| Your favorite launch | dawn patrol |
morning max | afternoon max | executive session |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwash (Rooster) Rock | muggy | buns | not so | fun! | |
| Stevenson | 10-13 | 20-23 | 20-23 | 20-23 | |
| Viento | 23-26 | 23-26 | 20-23 | 20-23 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 17-20 | 20-23 | 15-18 | 15-18 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | 13-16 | 17-20 | 20-23 | 20-23 | |
| Rufus, etc: 92-181kcfs flow | 13-16 | 17-20 | 20-23 | 20-23 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 13-16 | 13-16 | 13-16 | 13-16 | |
| River flow last 24 hours: 91-189kcfskcfs | =River temp: 70-52F | HR High temp: 91F | |||
Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! Westerlies of some sort continue for the next five days. If you’re looking for a stronger day, mark your calendars for Tuesday. Various features combine to set us up for a solid day between Swell and Doug’s and potentially at Rufus as well. Beyond Tuesday, a warming trend knocks down the wind, potentially giving us one rest day on Thursday. Just a reminder for your second sport today: most trails in Post Canyon are closed so fire crews can conduct lines. You’ll want to check in with HRATS on what’s open/closed. K, back to wind… The GKA Kitepark World Championships continue today on the spit in Hood River.
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Looking at today, Sunday, we started with pressures of 29.98/29.88/29.86 for gradients of 0.10 and 0.02. Westerlies were under-performing gradients to start the day with 23-26 near Viento (which reads high) and 17-20ish at Swell. Give it an hour or two. Viento to Hood River, then Mosier and Stevenson a bit later, rise to 20-23mph. To the east: 13-16 this morning. Afternoon wind drops to 15-18 from Swell to Hood River. Stevenson, Viento, and Mosier hold at 20-23, and launches from Lyle east to Rufus also rise to that range. Arlington climbs to 12-15. River flow over the last 24 hours was 91-189kcfs, river temp is 70.52F, and high temps will be 90ish for Hood river and 100ish for Rufus. Ouch. That’s hot!
On Monday, a few marine clouds trickle into the metro area. They’ll be gone before you can say “marine clouds”. Slightly cooler temps on the west side combine with a slightly deeper heat low in the desert and a slightly more compact offshore high for slightly more wind. The days starts with 20-23 from Viento to Swell with 17-20 near Hood River and perhaps Mosier. Stevenson and areas east of Mosier: 10-13 to start the day. Midday westerlies rise to 22-25 near Swell before dropping to 17-20 in the afternoon. Thank metro area heat for the drop. When that happens, you can head between Mosier and Rufus for 23-26. Stevenson and Viento hold near 20mph into the afternoon and early evening. High temps: 90 for Hood River and 100 out east.
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Models give us a much stronger marine push on Tuesday, and that sets us up for stronger westerlies. Dawn Patrol really depends on the extent of the low clouds. If they’re past Swell, head to Mosier for the strongest dawn patrol (they’re no longer using aircraft for the fire, so you’re welcome back). Once the Swell/Hood river area is free of clouds, the wind picks up to 24-27 and holds through at least early afternoon. In the afternoon, that 24-27mph wind fills in to Lyle, the Rowena stretch, and Rufus (where 24-27 is more like 19-23 at the Hatch). High temp: 85 for Hood River and 95 for Rufus.
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Extended: temps rebound on Wednesday and westerlies drop to 20mph or so. The deterministic GFS hints at easterlies on Thursday, but with strong offshore high pressure forecast as well, that could change. Models hint at a return to westerlies on Friday, and through the weekend, as the heat low returns to the desert, where it belongs. Ensembles don’t show any big days for a while, but they also don’t have signs of an extended stretch of zero wind either. So… in general… it’s an optimistic extended forecast if you can get on the river in moderate wind. Enjoy!
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: LTNW/N10-15/N20-25, NW swell 4′ at 8 seconds. Monday: NW10/N15/N25, NW 4′ @ 7. Tuesday: NW10-15/N15-20/25-30, NW 4′ @ 7. Jones Sunday: 20-23. Monday: 18-21. Tuesday: 15-18. Sauvie Island Sunday: 12-15. Monday: 12-15. Tuesday: 10-13.
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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
Clear sky this morning stays that way. Temps start in the upper 60s and rise to the low 90s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Monday will be sunny all day. Temps start in the low 60s and rise to 90 or so. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Tuesday will be mostly clear with a few marine clouds to start then sunny. Temps start in the upper 50s and rise to the mid 80s. Strong westerlies. No rainbows.
Local-ish Events
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There’s a weekly social for Wind Johnnies (The Gorge Wind Social) at Ferment Brewing every 3rd Monday this summer. There’s a free community paddle at Wylde Wind and Water every Saturday at 10am (gear provided, all ages). They also have a free community wingfoil orientation every Thursday at 5:30pm at the Hook (all ages, gear provided). Northwave and GoFoil sponsor wingfoil races on Tuesday evenings.
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.
Cycling
All vehicles on HR County forest roads need a gallon of water and a shovel. All areas to the west of 140 trail in Post Canyon are closed. Please see the HRATS for complete details, but essentially, all that is open is 7 Streams, Eldorado, 140, GP, and other trails in those areas. Mobius, Mitchell Ridge, Spaghetti, etc are all closed. People have been riding the closed trails. If this continues, all of Post will be closed. The sheriff is patrolling, and will ticket you. The Twin Tunnels Trail between Hood River and Mosier is closed due to wildfire. Kreps and Green Diamond Land (formerly SDS) are now closed to fire danger. That includes Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, and Underwood. Those lands will remain closed until significant rain in the fall. Also closed: Gorge 400 and lots of other trails due to the Whisky Creek Fire. Ape Canyon and Plains of Abraham are open per USFS website. 44 Road trails are all open and clear, including upper 450 and Fifteenmile. Gunsight is open. Boulder Lakes and other more remote trails are not bucked out yet. Remember that E-bikes are not allowed on USFS non-moto trails. They are allowed on moto trails.
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