Thursday: cool and breezy

August 26, 2021

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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	sunshine	makes it	buns	time
Steven’s Locks	10-13	10-13	10-13	10-13
Viento	14-17	10-13	10-13	G14-17
Swell-Hood River	14-17	10-13	10-13	G14-17
Lyle to Doug’s	5-10	10-13	10-13	G14-17
Rufus, etc.	20-23	20-23	22-25	22-25
Roosevelt & Arlington	20-23	20-23	22-25	22-25

Gorge Wind Forecast

A couple of weak cold fronts swinging across the Pacific Northwest today give a nudge to the wind speed but also nudge the quality downwards. Best results will be found east of the Cascades. Westerlies steady out on Friday and disappear on Saturday before returning mid afternoon on Sunday.

A cold front is moving eastward this morning and will be quickly followed by another cold front’s approach in several hours. Early gradients of 0.05 and 0.06 indicate you’ll be best served by driving to the east. Same with the clouds – good sign you should pick up and drive. Morning wind will be 20-23 east of the Dalles with gusty 14-17 between Viento and Swell with 5-10 to Doug’s. Wind east of The Dalles holds at 20-23 and then picks up slightly this afternoon to 22-25 between Avery and Arlington. In the western Gorge, the wind stays in the 10-13 range much of the day, but may pop up to gusty 14-17 this evening between Swell and The Dalles. River flow is 122kcfs. River temp is 69. High temp: 72.

High pressure pushes from Alaska down into the PNW on Friday. The day starts with clouds and ends clear. Stay close to Hood River for the best results. Morning wind will be 15-18 from Viento to Mosier with 11-14 east to Arlington and 5-10 in cloudy Stevenson. When the clouds clear, the wind settles at 21-24 from Stevenson to Mosier with 12-15 from Lyle to Avery and light westerlies east of there. High temp forecast is 72F. One thing to note: chilly morning temps could knock Dawn Patrol speeds down.

A heat low settles over the west side on Saturday and turns the wind easterly. Expect light wind to start. Easterlies peak at 10-15 between Stevenson and Viento midday before dropping off to 5mph or less in the afternoon. High temp: 81. Sunday starts with light easterlies. Afternoon wind picks up to W 12-15 with a high temp of 85 or so. Enjoy the river the next few days!

Coast, Jones, Coast

Coast (north/central/south, waves. Wind direction north unless otherwise noted. Swell forecast from NWS.) Thursday: LTSW/LTW/N15-25, W swell 2′ at 7 seconds. Friday: 10-15/20-25/30-40, NW 5′ @ 10. Saturday: 20-25+/25-30/30-40, NW 5′ @ 8. Jones Thursday: LTW. Friday: LTW. Saturday: LTW. Sauvie’s Thursday: LTN. Friday: 11-14+. Saturday: 15-18.

Mt. Hood Weather forecast

On vacation unless some wintry weather happens.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Partly to mostly cloudy sky sticks around all day. Temps will be in the low 60’s early and low 70’s later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Friday will be partly to mostly cloudy to start. Sky clears in the afternoon. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and low 70’s later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be sunny. Temps start in the low 50’s and end near 80. Calm wind. 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

SDS (Whoopdee, Underwood), BLC, HFM, DGS, and Kreps Land (Hospital Hill) are now closed until the end of fire season. It is also vital that people respect this closure to maintain positive relationships between the landowners and trail users. DNR land in Eastern Washington (Buck Creek / Nestor Peak) is all closed to recreation due to fire danger. Columbia Hills is closed due to fire danger.

Open trails: Post, Falls Creek, Lewis River, Sandy Ridge, Gorge 400, Plains of Abraham / Ape Canyon. 44 Road: Eightmile, Fifteenmile, Bottle Prairie, Dog River, Superconnector, Cedar, Knebal, Cooks Meadows, 450 to the top, Gunsight, Underhill. Siouxon has reopened. Huffman: not sure.

Maple Road in Post Canyon is closed. DO NOT drive past the closed signs. If you do so, you will jeopardize TRAIL access for the entire summer. This is the road that runs to the west, just north of the Binns/Riorden intersection. Also, the trail from the bottom of Post Canyon to Seven Streams Staging Area is now closed. It’s on private land. Respect the closure.

Local Events

Kiteboard for Cancer is this weekend at the Hood River Event Site.

IFPL 3 restrictions west of Highway 35 went into effect on 7/16. No more motorized use in Post Canyon trails. Mountain View Cycles women’s ride is every Thursday, bottom of Post at 5:30pm. They have an all-genders ride at 6pm on Wednesday, end of the pavement on Post Canyon Road. Their shop road ride leaves at 9am on Saturday for a 2 hour ride. Dirty Fingers has the Post n’ Pint on Thursday evenings at 5:30pm from the shop. They also have the women’s Post n’ Pinot Wednesday evening at 5:30pm from the shop. Oregon E-Bikes has ladies’ rides at 7:30am Sunday and Monday. The Small Boat Group does paddles every Thursday evening at 6pm at the Hatchery.

Other weekly events. Normally on Tuesday night there’s meditation with the Pacific Hermitage Monks at 5:15 (1 hour) and 6:30 (30 minutes followed by a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. In-person meditation is on “pause” due to the recent Covid surge. It will happen on the Pacific Hermitage YouTube page at 6:30. Triathlon practice with the Tri Club is Tuesday at 6pm at West Mayer State Park. Sailboat races happen Wednesday night from the Hood River Marina. There are also lesser races on Friday nights. Cheno’s workout is every Saturday at 10am at the Ferment Lawn in Hood River ($10). Families in the Park starts August 5th at Jackson Park and runs for several weeks on Thursday evening.

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