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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | lightning | strikes | biggest | buns | |
| Steven’s Locks | G10-13 | G13-16 | G22-25 | G22-25 | |
| Swell-Hood River | G15-18 | G15-18 | G22-25 | G22-25 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | G10-13 | G15-18 | G22-25 | G25-28 | |
| Rufus, etc. | G10-13 | G10-13 | G10-13 | G10-13 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | G15-18 | G15-18 | G10-13 | G10-13 | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Atmospheric instability on Thursday makes for a tricky call for wind. In addition, this kind of system can be a prolific lightning producer, meaning being on the water may not be all that safe today. While offshore low pressure will continue southerly upper flow over the next couple of days, less instability will be present; gusty westerlies continue through the weekend.
For Thursday, atmospheric instability sticks around for much of the day. River-level wind will be inconsistent and up-and-down in response. That said, early gradients of .08 and .03 indicate there’s enough pressure difference in the area to fire up some westerlies… if the lightning currently over the western half of the state doesn’t migrate here. So. Expect gusty westerlies at 15-18 from Viento to Mosier early with similar conditions farther east. And by gusty, I mean really up and down. Afternoon wind forecasts indicate gusty, up-and-down, possibly lightning-enhanced westerlies at 21-24 from Stevenson to Doug’s with 12-15 near Rufus. If this system moves through early enough, there’s a chance of gusty 25-28 from Rowena to Avery late afternoon. River flow is 88,600 and temps is 70 degrees.
Marine air pushes in from the west on Friday morning and a cold front approaches the coast in the afternoon. In between those two lies a decent period of relatively steady wind. Morning westerlies kick off with gusty 23-26 from Viento to Moiser with 15-18 east of there and 12-15 near Stevenson. Afternoon backs off a bit in response to a low approaching the coast. Gusty 21-24 from Stevenson to The Dalles is the call from late morning on. East of there: 10-13.
That front moves through on Saturday morning. If it’s early enough, it won’t affect the wind quality during the day. For now, let’s call it 12-15 everywhere early. 19-23 from Moiser to Roosevelt in the afternoon with 10-14 in the west. Sunday’s forecast currently calls for gusty 22-25 from Mosier eastward. There’s a good chance, given all the lows circulating off the coast and accompanying fronts swinging inland, that this forecast could change, and the wind will be gusty.
COAST, JONES, SAUVIE’S: Coast (north/central/south, wind N unless otherwise specified – swell forecast courtesy of National Weather Service). Thursday: S10-15/S10-15/S10-15, NW swell 3′ at 8 seconds. Friday: S5-10/LTW/LTW, W 2′ @ 9. Saturday: S10-15/S10-15/S5-10, W 3′ @ 15.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Elevated thunderheads hang around for much of Thursday with lightning possible for much of the day. Rain is possible, but unlikely at river level. Better chances the higher you go. Temps will be in the low 70’s early and low 80’s later. Muggy as all get up. Moderate westerlies. 1% chance of rainbows. Friday starts with low marine clouds and then turns sunny. Temps will be near 60 early and in the low 80’s later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday looks partly cloudy early and then sunny. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and mid 80’s later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows.
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Road and Mountain Biking
New report: 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 the beginning of September. That means associated trails are also closed weekdays for that time period (Family Man, Middle School, Float On). The kids bike race is still on this Saturday morning at Family Man. As for Kreps/SDS lands, no word since the rain… they haven’t issued a closure yet!
All other trails are open – I received confirmation of Huffman Peak too. 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
Community events today start with by-donation yoga at Flow at 8:30. There are several Tai Chi classes at the Hood River adult center during the day. In the evening, there’s pickleball at 5 at The Dalles Readiness Center, the race-pace Post n’ Pint mountain bike ride from Dirty Fingers at 5:30. At 6, there’s family mountain biking at Post Canyon’s Family Man, paddling practice at the Hood River Event Site, yoga at Samadhi in White Salmon, Tai Chi at our Savior church in Bingen, and Zumba at 6:30 at Mid-valley elementary. At 7am on Friday, there’s the Kickstand Coffee Run, where jogging or walking 4 miles gets you a free cup of coffee and a donut.
The Gorge youth sailing club has an all-comers BBQ at the Hood River Yacht Club Friday evening. On Saturday, Stevenson has the Huckfest Big Air kiteboarding contest, where kiteboarders jump 40 or 50 feet in the air. Packer Orchards has an apple pie celebration on Saturday, and there’s a cleanup and picnic at The Dalles Dam from 10 to noon. The last windsports swap meet of the season is Saturday at Luhr Jensen parking lot. Cascade Locks has the Cross-Channel Swim on Monday.
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
