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July 27, 2026

GORGE WIND FORECAST If you’re still seeing yesterday’s and it’s after 9am, try opening this in an incognito window AND/OR FLUSHING YOUR CACHE or do a do a hard refresh (Ctrl+Shift+R / Cmd+Shift+R) Keep in mind that this forecast attempts to predict what the iKite/iWind sensors will read. Think like a local! All sensors are…

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GORGE WIND FORECAST

If you’re still seeing yesterday’s and it’s after 9am, try opening this in an incognito window AND/OR FLUSHING YOUR CACHE or do a do a hard refresh (Ctrl+Shift+R / Cmd+Shift+R)

Keep in mind that this forecast attempts to predict what the iKite/iWind sensors will read. Think like a local! All sensors are not equal. Swell reads low. Viento/Arlington/The Wall read high compared to Swell. 30mph at Rufus (The Wall sensor) is about 23-24mph at Swell. 30mph at Swell is about 35-37mph at Rufus/Viento/Arlington. Hope that helps!

SHORT-TERM gorge wind forecast

Hi friends! Every day this week looks windy enough to get at least some of you on the water. Strongest days will be Tuesday and Saturday, with Saturday likely to be steadier, stronger, and more widespread. Fingers crossed the ensembles don’t change their mind! We’re not looking at any extreme heat this week either – it’s going to be simply lovely out there on (and off) the Nch’i Wana!

Pressures today (Monday) started at 30.09/30.03/30.02 with clear sky in the metro area. Viento started the day with a reading of 17 on the iWind/iKite sensors. Everywhere else: under 10mph at dawn. Westerlies rise to 14-17mph between Stevenson and Mosier by mid-morning with 11-14mph from Lyle to Avery. Afternoon wind holds at 16-19mph from Stevenson to Mosier and rises to 18-22mph from Lyle to Rufus. River flow over the last 24 hours was 105-153kcfs, river temp is 71.1F, and high temp forecast is 83F in Hood River.

One more thing, not wind related: there’s a fundraiser at the Ruins in Hood River tonight (doors at 6pm) for the Hood River Ice Rink project. This would be an awesome addition to the community. If you don’t have anything going on, please go down there and support this!

RIVER FLOW FOR SITES BETWEEN AVERY (EAST OF THE DALLES) AND RUFUS: CLICK HERE FOR JOHN DAY DAM FLOW.

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LONGER-TERM gorge wind forecast

Tuesday gets a nudge from a weak weather system moving inland – this gives us supportive low clouds on the west side along with a reduction in temps west of The Dalles. Early wind will be 17-20mph from Viento to Arlington with under 10mph at cloudy Stevenson and 13-16mph near Rowena. Afternoon wind slowly builds to gusty 23-26mph from Stevenson to Hood river and 26-29mph from Mosier to Rufus with 23-26mph at Arlington. Threemile joins at 17-20mph. High temps: 79 in Hood River and upper 80s east of The Dalles.

Wednesday brings some uncertainty to the Gorge wind forecast – the GFS deterministic and the Euro ensembles do not agree. I’m going to lean on the ensembles. Call lit 17-20mph from Viento to the Hatch early with 13-16mph in Hood River and under 10mph in partly cloudy Stevenson. Afternoon: 20-23mph from Stevenson to Doug’s with 22-25mph near Rufus. High temps: 82/88.

Ensembles call for slightly stronger wind on Thursday and lesser wind on Friday. Both are still likely to be 17-20mph or more. Saturday swoops in with a Classic Gorge Setup: offshore high pressure, clouds inland, and heat in the desert. We’re likely to see 30-35mph at Rufus and upper 20s from Stevenson to Doug’s. Westerlies of some sort are almost certain to continue on Sunday but models are uncertain how strong they will be. Have a great day out there today. See you on the Nch’i Wana soon!

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