Thursday (and maybe Friday?): warm and sunny with variable wind. Keep an eye on Sunday…

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The Forecast

Your favorite beach	Dawn Patrol	9am- 11:30a	11:30a- 3pm	3pm- dusk
Today’s Gorge Wind – these are ranges for the average speed, not a predicted wind range. =)
Rooster Rock	tan	early	E5-15	E15
Steven’s Locks	W 5-10	calm	E5-15	E15
Viento	W 5-10	calm	E5-15	E15
Swell-Hood River	W13-16	calm	LTE	E5
Lyle to Doug’s	W 5-10	calm	E5-10	E5-10
Rufus, etc.	W 5-10	calm	E5-10	E5-10
Roosevelt & Arlington	W 5-10	calm	E5-10	E5-10

Gorge Wind Forecast

While we’re starting the day (it’s Thursday) with westerlies, you’d better get on it if that’s what you want. We’ll be switching to east wind this afternoon and holding on to it through Friday. A calm start on Saturday gives way to a very warm, moderately windy westerly afternoon. Sunday: still looking like a bigger westerly day, but the details still aren’t clear. I’m on call 7pm tonight to 7pm Friday, so I’ll do my best to either get a forecast out tonight or tomorrow morning!

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Thursday kicks off with pressures of 30.17/30.09/30.11 for gradients of .08 and .02. If the models are right, you can go ahead and ignore that; we’re switching to easterlies this afternoon. You’ll find calm wind midday. As the center of the high pressure shifts inland, easterlies pick up to 15ish from Rooster to Viento with 5-10 to the east. River flow yesterday was 123-127kcfs, river temp is 50F (finally!), and high temp forecast is 76F with decreasing clouds. Friday sees the heat low over the west side, and that’ll keep the easterlies going. The day starts with 50ish degrees and 30-35 at Rooster. Stevenson will be 20-25 to start. That wind holds through midday and then fades in the afternoon. We end the day with 15-20 at Rooster and 10-15 at Stevenson. Saturday starts calm and warm. As a weather system approaches the coast mid-morning, westerlies pick up to gusty 15-18 from Stevenson to The Dales and then shift to 17-21 from Mosier to The Dalles mid-afternoon. At that point, areas west of Mosier drop to 12-15 or so. We’re still looking at a 15-20 degree temps drop and westerlies at 28-32 on Sunday, but the quality/location keeps shifting. So… wait and see!

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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast

Wind speed in knots. Direction Northerly unless otherwise noted for Coast. Westerly for Jones. Northerly for Sauvie Island. North/Central/South, waves. Wave forecast provided by NWS. Thursday: 15-20+/20-25/30-35, W swell 4′ at 9 seconds. Friday: LTW/LTW/LTN, NW 3′ @ 7. Saturday: W 5-10/W 5-10/LTV, W 4′ @ 12. Jones Thrusday: LTW. Friday: 7-11. Saturday: 22-25. Sauvie Island Thursday: 10-13. Friday/Saturday: LTV.

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

Once again, no snow to talk about. Thursday will be partly high overcast then sunny. The free air freezing level (FAF) will be 11,000′ in the morning and 13,000′ in the afternoon. Wind: E 10 in the morning, E 10-15 in the afternoon, and SSE 15 overnight. Friday will be clear all day and partially high overcast in the evening. The FAF will be 13,000′ in the morning and 12,000′ in the afternoon. Wind: SSE 15 in the morning, SW 10 in the afternoon, and SW 10-15 overnight. Saturday, the final day of the season for Meadows, will be mostly clear. The FAF will be 12,000′ all day and will fall to 11,000′ after midnight. Wind will be SW 10-20 all day and S 10-20 after midnight. Sunday looks sunny with dropping temps and more wind, but details aren’t yet clear. Enjoy!

Hood River Weather Forecast

Partial high clouds this morning give way to sunshine this afternoon. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and mid to upper 70’s later. Light westerlies early. Light easterlies later. No rainbows. Friday will be clear all day and then partially high overcast overnight. Temps start in the low 50’s and rise to the low 80’s. Easterlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be mostly clear. Temps start in the mid 50’s and rise to the mid 80’s. Light wind early. Moderate westerlies later. No rainbows.

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Local-ish Events

Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know! On April 30th, SheroDigs will be working on trails in Post Canyon. If you’re interested (no cis-dudes, sorry), email sherodigshoodriver@gmail.com. Space is limited.

Regular weekly events: NK Studios in Bingen has a donation-based yoga class at 7:30am every Tuesday. 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. 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.

Regular bike rides (thanks to the Hood River Area Trail Stewards for collecting). Tuesday is Mountain View’s ride. Meet at 5:45pm on Post Canyon Drive where the pavement ends. Wednesday is the Evo/Kickstand all-ability, no-drop Post Canyon ride. 5:30 from the shop or join along the way. All abilities welcome. Thursday is Mountain View’s women’s ride. 5:30pm, Seven Streams Trailhead. No drop. Thursday is also the Dirty Fingers Post and Pint. 5:30 from the shop or later at Family Man. This is hardcore, race-pace. Saturday morning is the Mountain View road/gravel ride. Two hours. 12-14mph average speed. Starting May 6th, Oregon Ebikes has the women’s ride at 8:30am. Meet at Seven Streams parking lot for a 1.5 to 2 hour ride.

Cycling

There’s going to be a lot of brown pow out there this week. Go get it! Post is snow-free at least to the top of Borderline. Cows are in on Hospital Hill. That means dogs are no longer allowed. Even if your dog is cool. Even if you’re a local. Even if … you get the picture! Hospital Hill is private land. Please respect the wishes of the landowners – they’re generous enough to let folks use that land, and dogs have been shot there before. Please don’t ride muddy trails, or you’ll do permanent damage. Always remember to consider gravel riding! If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.

Valuable Advice for Gardeners Inhabiting Neighboring Areas

Valuable Advice for Gardeners Inhabiting Neighboring Areas: Mt. Defiance says you shouldn’t plant your tomatoes, but if you’re below 500-1000′, Hood River Weather and TATAS thinks planting tomatoes this week is a good idea. It’s also time (for me, anyway) to get your beans started indoors. They generally do better direct-sow, but they also generally get eaten by slugs if I do that. If you’re a planner (I generally am not), consider starting next year’s compost pile now. This is ag country, and there’s a lot of manure looking for a good home. Happy gardening.