Thursday: another rest day, perhaps? 80ish and breezy for the extended forecast. =)

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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	E15	E15-20	E10	calm
Stevenson	E15	E15-20	E10	calm
Viento	E15	E15-20	E10	calm
Swell-Hood River	calm	calm	calm	calm
Lyle to Doug’s	calm	calm	calm	E5
Rufus, etc.	calm	calm	calm	E5
Roosevelt & Arlington	calm	calm	calm	E5

Gorge Wind Forecast

Perfectly calm weather sticks around for most of the Gorge most of today. We’re back to moderate westerlies – upper teens to low 20’s, perhaps a touch more at times – through the weekend. Temps will hold around 80 degrees through the weekend for perfect river weather! Note that the wind opens tomorrow for the Mt. Hood Megaloop kiteboarding event at Rufus.

Thursday kicks off dead calm and glassy near Hood River with easterlies at 10-15 from Rooster to Viento. The wind picks up to 15-20 for just 2-3 hours in that stretch before dropping to 10mph early afternoon and turning calm in the evening. River flow yesterday was 131-182kcfs, river temp is 64F, and high temp forecast is 83F.

Dead calm weather greets you on Friday morning, but that will change. Unfortunately, we’ll also seem instability as the heat low in the east combines with a weak low overhead to send packets of air soaring upwards. Result: gusty, unreliable westerlies with a chance of thunder. By noon or early afternoon, westerlies rise to 19-21 from Stevenson to Hood River. If the instability doesn’t completely take over, we’ll see the wind dip to 13-16 at Swell with 21-25 from Hood River (maybe Mosier – Hood River may drop) to Rufus in the late afternoon. Models hint at an executive session return to 19-22 at Swell and Hood River after 5pm. High temp: 82F.

On Saturday, offshore high pressure support will be lackluster, but the heat in the desert will lend a helping hand. Westerlies start at 13-16 all the way from Stevenson to Arlington. It’ll be a slow build from there on out… Late morning wind will be 18-21 from Stevenson to Hood River with 13-16 east to Arlington. Afternoon wind builds to 21-24 from Hood River to Rufus with 13-16 between Stevenson and Swell and 13-16 from Blalock to Arlington. High temp: 79F. Models hint at 17-20 from Stevenson to Mosier on Sunday after a light wind start. Looking into next week, the models differences are both subtle and consequential. Generally speaking, we’ll have at least upper teens to low 20’s with high temps somewhere between 80 and 90. That’s it for now. Go out and enjoy this light wind day!

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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: 15-20/20-25/15-20, NW swell 2′ @ 11 seconds. Friday: W5-10/LTW/N5-10, NW 4′ @ 8. Saturday: LTW/NW5-10/N25-30, W 2′ @ 10. Jones Thursday: 9-12. Friday: 15-18. Saturday: 16-19. Sauvie Island Thursday: 10-13. Friday: 12-15. Saturday: 7-10.

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

On vacation until fall unless something extraordinary happens.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Clear sky this morning stays that way. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and low 80’s later. Calm wind. No rainbows. Friday will be mostly clear and then partly cloudy with a wee chance of a shower or thundershower. Temps start in the mid 50’s and rise to the low 80’s. Calm wind early. Moderately strong westerlies later. 2% chance of rainbows. Saturday will be clear. High clouds build from the east but probably don’t make it to Hood River. Moderate westerlies. 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 Friday evening at 5:30, you can watch the movie Pororoca about foiling the world’s longest wave. Saturday is 12 hours of Post Canyon. Mosier Fest is Saturday 6/24, noon to 8:30 at the Mosier School. The Mt. Hood Megaloop kite competition window runs June 23 (or 24 – the Facebook both said both!) to July 3 at Rufus. There are still spots open.

On June 24th (sat) at 8:45am will be the final brush and bike party up on the backside of Nestor Peak Trail. This section is pretty cool – it includes the old growth Middle Fork Grove, is up above 3k and doesn’t have poison oak. After the brush work, you can hike to Monte Carlo summit or take advantage of a shuttle ride and pedal all the way to Nestor Peak and down. Meet at Northwestern Park.

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 above 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

How much rain do you need to make brown pow out of dust? Somewhere between 0.1” and 0.25”. When’s it gonna happen? Who the heck knows? Did it rain on the 44 trail system over the last few days? Go check it out and tell me! Logging is happening on Hospital Hill on the trail between the top of Roll Baby Roll and the Bench. This means you cannot make a full circle. You could ride Bad Wolf and Millennium as a loop. You can ride Roll Baby Roll and Triple Bypass as a loop. You cannot access Treehugger at this time. Post is clear of snow to the top. Dog River and Surveyor’s are clear. Bottle Prairie, 8 Mile, Underhill, Cedar Creek, Lower Cooks, and Super Connector are open and already dusty. Fifteenmile is rideable. Super Duper Connector is open. Nestor Peak is clear of snow. The USFS website says that Lewis River is open and clear. The Forest Loop above Trout Lake is open as is the mixed surface Sleeping Beauty/8810 loop. 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

You have an unusual solstice-week opportunity. With the clouds and the chance of drizzle and the cool temps, you have a perfect opportunity to sow seeds. Replace your lettuce. Drop in another round of cilantro. Add some arugula. Carve out a little trench for some carrots. Water them, and you might just get away with once-a-day watering through Monday. It’s also a decent time to add some plants to your garden. They’ll prefer this gentle start to a harsh, hot-weather transplant. Happy gardening.