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2nd Wind

Hey, 2nd Wind has moved. Find them on the corner of 2nd and State on the new pavement, with lots of parking and none of those pesky printout-style parking meters. The new store is awesome – swing by and check it out. With less foot traffic wandering in and out, 2nd on 2nd’s super knowledgeable staff will have more time to help you find the best gear for your playtime in the Gorge. And remember, they do used gear too – bring them your summer consignments. See you at 2nd on 2nd, and make sure to be at the official ribbon cutting on June 5th at 5pm!

Random Morning Thoughts

There’s a super cool class on Friday morning at the Hood River Inn: “The Psychobiology of Trauma”. Should be fascinating. And quite social – there are already 150 people signed up. For more information, visit the Eventbrite page.

Today’s Gorge Wind
Your favorite beach	Dawn Patrol	9am- 11:30a	11:30a- 3pm	3pm- dusk
Rooster’s Rocks	light	light	light	light
Steven’s Locks	15-18	15-18	15-18	15-18
Hatchery (minus a few for Hood River)	15-18	15-18	gusty 20-24	gusty 16-19
Doug’s, etc.	15-18	20-24	26-30	26-30
Rufus, etc.	15-18	20-24	gusty 26-30	gusty 26-30
Roosevelt, etc.	15-18	20-24	26-30+	26-30

Gorge Wind

The wind this morning is in the teens, supported by gradients of .07 and .06. As a low pressure system shifts east, the wind will pick up. Expect it to be gusty and up and down, but still strong. By early afternoon, continuing until dark, we’ll see westerlies at 26-30, with periods of 30-33, east of the cloud line, so… probably east of Mosier and filling in all the way east. Expect gusty 16-19 under the clouds, with stronger periods possible.

Tomorrow sees low pressure over the PNW. Not a great setup, but still good enough for 17-21 or a bit more all day, steadiest east of the clouds, likely east of Hood River. Expect gusty 12-16 under the clouds. Friday starts with light east wind that builds to E 17-21.

At this point, it looks like we’ll see a light wind start on Saturday, picking up out of the west late in the day. Sunday looks like a nuker of a west wind day.

Gorge Weather

It’s partly cloudy out there this morning due to an upper low sitting over far western Washington. As that low slowly, every so slowly, moves east today, clouds will increase, giving us a slight chance of thundershowers. I give us a 47% chance of rainbows in Hood River at some point today, with rain most likely after 2pm. Mark, you can probably skip watering the garden today. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and the low 60’s this afternoon with the snow level around 4500′ and west wind that gets strong in the afternoon.

Tomorrow starts off partly cloudy and humid and stays that way. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and the upper 60’s in the afternoon with moderate west wind.

Friday looks sunny or partly cloudy with high clouds. It’ll be a bit on the muggy side. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and upper 70’s in the afternoon with light east wind.

Road and Mountain Biking

I went for a ride in Post Canyon yesterday, and sure, there were some ball bearings rolling around, but if you stay high on the berms, they’re still tacky and awesome. Boy do I love berms. I wish there were huge berms running from the top of Mt. Defiance all the way to I-84. I’d ride them every day. It’s raining in Cascade Locks right now, and as the upper low shifts inland, the rain will shift east. Cross your fingers for some moisture on the trails. I’m crossing my fingers for moist Syncline tomorrow.

In road bike news, do NOT ride to The Dalles this morning. You will have a miserable headwind on the way home.

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River Levels

Wet Planet posted something on their Facebook page. That was very helpful. The White Salmon is at 4′. The Hood is at 4.4′, the Klickitat’s at 2160cfs, and the Columbia is at 374kcfs at John Day. The Dalles sensor is down. Still.

Events – email me if I’ve missed any outdoor-related events

Coming up tonight, trail conditions permitting, it’s the all-levels women’s Post n’ Pinot mountain bike ride at Dirty Fingers at 5:30. There’s sailboat racing at the Hood River Marina, and there’s ping pong at the Hood River Armory at 6:30.

Don’t forget that next Saturday is the Hood 2 River Relay, a multi-sport race from Mt. Hood to the Columbia River. Registration is still open, and if you decide not to race, make plans to come to the afterparty at the Marina. On Saturday morning in The Dalles, it’s the Rainy Day Fund Run, with a 3k 5k, and 10k race. All proceeds from the Fund Run go to a family in need.

This weekend is also White Salmon Springfest, happening Friday through Sunday.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

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Thank you for using this forecast. Please tell your friends about it. And if you or your friends think this service is awesome/useful/saves you gas money/makes your life more fun (that’s the important part), make a donation by clicking on my photo above. Is more fun worth $50/year? $20/year? More? Less? Donate what it’s worth to you (and thank you!), but $12 minimum gets you on the email list (with occasional giveaways) for a year. Don’t use Paypal? You can mail a check to Temira at PO Box 841 in Hood River, 97031. Thank you!

2nd Wind

Hey, 2nd Wind has moved. Find them on the corner of 2nd and State on the new pavement, with lots of parking and none of those pesky printout-style parking meters. The new store is awesome – swing by and check it out. With less foot traffic wandering in and out, 2nd on 2nd’s super knowledgeable staff will have more time to help you find the best gear for your playtime in the Gorge. And remember, they do used gear too – bring them your summer consignments. See you at 2nd on 2nd, and make sure to be at the official ribbon cutting on June 5th at 5pm!

Random Morning Thoughts

The prevalence of personality disorders in the USA is 9.1% in a 12 month period. Wow.

Today’s Gorge Wind
Your favorite beach	Dawn Patrol	9am- 11:30a	11:30a- 3pm	3pm- dusk
Rooster’s Rocks	light	light	light	light
Steven’s Locks	0-10	13-15	18-21	23-26
Hatchery (minus a few for Hood River)	5-10	13-15	18-21	gusty 21-24
Doug’s, etc.	5-10	15-18	18-23	gusty 23-26
Rufus, etc.	5-10	15-18	gusty 20-23	gusty 20-23
Roosevelt, etc.	5-10	15-18	20-24	24-27 late

Gorge Wind

The wind will start out light this morning, with the drifting air molecules driven by a .04 gradient from Portland to The Dalles. As an upper level low moves onshore, dragging colder air into the west side of the state later today, we’ll see the wind pick up. Expect 13-15 from Stevenson to Mosier by 11amn rising to gusty, up-and-down 23-26 from Cascade Locks to Doug’s this afternoon. The steadiest, strongest wind will likely be at Steven’s Locks, with gustier, less reliable conditions elsewhere. The wind will spread east to Arlington late in the day.

We’ll see more clouds and possibly showers in the western Gorge tomorrow, and that will shift the wind further east. Expect 22-25 early from Doug’s to Arlington, picking up and getting steadier in the afternoon as the low exits east and high pressure builds off the coast. We should see 26-30+ from Rowena (maybe) to Maryhill (most likely) and Arlington (pretty likely) after noon. There’s a LOT of water in the Columbia right now – 382kcfs at John Day – and that’s going to make for strong current at Maryhill.

Thursday sees building high pressure and less clouds, leaving us with westerlies in the low twenties or so, strongest from Stevenson to Doug’s.

Gorge Weather

It’s partly cloudy this morning with a pretty sunrise. High clouds will increase this afternoon as a low pressure system moves onshore. According to NOAA’s precip model, upper elevations will see some rain tonight. Hmm. Anyway, temps will be in the upper 40’s early and upper 60’s this afternoon with increasing wind that will blow at all elevations, not just at river level.

Tomorrow starts out cloudy, with showers likely after 11am. Rainbows are also likely. Call it a 70% chance of rainbows tomorrow with a 20% chance of thundershowers after 2pm. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and low 60’s in the afternoon with moderate wind near Hood River and strong wind elsewhere.

Thursday starts partly cloudy, becoming clear. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and upper 60’s late with moderate west wind.

Road and Mountain Biking

According to the 44 Trails Association website, Fifteenmile trail is open, implying that lower 450 trail is open as well. The upper part of 450 trail is not open, and neither are Gunsight, Boulder Lake, High Prairie, etc.

According to the Gifford Pinchot website, Lewis River trail is open. Ape Canyon / Plains of Abraham is not. Are not. Also according to Gifford Pinchot, both Siouxon and Huffman are open and logged out. Wow. Not sure I believe that, but somebody better go check it.

According to Tonia’s husband, upper Post Canyon is dusty. Maybe we’ll get some rain on Wednesday to fix that, but if it rains on Wednesday, I’m riding Little Moab laps on Thursday morning. We call that a pre-therapy therapy ride. Hopefully that will be followed by post-therapy cobbler at Morgan’s house.

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River Levels

Guess what? I forgot to call Wet Planet AGAIN yesterday. The White Salmon is at 3.9′. The Hood is at 4.5′, the Klickitat’s at 2250cfs, and the Columbia is at 382kcfs at John Day. The Dalles sensor is down. Again.

Events – email me if I’ve missed any outdoor-related events

Today is Tuesday. That means there is pickup rugby at 5:30 at the Hood River Marina. There’s also triathlon practice at 6:15 at Mayer Park in Rowena. And there’s $12 Prime Rib at Cebu from 5pm to 9pm. Yum.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira