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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster Rock | too | cold | hot dog | buns only | |
| Steven’s Locks | 11-15 | 11-15 | G 18-23 | G 22-27 | |
| Hatchery/Wunderbar | 11-15 | 15-19 | G 22-27 | G 22-27 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 11-15 | 15-19 | G 22-27 | G 22-27 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 11-15 | 15-19 | G 22-27 | G 22-27 | |
| Roosevelt, etc. | 11-15 | 11-15 | 18-22 | 18-22 | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
As I keep saying, we have a complicated setup happening over the next few days. That doesn’t mean it won’t be windy. On the contrary, it will! But the wind will be unlikely to conform to neat-and-tidy forecasts due to the influence of various weather systems.
For Thursday, the Gorge will be impacted by high clouds from a far-offshore front. Marine clouds in the west and sunshine in the east will build the gradient as the day goes on. For the morning, we’ll have 11-15 everywhere, bumping up to 15-19 east of the low clouds late morning. By early afternoon, the clouds should burn back to west of Hood River. The wind will climb to gusty 23-28 from Viento to Rufus with the strong wind between Lyle and Rufus. The Roosevelt area will have 18-22 today, and Stevenson really depends on what happens with the clouds…
A cold front approaches Friday morning and moves inland in the afternoon, bringing rain to the entire Gorge. The day starts with clouds and light (less than 10) westerlies in the west and 10-13 east of Mosier. As the front approaches early afternoon, we’ll see the wind quickly jump to very gusty 25-29 (with big gusts) first in the west, and then moving quickly to the east and dying in the west as the rain hits. Position yourself somewhere ready to go – chasing this short-lived burst to the east will probably leave you disappointed.
Saturday looks showery and unstable in the western Gorge, meaning you’ll need to move yourself eastward to find wind. The day starts with light wind in the west and 10-13 east of Mosier. Westerlies build to 24-28 from Mosier to Arlington in the afternoon. As of right now, it looks like an approaching upper level low will knock the wind down to 15-18 on Sunday. That’s the GFS. The Euro thinks that forecast is ridiculous, and calls for 24-29. So, I guess we’ll wait and see how things shake out!
BONUS: No need for a bonus today, because there’s really nothing much happening at these locations for the next few days.
Random Morning Thoughts
The random morning thoughts are currently on vacation!
Mt. Hood Mountain Weather Forecast
There are some high clouds above the mountain this morning, but the sky will clear this afternoon. Free air freezing level (FAF): 11,000′. Wind: SW 10 rising to SW 20 in the afternoon and overnight. Friday starts off clear, turns cloudy, becomes rain, and then sees snow. The snow level will be 10,000′ early, 9000′ in the afternoon, and 5000′ after midnight. About 1/3” precip falls, mostly as rain but with the possibility of an inch of snow. Wind will be SW 20-25 during the day and @ 20 after midnight. Orographics and convection keep the flurries going on Saturday. The snow level will be 5000′ during the day and 4000′ after midnight. 1-2” of new snow during the day is followed by another 1-2” overnight. Thunder and lightning is possible in the afternoon. Wind will be W 20-25 for the 24 hour period. Flurries continue under partly to mostly cloudy sky on Sunday.
Gorge Weather Forecast
It’s cloudy this morning but should clear up this afternoon. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and mid 70’s later. Moderate to strong westerlies. NO rainbows. Friday starts out with low clouds and turns rainy mid to late afternoon. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and mid 70’s later. Light wind early, strong wind just before the rain. 12% chance of rainbows. Saturday looks showery. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and low 60’s in the afternoon. Moderate to strong westerlies. 99% chance of rainbows.
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White Sprinter Van of the Week
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Road and Mountain Biking
All the road bike rides are open. There is a work party on Surveyor’s Ridge on Saturday. Meet at Little John snopark at 9am. 450, Fifteenmile, Gunsight, Boulder Lakes and High Prairie remain closed. No word on Huffman Peak. Falls Creek is open top to bottom. Be aware that the snow level will be around 5000′ on Saturday and 4000′ on Sunday.
Upcoming Events
Today’s events include sunrise movement meditation at 6:15 at Trinity. There’s free yoga at Flow at 8 and at 6 tonight at Samadhi. And there’s $5 Tai Chi at the Hood River adult center at 2:30 and free Tai Chi at 6:30 at Our savior Church in Bingen. There’s a women’s mountain bike ride from Mountain View Cycles at 5 and the race-pace Post n’ Pint at dirty Fingers at 5:30. Zumba is at 6:30 tonight at Mid-Valley elementary.
If you like doing trail work, there’s a Jimmy T and Me work party on Surveyor’s ridge Saturday – meet at Little John Snowpark at 9. Sunday is a chance to race, with the Sandy Ridge Enduro happening all day. For something mellower, attend the free ½ meditation at Yoga Samadhi on Saturday at 1.
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
