| Your favorite launch | dawn patrol |
morning max | afternoon max | executive session |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwash (Rooster) Rock | E5-10 | E15-20 | E10-15 | calm | |
| Stevenson | E5-10 | E15-20 | E10-15 | calm | |
| Viento | E5-10 | E15-20 | E10-15 | calm | |
| Swell-Hood River | calm | LTE | calm | calm | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | calm | LTE | calm | calm | |
| Rufus, etc: 165-206kcfs flow | calm | LTE | calm | calm | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | calm | LTE | calm | calm | |
| River flow last 24 hours: 145-206kcfs | =River temp: 61.70F | High temp: 84F | |||
Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! Geez… if I had only waited one more day to take a day off, I wouldn’t have missed forecasting for yesterday’s light westerlies. Apologies for that. I needed a break something bad! We’ll have mostly calm wind for Hood River for Wednesday and Thursday with short period of light to moderate easterlies both days. Friday sees the westerlies return (most likely). Strong wind is forecast both days this weekend, and Monday will likely be windy too.
A ridge of high pressure settles in on Wednesday and sends high temps soaring on both sides of the Cascades. Pressures started at 29.96/29.98/30.02 – higher in the desert that in the metro area. And so it shall remain. Easterlies rise to 15, maybe 15-20, near Stevenson, Iwash (Rooster) Rock, and Viento for a few hours late morning. In the afternoon, the wind goes dead calm all through the Gorge. Waterskiers and wakeboarders and e-foilers and pump foilers, this is your day! River flow over the last 24 hours was 144-206kcfs, river temp is 61.70F, and high temp forecast is 84F.
Thursday kicks off perfect for sculling and road biking and whatever else happens in zero wind. Mid-morning east wind rises to 15mph near Stevenson with 10mph at Iwash and Viento. Calm conditions return in the afternoon. High temp: 89F. Friday starts calm and slowly builds. By early afternoon, we’ll have 14-17 from Stevenson to Hood River. Westerlies build to gusty 19-22 from Stevenson to Mosier and 15-18 from Lyle to Doug’s as a weak system approaches offshore. High temp: 90F.
Extended: there’s quite a bit of uncertainty in Saturday’s forecast, but it does look windy. Ensembles are all-in on a strong eastern Gorge day on Sunday. Monday: kinda in the same boat as Saturday – not quite clear yet, but almost certainly windy enough to get on the river. Have a great time out there. Stay cool the next few days!
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Jones, Sauvie Island, Oregon Coast
North/Central/South coast, waves (swell forecast provided by NWS). Wind forecast for the afternoon (unless it’s a storm on the coast, in which case that’s peak wind during the day). Wind direction N (coast/Sauvie Island) and W (Jones) unless otherwise noted. Wednesday: 20/15-20/25, S swell 2′; at 11 seconds and SW 2′ @ 15 seconds. Thursday: 15/15/25-30, W 2′ @ 10 and SW 2′ @ 14. Friday: 10-15/15-20/30, W 2′ @ 9. Jones Wednesday: 18-21. Thursday: 19-22. Friday: 24-27. Sauvie Island Wednesday: 10-13. Thursday: 13-16. Friday: 16-19.
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
I’m tired. It’s on vacation.
Very basic Hood River weather forecast. Don’t plan your life around this. You really should read Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook
Clear sky this morning adds a few high clouds this evening. Temps start in the upper 40s and rise to the mid 80s. Calm wind early. Light east wind midday. Calm wind later. No rainbows. Thursday will be sunny. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to nearly 90. Calm wind. No rainbows. Friday will be sunny in the morning with a few high clouds later. Temps start in the upper 50s and rise to 90. Light west wind early. Moderate in the afternoon. No rainbows.
Local-ish Events
Please let me know of outdoor-related local-ish events. If you don’t tell me, I don’t know!
There’s a weekly social for Wind Johnnies (The Gorge Wind Social) at Ferment Brewing every 3rd Monday this summer. On June 25th, Brave Endeavors hosts a pride MTB ride at Post Canyon at 5:30pm. June 30th is Vortex #3, a paddling race.
The Columbia Gorge Junior Kayak Club offers free roll sessions (gear provided) for kids at the Hood River Pool every other Tuesday from 5:30 to 7pm. Visit their website for more deets: https://www.columbiagorgejuniorkayakclub.org/. Amayah’s offers a free meal every First Thursday from 1pm to 4pm. Regular weekly events:. NK Studio’s by-donation Tuesday morning yoga class is back. 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.
Sign-ups are open for the Gorge Ultimate Summer League: https://gorge.ultimatecentral.com/e/summer-league-2024
Wingfoil racing starts July 2nd: https://www.regattanetwork.com/clubmgmt/mgmt_event_menu.php?regatta_id=28193
Post Canyon Junior Enduro MTB series: https://cooperspuralpineteam.org/mountain-bike/fun-fridays-kids-enduro-series-post-canyon/
Cycling
Post, Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, Syncline, Columbia Hills, and Nestor are open. Eightmile, Knebal, Bottle Prairie, Surveyor’s, Dog River, Sueprconnector, and Cook Meadows are open. Fifteenmile is clear of snow but has not been cleared of downed trees. Lewis River is open. I received an email that Falls Creek is open. That is USFS land, and E-bikes are not allowed. Cows are out on Hospital Hill. NO DOGS. That means you, all of you, even your dog that’s [insert adjective]. No dogs. Do not risk access for everyone. No parking at the corral.
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