Thursday: westerlies!

June 3, 2021

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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	perfect	bun	tanning		day
Steven’s Locks	13-16	16-20	23-26	23-26
Swell-Hood River	20-24	24-27+	27-31	27-31-
Lyle to Doug’s	13-16	20-24+	27-31	27-31
Rufus, etc.	13-16	20-24+	27-31	27-31
Roosevelt & Arlington	13-16	20-24+	27-31	27-31

Gorge Wind Forecast

Ready yourself. A four day windy stretch is on tap. It starts hot and windy in the Corridor and ends mild and windy in the desert. Thursday starts out with gradients of 0.13 and 0.05 with the NE Pacific High clocking in at 1022mb. Westerlies were in the 20-25 range from Viento to the White Salmon River early in the morning. Those gradients indicate a widespread, strong westerly day. The wind quickly picks up to 26-29 between Viento and Moiser. Stevenson will join with 24-28 late morning. Afternoon wind picks up to 27-31 from Viento all the way to Arlington. High temp Hood River: 80F. Arlington: 91F. River flow: 236kcfs. River temp: 59F.

Looking at Friday, we see more of the same. For the best results, go early; a front approaching offshore in the afternoon will likely knock down the western Gorge wind and introduce some gustiness elsewhere. Dawn Patrol starts with 24-27 from Viento to Mosier. The wind builds to 25-29 from Mosier to Doug’s by mid morning. Afternoon wind drops to 18-22 from Stevenson to Bingen – finish up your downwinder before that happens! Launches between Mosier and Arlington transition to gusty 25-29 in the afternoon. High temp Hood River: 78F.

A trough moves in to the western part of the region on Saturday. This sets up all-day clouds and sprinkles for the western Gorge. Don’t despair! The windy zone simply shifts eastward in response. Day breaks with 7-10 in the western Gorge and 13-16 between Mosier and Arlington. Give it a few hours. Desert heat and offshore high pressure of 1029mb will work the magic; westerlies pick up to 27-31 from Avery to Threemile. Sunday starts light and variable and cloudy and picks up to 24-28 east of The Dalles. High temps for the weekend will be 60-70F. Enjoy!

Coast, Jones, Sauvie’s

Coast (north/central/south, waves. Wind direction north unless otherwise noted. Swell forecast from NWS.) Thursday: NW15-20/N20-25/30-35, W swell 5′ at 10 seconds. Friday: W5/NW5/N25-30, W 5′ @ 9. Saturday: NW1/NW15/N30-35, W 7′ @ 11. Jones Thursday: 20-23. Friday: 15-18. Saturday: 5-10. Sauvie’s Thursday: 15-18 after 5pm. Friday: 10-13. Saturday: NW 15-18.

Mt. Hood Weather forecast

On vacation unless some wintry weather happens.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Clear sky and sunshine all day. Temps will be in the mid 60’s early and 80F later. Strong westerlies. No rainbows. Friday will be sunny. Temps will be in the mi 50’s early and upper 70’s later. Moderate to strong westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be cloudy all day with intermittent sprinkles or brief drizzle. Temps will be near 50 early and in the mid 60’s later. Light to moderate westerlies. 99% chance of rainbows.

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Cycling

From the 44trails.org website… Open trails: Eightmile, Fifteenmile, Bottle Prairie, Dog River, Superconnector, Cedar, Knebal, Cooks (to 1.5 miles above the 4410 road), 450 to the junction with 15 mile, Underhill. Post Canyon: the trail from the bottom of Post Canyon to Seven Streams Staging Area is now closed. It’s on private land. Respect the closure. Surveyor’s Ridge: clear of snow and trees. Other 44 Road Trails: clearing in progress. Cows are out on Hospital Hill. No parking at the corral. No dogs on the trails. No exceptions. Please respect the wishes of the landowners – they let us use their land, and in return, we respect their rules! New Whoopdee: open. Other news: Mountain View Cycles women’s ride is every Thursday, bottom of Post at 5:30pm. Dirty Fingers has the Post n’ Pint on Thursday evenings at 5:30pm from the shop. They also have the women’s Post n’ Pinot Wednesday evening at 5:30pm from the shop.

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