Sunday: last windy day for a while

August 8, 2021

Sunday: last windy day for a while

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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	overcast	sky	buns	cry!
Steven’s Locks	17-20	17-20	12-15	12-15
Viento	20-23	17-20	13-16	13-16
Swell-Hood River	15-18	13-16	13-16	13-16
Lyle to Doug’s	10-13	10-13	16-20	22-25
Rufus, etc.	25-28	25-28+	25-28	25-28
Roosevelt & Arlington	25-28	25-28	25-28	22-25

Gorge Wind Forecast

Deep marine clouds and offshore high pressure combine on Sunday for a solid day of desert westerlies. Starting Monday, we’ll be in the mid-latitude version of the doldrums. Winds turn light for four days. The only respite will be a light evening thermal breeze between Stevenson and Hood River.

So, get Sunday’s wind if you can. 6Am gradients were 0.11 (pdx-dls) and 0.05 (dls-psc). Readings were 18-21 from Stevenson to Mosier with 10-13 near Lyle and 25-28 east of The Dalles. Models suggest your best bet will remain east of The Dalles today, with 25-28 pretty much all day between Avery and Arlington. Clouds stick around long enough in the western Gorge to drive the wind into the low teens between Stevenson and Hood River, perhaps Mosier too. You may do a bit better from Lyle to Doug’s in the afternoon – 22-25 is possible there. River flow is 108kcfs. River temp is 71F. Hood River high: 74. Biggs: 81.

Offshore high pressure battles with a heat low pushing northward on Monday. Gorge wind starts in the calm-to-light zone. That’s it for the daytime. Evening westerlies pick up to 8-11 from Stevenson to Hood River. Eastern Gorge: light and variable all day.

A light westerly breeze may (or may not) start Tuesday, but either way, the wind goes calm by mid-morning. Late in the day, the wind picks up to 11-14 or so from Stevenson to Hood River with 5-10 to The Dalles and light/variable wind to the east. Next chance of wind is Friday. Models hint that westerlies will stick around through the weekend. That said, the forecast is also for 105F through Saturday, so we may see that forecast change. Enjoy today, and stay cool this week!

Coast, Jones, Coast

Coast (north/central/south, waves. Wind direction north unless otherwise noted. Swell forecast from NWS.) Sunday: NW5-10/N15-20/N30-40, W swell 4′ at 8 seconds. Monday: 25-30/30-35/35-40, NW 5′ @ 8. Tuesday: 20-25/20-25+/25-35, NW 4-5′ @ 8. Jones sunday: 15-18. Monday: 14-17. Tuesday: 14-17. Sauvie’s Sunday: 7-10. Monday: 13-16. Tuesday: 15-18.

Mt. Hood Weather forecast

On vacation unless some wintry weather happens.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Partly to mostly cloudy sky this morning turns clear this afternoon. Temps will be in the low 60’s early (yay) and mid 70’s later (also yay). Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Monday will be sunny. Temps will be in the low 60’s early (yay) and mid 80’s later (closed windows). Calm wind becoming light westerly late. No rainbows. Tuesday will be sunny. Temps will be near 60 early and in the low 90’s later. Calm wind becoming light to moderate westerly after 5pm. No rainbows. Wednesday through Saturday look 100+ with Wednesday also being humid.

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 and Huffman Peak are “temporarily closed” due to wildfire last year.

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

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. 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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