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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster Rock | now | it’s | too | cloudy | |
| Steven’s Locks | 16-19 | 20-23 | 23-26 | 23-26 | |
| Hatchery/Wunderbar | 23-26 | 23-26 | 26-29 | 21-25 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 16-19 | 20-23 | 26-29 | 26-29 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 22-26 | 22-26 | 26-29 | 26-29 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 10-13 | 13-16 | 18-22 | 18-22 | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
It’s Thursday morning, and the marine clouds are about where they were yesterday morning. So are the gradients – .14 and .07 – and so is the wind. Keep in mind that today is the Gorge Downwind Champs race from Home Valley to Hood River. Race start time is between noon and 1pm. Shortly thereafter, you can expect “hundreds and hundreds” of outriggers, SUPs, and surfskis to come flying downwind. Keep your eyes upwind today, and yield to the racers.
We’re starting with 16-19 at Stevenson, 22-26 from Viento to Rufus, and 10-13 way out east. As the marine clouds burn back and a trough arrives from the north, we’ll see the wind pick up to 26-29 from Viento (maybe Home Valley, depending on the clouds) to Celilo late morning. Stevenson will join in once its clouds are gone. Models predict less wind east of Celilo in the morning – 18-22 is the call from the Deschutes River out to Arlington. Rufus should join in this afternoon with 26-29. Arlington stays at 18-22. As this trough moves in today, there’s a chance it will negatively impact the wind near Swell, making it up and down. Just go somewhere else if that happens.
Friday also looks windy, starting off with 20-23 from Viento to Mosier. Late morning wind builds to 24-27 from Stevenson to The Dalles with W 5-10 east of The Dalles (helpful for the Substation Fire). Saturday’s looking like 13-16 ealry and 17-20 in the afternoon, strongest from Stevenson to The Dalles. Models are consistently predicting light and variable wind on Sunday, but that doesn’t mean it’ll happen. There’s still an off chance we’ll see light westerlies of some sort, but we’ll have to wait until we’re closer to see.
BONUS: Jones Thursday: 20-23. Friday: 22-25. Saturday: 21-24. Sauvie’s Thursday: 12-15. Friday: 12-15. Saturday: 12-15. Coast (north/central/south). Thrusday: 15-20/25-30/30+, NW swell 3′ at 9 seconds. Friday: 20-25/25-30/30+, W 5′ @ 7. Saturday: 15-20/20-25/30+, W 5′ @ 8.
Random Morning Thoughts
Not today. Very long work day. Have an awesome day.
Mt. Hood Mountain Weather Forecast
Thursday: clear. Free air freezing level (FAF): 14,000′ rising to 15,000′. Wind W 15-20. Friday: clear. FAF: 15,000′. Wind: W 15 dropping to W 10 after midnight. Saturday: clear. FAF: 14,000′ falling to 13,000′. Wind: W 10.
Gorge Weather Forecast
Open your windows. Do it right now. It’s 60 degrees this morning and will be 85 this afternoon (when you’ll want those windows closed). Strong west wind. No rainbows. Friday starts in the mid 50’s and rises to the low 80’s. Moderate to strong west wind. No rainbows. Saturday looks sunny. Temps will be in the mid 50’s ‘early and upper 80’s in the afternoon. Light to moderate west wind. No rainbows. Saturday and Sunday and Monday look hot, maxing out in the mid to upper 90’s.
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Road and Mountain Biking
Plains of Abraham is open. It joins Gunsight to complete our slate of open mountain bike rides. Get out and get some, and take plenty of water because it’s going to be hot. Trails in Hood River County are now closed to motorized use due to fire danger. Bicycles are fine.
Upcoming Events
Mellow events today: sunrise moving meditation at Trinity Natural Medicine at 6:15, free yoga at Flow in Hood River at 8, and Tai chi at 2:30 at the Hood River Adult Center.There’s another free yoga class at Samadhi at 6pm and community Zumba at 6:30 at MidValley Elementary in Odell. Not so mellow: The Gorge Downwind Champs race from Home Valley to Hood River followed by whatever sort of party follows that sort of race. Check out the race village at the Waterfront Park.
Hood River County has a trails and parks focus group tonight at 6pm at 601 state street. Looking at the weekend, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is the movie at Jackson Park Saturday night. The Wind Youth Regatta is all weekend in Cascade Locks. Mt. Hood Meadows has a mountain cleanup 10am to 2pm Saturday. If you sign up in advance on their website, they’ll give you a ticket for a free chairlift ride. Also Saturday: There’s a standup paddle fundraiser for the SECRETS science program at Nichols Boat Basin from 1-4pm.
Click here for the full events calendar.
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
