| Your favorite launch | dawn patrol |
morning max | afternoon max | executive session |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwash (Rooster) Rock | sun’s | out | buns | out | |
| Stevenson | LTV | 10-13 | 14-17 | 21-24 | |
| Viento | LTV | 10-13 | 14-17 | 21-24 | |
| Swell-Hood River | LTV | LTV | 14-17 | 21-24 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | LTV | LTV | 10-13 | 21-24 | |
| Rufus, etc: 220-294kcfs flow | LTV | LTV | 10-13 | 21-24 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | LTV | LTV | LTW | LTW | |
| River flow last 24 hours: 197-302kcfs | =River temp: 59.36F | High temp: 85F | |||
Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! With the exception of Friday, the Gorge looks windy pretty much all the way through next weekend. There are short periods in there where the heat low may shift to the west and decrease or shut the wind down, but most days should be windy. And no, I normally don’t make extended predictions like this, but the ensembles and the clusters are pretty clear about the overall weather pattern: it’s a good one! For Thursday, we start with pressures of 30.09/30.05/30.07 for gradients of 0.04 and E 0.02. There’s so little wind out there that you could easily do a burn pile (with a permit, of course) or spray stuff on your giant pumpkin plant. As the desert heats up today, so does the wind. We’ll see a slow build to 14-17 from Stevenson to Hood River by early afternoon. Thanks to desert heating and a slight increase in offshore high pressure, the wind keeps climbing. Expect 21-24 from Stevenson to Rufus for the executive session with 18-21 at Arlington. River flow over the last 24 hours was 197-302kcfs (220-294kcfs at Rufus), river temp is 59.36F, and high temp forecast is 85F.
Peak heat on Friday equalizes temps across the Cascades and gives you a rest day. Late in the day, westerlies pick up to 10ish from Stevenson to Swell. High temp: 91F. Desperate for wind? The south coast and Jones Beach have got your back. Maybe Sauvie Island too.
Ridging shifts east of the Cascades on Saturday as a weak weather system swings through. Models have been up and down for the last few days on the strength of the wind, and ensembles continue to offer up a wide range of solutions. Given the dynamic nature of the setup, the wind will be up-and-down, at least for the first half of the day until things stabilize some. For now, let’s call it 18-21 from Stevenson to Swell in the morning and 25-28 from Stevenson to Arlington in the afternoon. That’s likely to change some. High temp: 86F under partly high overcast sky.
Ensemble forecasts cluster around “big day” for Sunday. Dawn Patrol should be 27-31 from Viento to Mosier or perhaps Doug’s. The wind climbs to 30-35 and fills in from Stevenson to Threemile in the afternoon. Boardman joins in the evening. High temp: 82F for Hood River. 85F for Arlington.
Extended: the wind for the next week depends on the exact placement of ridging, aka, the heat low. There’s some indication it could shift west of us, resulting in lesser wind, Monday and Tuesday, but many ensemble members keep us windy. For the latter half of next week, ensembles are all in on the standard-issue “Classic Gorge Setup of cool air to the west and hot air to the east. If nothing changes between now and then, we’re in for a long stretch of westerlies. Have fun out there!
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Jones, Sauvie Island, Oregon Coast
North/Central/South coast, waves (swell forecast provided by NWS). Wind forecast for the afternoon (unless it’s a storm on the coast, in which case that’s peak wind during the day). Wind direction N (coast/Sauvie Island) and W (Jones) unless otherwise noted. Thursday: 20-25/25/30-35+, NW swell 9′ at 13 seconds and SW 2′ at 15 seconds. Friday: 10-15/15-20/25-30, W 5′ @ 11 and SW 2′ @ 15. Saturday: 10-15/15/25-30, SW 2′ @ 14 and W 4′ @ 5. Jones Thursday: 20-23. Friday: 18-21. Saturday: 20-23. Sauvie Island Thursday: 14-17. Friday: 15-18. Saturday: 14-17.
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
I’m tired. It’s on vacation.
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
Clear sky this morning adds just a few high clouds. Temps start in the upper 40s and rise to the mid 80s. Light westerlies early. Moderately strong later. No rainbows. Friday will be sunny. Temps start in the upper 50s and rise to the low 80s. Light westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be partly high cloudy. Temps start near 60 and rise to the mid 80s. Moderate westerlies early. Strong later. No 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 weekly social for Wind Johnnies (The Gorge Wind Social) at Ferment Brewing every 3rd Monday this summer. On June 25th, Brave Endeavors hosts a pride MTB ride at Post Canyon at 5:30pm. June 30th is Vortex #3, a paddling race. There may be a DW SUP foil race this weekend.
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.
Cycling
After a nice dry day yesterday, trails should be dried out and perfect. If you get there and it’s muddy, turn around. Find something else to do! Post, Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, Syncline, Columbia Hills, and Nestor are open. Eightmile, Knebal, Bottle Prairie, Surveyor’s, Dog River, Sueprconnector, and Cook Meadows are open. Fifteenmile is clear of snow but has not been cleared of downed trees. Lewis River is open. Lower Falls Creek is open, but the area above Horse Camp is not. 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.
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