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The Forecast
| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster Rock | warm | sunny | windless | bun day | |
| Steven’s Locks | LTW | LTW | LTW | 12-15? | |
| Swell-Hood River | 13-16 | 8-12 | LTW | 12-15? | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | LTW | LTW | LTW | LTW | |
| Rufus, etc. | LTW | LTW | LTW | LTW | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | LTW | LTW | LTW | LTW | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
It’s Sunday morning, and there’s not much to talk about in the Gorge for the next few days. I think I’ll take tomorrow morning off from the forecast! Westerlies will probably return in some form Wednesday afternoon, but after that, there’s quite a bit of disagreement in the models. For example, Friday’s high temp forecast is 79-92 degrees. The lower end of that would result in a nuker. The upper end: not so much! So, break out your light wind sport gear and your honey-do list and make the most of the next three days!
Sunday starts with pressures of 30.01/29.96/29.96 for 0.06 pdx-dls and nothin’ out east. The wind is in the 13-16 range Viento to Swell at Dawn Patrol time. It’ll drop to less than 10mph, perhaps even go calm, by midday. Why? Temps equalize all the way from Portland to the eastern desert, and a little heat low settles over the Cascades. It’s possible we’ll see a late evening thermal at 12-15 from Stevenson to Hood River. River flow readings are 81-160kcfs, river temp is 71F, and high temp forecast is 80F.
Monday starts calm. Easterlies pick up to 10-15mph from Rooster to Viento for a few hours and then die off to nothing by the afternoon. High temp: 92F. Tuesday starts with light easterlies, rises to E 15-20 from Rooster to Viento, and backs off to E 10mph in the afternoon. High temp: 98F. There’s a fair bit of model agreement on gusty mid-20’s westerlies on Wednesday. Thank goodness, because the high temp will be 98F. After Wednesday, and especially after Thursday, models show significant disagreement. More than likely it will be nuking the entire first week of September as I’ll be on a meditation retreat – that’s Murphy’s law, not an actual prediction. Have a great rest day!
Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast
Coast forecast (north/central/south, waves). Swell forecast provided by NWS. Wind direction northerly unless otherwise noted. Sunday: 15-20/20-25/30+, NW swell 5′ at 7 seconds. Monday: 20-25/15/??, NW 4′ @ 8. Tuesday: NW15-20+/LTW/S10, NW 4′ @ 9. Jones Sunday: 20-23. Monday: 11-14. Tuesday: 11-14. Sauvie’s Sunday: 214-17. Monday: 14-17. Tuesday: 15-18.
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – On vacation until next fall
Hood River Weather Forecast
Clear sky this morning stays clear. Temps start in the upper 50’s and rise to 80F. Light westerlies turn calm midday and become light again in the evening. No rainbows. Monday will be sunny. Temps start in the mid 50’s and end in the low 90’s. Calm wind. No rainbows. Tuesday will be sunny. Temps start in the low 60’s and climb to the upper 80’s. Light easterlies. 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! Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, you can get a donut and coffee for going for a run at Kickstand Coffee. The Small Boat paddlers have a group paddle at 6pm on Thursday at the Hatchery. Post and Pint happens Thursday evenings at 5:30. The women’s Post-and-Pinot ride is Wednesday evening at 5:30.
Cycling
As of Monday, 8/17, the following trails are closed due to fire danger: Hospital Hill, Underwood, Whoopdee, and andy lands Owned or Managed by American Forest Management, Broughton Lumber Company, DGS Timber, Green Diamond, Kreps Ranch, Kreps Family LLC, Lupine Forest, Manulife Forest Management, Twin Creeks Timber, and Western Pacific Timber, LLC in Klickitat, Skamania, Stevens, Yakima, Hood River and Wasco counties.
Other news: some nice Hood River folks went and cleared the Smith Creek trail by St. Helens. That loop is now open. As a matter of fact, I’m not sure of anything being closed. No report yet on Boulder Lakes or Gunsight, but I’m sure someone will email me after changing this. Caveats: the road connecting Plains of Abraham to Smith Creek closes at noon Monday-Friday and will not be open to bikers during that time. Courtney Road (the road that goes up above Syncline) is closed until October. Do not attempt to use it to access trails. If you’re riding Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.
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