Tuesday: moderate west today, thunder tomorrow, big west wind Thursday and Friday.

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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	swarms	of	naked	buns
Steven’s Locks	LTW	15-18?	11-14	15-18
Viento	LTW	15-18?	11-14	15-18
Swell-Hood River	LTW	15-18?	11-14	15-18
Lyle to Doug’s	LTW	LTW	LTW	15-18
Rufus, etc.	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTW
Roosevelt & Arlington	LTV	LTV	LTV	LTW

Gorge Wind Forecast

Westerlies stick around this week when they’re not being badgered by atmospheric instability and thunderstorms. Models hint at a couple of strong westerly days on Thursday and Friday. The stronger wind will be accompanied by cooler temps, but hey, you can’t have everything!

Tuesday kicks off with pressures of 29.75/29.69/29.69 for gradients of 0.06 and 0.00. The wind is mostly light and variable, although Viento’s taking advantage with 15-20 to start the day. We’ll see the wind fill in briefly to 15-18 from Stevenson to Swell before dropping to 11-14 early afternoon. Evening thermals return at 15-18 from Stevenson to The Dalles. Yesterday’s river flow was 202-243kcfs, river temp is 52F, and high temp forecast is 78F and muggy.

Wednesday is going to have some serious atmospheric instability, so take the forecast (any forecast) with a grain of salt. The day starts with 15-18 from Stevenson to Swell. It drops to 11-14 midday and returns, thunderstorms permitting, at gusty 21-25 from Stevenson to The Dalles after 2pm. High temp: 78F. Thursday starts off with instability-driven showers all across the land and gradients strong enough for gusty 22-26 form Stevenson to The Dalles with 13-16 out east. Things stabilize in the afternoon and give us 27-31 from Stevenson to Arlington. Hey, that sounds fun! Models suggest another 27-31 day for the eastern Gorge on Friday. We also have relatively good agreement from the ensembles even this far out. After that, we see an offshore low settle in for about five days. That will keep us cool and cloudy with minimal wind. The timing is good, because I’ll be gone on retreat May 5 to May 10. My housesitter does not forecast, but I am looking at having a friend step in for my next retreat. We’ll see! Have a great day!

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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast

Wind speed in knots. Direction Northerly unless otherwise noted for Coast. Westerly for Jones. Northerly for Sauvie Island. North/Central/South, waves. Wave forecast provided by NWS. Tuesday: S10-15/S10-15/N10 (after a north start along the entire coast), W swell 7′ at 10 seconds. Wednesday: W10/W10/N10-15, NW 7′ @ 10. Thursday: W10/NW5-10/N15, NW 6′ @ 12. Jones Tuesday: 8-11. Wednesday: 21-24. Thursday: LTW. Sauvie Island Tuesday: LTV. Wednesday: 10-13. Thursday: LTV.

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

On break today. As needed going forward.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Tuesday starts off in the upper 40’s and rise to the upper 70’s with high humidity in the afternoon. Sky will be high overcast with filtered sun. Light westerlies early. Moderate from mid-morning on. No rainbows. Wednesday starts mostly clear and adds clouds and possible thunderstorms in the afternoon. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and upper 70’s later. Muggy. Moderate. 27% chance of rainbows. Thursday will be mostly cloudy with showers in the morning. Temps start near 50 and rise to the mid 60’s. Strong westerlies. 87% chance of rainbows.

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Local-ish Events

Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know! May 6th is the Wildflower Half Marathon on the Weldon Wagon Trail. That race benefits local fire departments. May 6th is also the Repair Cafe at Gorge Makerspace. May 20th is the Gardener’s Faire plant sale at Rockford Grange. June 10th is the Gorge Adventure Race in White Salmon. Multi-discipline = multi-sport day.

Regular weekly events: NK Studios in Bingen has a donation-based yoga class at 7:30am every Tuesday. 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. 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.

Regular bike rides (thanks to the Hood River Area Trail Stewards for collecting). Tuesday is Mountain View’s ride. Meet at 5:45pm on Post Canyon Drive where the pavement ends. Wednesday is the Evo/Kickstand all-ability, no-drop Post Canyon ride. 5:30 from the shop or join along the way. All abilities welcome. Thursday is Mountain View’s women’s ride. 5:30pm, Seven Streams Trailhead. No drop. Thursday is also the Dirty Fingers Post and Pint. 5:30 from the shop or later at Family Man. This is hardcore, race-pace. Saturday morning is the Mountain View road/gravel ride. Two hours. 12-14mph average speed. Starting May 6th, Oregon Ebikes has the women’s ride at 8:30am. Meet at Seven Streams parking lot for a 1.5 to 2 hour ride.

Cycling

There’s going to be a lot of brown pow out there this week. Go get it! Post is snow-free at least to the top of Borderline. Cows are in on Hospital Hill. That means dogs are no longer allowed. Even if your dog is cool. Even if you’re a local. Even if … you get the picture! Hospital Hill is private land. Please respect the wishes of the landowners – they’re generous enough to let folks use that land, and dogs have been shot there before. Please don’t ride muddy trails, or you’ll do permanent damage. Always remember to consider gravel riding! If you’re parking at Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.

Valuable Advice for Gardeners Inhabiting Neighboring Areas

Valuable Advice for Gardeners Inhabiting Neighboring Areas: Mt. Defiance says you shouldn’t plant your tomatoes, but if you’re below 500-1000′, Hood River Weather and TATAS thinks planting tomatoes this week is a good idea. It’s also time (for me, anyway) to get your beans started indoors. They generally do better direct-sow, but they also generally get eaten by slugs if I do that. If you’re a planner (I generally am not), consider starting next year’s compost pile now. This is ag country, and there’s a lot of manure looking for a good home. Happy gardening.