Sunday: breezy and warm pretty much every day into the future…

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The Forecast

Your favorite beach	Dawn Patrol	9am- 11:30a	11:30a- 3pm	3pm- dusk
Today’s Gorge Wind – these are ranges for the average speed, not a predicted wind range. =)
Rooster Rock	wind	free	buns	free
Stevenson	7-10	13-16	20-23	20-23
Viento	20-23	20-23	20-23	20-23
Swell-Hood River	14-17	19-22	19-22	14-17
Lyle to Doug’s	13-16	13-16	20-23	20-23
Rufus, etc.	13-16	13-16	13-16	13-16
Roosevelt & Arlington	13-16	13-16	13-16	13-16

Gorge Wind Forecast

Happy Sunday, everyone! It’s another breezy day here in the Gorge, and the breezy weather is going to stick around all the way through this upcoming week. If you’re making plans for next weekend, hold off for now – we’re waiting for more model consensus to determine if it’ll be hot and windy or just plain hot. Take into account the fact that there’s a CGW2 swap meet next Sunday.

Looking at this Sunday, we have a breezy start. Westerlies are in the teens all the way from Viento to Arlington. By mid-morning, we’ll have 19-22 from Viento to Mosier with Stevenson joining not long after. Models keep this going until early afternoon. At that point, they indicate a shift eastward: 20-23 from Mosier to Doug’s with 14-17 from Stevenson to Hood River. That said, Stevenson generally ignores what the models say for the afternoon. Let’s leave it at 19-22. Also on their own plan are the eastern Gorge sites, Avery to Arlington. While models suggested not-much out there yesterday, they hung on to their morning mid-teens. Let’s keep them at 13-16 today. One thing to keep in mind is a bit of instability in SW Washington and around Mt. Adams. This could disrupt wind quality and quantity near Hood River in the afternoon. River flow yesterday was 115-166kcfs, river temp is 65F, and high temp forecast is 83F.

Apply that convection mention to Monday as well – a disruption moving through during the day may affect wind quality and reliability. That said… extensive morning marine clouds lead to stronger wind throughout the day. Dawn Patrol fires off with 21-24 from Stevenson to Mosier and 12-15 from Lyle to Arlington. Midday westerlies build to 25-28 from Viento to Mosier, 18-21+ between Lyle and Doug’s, and 15-18 out east. Afternoon wind will dip in the west and hold to the east. Expect Stevenson to finally join at 24-27. Viento to Mosier drop to 21-24, and Lyle to Rufus rise to 24-27 with a chance of more near Rufus. Arlington should make it to the low 20’s. High temp: 79F.

A strong Dawn Patrol on Tuesday fades a bit but still… plenty of wind for every sport. Wake up early for 25-29 from Viento to Mosier with 18-21 east to Arlington. Stevenson will be 10ish under the clouds. Afternoon wind fills in at 23-26 from Stevenson to Rufus. If that works for you, you’ll like Wednesday and Thursday and Friday – the forecast is similar to Tuesday. As I said earlier, we’ll hold off on a forecast for next weekend. Looking for the windiest day of the week? Ensembles like Tuesday.

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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast

Wind speed in knots. Direction Northerly unless otherwise noted for Coast. Westerly for Jones. Northerly for Sauvie Island. North/Central/South, waves. Wave forecast provided by NWS. Sunday: 15/15-20/25-30, W swell 2′ at 8 seconds. Monday: NW5-10/NW10-15/N25-30+, W 1′ @ 14. Tuesday: LTNW/LTNW/N25-30, W 3′ @ 12. Jones Sunday: 22-25. Monday: 21-24. Tuesday: 17-20. Sauvie Island Sunday: 13-16. Monday: 13-16. Tuesday: 10-13.

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

On vacation until fall unless something extraordinary happens.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Clear sky this morning adds some convective clouds towards Mt. Adams this afternoon. Temps will be near 60 early and in the low 80’s later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Monday will be partly cloudy. Temps start in the mid 50’s and rise to the upper 70’s. Strong westerlies. No rainbows. Tuesday will be partly cloudy in the morning with high clouds in the afternoon. Temps start in the upper 50’s and rise to the upper 70’s. Strong westerlies. No rainbows.

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Local-ish Events

Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know! The Mt. Hood Megaloop kite competition window runs June 23 (or 24 or 25 – I’ve seen all those start dates in various media) to July 3 at Rufus. There are still spots open. The Strawberry Fields Forever footrace/ultra is this weekend. The Vortex Gorge paddle race is Sunday from Home Valley to Drano. There’s an ice cream social (free ice cream! Free admission!) at History Museum of Hood River on June 27th. There’s a CGW2 swap meet at Lot 1 Sunday, July 2nd.

On June 24th (sat) at 8:45am will be the final brush and bike party up on the backside of Nestor Peak Trail. This section is pretty cool – it includes the old growth Middle Fork Grove, is up above 3k and doesn’t have poison oak. After the brush work, you can hike to Monte Carlo summit or take advantage of a shuttle ride and pedal all the way to Nestor Peak and down. Meet at Northwestern Park.

Regular weekly events: NK Studios in Bingen has a donation-based yoga class at 7:30am every Tuesday. 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. 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 above Ferment Brewing.

Regular bike rides (thanks to the Hood River Area Trail Stewards for collecting). Tuesday is Mountain View’s ride. Meet at 5:45pm on Post Canyon Drive where the pavement ends. Wednesday is the Evo/Kickstand all-ability, no-drop Post Canyon ride. 5:30 from the shop or join along the way. All abilities welcome. Thursday is Mountain View’s women’s ride. 5:30pm, Seven Streams Trailhead. No drop. Thursday is also the Dirty Fingers Post and Pint. 5:30 from the shop or later at Family Man. This is hardcore, race-pace. Saturday morning is the Mountain View road/gravel ride. Two hours. 12-14mph average speed. Starting May 6th, Oregon Ebikes has the women’s ride at 8:30am. Meet at Seven Streams parking lot for a 1.5 to 2 hour ride.

Cycling

How much rain do you need to make brown pow out of dust? Somewhere between 0.1” and 0.25”. When’s it gonna happen? Who the heck knows? Did it rain on the 44 trail system over the last few days? Go check it out and tell me! Logging is happening on Hospital Hill on the trail between the top of Roll Baby Roll and the Bench. This means you cannot make a full circle. You could ride Bad Wolf and Millennium as a loop. You can ride Roll Baby Roll and Triple Bypass as a loop. You cannot access Treehugger at this time. Post is clear of snow to the top. Dog River and Surveyor’s are clear. Bottle Prairie, 8 Mile, Underhill, Cedar Creek, Lower Cooks, and Super Connector are open and already dusty. Fifteenmile is rideable. Super Duper Connector is open. Nestor Peak is clear of snow. The USFS website says that Lewis River is open and clear. The Forest Loop above Trout Lake is open as is the mixed surface Sleeping Beauty/8810 loop. Always remember to consider gravel riding! If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.

Valuable Advice for Gardeners Inhabiting Neighboring Areas

You have an unusual solstice-week opportunity. With the clouds and the chance of drizzle and the cool temps, you have a perfect opportunity to sow seeds. Replace your lettuce. Drop in another round of cilantro. Add some arugula. Carve out a little trench for some carrots. Water them, and you might just get away with once-a-day watering through Monday. It’s also a decent time to add some plants to your garden. They’ll prefer this gentle start to a harsh, hot-weather transplant. Happy gardening.