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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | last | chance | for tan | buns | |
| Steven’s Locks | 5-10 | 13-16 | 20-23 | 23-26 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 5-10 | 12-15 | 20-23 | G25-28 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 5-10 | 12-15 | 20-23 | G25-28 | |
| Rufus, etc. | LTV | LTV | 16-19 | G25-28?? | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | LTV | LTV | 12-15 | 12-15 | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Models seem to be slowly coming into agreement about the weather for the next five days or so. It appears we’ll have wind most of those days, but the strength and timing could be a little tricky; the pattern’s looking a bit fall-like, with a series of weather disturbances moving through the area.
For Tuesday, we have a pretty good setup for wind, despite the light start. Offshore high pressure combines with desert low pressure this afternoon for more wind than you’d expect given the early morning LTV and gradients of .05 and .00. By noon, we’ll have 20-23 from Stevenson to Moiser with light wind east of there. The wind jumps to gusty 25-28 this afternoon from Stevenson to Avery, possibly Rufus, with 13-16 near Roosevelt. River flow is 84,000cfs and temp is 70 degrees.
Tomorrow sees weak high pressure build inland. The GFS thinks the wind will die off to nothing, but westerlies are a more likely scenario. Let’s call it 8-11 from Viento to Hood river through mid-morning. The wind will slowly build to 13-16 from Stevenson to Hood River in the afternoon.
On to Thursday, which looks mighty interesting weather-wise. A low storms across the southern portion of the state during the day, increasing the gradient and the instability. Consistent wind is out of the picture due to atmospheric dynamics. So are westerlies, at this point. Early wind will be 15-20 near Rooster and Stevenson. There may be a bump to gusty 20-23 midday as this low approaches. The wind then goes calm-ish in the afternoon.
Looking longer-range, a series of weather systems enter the picture. This sets us up for strong westerlies Friday through Sunday. Extensive clouds will likely push the wind to the Near East and Far East portions of the Gorge.
COAST, JONES, SAUVIE’S: Coast (north/central/south, wind N unless otherwise specified – swell forecast courtesy of National Weather Service). Tuesday: NW5-10/NW5-10/N15-20, NW swell 6′ @ 17 seconds. Wednesday: 25-30/25-30/30-35, W swell 6′ @ 14. Thursday: W5-10/LTW/S10-15, NW 5′ @ 12. Jones Tuesday: 20-23. Wednesday: 5-10. Thursday: nope. Sauvie’s Tuesday: 13-16. Wednesday: 15-18. Thursday: nope.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Clear sky Tuesday morning stays that way. Temps will be near 60 early and in the mid 80’s later. Muggy. Light westerlies early pick up all day. No rainbows. Wednesday looks sunny with high clouds moving in late. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and upper 80’s later. Not so muggy. Light westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday sees high clouds move in with a chance of thunder and or sprinkles. Temps will be in the low 60’s early and near 80 later. Surprisingly not so muggy. East wind becomes calm. 3% chance of rainbows. Friday through Sunday look muggy.
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Road and Mountain Biking
Approximately 0.2” of rain fell last Thursday, meaning some of our trails have been refreshed. Next chance of rain: Thursday again. Chipseal is good to go between Mosier and Rowena crest. Riorden Hill Road will remain closed from the end of the pavement to Family Man weekdays through the beginning of September. That means associated trails are also closed weekdays for that time period (Family Man, Middle School, Float On). As for Kreps/SDS lands… they haven’t issued a closure yet!
All other trails are open. Apparently Boulder Lakes is quite overgrown. Whoopdee is closed for logging, but Ronnoc trail and the climb out are open. Red Hill Road is supposedly closed for logging. Ride at your own risk. If you’re riding Underwood, please do not park at the trailhead as per request by SDS. Continue past the trailhead 0.5 miles or so to the new parking area. The cows are off Hospital Hill, which means your dog can come along.
Upcoming Events
Today’s events start off with the Kainos Coffee run in The Dalles at 6 – do it for a free cup of coffee. Your other chicane to run for coffee is Friday morning at 7am at Kickstand Coffee. Other fun stuff today – an hour of silent meditation with the Pacific Hermitage monks at yoga Samadhi at 5:15 followed by half an hour of guided meditation at 6:30. There’s triathlon practice at 6pm at Mayer Park in Rowena, HAVEN in The Dalles has free yoga fro people under 18 at 6pm.
Looking ahead to the weekend, the Hood River County ‘Fairgrounds hosts the free Toyo Tires Overland Vehicle Expo. Huckleberry Festival runs Friday through Sunday in Bingen. The Fly-In is at WAAAM all weekend, Shortt Supply has the Wake Me Up when September Ends run Saturday, and FreeBridge Brewing has the Local Farmer Harvest Celebration Saturday afternoon.
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
