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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 | E30-40 | E30-40 | E20-25 | E10-15 | |
| Steven’s Locks | 20-25 | 25-30 | 15-20 | 10-15 | |
| Viento | E20-25 | E20 | E15 | E10 | |
| Swell-Hood River | LTE | LTE | calm | calm | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | LTE | LTE | calm | calm | |
| Rufus, etc. | LTE | LTE | calm | calm | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | LTE | LTE | calm | calm | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Easterlies stick around for Sunday morning and drop way off Sunday afternoon as the heat low starts to shift eastward. Monday brings light westerlies. We’ll be back to light easterlies on Tuesday and slightly stronger easterlies on Wednesday. Depending on the timing of a massive pattern shift, we could see moderate westerlies on Thursday and nuking westerlies on Friday. More details to come…
Sunday, however, starts with pressures of 29.91/30.08/30.10 for an east gradient of 0.17 PDX-DLS. Jump on it, because that gradient will fade quickly. Morning wind will be 30-40 near Rooster, 25-30 (once it gets going) at Stevenson, and 20-25 at Viento. The wind starts to fade by 11am and falls quickly to 15-20 at Viento, 20-25 at Stevenson, and 25ish at Rooster. Afternoon wind drops to 10-15 all through the western Gorge. River flow readings are 70-81kcfs. Start temps: 68 at Rooster, 60 at Stevenson, 56 at Viento. High temp forecast: 81F.
Monday sees the heat low move over the Cascades and Central Oregon. This turns the wind weakly onshore. An offshore low adds exactly nothing to this picture – we’d much prefer to see offshore high pressure. As of this morning’s model run, we’re looking at westerlies in the 16-19 range to start the day at Viento. The deterministic GFS suggests the wind will fill in from Stevenson to Hood River. Expect it to be gusty and unreliable. High temp: 75F. The flow turns offshore again on Tuesday for easterlies at 10-15mph. Slightly stronger east wind is forecast Wednesday. Thursday is timing dependent, but we could see westerlies in the low to mid 20’s.
The timing isn’t yet clear for the massive pattern shift coming at the end of this week and next weekend. As of this morning, models agree on strong offshore high pressure building, probably on Thursday night into Friday. Frontal systems swing around this thing from the north. This is a decent setup, and indeed, both the GFS and ECMWF deterministic models call for a nuker on Friday. However… the GFS gives us morning nuking westerlies, and the Euro waits until late in the day or perhaps the evening. So… timing matters, but let’s definitely keep a close eye on Friday!
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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast
Coast forecast (north/central/south, waves). Swell forecast provided by NWS. Wind direction northerly unless otherwise noted. Sunday: S5-10/S15/S15-20, W swell 2′ at 8 seconds. Monday: LTSE everywhere. Tuesday: N10-15/10-15/20-25, W 5′ @ 13. Jones Sunday: 12-15. Monday: LTW. Tuesday: 12-15. Sauvie’s Sunday: S 5-10. Monday: LTV. Tuesday: 11-14.
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – On vacation until next fall
Hood River Weather Forecast
Sunday brings clear but hazy sky. Temps will be in the mid 40’s early and mid 80’s later. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Monday will be sunny. Temps start in the mid 40’s and finish near 80. Light to moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Tuesday will be sunny. Temps start in the mid 40’s and rise near 80. Light easterlies or dead calm wind. 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! The Columbia Gorge Marathon is today. Expect lots of traffic in town and also on the Twin Tunnels trail. Regular weekly events: Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. The Columbia Gorge Tri Club has a weekly workout at Mayer Park in Rowena 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. The Small Boat paddlers have a group paddle at 6pm on Thursday at the Hatchery. Post and Pint and Post n’ Pinot are done for the season due to darkness. There’s a free Zumba class at 6pm in the parking lot of One Community Health in The Dalles on Wednesday. Providence is sponsoring a walking program called Healthy Strides. Meets Weds at May Street 5:30pm, through Nov 16. All ages welcome, and there’s swag!
Cycling
It’s dusty out there… Hood River County has reopened all motorized trails to motorized use. Hospital Hill, Underwood, and Whoopdee have reopened. Rifle deer season is open in both Oregon and Washington, so consider wearing safety colors while you’re riding.
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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