| Your favorite launch | dawn patrol |
morning max | afternoon max | executive session |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwash (Rooster) Rock | E15-20 | E15-20 | E10-15 | E10 | |
| Stevenson | E15-20 | E15-20 | E10-15 | E10 | |
| Viento | E15-20 | E15-20 | E10-15 | E10 | |
| Swell-Hood River | calm | calm | E5-10 | E5-10 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | calm | calm | E5-10 | E5-10 | |
| Rufus, etc. | calm | calm | E5-10 | E5-10 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | calm | calm | E5-10 | E5-10 | |
| River flow yesterday: 129-170kcfs | =River temp: 53.42F | High temp: 81F | |||
Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! A couple of rest days are on tap (except for those of you dock starting and flat water paddling). We should be back to westerlies by Saturday evening. Three to four days of moderately strong west wind are forecast starting Sunday. This is thanks to offshore high pressure and heat in the desert; you can call that “Classic Gorge Setup” if you’d like. It’s a little too far out for precision forecasting, but I’ve broad-brushed the general picture below. In the meantime, enjoy a couple of days off from wind sports. Let your body recover a bit (that is a note to myself!).
Thursday maxes out at E 15-20 at both Iwash (Rooster) Rock and Stevenson for a few hours late morning. The wind drops to 10mph at those spots and picks up to E 5-10 from Hood River eastward mid-afternoon. River flow over the last 24 hours was 129-170kcfs, river temp is 53.42F, and high temp forecast is 81F. Friday sees a few hours of 15-20 at Iwash and 15mph at Stevenson in the morning. The wind drops to less than 10mph in the afternoon. Near Hood River and to the east, the wind should be calm. High temp: 85F. Saturday starts dead calm. As the heat low shifts east in the afternoon, westerlies start to pick up. We’re a little too far out for a precise forecast. As of this morning, it looks like the wind will rise to the upper teens to low 20’s as far east as Rufus late in the day. Let’s refine that as we get closer.
Looking at Sunday through Tuesday or Wednesday (we’ll refine these as we get closer too), we have a pretty good setup for wind. Offshore high pressure lingers. A heat low settles in to the desert. Varying levels of clouds infiltrate the metro area and western half of the Gorge. As of this morning, Sunday looks somewhere in the 20-25 range. Monday and Tuesday look windier, perhaps 25-30. Ensembles have the strongest eastern Gorge day as Tuesday, and they are nearly unanimous about this. Beyond Tuesday, model agreement falls apart.
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
Hi skiers and riders. It’s full-on spring up on the slopes, and perhaps it’s even summer. The freezing level remains over 10,000′ through at least Monday. This doesn’t mean the snow won’t snap overnight (clear sky and dry air are conducive to radiational cooling), but it does mean it will soften fast. If you’re going, go early. After next Tuesday, there’s some uncertainty in the models, but there’s no sign of snow.
Thursday will be sunny. The freezing level rises from 10,000′ to 12,000′. Temps max out in the low 50’s at 5000′. Wind: ?E 30 in the morning, E 20 in the afternoon, and SE 15 overnight. Friday will be sunny. The freezing level starts around 11,000′ and rises as high as 13,000′ in the afternoon. Temps max out around 60F. Wind: SE 15 in the morning becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Both weekend days look sunny with the freezing level around 12,000′ and temps rising over 50F both days. Saturday’s wind looks light. Sunday brings NW 20-25. Let’s leave it there for now. Sunscreen and spring skiing!
Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Forecast – On vacation ‘til summer unless otherwise noted
Very basic Hood River weather forecast. Don’t plan your life around this. You really should read Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook
Clear sky all day Wednesday with a few high clouds late and a shot at a pretty sunset. Temps start all over the place and rise to 70 or so. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday will be sunny. Temps start in the mid 40s and rise to 80. Light east wind. No rainbows. Friday: sunny, light easterlies, 85 degrees.
Local-ish Events
Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!
There’s a monthly social for Wind Johnnies (The Gorge Wind Social) at Ferment Brewing every 3rd Monday this summer. The first is Monday, May 20th at 5:30pm. The Columbia Gorge Junior Kayak Club offers free roll sessions (gear provided) for kids at the Hood River Pool every other Tuesday from 5:30 to 7pm. Visit their website for more deets: https://www.columbiagorgejuniorkayakclub.org/. Amayah’s offers a free meal every First Thursday from 1pm to 4pm. Regular weekly events:. NK Studio’s by-donation Tuesday morning yoga class is back. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. There’s meditation with monks at 5:15pm (an hour) and 6:30pm (30 minutes plus a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. The Tri Club is done for the season. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, there’s a run from Pine Street Bakery. On Fridays at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class at Yoga Samadhi. On Saturday at 9am, there’s a by-donation outdoor group fitness on the 2rd floor deck about Ferment Brewing.
Cycling
Hood River County is spraying herbicide in Post and at Pinemont this morning, 5/9. These are the trails that will be closed during the operation: A Side, Upper UpTrack, Upper GP, Moto-ghetti, Lower 8-Track, Trail-106, The Boot, Twin Peaks, Upper Trail-180. Many trails will reopen as soon as spraying is done, but these will remain closed for 48 hours: Pinemont, Mobius, Lower 140, and the Blue Car Downhill area.
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