| Your favorite launch | dawn patrol |
morning max | afternoon max | executive session |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwash (Rooster) Rock | clouds | n drizzle | hide the | pizzles | |
| Stevenson | G20-23 | G20-23 | G20-23 | G23-26 | |
| Viento | G20-23 | G20-23 | G20-23 | G23-26 | |
| Swell-Hood River | G20-23 | G20-23 | G20-23 | G23-26 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | 13-16 | 20+ | 29-32 | 29-32 | |
| Rufus, etc: 151-193kcfs flow | 13-16 | 20+ | 29-32 | 29-32 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 13-16 | 20+ | 29-32 | 29-32 | |
| River flow last 24 hours: 136-193kcfs | =River temp: 62.42F | High temp: 72F | |||
Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! The wind is taking its sweet time getting going this morning despite big surface pressure gradients. But get going it shall! We’ll have a bit day focused east of Mosier. Lesser wind Monday sets up a nice day for those of you who don’t want it nuking. Tuesday might be a rest day. It might not. Either way, westerlies return on Wednesday and almost certainly stick around through next weekend.
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Sunday kicks off with clouds as far east as Doug’s Beach, which means the focus will be to the east until those clouds burn away. Actually, the focus will be at Windance, where there’s a swap meet! 6am pressures were 30.07/29.91/29.86 for gradients of 0.16 and 0.05. Despite those big gradients, wind speeds were generally in the teens to start the day. Exception: Viento to Swell at 20mph. If you want big wind, wait until early afternoon. Areas from Avery to Threemile rise to 29-32. Lyle to Doug’s will likely join as well when the clouds burn off. Trickier to forecast today are those areas west of Lyle. This really depends on what the clouds do; models have partly cloudy sky in Hood River until the end of the day. Let’s call it gusty 20-23 from Stevenson to Mosier with a period of gusty 23-26 possible late in the day. River flow over the last 24 hours was 136-193kcfs, river temp is 62.42F, and high temp forecast is 72F for Hood River and 77F for Arlington.
A weak system moves towards BC on Monday and falls apart in the afternoon. The hottest weather focuses on The Dalles. This shifts the wind back to the Corridor. Dawn Patrol looks like 20-23 from Stevenson to Hood River with 17-20 at Mosier and 10-13 out east. The wind dips to 12-15 mid-morning. It returns to 17-20 from Stevenson to Hood River late afternoon. High temp: 79F with partly cloudy sky to start and clear sky later.
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Ridging takes over on Tuesday and equalizes, or nearly equalizes, temps across the Cascades. This sets us up for a lighter day. Models suggest the Gorge will eek out 13-16 from Stevenson to Hood River. Looking ahead to Wednesday, we cool off from Tuesday’s heat. Models just love the idea of a big day on the river, say upper 20s to low 30s. Ensembles peg Friday as a lighter day, but they bring stronger wind back next weekend. Have a fabulous day on the water today!
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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: LTW/LTNW/N30-35, W swell 6′ at 8 seconds. Monday: 20/20/25-30+, W 7′ @ 11. Tuesday: 15/10-15/15, NW 5′ @ 10. Jones Sunday: LTW. Monday: 19-22. Tuesday: 19-22. Sauvie Island Sunday: 13-16. Monday: 14-17. Tuesday: LTN.
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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
Partly cloudy sky this morning clears this afternoon. Temps will be in the low 60s early and low 70s later. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Monday will be partly cloudy then clear. Temps start near 50 and rise to nearly 80. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Tuesday will be sunny. Temps start in the low 50s and rise to the upper 80s. Light to moderate westerlies. 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. On June 25th, Brave Endeavors hosts a pride MTB ride at Post Canyon at 5:30pm. June 30th is Vortex #3, a paddling race.
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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