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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
calm
wind
lazy
buns
Steven’s Locks
LTV
LTV
11-14
19-22
Viento
LTV
LTV
11-14
19-22
Swell-Hood River
LTV
LTV
11-14
19-22
Lyle to Doug’s
LTV
LTV
11-14
19-22
Rufus, etc.
LTV
LTV
LTV
LTV
Roosevelt & Arlington
LTV
LTV
LTV
LTV
Patrol
11:30a
3pm
dusk
Gorge Wind Forecast
It’s perfectly glassy in Hood River to start the day. If that’s what you’re looking for – no wind at all – get out there and enjoy it right now. Westerlies return early to mid afternoon and stick around through Tuesday. After that, models are suggesting another round of light and variable or light easterly wind for at least a couple of days.
Looking at Sunday, we see KB4C riders impatiently awaiting the start of the Derby. That’ll have to wait until afternoon. With gradients at 0.00 (pdx-dls) and E 0.01 (dls-psc) and cool temps in the desert, it’ll take some time. In the afternoon, offshore high pressure combines with a trough (and cool air) inching closer from the west and (key piece) the heat low shifting east of the Cascades. By 2pm we should have 11-14 from Stevenson to Swell, perhaps to Hood River, but perhaps not quite yet. By 5pm, the wind extends from Stevenson to Mosier at 19-22 and holds through sunset. River flow is 114kcfs, river temp is 69F, and high temp forecast is 86F.
Deep marine clouds push into the west half of the state on Monday and heat sticks around in the desert. Dawn Patrol kicks off with 27-31 from Viento to Mosier, 20-23 to The Dalles, and 14-17 in the eastern Gorge. It won’t be long before we’ll see 28-32 all the way from Viento to Threemile with periods of 30-35 possible near Doug’s and The Wall, and possibly to the east as well. Stevenson is likely to remain in the clouds with gusty 20-25. High temp Hood River: 69F. Arlington: 77F.
Tuesday starts partly cloudy and turns clear in the afternoon. Westerlies start the day with 19-22 from Viento to Moiser with 12-15 east to Arlington and 5-10 at Stevenson. Sometime around midday, the wind settles in at 21-24 from Viento to Mosier and then fills in to Rufus in the afternoon. Stevenson: 15-18ish after the clouds burn off. High temp: 69F. Wednesday starts with light westerlies and either turns even lighter or switches to light easterly or calm wind. Thursday’s forecast is currently for easterlies at 10-15 or so. Have a great time at the Derby today, and enjoy the nuker tomorrow
Coast, Jones, Coast
Coast (north/central/south, waves. Wind direction north unless otherwise noted. Swell forecast from NWS.) Sunday: 15-20+/15-20+/30-40, NW swell 4′ at 8 seconds. Monday: LTW/N5-10/N30-35, NW 5′ @ 8. Tuesday: NW10/N10-15/N30-40, NW 5′ @ 9. Jones Sunday: 22-25. Monday: 8-11. Tuesday: 12-15. Sauvie’s Sunday: 14-17. Monday: 8-11. Tuesday: 6-9.
Mt. Hood Weather forecast
On vacation unless some wintry weather happens.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Clear sky sticks around all day. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and mid 80’s later. Light wind in the morning. Moderate westerlies from mid-afternoon on. No rainbows. Monday will be partly cloudy then clear. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and upper 60’s later. Very strong westerlies. No rainbows. Tuesday starts partly cloudy and ends clear. Temps will be near 50 early and in the upper 60’s later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows.
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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. Columbia Hills is closed due to fire danger.
Open trails: Post, Falls Creek, Lewis River, Sandy Ridge, 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
Kiteboard for Cancer is this weekend at the Hood River Event Site.
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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