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The Forecast
| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven’s Locks | 5-10 | 10-13 | 12-15 | 12-15 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 5-10 | 10-13 | 12-15 | 12-15 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 5-10 | 10-13 | 20-23 | 20-23 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 5-10 | 10-13 | 20-23 | 20-23 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 5-10 | 10-13 | 20-23 | 20-23 | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Oregon and Washington are encouraging people to not travel more than 50 miles (not mph!) to access recreation. Non-essential travel is still being strongly discouraged in ALL jurisdictions. Land managers and law enforcement are carefully watching to see if people maintain social distancing. If crowding happens, water access will be revoked. If you are local and lucky enough to have water access in your community, please do this: rig, play, leave. There is NO camping allowed at any of the river parks. Please don’t camp unlawfully; doing so risks access for everyone, including for people who just want to use the parks for a picnic. Please follow the directions of your local government officials and help keep the Gorge community safe. Thank you!
For the next few days, a series of low pressure systems will swing in and around and up and down across the PNW. Those, along with other meteorological features, will drive moderately strong and gusty westerlies. Sunday’s gap day in the weather. A low pressure system moves out of the region to the east, high pressure holds off the Cali coast, and a strong front approaches in the offshore waters. Not an ideal setup, but good enough. Expect 10-13 east of the Deschutes River and between Viento and Swell this morning. Afternoon wind rises to 20-23 from Rowena to Threemile and 12-15 from Stevenson to Mosier. River flow is 293kcfs and temp is 58 degrees.
Monday starts rainy, and not just near Hood River. Rain falls all the way to the Idaho border, most likely. Write off the morning for wind; it’ll be calm. Showers stick around in the afternoon west of Hood River, but the eastern Gorge clears. Launches from Lyle to Threemile pick up to 25-29 with a slight chance for more.
Another low pressure system moves along the coast and then inland on Tuesday. High pressure starts to exert more influence in the afternoon. That should be just enough to give a little added kick to the wind; let’s call it 12-15 everywhere in the morning. Afternoon westerlies hold at 12-15 from Stevenson to Mosier, pick up to 18-22 at Arlington, and max out at 25-28 from Rowena to Rufus.
Jones, Sauvie Island, Coast
Coast (north/central/south – swell forecast provided by NWS). Sunday: SW5/W5/LTV, SW swell 3′ at 7 seconds. Monday: W10/W10/LTV, W 5′ @ 8. Tuesday: NW5-10/W5/N5-10, W 7′ @ 11. Jones Sunday: nothing. Monday: 5-8. Tuesday: 10-13. Sauvie Island: no for the next three days.Open/Closed Launch Site List -All restrooms are closed!
Washington:Skamania County – Phase 2, recreate with 5 or less people outside household
Stevenson East Point, Bob’s Beach, Boat ramp: all open
Home Valley: Open
Swell City: Open
Spring Creek Hatchery: Open
Klickitat County – Phase 2
Wunderbar: high water
Bingen Point: Open
Lyle: you have to cross private property to access
Doug’s Beach: Open
Avery: Open
Maryhill: Open for day use only..
The Wall: Open.
Roosevelt: CLOSED due to windstorm damage..
Oregon: Phase one for Hood River. Phase two for Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam counties.
Rooster Rock: Open
Viento: Open
The Hook: Open
Waterfront Park: Closed
Event Site: Open
The Spit: Open
The Marina: Open
Boat ramp: open
Mosier: Only open for residents of 97040
Rowena: Open
Celilo: Open
Rufus: Open
Arlington: Open
Threemile: Open
Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
Mt. Hood Meadows is now allowing uphill travel within the permit area. However, you will need to park outside their parking lots. Timberline is open for lift-serve skiing with exemplary guidelines for protecting guests and staff from the transmission of novel coronavirus. Please read their guidelines and rules here. Well done, T-Line! The Mt. Hood weather forecast will be on vacation unless something interesting happens in the weather up there. Some of you will be tempted to go out backcountry skiing. Please don’t – accidents do happen, and you may put others at risk. Timberline is allowing uphill access outside the permit area on the climbers’ trail ONLY.Hood River Weather Forecast
A showery Sunday morning gives way to sunshine in the afternoon. Temps will be near 50 early and in the upper 60’s later. Moderate westerlies. 100% chance of rainbows. Monday will be very rainy through 11am or so and then showery. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and low 60’s later. Calm in the morning. Moderate westerlies later. 99.9% chance of rainbows. Tuesday looks cloudy with scattered sprinkles and a chance at thunder. Temps will be near 50 early and in the low 60’s later. Moderate westerlies. 89% chance of rainbows. 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
Trail update 6/5: Post Canyon: parking is now open. Syncline/Coyote Wall: Open. Mt. Hood National Forest: Open for day use. Surveyor’s, Dog River, and Oak Ridge snow-free. Kreps/SDS: open. Sandy Ridge: Open. Nestor Peak: open. Falls Creek: open. Columbia Hills State Park: open. Syncline: open . Skamania County trails outside the scenic area: open. Knebal, Eightmile, Fifteenmile, Bottle Prairie, Surveyors, Dog River: open and cleared. Ape Canyon: Closed.
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