There’s a nice deep marine layer this morning with both low and mid level clouds past Hood River, suggesting you may want to burn some fossil fuel driving eastward today for the strongest steadiest wind. Gradients agree with the clouds: at 7am, we had .09 (pdx-dls) and .07 (dls-psc), suggesting a Doug’s-Maryhill day is on the way. That said, the strongest wind at 7am was at Swell: low to mid twenties, with everywhere else in the 10-13 range. Continued after the chart…
| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster Rock | buff | sand | buff | buns | |
| Steven’s Locks | 10-13 | 10-13 | 16-19 | 16-19 | |
| Hatchery/White Salmon Sandbar (minus a few for Hood River) | 20-23 | 20-23 | 22-25 | 22-25 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 10-13 | 15-18 | 23-26 | 25-29 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 10-13 | 15-18 | 23-26 | 25-29 | |
| Roosevelt, etc. | 10-13 | 15-18 | 23-26 | 25-29 | |
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Gorge wind forecast, continued…
Expect the wind to pick up today as an upper low sits over BC, high pressure sits off the OR coast, and the desert warms up under clear sky. We’ll see 20-23 for the early morning session from Viento to Swell (possibly quite up and down). By late morning, we should have 22-25 from Viento to Arlington. The afternoon session today looks like 25-29 from Mosier to Arlington with 22-25 at Swell. Cascade Locks and Stevenson will have 10-13 this morning and 16-19 when the clouds burn off.
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The upper low shifts east of the Cascades on Monday afternoon. That leaves us with a tricky forecast. Expect light westerlies in the morning, say, 10 mph or less. As the low makes a move late morning, we’ll see gusty 20-23 from Viento to Rufus. The wind will likely die back to gusty 13-16 west of Mosier in the afternoon as clouds push in, bringing a chance of showers. As the clouds move in, the wind should pick up to 22-25 in the afternoon from Mosier to Arlington. Cascade Locks and Stevenson will likely stay in the clouds on Monday, for light wind early and 12-15 in the afternoon.
Tuesday starts off with light west wind at 7-10 or so. By midday, we should see 15-18 from Swell to Rufus, with 20-23 in the afternoon. Wednesday starts off with light westerlies and picks up to 13-16, strongest near Hood River.
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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Beta Test Forecast
Jones Sunday: 7-11. Jones Monday: no. Jones Tuesday: 10-13. Sauvie’s the next three days: no. Coast (north/central/south). Sunday: no/no/15-20, NW swell 5′ at 9 seconds. Monday: no/no/25-30, NW 5′ @ 9. Tuesday: no/no/30+, NW 4′ @ 8.
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
There will be snow on the ground at Mt. Hood today, and every day until the glaciers completely melt away.
Random Morning Thoughts
I was almost done with the forecast this morning when I got completely and utterly distracted replying to an email. That’s what happens when Temira doesn’t spend enough time meditating and spends too much time studying. #gradschoolbrain
Anyway, I had an interesting conversation with some friends of mine yesterday about activity planning with friends. They mentioned how they had made plans with friends, but the friends backed out because they wanted to do a different activity. Lots of us do this. I’ve done this. You’ve probably done this. This can have a pretty big impact on the person who was looking forward to the other’s company.
Something to keep in mind is that when we plan something with a friend, we should be planning around our relationship with the friend, not so much around the activity. In other words, if the activity is dealbreaker in plans, then you may be planning around your desires, not around your relationships. Because, with very few exceptions, you can enjoy any activity if you’re with someone you care about.
Next time you’re making plans with friends and arguing about “what” to do, rather than “with whom” you’re doing it, check in with yourself. Are you excited to be with the people you’re making plans with? Or are you simply interested in the activity? If it’s the latter, it may be time to do some reflection about the friendship and about your needs. Speaking of activities, enjoy your water time today. Have an awesome day!
Disclaimer required by my grad school program: I am not your therapist (but I could be in 700 days). I am your weather forecaster. Take everything I say with a grain of salt, and consult with your actual therapist about your mental health issues. One other thing: I plan to keep doing this forecast indefinitely, even when I am a therapist.
Gorge Weather Forecast
It’s partly cloudy this morning, a nice change of pace from all that blue sky. Expect partly cloudy sky today with temps in the low 60’s early and the mid 70’s in the afternoon. Moderate to strong wind. 1% chance of rainbows. Monday looks partly to mostly cloudy all day with a chance of sprinkles in the evening, especially in the west. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and the mid 70’s in the afternoon. Light wind early. Moderate wind later. 24% chance of rainbows. Tuesday looks partly cloudy with a chance of showers early. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and the mid 70’s in the afternoon. Light wind. 24% chance of rainbows.
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White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
It’s all open except Whoopdee (closed due to logging) and Boulder Lakes (20 trees down). All trails on SDS and Kreps land (Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, East Ridge) will close on August 13th for fire season.
Upcoming Events
Today’s community events include Gorge Cup Windsurfing Races at the Event Site in Hood River and a swap meet at Luhr Jensen Beach in Hood River. Cascade Locks has the Bridge of the Gods Run today – remember that the bridge will be closed for a couple of hours.
There are four free yoga classes today: 9am at Samadhi in White Salmon, 10am at Meadows, 4pm at Pure Yoga in The Dalles and 6 at Pure Yoga Hood River. There’s pickup rugby at the Mosier School at 3, pickup Ultimate Frisbee at Westside Elementary at 5, and community sailing in Cascade Locks at 6. If you’re a local, that sailing event is free – come check it out.
Next week brings the Perseid Meteor Shower peaking Thursday and Friday. The Post Canyon 50k is next Saturday along with a Geocache race at Meadows and Mike’s Ice Cream’s 30th anniversary Party.
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
