GORGE WIND FORECAST
today’s gorge wind forecast
Hi friends! After a couple days of rest, the Gorge wind forecast is back on track for westerlies all week long. As y’all have probably figured out, I have favoritism towards the strongest wind. That makes Wednesday, with nuker potential, my pick for the week. We’ll definitely have westerlies in the 17-20+ range or more all the way through Friday. Uncertainty increases as we go into next weekend; Saturday will probably be 17-20+, but Sunday’s a question mark as is next Monday. Before I forget… CGW2 has a swap meet coming up on Saturday.
Diving in to Tuesday (7/1) morning… we had sunshine and mostly clear sky all the way from the metro area to the desert. Pressures at 5am (I had to get up early because I need to get a pumpkin pollinated prior to 9am) were 29.96/29.87/29.88 for gradients of 0.09 (pdx-dls) and E 0.01 (dls-psc). These pressures scream “Corridor and Near East”, and you should listen! Not much was happening for TJ’s Dawn Patrol – most locations were under 10mph with Viento at 18mph early on the iWind/iKite sensor. We’ll see a quick build to 19-22 from Stevenson to Mosier with 13-16 in the Rowena zone this morning. Without the support of a marine layer, we’re almost certain to have the dreaded Midday Lull between Swell and Hood River early afternoon; expect a drop to 17-20 there. Meanwhile… Other locations between Stevenson and doug’s rise to 22-25mph this afternoon with 14-17mph at Avery. Models like the idea of an executive session surge as cooler air (hopefully) streams into the metro area. If the cooler air participates in this scenario, we’ll have an Executive Session of 21-24 from Stevenson to Hood River with gusty 24-27 from Mosier to Avery and 17-20 at Rufus. River flow over the last 24 hours was 112-163kcfs, river temp is 66.9F, and high temp forecast is 92F.
RIVER FLOW FOR SITES BETWEEN AVERY (EAST OF THE DALLES) AND RUFUS: CLICK HERE FOR JOHN DAY DAM FLOW.
RIVER FLOW FOR SITES BETWEEN STEVENSON AND DOUG’S BEACH (WEST OF THE DALLES): CLICK HERE FOR THE DALLES DAM FLOW
tomorrow’s gorge wind forecast
Wednesday’s a bit more clear-cut thanks to the presence of marine clouds on the west side. Models don’t agree on the extent of those clouds, but they’re pretty sure we’ll have some, and there are hints they’ll increase into mid-morning before burning off in the afternoon. The day starts with 26-29 from Viento to Doug’s with clouds and 13-16 at Stevenson. Between Avery and Rufus, the day starts with 20-23. Arlington: 17-20. Afternoon wind depends a bit on the marine clouds – if they completely break up, the bottom will drop out at Swell. If they persist longer than expected, Swell will hold in the upper 20s. For now, I’ll go with the burn off scenario: afternoon wind at gusty 20-25 between Stevenson and Hood River with 26-29 at Mosier and 29-32+ from Lyle to Arlington. If clouds persist on the west side, we’ll beat those numbers, maybe by a lot. High temp: 80F for Hood River and 87F for Arlington.
extended Gorge wind forecast
As of this morning, Thursday looks like another solid day on the river. Marine clouds on the west side combine with lingering heat in the desert. Early wind should be 19-22 from Viento to Mosier with 13-16 east of Mosier to Arlington. After a period of 21-24 from Stevenson to Mosier mid-morning, Swell drops to 17-20 and other areas between Stevenson and Mosier hang at 19-22. From Lyle to Avery, and maybe to Rufus, the wind rises to 22-26. High temp: 79F for Hood River and 84F for Arlington.
The range of possibilities increases on Friday, but we’re still almost certain to see 20-23mph or more, probably focused on the Corridor (near Hood River) and Near East (near Rowena). Somewhat lesser wind is in the cards for Saturday, but we’re still looking at 17-20mph. Uncertainty is much higher for Sunday, high enough that I’m going to take a pass on making a forecast for now. Uncertainty lingers into next Monday and Tuesday, when most of the ensemble members are calling for light wind, meaning less than 17-20mph. Let’s call it good for today. Have a great time on the Nch’i Wana!
JONES BEACH, SAUVIE ISLAND, & COAST FORECAST
Wind northerly unless otherwise indicated. For coast, it’s North/Central/South with the “central” at approximately Florence. Swell forecast from NWS for central coast. Jones: westerly unless otherwise stated. Sauvie Island: northerly unless otherwise stated. Tuesday: 15-20/20/35, N swell 6′ at 7 seconds. Wednesday: NW5-10/N10-15/N30-35, N 5′ @ 8. Thursday: 15-20/15-20/20-25, N 3′ @ 5. Jones Tuesday: 23-26. Wednesday: 20-23. Thursday: 18-21. Sauvie Island Tuesday: 16-19. Wednesday: 16-19. Thursday: 11-14.
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
Mostly clear sky this morning adds high clouds later. Temps start in the upper 60s and rise to the low 90s. Moderate to moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Wednesday might have a few low clouds in the morning. It’ll be partly high cloudy later. Temps start near 60 and rise to 80. Strong westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday will be partly cloudy then clear. Temps start in the upper 50s and rise to the upper 70s. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows.
TEMIRA’S AWESOME TRAVEL ADVISORY SERVICE – TUESDAY 7/1
HYPERLOCAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE COLUMBIA GORGE
THE DALLES, HOOD RIVER, WHITE SALMON, TROUT LAKE, STEVENSON, CASCADE LOCKS, PARKDALE, ODELL, HUSUM, BZ, MILL A, WILLARD, GOLDENDALE, RUFUS, ARLINGTON, boardman
Good morning, neighbors! Welcome to July! Let’s start a new American tradition of NOT lighting fireworks this year, other than professional shows, shall we? Fireworks bans are in place in various municipalities and counties across the Gorge. Given the dry and windy conditions we’re expecting this week, you’ll be better served by keeping the fireworks in the bedroom. Or wherever else you like to bump uglies. Fire danger will be extremest (a new word!) on Wednesday when strong west wind blasts through the Gorge all day long.
But you know we can’t start a day or a forecast without checking in with Glenwood. So nice there this morning! 52 degrees, which is a heck of a lot better than the 69 degrees at Hood River Weather’s house or 70 at Middle Mountain or 72 at Wyeth. As I was writing this forecast, we were right on the edge of Hood River tying the record high-low for today of 66 degrees. I’ll let you know if we achieved that goal tomorrow. If I remember.
Weather today (it’s Tuesday) starts with a few high clouds. Those increase this evening and stay conveniently east of the setting sun. This sets us up for a colorful sunset. Yay! Between now and then, we’ll see temps rise to the low 90s (west), 99 (The Dalles) and 102 (watermelon growing areas way out east). If only there was a 240 sqft area of that heat in my garden for my giant watermelon. Alas. But then again, I’d rather have cooler temps! West wind rises to 20-25mph between Stevenson and The Dalles this morning with 20-25mph from Stevenson to Rufus this afternoon. Arlington Triangle: less wind, but not not-windy.
The Big Temp Drop arrives on Wednesday. Highs will be down about 10 degrees over Tuesday’s heat. Morning brings temps in the 55-65 range (except in Glenwood, of course, where it will probably be colder). Afternoon heats up to 80 (west), 87 (The Dalles) and 96 (watermelons). West wind will be strong right off the bat, and it will persist all day: 25-30mph from Viento to Rufus to start with 15-20 at Stevenson and Arlington. Afternoon wind will be 25mph (or more) west of Lyle and 30-35mph from Lyle to Arlington. This, of course, sets us up for super-duper-high fire danger; NWS has us in a Fire Weather Watch for Wednesday. By now, y’all have probably bought up all the fire extinguishers in the Gorge, but if not, grab one and carry it in your car in case you happen to be in just the right place at just the right time to put out a just-started fire along the highway or railroad tracks or … anywhere. We got this, team!
Breezy, 80 degree(ish) weather continues Thursday, Friday, and probably Saturday. Westerlies will be 20-25mph all three days (probably), and temps will max out around 80 (west), 85 (The Dalles) and 90 (watermelons). Beyond that, models generally have some sort of warming trend for a few days, but the range of the possible temps is large. Like my butt. Safe travels. -TATAS
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