Tuesday’s forecast – written Monday night cuz Temira has a training 5am-2pm

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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	gray	sky	buns	don’t fry
Stevenson	10-13	13-16	16-20	20-23?
Viento	17-20	20-23	23-26	23-26
Swell (CLOSED) -Hood River	17-20	20-23	23-26	23-26
Lyle to Doug’s	13-16	16-20	23-26	23-26
Rufus, etc.	20-23	20-23	23-26	23-26
Roosevelt & Arlington	23-26	20-23	17-20	17-20

Gorge Wind Forecast

It’s definitely not my preference to write the forecast the night before, but I don’t have much choice for the next few days. Work signed me up for a 5am-2pm training this week. Eek! So, I’ll do my best, and if it’s really not working out, I’ll reevaluate and consider getting up at 3:30am. Or not. Either way, we’re looking at day after day of wind. A short-lived hotter spell will knock the wind down a bit on Friday and Saturday, but it’ll come surging back Sunday and especially (if the longer-range ensembles are correct, next Monday and Tuesday).

Let’s look at Tuesday. Hot weather in the desert combines with cool air offshore for a lovely round of thermals. We’re lacking the strong offshore high pressure we usually rely on, or the wind would be even stronger. Don’t worry. There will be plenty. The day starts with 17-20 fr4om Viento to Hood River with 22-25 from Mosier to Boardman. Stevenson will be under the clouds with 10-13, and it’ll take until the afternoon for it to break free. By early afternoon, we’ll have 23-26 from Viento to The Dalles with 20-23 at Rufus and 13-16 at Arlington. Stevenson: 20-23 if it breaks out of the clouds. Otherwise: less. The wind drops to 17-20 from Viento to Swell mid-afternoon and fills in at 23-26 at Stevenson and from Mosier to Rufus. Arlington maxes out at 17-20. River flow on Monday was 95-154kcfs, river temp is 70F, and high temp forecast is 79F.

Wednesday looks very similar to Tuesday gradient-wise, but a passing weather system will probably turn things gustier. Expect 17-20 from Viento to Hood River to start the day with 19-22 from Mosier to Arlington. Afternoon wind drops to 13-16 from Stevesnon to Mosier (thanks a lot, passing weather system) and rises to 24-28 from Lyle to Boardman. High temp: 80F under partly high overcast sky.

Thursday’s wind starts at 17-20 and rises to 22-25 or so. Morning: Corridor. Afternoon. Lyel to Rufus. Friday maxes out around 17-20, although strong offshore high pressure could cause the wind to overperform. Saturday: upper teens. Sunday: more. Monday and Tuesday: lots more. Have a great Tuesday!

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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: LTNW/NW5-10/N20-25+, NW swell 2′ at 8 seconds. Wednesday: NW5-10/NNW10-15/N15-20, W 1′ @ 12. Thursday: 15-20/20ish/20-25+, W 2′ @ 9. Jones Tuesday: 10-13. Wednesday: 14-17. Thursday: 15-18. Sauvie Island Tuesday: 10-13. Wednesday: 10-13. Thursday: 12-15.

Mt. Hood Snow Forecast

On vacation until fall unless something extraordinary happens.

Hood River Weather Forecast

Mostly clear sky Tuesday morning gives way to clear sky in the afternoon. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and upper 70’s later. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Wednesday will be intermittently high overcast. Temps start in the mid 50’s and rise to 80ish. Moderate westerlies early. Moderately strong westerlies later. No rainbows. Thursday will be sunny. Temps start in the upper 50’s and rise to the mid 80’s. Moderate 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!

This week is the Gorge Downwind Champs. Hundreds and hundreds of paddlers will be downwinding from Stevenson all week long. Bridge of the Gods Kitefest and the Blowout are Friday through Sunday.

There’s a free weekly wing foil orientation at the Hook Thursdays in July and August from 5:30pm to 7:30pm brought to you by Wylde Wind and Water and CGW2. On Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 9am, Max from GoFoil will be teaching flatwater foil pop-up technique at the Event Site. You can demo some GoFoil gear there too! He hopes to also teach bump classes in the afternoon on those days should the Hatch reopen.

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 above 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

All trails on the 44 Road are now open. There is a fire near Boulder Lakes, and that area is under a level 3 evacuation order. That probably means Gunsight is closed at this time. Plains of Abraham is open. That completes our reporting for the summer: all trails are now open! Logging is happening on Hospital Hill. This means you cannot make a full circle – there is no connection between the front side and back side. You could ride Bad Wolf and Millennium as a loop. You can ride Roll Baby Roll and Triple Bypass as a loop. You cannot access Treehugger/Crazy Fingers at this time. 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.