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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | peaceful | cloudy | naked | beach | |
| Steven’s Locks | 5-10 | 10-13 | 17-20 | 17-20 | |
| Hatchery/Wunderbar | 14-17 | 14-17 | 17-20 | 17-20 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 10-13 | 14-17 | 17-20 | 17-20 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 17-20 | 17-20 | 17-20? | 17-20? | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 20-25 | 17-20 | 14-17 | 10-13 | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
It’s Thursday morning, and the forecast contains moderate westerlies for the next few days. If east winds are your thing, it’s looking like you’ll have them for several days next week.
For Thursday, a weak warm front will move into northern WA as a low pressure system approaches Vancouver Island. This is on the tails of a departing cold front that’s left variable westerlies all the way out to Arlington. 6Am gradients were .07 and .05, but those will probably back off out east as the day goes on. So, we’ll have upper teens to low twenties east of Avery this morning. Wind east of John Day Dam will back off to 12-15 this afternoon. In the western Gorge, we start with 24-27 from Viento to Swell and end up with 17-20 from Stevenson to Avery, possibly Rufus. River flow is 72,400cfs and temp is 65 degrees.
Friday starts off sunny and calm. A cold front approaching in the afternoon drives clouds and gusty westerlies into the Gorge. Light and variable wind early picks up to gusty 17-21 from Stevenson to Avery in the afternoon. Saturday looks showery in the western Gorge. Westerlies shift eastward as a result. 10-13 looks like the call from Stevenson to Rowena. The Dalles to Arlington sees 22-25 in the afternoon. Sunday is looking like a pretty good setup for steady westerlies. The current forecast from both models is 24-27 from Stevenson to The Dalles in the afternoon. Monday through Thursday is looking like east wind.
BONUS: Jones the next three days: no. Same for Sauvie’s: nada. Coast (north/central/south). Thursday: SW5/N5/25-30, W swell 3′ at 10 seconds. Friday: S15/X/N10-15, W 4′ @ 8. Saturday: W5/W5/N5-10, W 8′ @ 10.
Random Morning Thoughts
Mt. Hood Mountain Weather Forecast
IT’s mostly clear to start Thursday, but clouds arrive this afternoon along with light sprinkles. Snow level 10,000′ rising to 12,000′. Wind: NW 20 becoming WNW 20 then WSW 20 overnight. Friday looks mostly clear becoming cloudy after midnight. Free air freezing level 12,000′. Wind: SWS 20 early rising to WSW 40 after midnight. Saturday looks cloudy and rainy. Snow level 12,000′ fallling to 8000′ after midnight. Total rainfall: 1/5” during the day, 1/5” overnight. Wind: WSW 40 falling to WSW 20 becoming NW 25 after midnight.
Gorge Weather Forecast
It’s mostly clear this morning, but clouds will move in later. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and low 70’s this afternoon Moderate west wind. No rainbows. Friday looks sunny with clouds overnight. Temps will be near 50 early and in the mid 70’s later. Moderate west wind. No rainbows. Saturday looks mostly cloudy with showers. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and upper 60’s later. Moderate west wind. 99% chance of rainbows. Sunday looks mostly sunny after a few morning clouds and sprinkles.
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Road and Mountain Biking
Whoopdee and Hospital Hill and Underwood have reopened as of right now. Post Canyon motorized use has also reopened. Other motorized trails on Hood River County lands (Pine Mont, for example) remain closed to motorized use.
Upcoming Events
Free and low costs community events today start off wiith Sunrise meditation at 6:15 at Trinity Body Arts – that’s now 36 minutes before sunrise. Flow Yoga in Hood River has a free class at 8 today, an d there’s another free yoga class at 6 tonight at Samadhi in White Salmon. There’s Tai Chi at 6 at Our Savrior Church in bingen and free zumba at Mid-Valley Elementary at 6:30.
There are two group mountain bike rides tonight: a 5pm women’s ride from the bottom of perfect dirt post, and a 5:30 race-pace ride from Dirty Fingers. Trails on private land, including Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, and Underwood have now reopened.
Outdoor volunteer opportunities this weekend include a CGWA work party at Bob’s Beach in stevenson at 3 on Sunday and a trail work party on Hospital Hill at 10 on Sunday. To attend the HH work party, email GFRA@gorge.net.
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
