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This forecast contains snakes and wind. 6/10

Good morning! It’s already windy on the Columbia this morning with the Portland to The Dalles gradient at .07 and another .08 out east. In the western Gorge under the clouds, winds blow in the 15-18 range today, but from about Rowena east to Arlington, we’ll see 26-30. My pick today is Rufus and The…

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Good morning!

It’s already windy on the Columbia this morning with the Portland to The Dalles gradient at .07 and another .08 out east. In the western Gorge under the clouds, winds blow in the 15-18 range today, but from about Rowena east to Arlington, we’ll see 26-30. My pick today is Rufus and The Wall this afternoon, assuming the current isn’t overly strong. If it is, I pick Doug’s.

Models are having a hard time with tomorrow, but I think we’ll see mid twenties near Hood River, with a little less at Stevenson and Lyle and a lot less in the desert. No matter how much wind we get, it’s going to turn more northerly and get gusty in the afternoon. But more importantly, it’s going to be sunny tomorrow. Saturday does not look windy. However, it looks like we’ll see 80 degrees, and that’s a fine tradeoff. Sunday depends on timing. I expect a big day Monday. =)

If you’re thinking about the coast, it looks great both today through Saturday from Lincoln City south if you’re a windsurfer, and everywhere except Pistol if you kite (unless you like kiting in 35-40). The swell is 7 feet today and tomorrow, 3 on Saturday and 7 on Sunday. Those are west swells with 9 second periods. I wish mine was that short…

If you’re headed over to Syncline to bike or hike, keep your eyes open for rattlesnakes. I had two people tell me yesterday that they’ve seen rattlers, and one dog was bitten already. You may want to leave your dog at home if you’re headed there, and don’t forget, speaking of dogs and biking, that dogs are not allowed on Hospital Hill at this time.

Boaters, the Hood’s at 5.7 feet, the White Salmon’s at 4 feet, and the Klickitat’s at 2980 cfs. I had thought the Wind was done for the season, but with all this rain it’s at 6.7 feet and Wet Planet’s running one last trip down the Wind River on Saturday.

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6 responses to “This forecast contains snakes and wind. 6/10”

  1. Temira Avatar
    Temira

    Thanks for the help, all of you! I’ll try to include the river temps once in a while.

  2. Blake Avatar
    Blake

    lets just thank temira for kindly making this report every day and not ask her for any more of her free time. Try nwkite.com and use the forecast link at the top; then click on the columbia river temp icon!!

  3. LW Avatar
    LW

    I live near the Syncline and have been seeing more snakes than usual.

  4. sam Avatar
    sam

    “Those are west swells with 9 second periods. I wish mine was that short…”

    TMI !!!!

  5. rn Avatar
    rn

    for Buster:

    Columbia River temp @ The Dalles Dam: 59F

  6. Buster Avatar
    Buster

    How about including river water temps occasionally?

Have an awesome day.

Love, Temira