| Your favorite launch | dawn patrol |
morning max | afternoon max | executive session |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwash (Rooster) Rock | too | hot | buns | burn | |
| Stevenson | LTV | LTV | 16-19 | 19-22 | |
| Viento | LTV | LTV | 16-19 | 19-22 | |
| Swell-Hood River | LTV | LTV | 16-19 | 19-22 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | LTV | LTV | 16-19 | 19-22 | |
| Rufus, etc: 130-193kcfs flow | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
| River flow last 24 hours: 112-193kcfskcfs | =River temp: 67.46F | High temp: 98F | |||
Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! The heat wave continues, but we’ll hang on to west wind for at least part of it. The lightest day will be Monday. We’re not going to have enough wind to get on the water that day. Late Tuesday, the ridge and heat low shift inland and drive late-day west wind. Fingers crossed this happens early enough for us to take advantage of it. If not, Wednesday looks like a big day despite lingering temps in the 90s.
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Sunday sees the hot weather and moderate west wind continue. Down at the Event Site, we have KB4C. Today’s events: a swim race, some sort of wind event, and a rubber duckie race. There should be enough wind to pull off an actual wind event. So. Sunday started with pressures of 29.92/29.90/29.92 for gradients of W 0.02 and E 0.02. Not much happens this morning. As the desert heat outpaces the west side (which is impressive, as the west side will be pushing 100), westerlies pick up. By early afternoon, we’ll have 15-18 from Stevenson to Mosier with 11-14 from Lyle to Doug’s. The wind rises to 17-20 fro a couple hours from Stevenson to Mosier before dropping to 14-17 then returning at 19-22 after 5pm. Out near Rowena, westerlies slowly build to 19-22. River flow over the last 24 hours was 112-193kcfs, river temp is 67.46F, and high temp forecast is 98F.
Ridging builds in earnest on Monday and shuts things down. The wind will be calm for most of the day. As the desert approaches 111 degrees in the late afternoon, we could see westerlies at 10mph from Stevenson to Hood River. High temp: 105F. Ouch. That’s hot.
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Tuesday will be equally hot and slightly more humid, but it also brings the possibility of a late-day shot of strong west wind. That’s just the shot the doctor ordered. The day starts calm. It stays that way for most of the day. If the timing works out just right, we’ll see the wind build mid afternoon into the evening. Call it 17-20 from Stevenson to Hood River by 5pm and 23-26+ from Stevenson to Doug’s after 5pm. These cooldowns can be delayed, so keep your fingers crossed. High temp: 105F.
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Extended: the heat low shifts firmly to the desert on Tuesday, and high temps drop about 15 degrees for the west side. It’ll still be hot: 90 degrees or so. Thanks to moderately strong offshore high pressure and a deep heat low in the 110 degree desert, we’ll have west wind at 28-33. Thursday is a long ways out, but for now, it looks like 25-28. Models keep the strong west wind around through at least Friday. Let’s leave it there for now. Stay hydrated. See you on the water.
Jones, Sauvie Island, Oregon Coast
North/Central/South coast, waves (swell forecast provided by NWS). Wind forecast for the afternoon (unless it’s a storm on the coast, in which case that’s peak wind during the day). Wind direction N (coast/Sauvie Island) and W (Jones) unless otherwise noted. Sunday: NW10/N10-15/20-25, N swell 2′ at 4 seconds. Monday: 15-20/25-20/25, N 3′ @ 5. Tuesday: NW15/NW10/N20-25, N 3′ @ 4. Jones Sunday: 13-16. Monday: 15-18. Tuesday: 26-29. Sauvie Island Sunday: 11-14. Monday: 16-19. Tuesday: 18-21.
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
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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
Sunny and hot. Sunday starts in the upper 50s and rise to the upper 90s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Monday will be hotter. Mid 60s to start and 105 to finish. Calm wind early. Light westerlies later. No rainbows. Tuesday starts in the upper 60s and rises to 105 or so. Calm early. Strong westerlies in the evening. 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 weekly social for Wind Johnnies (The Gorge Wind Social) at Ferment Brewing every 3rd Monday this summer.
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. Columbia Gorge Tri Club meets at Mayer State Park at 6pm Tuesdays. 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.
Sign-ups are open for the Gorge Ultimate Summer League: https://gorge.ultimatecentral.com/e/summer-league-2024
Wingfoil racing starts July 2nd: https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/mgmt_event_menu.php?regatta_id=28193
Post Canyon Junior Enduro MTB series: https://cooperspuralpineteam.org/mountain-bike/fun-fridays-kids-enduro-series-post-canyon/
Cycling
Dirt is great in post as of 6/19. Post, Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, Syncline, Columbia Hills, and Nestor are open. Eightmile, Knebal, Bottle Prairie, Surveyor’s, Dog River, SuperConnector, and Cook Meadows are open. Fifteenmile is clear of snow but has not been cleared of downed trees. Lewis River is open. I received an email that Falls Creek is open. That is USFS land, and E-bikes are not allowed. 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.
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