Thursday: hot, muggy, and not windy

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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	open	for your	naked	buns
Steven’s Locks	LTV	LTV	E10	LTV
Swell-Hood River	LTV	LTV	E0-5	LTV
Lyle to Doug’s	LTV	LTV	LTE	LTE
Rufus, etc.	LTV	LTV	LTE	LTE
Roosevelt & Arlington	LTV	LTV	LTE	LTE

Gorge Wind Forecast

There’s not much happening out there this morning other than ripples caused by fishing boats. Expect more of the same all day as temps in the Willy Valley beat out temps in the eastern desert. Best shot at wind will be some light easterlies in the western Gorge. Enjoy your rest day. Stronger westerlies return for Friday and Saturday followed by a more moderate day on Sunday. Starting Monday, easterlies make their first big showing of the season.

For Thursday, expect light and variable wind all day in the central and eastern gorge. Easterlies could pick up to 10mph in the west and 0-5mph from Hood River eastward. River flow is 81,700cfs, temp is 68 degrees, and high temp today is a muggy 95.

Friday sees a marine push into the Willy Valley as an offshore low drives in marine air. That offshore low combines with an even lower pressure heat low in the desert for gusty westerlies. Expect 18-22 from Viento to Swell to start with 10-13 from Hood River to Mosier. Other locations will be light to start the day. Afternoon westerlies pick up to gusty 25-28 from Stevenson to Arlington. That offshore low will be moving around. A likely result of this is less wind near Swell, so don’t bank on going there. High temp: 94.

Offshore high pressure returns on Saturday. That sets us up for 23-26 to start from Viento to Arlington. If it’s not there at dawn, it’ll be there by 11am as morning clouds burn off. Afternoon wind picks up to 26-29 from Stevenson to Rufus with a good shot at 30-35 from Rowena to Rufus. Sunday’s forecast currently looks like 21-24 from Stevenson to Hood River. After that: easterlies!

Due to crowding and unsafe conditions at Port beaches, parking restrictions now apply Friday through Sunday. Remember: crowds lead to closures. Kiting is no longer allowed at the Marina – it has become unsafe for other user groups. Lyle is now off limits unless you can get to the sandbar without crossing the RR tracks. If you cross the tracks, you will be ticketed. Lyle: loved to death. Roosevelt: still closed due to wind damage from earlier this year. Mosier is only available to residents of 97040 (Mosier).

Coast, Jones, Sauvie’st

Coast (north/central/south – swell forecast provided by NWS. Wind northerly except as noted). Thursday: N20-25/LTV/S5-15, NW swell 7′ @ 12 seconds. Friday: S15/S10-15/S10-15, NW 5′ @ 11. Jones Thursday: calm. Friday: 13-16. Saturday: 9-12. Sauvie’s Thursday: 14-17. Friday: 9-12. Saturday: 9-12.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Clear sky this morning stays that way. Temps will be in the low 60’s early and mid 90’s later. Muggy. Light and variable wind. No rainbows. Friday will be sunny. Temps will be in the mid 60’s early and mid 90’s later. Moderate to strong westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday starts cloudy and turns sunny by midday. Temps will be in the low 60’s early and upper 80’s later. Strong westerlies. 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

8/27: Hood River County lands are now closed between 9pm and 5am due to extreme fire danger and the likelihood of nighttime users starting a fire. Lands are still open during the day. Moto use is limited to developed roads. Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, and Underwood are closed due to fire danger. Respect the closures. Other Post news: Eldorado is closed about 100 yards before the Mixed Tape intersection due to timber harvesting.

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Local Events

Weekly events: 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 Columbia High School in White Salmon at 6pm on Wednesday nights. 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.

Mt. Hood Weather Forecast

Mt. Hood Meadows allows hiking within the permit area. However, you will need to park outside their parking lots. Timberline is open for lift-serve skiing with exemplary guidelines for protecting guests and staff from the transmission of novel coronavirus. Please read their guidelines and rules here. Well done, T-Line! The Mt. Hood weather forecast will be on vacation unless something interesting happens in the weather up there. Timberline is allowing uphill access outside the permit area on the climbers’ trail only.

Have an awesome day!

Temira