Tuesday: breezy! - The Gorge is my Gym

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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	OPEN!	naked	buns	rejoice!
Steven’s Locks	10-13	14-17	23-26	23-26
Swell-Hood River	20-30	25-29	25-29	18-23
Lyle to Doug’s	16-19	19-24	25-29	30-33
Rufus, etc.	16-19	19-24	25-29	30-33
Roosevelt & Arlington	16-19	16-19	19-24	25-29

Gorge Wind Forecast

Strong westerlies are on tap for Tuesday followed by moderate to strong westerlies for Wednesday and Thursday and Friday, the time period also known as “the rest of the week”. For the weekend, we’re looking at hot weather and east wind. Get out and enjoy the cool, windy weekdays!

Tuesday starts off with gradients of .13 (pdx-dls) and .05 (dls-psc), which basically means you’ll find wind wherever you look today. A passing shortwave (see those high clouds) may cause some trouble near Swell today, but you should be able to get a couple hours there too. Expect 24-28 between Viento and Mosier to start the day. By afternoon, we’ll see 23-26 at Stevenson with 26-29 from Viento to Arlington. 30-33 is possible from Rowena to Rufus. Will the direction be correct at The Wall? Well, nobody can actually predict that, so you might as well get out there and check it out! As for Swell, there will probably be a couple solid hours late morning, but the afternoon is anyone’s guess. River flow is 132kcfs and temp is 68 degrees. High temp today in Hood River: 79.

Another little weather system swings through on Wednesday for another round of westerlies. You’ll know the weather system by the afternoon high clouds. Morning wind starts at 21-24 from Viento to Arlington with 10-13 at Stevenson. By midday, we’ll have 23-26 from Stevenson to Rufus with 14-17 at Arlington. That’s the story for the rest of the day too, except that Swell will probably drop to 18-22 in the afternoon. High temp: 76.

Thursday brings more river fun, even for those of you (like me) who can’t hit the water until later. Morning wind: 15-18 from Viento to Hood River. Afternoon: 23-26 from Stevenson to Rufus with 10-13 east of there. Swell: probably fine. Friday: gusty 21-24. Saturday and Sunday: easterlies and HOT, with temps in the 90’s on Saturday and near 100 on Sunday.

Due to crowding and unsafe conditions at Port beaches, parking restrictions now apply Friday through Sunday. Remember: crowds lead to closures. Kiting is no longer allowed at the Marina – it has become unsafe for other user groups. Lyle is now off limits unless you can get to the sandbar without crossing the RR tracks. If you cross the tracks, you will be ticketed. Lyle: loved to death.

Coast, Jones, Sauvie’st

Coast (north/central/south – swell forecast provided by NWS. Wind northerly except as noted). Tuesday: NW10/NW10-15/N25-30, NW swell 7′ @ 11 seconds. Wednesday: NNW15-20/N15-20/25-30, NW 5′ @ 9. Thursday: 15-20/20-25/30-40, NW 4′ @ 8. Jones Tuesday: 22-25. Wednesday: 12-15. Thursday: 11-14. Sauvie Island Tuesday: 14-17. Wednesday: 11-14. Thursday: 11-14.

Oregon
Rooster Rock: Open
Viento: Open
The Hook: Open
Waterfront Park: Open
Event Site: Open. Parking limited on weekends.
The Spit: Open
The Marina: No more kiting here
Boat ramp: open
Mosier: Only open for residents of 97040. Gate closed.
Rowena: Open
Celilo: Open
Rufus: Open
Arlington: Open
Threemile: Open

Mt. Hood Weather Forecast

Mt. Hood Meadows allows hiking within the permit area. However, you will need to park outside their parking lots. Timberline is open for lift-serve skiing with exemplary guidelines for protecting guests and staff from the transmission of novel coronavirus. Please read their guidelines and rules here. Well done, T-Line! The Mt. Hood weather forecast will be on vacation unless something interesting happens in the weather up there. Timberline is allowing uphill access outside the permit area on the climbers’ trail only.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Mostly clear sky on Tuesday keeps some scattered high clouds. Temps will be in the low 60’s early and upper 70’s later. Strong west wind. No rainbows. Wednesday looks clear to start with high clouds later. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and mid 70’s later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday looks sunny. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and upper 70’s in the afternoon. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Looking for a complete Columbia Gorge forecast? Looking for more humor in your weather? Obscenities? You’re looking for my TATAS: Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook.

Cycling

8/10: Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, and Underwood are closed due to fire danger. Respect the closures. Road and gravel news: the Fir Mountain Fire has areas north and east of Pine Grove limited to local traffic only. Also stay away from Fir Mountain Road, Old Dalles Road, and Huskey / Elder Roads. Motorized report: as of 8/1, Post Canyon is closed to motorized use due to fire danger. Other Post news: Eldorado is closed about 100 yards before the Mixed Tape intersection due to timber harvesting. HRATS will be putting in a short hike-a-bike to Uptrack to allow for riding up to the top of Bad Motor Scooter.

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Local Events

The peak of the Perseid meteor shower is tonight, best from 12am to 4am. Totally worth fucking up your sleep! Weekly events: there are sailboat races at the Hood River Marina every Wednesday evening. Dirty Fingers has a group mountain bike ride Thursday nights at 5:30pm. Cheno has an outdoor HIIT workout at Columbia High School in White Salmon at 6pm on Wednesday nights. That’s pretty much it for outdoor sports. There is a BLM rally every Tuesday evening at 5:30 at the Salmon Fountain in Hood River, and there’s a White Coats for BLM rally every Wednesday evening at 6pm at 12th and May. Click here for the full events calendar.

Have an awesome day!

Temira