GORGE WIND FORECAST

today’s gorge wind forecast

Hi friends! If wind is what you’ve been wanting, wind is what you’ll have today. And tomorrow. And the next day. And probably beyond. The Gorge wind forecast for the next few days looks darn fine if you’re one of those folks who likes your wind strong and widespread. While the next three days, Wednesday through Friday, all look strong, model agreement is less for the weekend and even less for next week. By the start of next week, we have some models calling for ridging (warmer and less wind) and some calling for troughing (cooler and more wind). So, let’s start with today…

Wednesday started with pressures of 30.03/29.83/29.77. Doing the math, we’ve got 0.20 (pdx-dls) and 0.06 (dls-psc). I actually went and double-checked the numbers I found online, because 0.20 is MASSIVE. Dawn patrol agreed – Viento was reading 30, and Swell 24 when I woke up (and a few minutes later 27). Readings as far east as Rufus were already 20-23 at dawn. TJ’s Dawn Patrol: excellent, per TJ’s report. We’ll see a quick build to 28-32 from Viento to Mosier this morning with Stevenson quickly rising from the teens to 24-27+. Between Lyle and Rufus, we’ll see a steady build to 30-33. Arlington joins mid to late afternoon. A period of 33-36 is possible between Rowena and Rufus today. Arlington is likely to finish up at 28-32. Now, let’s talk about Swell – models indicate the metro area will clear out quickly. If that happens, expect Swell to back off this afternoon and turn quite gusty; even so, if Viento and Stevenson hold, there will still be plenty of bumps. Much like yesterday, models are indicating a resurgence at Swell after 5pm. River flow over the last 24 hours was 130-203kcfs (168-203 at Rufus), river temp is 64.0F, and high temp forecast is 79F for Hood River and 85F for Arlington.

tomorrow’s gorge wind forecast

Thursday brings another round of solid west wind, but a weak disturbance swinging through might impact the afternoon wind quality and strength. TJ’s Dawn Patrol looks like 26-29 from Viento to Mosier with 20-23 from Lyle to Threemile and 16-20 at Stevenson. Models suggest a solid marine layer early in the day, but that burns off by midday if the models are correct. By 11am, the wind dips to 24-27 from Stevenson to Mosier with 20-23 from Lyle to Rufus. Areas east of Rufus drop way off mid-morning. They’ll return mid-afternoon, when the zone between Lyle and Arlington rises to 27-30. Once again, models indicate a midday fade in the Corridor (Swell to Hood River), perhaps 20-24. High temp: 77F for Hood River and 82F for Arlington.

extended Gorge wind forecast

Westerlies continue on Friday, and this time the marine clouds should be more persistent. Models indicate the Hatch area will still drop, but if the marine clouds stick around, it’ll hold. For now, let’s call it 24-27 in the morning from Stevenson to Mosier and 26-29 in the afternoon as far east as Rufus with Arlington at 23-26.

Lighter, but still windy conditions are forecast for the weekend. There’s quite the range for Saturday, but we should still see low 20s at a minimum. Model disagreement on the overall picture leaves us with lots of uncertainty for Sunday; the GFS drops the wind to the teens, and nearly all members of the Euro ensemble have us in the mid 20s. Uncertainty continues into next week, so I’ll leave it here for now. Plus, it’s windy, and I need to get this forecast to you and get myself to the Hatch. Have a great day today!

BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST

Partly high cloudy today. Temps start near 60 and rise to the upper 70s. Strong to nuking westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday will be partly cloudy then mostly clear. Temps start in the low 50s and rise to the mid to upper 70s. Strong westerlies. No rainbows. Friday will be partly cloudy them clear. Temps start in the upper 40s and rise to the mid 70s. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows.