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The Forecast
| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | last | of the | bun | tanning | |
| Steven’s Locks | LTE | E10-15 | E10-15 | LTE | |
| Viento | LTE | E10-15 | E10-15 | LTE | |
| Swell-Hood River | LTE | LTE | calm | calm | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
| Rufus, etc. | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
As usual this time of year, models are bouncing around quite a bit with the forecasts. We continue with the plan of light to moderate easterlies for Tuesday and Wednesday, but we’re upping the duration of upcoming westerlies. No, sadly, we’re not upping the high temps accompanying those west winds!
Tuesday starts with light easterlies. The wind picks up to E 12-15 from Stevenson to Viento for a few hours mid-morning before backing off to less than 10mph in the afternoon. Rooster will be light and variable. River flow readings are 61-84kcfs, river temp is 65F, and high temp forecast is 77F.
Wednesday morning brings E 20-25 from Stevenson to Viento with 10-15 at Rooster. Rooster holds until mid-afternoon when it drops to light/variable. The Stevenson-Viento stretch fades late morning to 15-20 and drops to 10ish in the afternoon. High temp: 78F.
Change arrives on Thursday as high pressure builds offshore and a dry cold front drops down from Alaska. It moves inland early in the morning. Now, this is a few days out, and the timing is likely to change. As of this morning…. we start Thursday with 21-24 from Stevenson to Mosier. Midday: gusty 25-29 from Stevenson to The Dalles. Afternoon: gusty 27-31 from Viento to Avery with 20-23 at Stevenson. Wind at Swell will likely fall off too. Rufus may join in the afternoon – this is exactly the sort of setup where Rufus isn’t happening in the models but does happen in reality. High temp: 70F.
Models are now predicting gusty 24-27 Friday (59F), 30-40 east of The Dalles on Saturday (51F), and 22-26 on Sunday (52F). Fingers crossed for all that wind! Dust off your warmest wetsuit!
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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast
Coast forecast (north/central/south, waves). Swell forecast provided by NWS. Wind direction northerly unless otherwise noted. Tuesday: 10-15/10-15/20-25+, W swell 6′ at 13 seconds. Wednesday: 20-25/20-25/30-35, W 6′ @ 13. Thursday: 15-20+/15-20/30-40, W 8′ @ 13. Jones Tuesday: 11-14. Wednesday: 13-16. Thursday: 12-15. Sauvie’s Tuesday: 10-13. Wednesday: 12-15. Thursday: LTN.
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – On vacation until next fall
Hood River Weather Forecast
Tuesday will be warm and sunny. Temps start in the low 40’s and rise to the upper 70’s. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Wednesday will be sunny. Temps start in the upper 40’s and rise to the upper 70’s. Light easterlies. No rainbows. Thursday will be clear and then will add some high clouds. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and near 70 later. Strong westerlies. No 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! Regular weekly events: Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. The Columbia Gorge Tri Club has a weekly workout at Mayer Park in Rowena at 6pm Tuesdays. 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. The Small Boat paddlers have a group paddle at 6pm on Thursday at the Hatchery. Post and Pint and Post n’ Pinot are done for the season due to darkness. There’s a free Zumba class at 6pm in the parking lot of One Community Health in The Dalles on Wednesday. Providence is sponsoring a walking program called Healthy Strides. Meets Weds at May Street 5:30pm, through Nov 16. All ages welcome, and there’s swag!
Cycling
It’s dusty out there, but it won’t be dusty much longer! Hood River County has reopened all motorized trails to motorized use. Hospital Hill, Underwood, and Whoopdee have reopened. Rifle deer season is open in both Oregon and Washington, so consider wearing safety colors while you’re riding.
The road connecting Plains of Abraham to Smith Creek closes at noon Monday-Friday and will not be open to bikers during that time. In theory, the Courtney Road closure was to end October 15th. Lemme know if you know if it has reopened. If you’re riding Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.
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