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| Rooster Rock | last | chance | for tan | buns | |
| Steven’s Locks | E15-20 | E20-25 | E5-10 | LTE | |
| Swell-Hood River | LTE | LTE | LTE | LTE | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | LTE | LTE | LTE | LTE | |
| Rufus, etc. | LTE | LTE | LTE | LTE | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | LTE | LTE | LTE | LTE | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Complicated weather dynamics over the next several days takes us far from Classic Gorge Setup. Even so, we’ll have westerlies Friday through Sunday. Models have been inconsistent on the forecast for Sunday, so we’ll just keep watching them.
Thursday’s the most complicated forecast day. A little offshore low hangs around the Oregon Coast today distracting us while another low moves in from northern California to the Washington desert in the afternoon. The general result of this is unstable air and a chance of thunderstorms with lots of lightning. Fortunately, it’s unlikely you’ll be on the river: we’ll have easterlies that peak at 20-25 from Stevenson to Viento late morning before fading to calm wind everywhere this afternoon. You may find east 5-8 east of The Dalles later, but you’ll also find more storms. River flow is 76,700cfs and temp is 70 degrees.
Unstable air continues on Friday morning, especially east of the Cascades. Offshore high pressure builds too. Resulting wind looks like 20-23 from Viento to The Dalles early in the morning with 10-13 east and west of there. Afternoon wind: 24-27 from Stevenson to The Dalles with 14-17 to Biggs and 5-10 farther east. That said, you’ll want to stay away from the eastern Gorge until the thunderstorms clear. If it’s cloudy, don’t drive!
A ridge of high pressure builds late Friday into Saturday morning, and then a trough approaches from the northwest in the afternoon. This is the kind of setup that can lead to unexpectedly strong late-day westerlies. Let’s keep an eye on it. Current forecast is morning wind at 14-17 from Viento to Hood River with 5-10 Stevenson and The Dalles and light wind east. Westerlies jump mid-afternoon to 26-29 from Stevenson to Avery. Let’s throw a “+” on that, just in case. As of right now, it looks like Portland and even Hood River will be buried in clouds on Sunday. You’ll want to go east of there for 20-23. sadly, that’s a giant drop from an earlier forecast of 30-35+ for Sunday.
COAST, JONES, SAUVIE’S: Coast (north/central/south, wind N unless otherwise specified – swell forecast courtesy of National Weather Service). Thursday: LTW/LTW/LTS, NW swell 5′ at 12 seconds. Friday: LTW/LTW/N10-15, NW swell 3′ @ 10 seconds. Saturday: LTW/LTW/N10-15, W 3′ @ 10. Jones Thursday: nope. Friday: 10-13. Saturday: 15-18. Sauvie’s Thursday: nada. Friday: 12-15. Saturday: 9-12.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Partly cloudy sky this morning turns high overcast this afternoon with a chance of thunder overnight. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and upper 80’s later. Humidity increases this evening. Light east wind. 0.5% chance of rainbows. Friday looks overcast early and sunny later with a chance of thunderstorms through midday. Temps will be in the upper 60’s early and mid 80’s later. Muggy. Moderate to strong westerlies. 5% chance of rainbows. Saturday looks partly cloudy becoming high overcast. Temps will be in the low 60’s early and low 80’s later. Muggy. Light westerlies early. Strong westerlies later. No rainbows.
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Road and Mountain Biking
Looks like we have a pretty good chance of some intermittent rain showers over the next five days. Fingers crossed for brown pow! Chipseal is good to go between Mosier and Rowena crest. Riorden Hill Road will remain closed from the end of the pavement to Family Man weekdays through September 13th. That means associated trails are also closed weekdays for that time period (Family Man, Middle School, Float On). As for Kreps/SDS lands… they haven’t issued a closure yet!
All other trails are open. Apparently Boulder Lakes is quite overgrown. Whoopdee is closed for logging, but Ronnoc trail and the climb out are open. Red Hill Road is supposedly closed for logging. Ride at your own risk. If you’re riding Underwood, please do not park at the trailhead as per request by SDS. Continue past the trailhead 0.5 miles or so to the new parking area. The cows are off Hospital Hill, which means your dog can come along.
Upcoming Events
Free and fun activities this evening include pickleball at The Dalles Readiness Center from 5-9. Dirty Fingers Bikes has the race-pace Post n’ Pint ride at 5:30 – you’ll get a free pint of beer for finishing it. At 6, there’s paddling practice at the Hood River Event Site, and Tai Chi at Our Savior Church in Bingen. There’s a $5 yoga class at Samadhi in White Salmon at6, and there’s free Zumba at Mid Valley Elementary at 6:30.
Friday is First Friday in Hood River. At 6:30 Friday night, the White Salmon Library has a talk about wild mushrooms. It’s titled “Should I have eaten that?”. Speaking of eating, the huckleberry festival starts Friday in Bingen.
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
