| Your favorite launch | dawn patrol |
morning max | afternoon max | executive session |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwash (Rooster) Rock | cooler | temps | buns | a plenty | |
| Stevenson | 5-10 | 12-15 | 16-19 | 10-23 | |
| Viento | 22-25 | 16-19 | 16-19 | 20-23 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 22-25 | 16-19 | 16-19 | 20-23 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | 5-10 | 10-13 | 10-13 | 14-17 | |
| Rufus, etc: 100-182kcfs flow | 5-10 | 5-10 | 5-10 | 10-13 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 5-10 | 5-10 | 5-10 | 5-10 | |
| River flow last 24 hours: 95-182kcfskcfs | =River temp: 70.52F | HR High temp: 94F | |||
Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! Well. That was a ginormous day yesterday, eh? We have three more days of westerlies followed by a potential rest day on Friday followed by westerlies for the weekend. Hopefully you’ve been feeding yourself well, stretching, hydrating, and doing what it takes to keep your body running smoothly!
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Tuesday kicks off with pressures of 30.21/30.09/30.07 for gradients of 0.12 and 0.02. An offshore low is pushing towards Vancouver Island, and there are no marine clouds in the metro area. Today’s wind focuses on areas west of The Dalles. Strongest: early. We start with 22-25 from Viento to the White Salmon Bridge. Stevenson: less than 10mph to start. East of Mosier (where you shouldn’t be due to wildfire evacuation levels), the wind is generally 10-13mph. The wind holds for a few hours and then dips to 16-19 (Stevenson to Mosier) due to midday heating in the metro area. Wait until late afternoon or early evening, and you’ll catch the rebound: 20-23 from Stevenson to Mosier with 14-17 from Lyle to Avery. River flow over the last 24 hours was 95-182kcxfs, river temp is 70.52F, and high temp forecast is 84F.
The low I mentioned before moves into BC on Wednesday. High pressure rebuilds offshore. Models are not keen on marine clouds for the west side, but they are excited about the afternoon temperature gradient across the Cascades. Expect dawn patrol at 23-26 from Viento to Mosier with 11-14 east of Mosier and light wind in Stevenson. Models want to shift the wind east. If they’re right, Viento-Mosier will drop to gusty 20-24 midday while Lyle-Arlington slowly builds to 28-32. Threemile: 26-29. High temp: 82F for Hood River and 89F for Arlington.
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Models give us as least a bit of a marine push on Thursday. Those low clouds will help, but a weak disturbance well offshore will impact the ability of the Northeast Pacific High to lend two helping hands. As of this morning, Thursday’s looking like 20-23 from Viento to Mosier to start. Afternoon: 17-20 from Stevenson to Mosier and 23-26 form Lyle to Rufus. High temp: 76F for Hood River and 80F for Arlington.
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Extended: Ensembles are now liking the idea of a light wind day on Friday. That’s good news for the fire crews and for tired bodies. Westerlies return in the mid-20s for the weekend along with the potential for slightly warmer weather. Have fun on the river!
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. Tuesday: 15-20/20-25/30-35, N swell 5′ at 7 seconds. Wednesday: 10/15/25-30, NW 5′ @ 9 and N 3′ @ 4. Thursday: 10-15/15-20/30, N 4′ @ 5 and W 5′ @ 9. Jones Tuesday: 17-20. Wednesday: 15-18. Thursday: 11-14. Sauvie Island Tuesday: 15-18. Wednesday: 14-17. Thursday: 10-13.
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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
Clear sky Tuesday. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to the mid 80s. Strong westerlies early. Moderate midday. Moderately strong in the evening. No rainbows. Wednesday will have a few high clouds. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to the low 80s. Strong westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday may have a few high clouds to start, but it will turn clear. Temps start in the low 50s and rise to the mid 70s. Moderately strong westerlies. 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!
Tonight, 7/19, is the Women of the Wind get together. 5pm at the Doug’s school space with kiter and winger pointers and on-water sesh at 5:30. There’s a weekly social for Wind Johnnies (The Gorge Wind Social) at Ferment Brewing every 3rd Monday this summer. There’s a free community paddle at Wylde Wind and Water every Saturday at 10am (gear provided, all ages). They also have a free community wingfoil orientation every Thursday at 5:30pm at the Hook (all ages, gear provided). Northwave and GoFoil sponsor wingfoil races on Tuesday evenings.
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. Columbia Gorge Tri Club meets at Mayer State Park at 6pm Tuesdays. 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
Kreps land (Hospital Hill) is now closed due to fire danger. Underwood usually follows this quickly. Same with Whoopdee. Given the proximity of Whoopdee to the Microwave Fire, it’s best to avoid the area and give fire crews easy access to the roads. Ape Canyon and Plains of Abraham are open per USFS website. Patchy snow and downed trees were there as of last report, 6/24. 44 Road trails are all open and clear, including upper 450 and Fifteenmile. Gunsight is open. Boulder Lakes and other more remote trails are not bucked out yet. Remember that E-bikes are not allowed on USFS non-moto trails. They are allowed on moto trails.
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