier is likely as well. East of there: not much more than 5-10 until the evening. Late in the day, westerlies bump to 20-23 between Stevenson and Hood River with 18-21 near Rowena and 15-18 at Rufus. East of there: nothing. River flow is 122kcfs. River temp is 70F. High temp forecast for Hood River: 82F.

A weak low moves from the offshore waters towards Vancouver Island on Sunday. Ridging continues to affect surface pressure in the eastern Gorge. That also drives temps up about 5F. Morning westerlies will be 17-20 from Viento to Swell with 9-12 everywhere else. Afternoon: 20-23 from Stevenson to Mosier, 15-18 near Rowena, 10-13 in the Maryhill stretch, and light/variable wind to the east. High temp: upper 80’s.

Broad troughiness along the coast on Monday combines with the affects of the inland ridge for a gusty day of wind. Models suggest 21-24 in the morning and 23-26 midday, strongest in the Corridor. There’s a hint of 25-28 from Lyle east to Rufus in the afternoon with a steep drop in speeds in the western Gorge. It’s quite likely the wind will underperform these numbers. High temp: 85F.

Slightly cooler weather and stronger wind (27-31) is in the forecast for Tuesday. Wednesday looks like 25-28. Lesser westerlies are predicted for the latter half of next week, but still should hit 20mph. Enjoy!  

Coast, Jones, Coast (north/central/south, waves. Wind Coast (north/central/south, waves. Wind direction north unless otherwise noted. Swell forecast from NWS.) Saturday: 15-20/15-20/30-35, W swell 5′ at 9. Sunday: 15-20/15-20/30-35, W 5′ @ 9. Monday: NW10/N10-15/N25-30, W 3′ @ 8. Jones Saturday: 11-14. Sunday: 18-22. Monday: 13-16. Sauvie’s Saturday: 11-14. Sunday: 12-15. Monday: 14-17.  

Mt. Hood Weather forecast

On vacation unless some wintry weather happens.  

Hood River Weather Forecast

Clear sky for the next three days. For Saturday, temps start in the low 60’s and rise to the low 80’s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Sunday starts near 60 and ends in the upper 80’s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Monday starts near 60 and ends in the mid 80’s. 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

SDS (Whoopdee, Underwood), BLC, HFM, DGS, and Kreps Land (Hospital Hill) are now closed until the end of fire season. It is also vital that people respect this closure to maintain positive relationships between the landowners and trail users.

Open trails: Post, Falls Creek, Lewis River, Sandy Ridge, Columbia Hills, Gorge 400, Plains of Abraham / Ape Canyon. 44 Road: Eightmile, Fifteenmile, Bottle Prairie, Dog River, Superconnector, Cedar, Knebal, Cooks Meadows, 450 to the top, Underhill. Siouxon and Huffman Peak are “temporarily closed” due to wildfire last year.

Maple Road in Post Canyon is closed. DO NOT drive past the closed signs. If you do so, you will jeopardize TRAIL access for the entire summer. This is the road that runs to the west, just north of the Binns/Riorden intersection. Also, the trail from the bottom of Post Canyon to Seven Streams Staging Area is now closed. It’s on private land. Respect the closure.  

Local Events

The Gorge Downwind Champs start this weekend. They are looking for “volunteers” with WA alcohol server licenses to help at their beer garden at the Skamania County Fairgrounds. $25/hour. On Saturday, there is a 44 Trails work party. Get more information on the 44trails.org website.

IFPL 3 restrictions go into effect on 7/16. No more motorized use in Post Canyon trails or other trails west of Highway 35. Mountain View Cycles women’s ride is every Thursday, bottom of Post at 5:30pm. They have an all-genders ride at 6pm on Wednesday, end of the pavement on Post Canyon Road. Their shop road ride leaves at 9am on Saturday for a 2 hour ride. 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. Oregon E-Bikes has ladies’ rides at 7:30am Sunday and Monday. The Small Boat Group does paddles every Thursday evening at 6pm. Hatch laps are the latest thing they do.

Other weekly events. Tuesday night there’s meditation with the Pacific Hermitage Monks at 5:15 (1 hour) and 6:30 (30 minutes followed by a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. Triathlon practice with the Tri Club is Tuesday at 6pm at West Mayer State Park. Sailboat races happen Wednesday night from the Hood River Marina.  

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