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The Hood 2 River Relay

Come race the Hood 2 River Relay. Start on Mt. Hood. Alpine ski, Nordic ski, mountain bike, road bike, road run, boat (kayak/canoe/SUP) and then sprint 500 meters to the finish line. Open to individuals and teams. And if you’re racing or not, you’re invited to the Full Sail Brewing After-Party, Presented by Bob Stone Subaru, beginning at noon! Full Sail beer, Naked Winery Outdoor Vino, burgers, chicken sausages and veggie and Tofurky options grilled by the Lion’s Club. Music by Tony Smiley. Vendor Expo. May 31, Hood River Marina.

Random Morning Thoughts

I’m drinking iced coffee this morning because it’s so warm and muggy outside. Just thought you should know.

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	13-16	8-11	10-13	13-16
Hatchery (minus a few for Hood River)	13-16	24-27	24-27	13-16
Doug’s, etc.	8-13	24-27	24-27	15-19
Rufus, etc.	8-13	13-15	24-27	26-30
Roosevelt, etc.	8-13	13-15	23-26	26-30

Gorge Wind

The westerlies are in the teens and single digits this morning, despite a gradient of .09 (that should give us low twenties). Anyway, there’s a weak weather system moving in, and that’ll make the wind gusty today. As this weather system moves in, we’ll see the wind jump to gusty 25-29, strongest at Stevenson (before it starts raining there, anyway), and then briefly blowing at the Hatch and Hood River (before backing off).

The strongest wind will continue to move eastward as the weather system moves, but high pressure building in behind will keep it windy after the front’s passage. The question, of course, is where you should go, and I think you could go anywhere today and get a couple hours of good wind. I suspect you’ll be best off east of The Dalles if you want the longest-lasting wind. It’s one of those days… dynamic weather setups make it tricky.

Anyway, tomorrow looks less tricky. High pressure off the coast combines with low pressure in the desert for westerlies at 17-20 early, rising to 24-28 after 11am, steadiest and strongest east of the low clouds, which will mean you’ll either be happiest near Hood River or near Lyle, and possibly as far east as Maryhill late in the day.

Sunday starts off light as low pressure moves toward the coast. As that system moves inland, the wind will pick up into the gusty low twenties in the afternoon. Monday also looks windy in some way, shape or form.

Gorge Weather

It’s cloudy this morning. You can see that by looking out your window. There’s a weak weather system moving in – lots of rain off the coast as I was writing this forecast, but not a big chance for rain inland today. Even so, we may see some sprinkles after noon. I hope we do, because if there are sprinkles, there is a chance of rainbows.

We’ll see temps in the mid-60’s this morning and low 70’s this afternoon with increasing west wind. Tomorrow starts partly cloudy with temps in the mid-50’s, rising to the low 70’s with moderate west wind. Sunday looks sunny early and cloudy later with temps in the upper 40’s early and low 70’s in the afternoon with light wind early and stronger wind later.

Road and Mountain Biking

After I finished all my work and chores yesterday, I sacrificed myself for you guys. I rode my bike up Lake Branch Road to confirm whether it was open. It’s open. There’s not a spot of snow. You can ride Lost Lake Loop right now. Next I will sacrifice myself to see if Vista Ridge is open. See, I’m a very giving forecaster, aren’t I? According to Dirty Fingers, Falls Creek is open and clear of trees. I have not checked it, so ride at your own risk.

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River Levels

Guess what? I forgot to call Wet Planet again yesterday. But I did call Hood River Garbage and get them to come pick up the huge pile of cardboard at our condos. So that’s something. Anyway, let’s say the White Salmon is still at 4.1′. The Hood is at 4.7′, the Klickitat’s at 2330cfs, and the Columbia is at 349kcfs at John Day and 378kcfs at The Dalles. The Columbia is 56 degrees.

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

Coming up tomorrow morning, there’s the Hood River Running Club’s 8am trail run, meeting at the bottom of Post Canyon Road. There’s a Zombie run 5k at Sorosis Park in The Dalles at 9am.

Going on all day, all weekend, it’s Riverfest on the Deschutes. Besides the free mini rafting trips, there’s a 5k and 10k race on Saturday and a ½ Marathon on Sunday. On Sunday morning, SOLV has a river cleanup, and they’re providing BBQ lunch for volunteers. Finally, our friends over at Skibowl are opening the Adventure Park for the season on Saturday. I love our friends at Skibowl!

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!

The Hood 2 River Relay

Come race the Hood 2 River Relay. Start on Mt. Hood. Alpine ski, Nordic ski, mountain bike, road bike, road run, boat (kayak/canoe/SUP) and then sprint 500 meters to the finish line. Open to individuals and teams. And if you’re racing or not, you’re invited to the Full Sail Brewing After-Party, Presented by Bob Stone Subaru, beginning at noon! Full Sail beer, Naked Winery Outdoor Vino, burgers, chicken sausages and veggie and Tofurky options grilled by the Lion’s Club. Music by Tony Smiley. Vendor Expo. May 31, Hood River Marina.

Random Morning Thoughts

I stayed up past midnight last night, and the world did not end. The sky did not fall. Pigs did not fly. And hell did not freeze over. But I sure am tired!

Today’s Gorge Wind
Your favorite beach	Dawn Patrol	9am- 11:30a	11:30a- 3pm	3pm- dusk
Rooster’s Rocks	nice day	to tan	at the	nudie beach
Steven’s Locks	1-9	8-11	10-13	13-16
Hatchery (minus a few for Hood River)	1-9	8-11	10-13	13-16
Doug’s, etc.	10-14	8-11	9-11	11-14
Rufus, etc.	1-9	5-10	5-10	10-13
Roosevelt, etc.	1-9	5-10	5-10	10-13

Gorge Wind

There wasn’t much in the way of wind at 6am, but there was just enough gradient to give hope: .07 (pdx-dls). Despite model predictions of no wind, I think we’ll see the currently-calm wind pick up to 9-12 for much of the day and 13-16 late in the afternoon from Stevenson to Mosier.

Tomorrow suffers (or benefits) from the approach of a weak weather system. Expect W 17-21 from Stevenson to Mosier to start, picking up to 27-31 early in the afternoon. The wind will be strongest and steadiest at Stevenson, Avery and Arlington, but we’ll see a short lived period of strong wind near Hood River, followed by gusty 20-24ish.

Saturday looks like a better setup. Expect 19-22 to start, picking up to 25-29 by late morning. Morning wind will be from Hood River to Mosier (or maybe to Doug’s), and afternoon wind will be from Stevenson to Maryhill, with less wind (upper teens?) at far east sites.

Sunday sees an upper low off the Oregon coast by afternoon, meaning we’ll see much gustier conditions, and less wind overall. Maybe 15-18?

Gorge Weather

Today looks sunny. Very sunny. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and the low 80’s this afternoon with light west wind. Tomorrow starts off sunny, and some high clouds move in mid-morning and maybe even some low clouds mid-afternoon. And then, maybe just maybe, we’ll see some sprinkles and rainbows! Expect temps in the mid-50’s to start your Friday with mid-70’s in the afternoon. The wind will pick up during the day. Saturday looks sunny with some low clouds in the western Gorge. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and low 70’s in the afternoon with strong west wind.

Road and Mountain Biking

Tonight is the Post n’ Pint mountain bike ride at Dirty Fingers. The pace of this ride is “fast”, meaning that I am anaerobic from the bottom of Post Canyon Road all the way to Family Man. If you are faster than I am uphill, and you very likely are, you will find the ride more fun than I do. But the fun isn’t from riding hard, the fun is from seeing just how hard you can go. And then socializing with a really cool group of guys after the ride. And eating good food ($5) and drinking your free pint of beer.

If that’s not your style, there’s a no-drop women’s road ride in The Dalles tonight, leaving Salmon Cyclery at 5:30pm.

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River Levels

Guess what? I forgot to call Wet Planet again yesterday, but my friend John L. ran the LWS yesterday and says the White Salmon is at 4.1′. I’m pretty sure he’s a trustworthy dude and wouldn’t lie to you about the river level. The Hood is at 4.7′, the Klickitat’s at 2240cfs, and the Columbia is at 299kcfs at John Day and 297kcfs at The Dalles. The Columbia is 56 degrees. The White Salmon is a heck of a lot colder than that.

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

In events, tonight is the Post n’ Pint mountain bike ride leaving Dirty Fingers at 5:30. The ride’s about 2 hours, and if you complete it, you’ll get a free pint of beer. Also tonight, there’s a brand-new women’s all-paces road bike ride leaving Salmon Cyclery in The Dalles at 5:30. There’s pickup rugby at Henkle Middle School at 3:30, and the Hood River Running Club has an interval workout at Hood River High at 6:15.

Coming up this weekend, head to Maupin for Riverfest on the Deschutes. There are free mini rafting trips on Saturday, there’s a 5k and 10k race saturday and there’s a half marathon on Sunday. Also Sunday, SOLV has a river cleanup and a free BBQ for volunteers. Also Saturday, Skibowl is opening the Adventure Park for the season.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira