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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster Rock | red | white | blue | buns | |
| Steven’s Locks | 10-13 | 16-20 | 23-26 | 23-26 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 13-16 | 23-26 | 20-24 | 20-24 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 11-14 | 16-20 | 23-26 | 23-26 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 11-14 | 16-20 | 23-26 | 23-26 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 11-14 | 11-14 | 11-14 | 11-14 | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Westerlies continue for at least a few more days. Wind quality and consistency and location will vary, but you’ll be on the water somewhere if that’s what you’re dreaming about.
Thursday brings the sunniest day of the next few, as a weak ridge reduces the extent of the marine layer and brings sun to the metro area this afternoon. Morning gradients of .09 and .03 indicate you’ll likely be relatively close to the Corridor today for the best results. Models say this: morning westerlies at 11-14 in the far east and 7-10 under the clouds and Stevenson. Viento to Mosier starts off with 15-18. High clouds above suggest the river may underperfrom the models today; they’re predicting 23-26 form Stevenson to Avery. That’s likely for a few hours this morning. After that… probably closer to 19-23 from Stevenson to Avery with 11-14 farther east. River flow is 111kcfs. River temp is 65 degrees.
On to Friday. A weak weather system swings through late Thursday into Friday. Deeper marine clouds tag along, setting up a partly cloudy morning in Hood River. Early wind will be gusty 11-14 under the clouds from Stevenson to Hood River. Mosier… better chance of a little bit stronger dawn patrol. Farther east: 7-10 to start the day. Another weak system approaches Friday afternoon resulting in gusty 24-28 from Rowena to Roosevelt with gusty 19-23 from Stevenson to Mosier.
Saturday’s clouds may stick around all day in the west. Combine that with desert low pressure and the NE Pacific High for a strong day on the river. Dawn patrol kicks off with 24-27 from Mosier to Rufus. 13-16 east and west of there. Afternoon: 27-31 from Viento (maybe) all the way east to Arlington. With the western Gorge a “maybe” for clearing, you’ll want to find sunshine for the strongest and steadiest wind. Sunday’s forecast has been bouncing around a lot. Currently: 22-26. Enjoy the fun on the river!
COAST, JONES, SAUVIE’S: Coast (north/central/south, wind N unless otherwise specified). Thursday: NW5/NW10/25-30, SW swell 3′ at 16 seconds. Friday: LTW/NW5/25-30, SW 2′ @ 16. Saturday: W5/W5/20-25, SW 3′ @ 17.
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast: on vacation unless needed!
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Hood River Weather Forecast
A few high clouds stick around today under mostly clear sky. Temps will be in the low 60’s early and near 80 later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Yay Fireworks show! Friday looks partly cloudy and then sunny. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and near 80 later. Moderate to strong westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday looks mostly cloudy in the morning. Those clouds will be slow to burn off and could produce a few drizzles. Temps will be in the upper 05’s early and mid 70’s later. Strong westerlies. 6% chance of rainbows.
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Road and Mountain Biking
All local trails are snow-free. The only unconfirmed trail I have right now is Huffman Peak. 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!
Upcoming Events
Today’s the fourth, and that means many of our weekly events are off the books. Dirty Fingers bikes has a group shuttle ride down Falls Creek Trail today – they’re calling that the Freedom Ride. If you’re out and about watching fireworks tonight, consider walking or driving to reduce traffic. And if you’ve got your own fireworks, do be cautious, as things are dry and there will be wind.
Weekend events include a windsports swap at the Luhr Jensen parking lot in Hood River. Northwave sails will be passing out free coffee and donuts, and there’s a free foiling clinic at 10:30. Saturday’s also a windsurfing race at the Hood River Events Site.
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Random Morning Thoughts: on vacation.
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
