| Your favorite launch | dawn patrol |
morning max | afternoon max | executive session |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwash (Rooster) Rock | wet | buns | no | sun | |
| Stevenson | 13-16 | 13-16 | 17-20 | 17-20 | |
| Viento | 20-23 | 20-23 | 17-20 | 17-20 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 17-20 | 20-23 | 17-20 | 17-20 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | 20-23 | 20-23 | 17-20 | 14-17 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 20-23 | 20-23 | 17-20 | 14-17 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 17-20 | 14-17 | 14-17 | 14-17 | |
| River flow last 24 hours: 170-264kcfs | =River temp: 57.92F | High temp: 68F | |||
Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! That was a big day yesterday. Next chance for something similar is Saturday, and potentially next Tuesday, but Tuesday’s way too far out to be placing bets. In between now and then, we’ll have several days of more moderate westerlies for those of you inclined to gentler conditions, or for those of you seeking a rest day.
Thursday opens up with pressures of 30.18/30.09/30.04 for gradients of 0.09 and 0.05. Westerlies were generally in the 19-21 range with Arlington and Stevenson at 13-16. A brief ridge of high pressure builds inland today and knocks down the gradients. That said, the sounding model keeps the metro area cloudy until mid-morning and partly cloudy until early afternoon. That’ll give the desert a little jump on the heating. Models suggest the wind east of The Dalles will fade to 10-14 after noon. They suggest areas to the west will drop to 14-17. I suspect, given the setup, that we’ll have 20-23 for a couple hours from Viento to Rufus before the wind drops out east. In the west, from Stevenson to Mosier, the wind holds at 17-20 and beats the models by a few mph. Near Rowena: probably 14-17 this afternoon. River flow over the last 24 hours was 170-264kcfs (it looked choppy at The Wall and Rufus yesterday, btw, and Arlington was excellent), river temp is 57.92F, and high temp forecast for Hood River is 68F.
Friday sees a cool trough move inland in the afternoon. Cool air gets reinforced on the west side, and the desert heats up. As the weather system moves inland, the pressure drops in the desert. We like that! The day starts with 13-16 from Stevenson to Swell with calm-to-10mph wind to the east. By late morning, we’ll have 20-23 from Stevenson to Mosier with 17-20 from Lyle to Doug’s. The incoming system ramps things up in the afternoon: westerlies pick up to gusty 26-29 from Stevenson to Rufus and then fill in at Arlington late. We’ll probably see the Swell area drop into the low 20’s mid to late afternoon. Depending on the extend of cloud incursion, the Rowena stretch has a good chance of dropping early evening. Head east of The Dalles for gusty 28-31 (probably the “wrong” direction at Rufus/The Wall) for the Executive Session after 5pm. High temp: 66F for Hood River and 71F for Arlington.
Low pressure in the desert combines with moderately strong offshore high pressure on Saturday for another windy day. A lackluster, cloudy (drizzly-in-Stevenson) start in the west (somewhere between “light” and low teens) combines with low 20’s out east. Afternoon wind rises to 19-22ish west of Lyle and 30-33 from Lyle to Boardman. The wind should last all the way into the evening.
Extended (when things get fuzzy): Models currently have warmer weather and 14-17ish focused from Stevenson to Mosier for Sunday and Monday. Sunday is the first CGW2 swap of the season – it’s at Lot 1 in Hood River. Models have potential for a bigger day on Tuesday as cooler air returns. I’ll get out a forecast on Friday morning before I leave on retreat. I’ll be back with the forecast next Thursday and around all summer until my next retreat over the Labor Day week. Have a great day on the water!
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Jones, Sauvie Island, Oregon Coast
North/Central/South coast, waves (swell forecast provided by NWS). Wind forecast for the afternoon. Wind direction N unless otherwise noted. Thursday: LTW/N10/N25, NW swell 4′ at 8 seconds. Friday: NW15-210/NW10/LTNW, NW 3′ @ 8 and SW 2′ @ 4. Saturday: LTW/LTW/NW10, NW 2′ @ 4 and NW 7′ @ 9.Jones Thursday: 14-17. Friday: calm and drizzly. Saturday: 8-11. Sauvie Island Thursday: 8-11. Friday: LTV. Saturday: LTN, late.
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
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Very basic Hood River weather forecast. Don’t plan your life around this. You really should read Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook
Mostly cloudy sky this morning turns partly cloudy later. Temps start near 50 and rise to the upper 60s. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Friday will be cloudy with a little rain possible overnight. Temps start in the mid 40s and rise to the mid 60s. Moderate westerlies early. Strong westerlies later. No rainbows. Saturday will be cloudy then partly cloudy. Temps start in the upper 40s and rise to 60 or so. Light westerlies early. Moderate later. 5% chance of rainbows.
Local-ish Events
Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!
There’s a work party for the new hike/horse/run trail in Post. Meet 5/25 at 9am at Family Man Staging Area. There’s a weekly social for Wind Johnnies (The Gorge Wind Social) at Ferment Brewing every 3rd Monday this summer. The first CGW2 swap meet of the season is Sunday, May 26th at Lot 1 in Hood River.
The Columbia Gorge Junior Kayak Club offers free roll sessions (gear provided) for kids at the Hood River Pool every other Tuesday from 5:30 to 7pm. Visit their website for more deets: https://www.columbiagorgejuniorkayakclub.org/. Amayah’s offers a free meal every First Thursday from 1pm to 4pm. Regular weekly events:. NK Studio’s by-donation Tuesday morning yoga class is back. Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. There’s meditation with monks at 5:15pm (an hour) and 6:30pm (30 minutes plus a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. The Tri Club is done for the season. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, there’s a run from Pine Street Bakery. On Fridays at 2:30pm, there’s a free meditation and stretching class at Yoga Samadhi. On Saturday at 9am, there’s a by-donation outdoor group fitness on the 2rd floor deck about Ferment Brewing.
Cycling
Post, Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, Syncline, Columbia Hills, and Nestor are open. Cows are out on Hospital Hill. NO DOGS. That means you, all of you, even your dog that’s [insert adjective]. No dogs. Do not risk access for everyone. No parking at the corral. It’s trail-building season. Get on the HRATS mailing list if you’d like to help out.
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