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Friday. 9/20. Gorge wind, Mt. Hood snow, events, and Gorge rain.

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Random Morning Thoughts
Summer, you’ve been fun. See you again middle of next week!

Wind and weather forecast

Yesterday was amazing, wasn’t it? This morning will be lovely too, but high clouds should begin pushing in pretty soon. If you want the sun, get it now. If you want zero wind for your funtime, get it now. By noon, we’ll see 15-18 from Steven’s Locks to Hood River, and sometime after that, we’ll see a quick jump to gusty, up-and-down 26-30 from Hood River to … Maryhill? Arlington? But definitely at Doug’s and Rowena. Don’t wait for the big numbers before you drive, because it isn’t going to last all that long.

Tomorrow starts with widespread 15-18, picking up to 17-21 in the afternoon. You’ll want to head east of the low clouds for the strongest, steadiest wind. Sunday looks like a wintry wind picture – you’ll likely have to head to Arlington in the late afternoon to get some, as a big ol’ cold front slams into the western Gorge, burying it in rain.

Today’s Gorge Wind
Your favorite beach Dawn
Patrol
9am-
11:30a
11:30a-
3pm
3pm-
dusk
Steven’s Locks light W 5-10 15-18 23-27
Hatch (subtract a few mph for Event Site) light 5-10 15-18 gusty
25-29
Doug’s / Rowena / Lyle light 5-10 15-18 gusty
26-30+
Maryhill / Rufus / The Wall light 5-10 15-18 gusty
26-30+
Arlington / Roosevelt light 5-10 15-18 gusty
26-30+


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Mt. Hood snow and general Gorge weather

Our friends at NOAA are insisting the snow level will be 6000′ starting tomorrow. I think they’re being a bit optimistic (or pessimistic, depending on your point of view). I suspect we’ll see sticking snow around 8000′ tonight and tomorrow. On Sunday, the snow level will drop to 6500′, holding there (for most of the time, anyway), through Wednesday morning, after which the weather will turn dry, warm and sunny again. 8-12” at 6500′ between Sunday night and Wednesday morning seems reasonable to me.

That said, expect light showers after 5pm tonight. Tomorrow morning looks relatively dry, if chilly and cloudy, but more showers hit after 2pm, and continue overnight. Sunday morning looks dry, but another downpour hits after 2pm on Sunday. So there. Plan your weekend accordingly.

Stuff happening

In events this weekend, the Harvest Ride is tomorrow, benefiting the Hood River Valley Residents Committee. Seven Streams trail in Post Canyon reopens tomorrow morning. Also tomorrow, Lyle hosts the Homesteading Fair, where you can learn all sorts of do-it-yourself stuff. Then on Sunday, it’s the Gorge Kids Triathlon at the Waterfront Park in Hood River.

At Sandy Ridge Sunday, NWTA has a shuttle day – $10 for members and $30 for non-members. If you’ve never ridden Sandy, this is a great way to do it! They also have a ride at Lewis River tomorrow morning along with a Falls Creek shuttle tomorrow afternoon.

Also Sunday, the Ride with Love happens in Hood River, with routes of 14 or 28 miles, leaving from the west end of the Twin Tunnels trailhead. It’s a fundraiser for ALS – for more information, call or text 541-4niner0-11too6.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira

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Thursday, 9/19. Yeah, I spaced posting early this morning…

Thank you for using this forecast! Your donations keep this forecast going – nobody but you pays me to do this. So why is it here? This forecast started as a way for me to find better wind in the summer and better snow in the winter. Seemed silly to keep that information to myself, so it’s here for you too (almost) every day. Donate to keep it going! Make a $12 or larger donation by clicking on the sun and you’re on the email list for a year. No dealing with the twice-yearly pledge drive. Sometimes I even have prizes to give away from the email list sponsors. Thank you again for your support! Enjoy the snow and wind and sun!


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Random Morning Thoughts
Say goodbye to summer. It ends, at least temporarily, tomorrow. Actually, it feels like fall this morning – it was only 43 degrees at Larry’s house at 7:30 this morning.

Wind and weather forecast

This last blast of high-pressure-protected summer weather is bringing us east wind today. Our friends at iWindsurf say it’s already 29mph at Rooster Rock. Stevenson will join the fun at 23-27 by mid-morning. Expect easterlies all day today, strongest and steadiest mid-morning through mid-afternoon.

Tomorrow starts out calm – truly the calm before the storm – but a powerful cold front moves in early to late afternoon. We’ll see the wind jump just before this incoming wall of clouds and rain hits: expect W 15-18 from Stevenson to Hood River by 2pm or so, picking up to gusty, up-and-down 26-30 from Hood River to Arlington late in the afternoon, hopefully before dark. The rain should start sometime between 5pm and 8pm.

This weekend brings cooler, showery weather, with gusty westerlies at 15-18 or 17-21 both days.

In rain news, as I said, it’ll start late in the day tomorrow. On Saturday, expect a lull in the shower action early, with showers picking up after 11am. Sunday starts relatively dry, but a 48 hour wet spell begins sometime in the late afternoon.

The snow level will drop to 7500′ Saturday, 6500′ on Sunday, and, in the extended outlook, 5500′ on Tuesday.

Today’s Gorge Wind
Your favorite beach Dawn
Patrol
9am-
11:30a
11:30a-
3pm
3pm-
dusk
Steven’s Locks E 10-15 E 23-27 E 23-27 E 21-24
Hatch (subtract a few mph for Event Site) E 5-10 E 5-10 E 5-10 E 5-10
Doug’s / Rowena / Lyle light E 5-10 E 5-10 E 5-10
Maryhill / Rufus / The Wall light E 5-10 E 5-10 E 5-10
Arlington / Roosevelt light E 5-10 E 5-10 E 5-10


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Important Post Canyon News

For you Post Canyon users, know that the county is spraying herbicide today, so Seven Streams, parts of Spaghetti, and the 115L trail will be closed through 6am Saturday. The rest of Post Canyon is still open. Prepare yourself for epic mountain biking starting this weekend. Once the rain starts falling, it’s ‘game on’ in Post, where the dustbowl become the tackfest.

And speaking of closed trails, Whoopdee and Hospital Hill and all Kreps and SDS lands– remain closed due to fire danger. Stay tuned as we head into next week, because we’re going to transition into a much cooler, much wetter weather pattern, and that may just be enough to start opening more trails both on private land and on county land.

Stuff happening

Just a reminder to all you Post Canyon users – Seven Streams, Spaghetti Factory, and the 115L trail are all closed through tomorrow due to the county’s herbicide spraying operation on the Clematis Timber Sale. Due to the closures, the weekly Post n’ Pint ride is canceled this week, but if you want to hang out with those mountain bikers, swing by Dirty Fingers for beer and Thursday Night Football instead.

If you want to ride in Post Canyon, consider parking at Family Man and riding up from there. You could ride up 8-Track, up the 140, down the 130, down the 133, back over to 140, and down 158 (Bad Motor Scooter and GP). That’s my favorite.

Coming up tomorrow night and Saturday night, there’s the Wild and Scenic Film Festival at Columbia Center for the Arts. This film festival supports the Crag Law Center and their work. On Saturday, it’s the Hood River Harvest Ride, supporting the Hood River Valley Residents Committee. Also Saturday, for all you do-it-yourselfers, it’s the Homesteading Fair in Lyle.

Then on Sunday, kids aspiring to be Gorge uber athletes can join the Columbia Gorge Kids Triathlon at Hood River’s Waterfront Park.

Have an awesome day today!

Temira