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The Forecast
Today’s Gorge Wind – these are ranges for the average speed, not a predicted wind range. =)
Your favorite beach
Dawn
Patrol
9am-
11:30a
11:30a-
3pm
3pm-
dusk
Rooster Rock
cool
cloudy.
less
buns.
Steven’s Locks
G14-17
G14-17
G14-17
G14-17
Swell-Hood River
G14-17
G14-17
G14-17
G14-17
Lyle to Doug’s
G14-17
G14-17
G14-17
G14-17
Rufus, etc.
14-17
17-20
24-27
24-27
Roosevelt & Arlington
20-23
20-23
24-27
24-27
Patrol
11:30a
3pm
dusk
Gorge Wind Forecast
Cloudy sky and drizzle this morning in Hood River is a direct message to head eastward to wind. Gradients agree. At 6am, they stood at .06 and .09. Give the day a couple hours to heat up and allow the wind to settle into a groove. Generally speaking, the wind this morning will be in the 15-17 range. Exceptions include Viento, always windy when it’s raining. You’ll find gusty 20-30 there. Arlington starts the day in the low 20’s. If you wait until early afternoon, you’ll find gusty 14-17 from Stevenson to Doug’s. From The Dalles to Threemile, you’ll find sunshine and westerlies blowing in the 24-27 range. River flow is 192kcfs. River temp is 55F. High temp forecast for Hood River is 60F.
Wednesday brings us another westerly day. Weather complications include atmospheric instability over the western half of the state. That’s likely to toss some unreliability into the wind. That said, the day starts with light westerlies, 7mph or less, all through the Gorge. By mid-morning, the wind builds to 14-17 from Viento to Doug’s with 10-13 or less at Stevenson and in the eastern Gorge. Convection plays a role in the afternoon and makes this forecast untrustworthy. Best case scenario: gusty 13-16 and sprinkles in the Corridor and western Gorge with gusty 22-25 from Mosier to Rufus. East of there: 12-15 until early evening and then 22-25 until sunset. High temp: 61F.
Moving on to Thursday, we remain under the influence of a Nevada low and instability. Models disagree on weather details, but the wind situation is relatively clear, at least until convection fires off in the afternoon. Offshore high pressure drives strong westerlies. Expect 22-25 from Viento to Rufus to start the day with 12-15 under the clouds in the west and 18-22 east of Rufus to Threemile. Models suggest the mid-morning session will be the strongest of the day: 26-29. Get it before convection monkeys with the afternoon session. It’s hard to predict exactly, but there’s a good chance the wind will become unreliable and drop to the 22-25 range from Stevenson to Rufus. High temp: 62F.
Models aren’t exactly in agreement through the weekend. Some predict increasing rain, and some do not. They do hint at continued moderate to strong westerlies through Sunday. Given all the other moving parts, that’s no sure thing. Either way, rain or wind, we win! Enjoy the river today!
Coast, Jones, Sauvie’s
Coast (north/central/south, waves. Wind direction north unless otherwise noted. Swell forecast from NWS.) Tuesday: W5-10/NW5-10/N15-20, W swell 5′ at 7 seconds becoming 5′ at 10 seconds. Wednesday: 20-25/20-25/20-25, W 5′ @ 11. Thursday: WNW 10-15/WNW10-15/N20-25, NW 6′ @ 10. Jones Tuesday: 7-10. Wednesday: 13-16. Thursday: 11-14. Sauvie’s Tuesday: W5-10. Wednesday: NW 14-17. Thursday: W 10-13.
Mt. Hood Weather forecast
On vacation unless some wintry weather happens.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Cloudy weather and sprinkles stick around until mid afternoon after which some sunbreaks pop up. Temps will be in the upper 40’s early and near 60 later. Moderate westerlies. 99% chance of rainbows. Wednesday looks mostly cloudy with sprinkles during the day and a small chance of thundershowers in the afternoon. Temps will be in the low 40’s early and low 60’s later. Moderate to strong westerlies. 97% chance of rainbows. Thursday looks partly cloudy in the morning, sunny midday, and cloudy in the afternoon with widespread showers and/or thundershowers. Temps will be near 40 early and in the low 60’s later. Strong westerlies. 99% chance of rainbows.
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Cycling
Post Canyon: the trail from the bottom of Post Canyon to Seven Streams Staging Area is now closed. It’s on private land. Respect the closure. Otherwise, Post is clear to the top with random closures due to salvage logging operations. Respect those closures too! Surveyor’s Ridge: clear of snow and trees. Other 44 Road Trails: clearing in progress. Cows are out on Hospital Hill. No parking at the corral. No dogs on the trails. No exceptions. Please respect the wishes of the landowners – they let us use their land, and in return, we respect their rules! New Whoopdee: open. Other news: Mountain View Cycles women’s ride is every Thursday, bottom of Post at 5:30pm. Dirty Fingers has the Post n’ Pint on Thursday evenings at 5:30pm from the shop.
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Local Events
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