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Gorge Wind Forecast

As suspected, my on-call shift this weekend wiped out my ability to do a forecast yesterday and resulted in today’s forecast being very late. Given that the clouds are deep and will be slow to burn off, it’s not the worst day for that!

Let’s look at the details. An upper low off the BC coast sent clouds all the way into the eastern Gorge overnight. Gradients are currently .07 and .04. that’s a good sign for the eastern Gorge today, as is the potential for clouds to burn off earlier out there. Early wind will be gusty 15-18 between Stevenson and The Dalles with 17-21 east to Arlington. The wind will build slowly today. By early afternoon, you’ll find 23-26 from Mosier to Avery with gusty 21-24 from Viento to Hood River and also at Arlington. Stevenson will probably still be cloudy with gusty 15-18. Late in the day, the wind picks up to 24-27 from Mosier to Threemile and holds at 21-24 in the west where the sun will finally have come out. River flow is 103kcfs. River temp is 69F. High temp Hood River: 71F.

Monday starts clear and chilly with a low near 50. That may keep wind from materializing for a bit. Models suggest 12-15 from Viento to Hood River to start the day, but less is certainly possible. Wait until afternoon, and you’ll have 18-21 between Stevenson and Mosier with 10-13 to The Dalles and lighter wind out east. High temp: 74F. Tuesday looks light and variable or possibly even light easterly. Westerlies return in the low to mid 20’s through Friday. Enjoy!  

Coast, Jones, Coast

Coast (north/central/south, waves. Wind direction north unless otherwise noted. Swell forecast from NWS.) Sunday: NW5-10/N10-15/N25-30, NW swell 6′ at 8 seconds. Monday: NNW10-15/N20-25+/N30-35+, NW 4′ @ 8. Tuesday: 20-25/10-15/25-30, NW 3′. Jones sunday: 7-10. Monday: 5-8. Tuesday: 14-17. Sauvie’s Sunday: 7-10. Monday: 9-12. Tuesday: 7-10.  

Mt. Hood Weather forecast

On vacation unless some wintry weather happens.  

Hood River Weather Forecast

Cloudy sky this morning eventually turns clear. Temps will be in the low 60’s early and low 70’s later. Moderate to strong westerlies. No rainbows. Monday will be sunny all day. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and mid 70’s later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Tuesday will be clear. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and upper 70’s later. Light and variable wind. 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. DNR land in Eastern Washington (Buck Creek / Nestor Peak) is all closed to recreation due to fire danger.

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, Gunsight, Underhill. Siouxon has reopened. Huffman: not sure.

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

This weekend, Friday through Sunday, is Pacific Crest Trail Days at Thunder Island in Cascade Locks. It’s a great place to see all the latest, greatest camping gear.

IFPL 3 restrictions west of Highway 35 went into effect on 7/16. No more motorized use in Post Canyon trails. 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 at the Hatchery.

Other weekly events. Normally on 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. In-person meditation is on “pause” due to the recent Covid surge. It will happen on the Pacific Hermitage YouTube page at 6:30. 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. There are also lesser races on Friday nights. Cheno’s workout is every Saturday at 10am at the Ferment Lawn in Hood River ($10). Families in the Park starts August 5th at Jackson Park and runs for several weeks on Thursday evening.  

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