Thursday: beautiful fall day! - The Gorge is my Gym

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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	LTV	LTE	E10-15	LTE
Steven’s Locks	LTV	LTE	E10-15	LTE
Swell-Hood River	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTV
Lyle to Doug’s	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTV
Rufus, etc.	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTV
Roosevelt & Arlington	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTV

Gorge Wind Forecast

Strong offshore high pressure, everybody’s favorite , takes up residence on Friday for a shot at strong westerlies. Other than Friday, the wind bounces around from easterly to westerly over the next four days. On Thursday, we’ll have all-day sunshine with light and variable wind in the morning. Afternoon wind looks like E 10-15 from Rooster to Stevenson.

Strong offshore high pressure combines with upper-level NW wind that turns very, very strong in the afternoon for a very strong day on the river. Light and variable morning wind picks up to 23-26+ from Stevenson to Mosier with 28-32 from Rowena to Rufus and at least 23-26 from John Day Dam to Boardman. High temp: 63. River temp: 62.

Saturday starts with westerlies at 10-13 in the west and 18-22 east of Mosier. Models suggest the wind will turn around to light easterly as high pressure builds inland. Expect westerlies at 21-24ish on Sunday with adjustments likely to come to that prediction.

Coast, Jones, Sauvie’s

Coast (north/central/south, waves. Direction north unless otherwise noted. Swell forecast from NWS.) Thursday: 10-15/25-30/35-40, W swell 4′ at 9 seconds. Friday: LTSW/N15-20/30-35, W 4′ @ 10. Saturday: 0-10/20-25/30-35, NW 6′. Jones Thursday-Saturday: light. Sauvie Island Thursday: 11-14. Friday: light. Saturday: 10-13.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Clear sky this morning stays that way. Temps will be in the upper 30’s early and low 60’s later. Light and variable wind. No rainbows. Friday starts clear and turns partly to mostly cloudy. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and low 60’s later. Strong west wind. No rainbows. Saturday looks mostly cloudy with low clouds in the morning, clear midday, and mostly cloudy with high clouds in the evening. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and low 60’s later. Light to moderate west wind early. Light easterlies later. No rainbows. Looking for a complete Columbia Gorge forecast? Looking for more humor in your weather? Obscenities? You’re looking for my TATAS: Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook.

Cycling

10/15: Motorized us is open on ALL Hood River County Land now. Kreps lands have reopened per their FB page. Hood River County lands have reopened. 0.8” rain fell on Saturday, 10/10 in Hood River. Mt. Hood National Forest: some areas have reopened. Expect many downed trees. Check their website for details. Syncline/Coyote Wall: reopened. SDS and BLC lands: open. Snow fell on trails above 5000′ on Saturday night, but that should be washed away by Tuesday afternoon.

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Local Events

Weekly events: The Kainos Coffee run happens in The Dalles every Tuesday morning at 6am. There are sailboat races at the Hood River Marina every Wednesday evening. Dirty Fingers has a group mountain bike ride Thursday nights at 5:30pm. The small boat group has a friendly and distanced paddle on, I believe, Thursday nights. Cheno has an outdoor HIIT workout at Griffin House in Hood River at 6pm on Wednesday nights. It appears there is also some sort of sailboat regatta every Friday night. That’s pretty much it for outdoor sports. There is a BLM rally every Tuesday evening at 5:30 at the Salmon Fountain in Hood River, and there’s a White Coats for BLM rally every Wednesday evening at 6pm at 12th and May. Have an awesome day!

Temira