Meet Temira, your Gorge Forecaster
Temira (they/them) has been exploring and playing in the Gorge since 1997 – starting out as a windsurfer, then expanding into kiting (briefly!), mountain biking, winging, gravel biking, SUP foiling and even extreme gardening! With all that experience, they understand the importance of a reliable forecast. In 2009, frustrated by the lack of accurate forecasts, Temira took matters into their own hands. What began as a daily email chain between friends (Laura Green, Dave Brown, and Temira) quickly grew into a full-blown website and subscription email service.
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Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! Models have nudged the wind strength upward for today (Wednesday), and they have a big east wind day on tap for Friday. A rather wet, but not-so-windy, weekend gives way to a chance of moderately strong to strong westerlies in the eastern Gorge on Monday. Maybe. This time of year, when the weather is this active, the forecast can change a lot from day to day!
Let’s look more closely at today. A weak low moves inland, and high pressure builds in behind it. By evening, that high pressure will push inland and potentially nudge the wind down west of The Dalles. But that’s later. For the morning, we’ll see the wind build to 20-23 from Viento to Mosier with 17-20 at Stevenson, the Rowena area, and Avery. Afternoon wind rises to 20-23 from Stevenson to Mosier, 26-30 from Lyle to Rufus, and 23-26 at Arlington. As that high pressure pushes inland and the low moves east to Idaho mid afternoon, Threemile joins at 23-26 and areas west of Lyle drop to 13-16. River flow over the last 24 hours was 63-91kcfs, river temp is 61.34F, and high temp forecast is merely 55F under partly cloudy sky in the west and clear sky out east.
Thursday starts with light west wind, perhaps10-13mph from Viento to Swell. The wind goes calm mid-morning and turns easterly in the afternoon. You’ll find 17-20 at Iwash (Rooster) Rock, 14-17 at Stevenson and Home Valley, and 10-13 at Viento. From Hood River eastward, easterlies pick up to 5-10mph. High temp: 57F under partly high overcast sky.
Much stronger easterlies are in the cards for Friday; morning wind will be 40mph near Iwash, 30-35 at Stevenson, and 20-25 at Viento. The wind slowly fades after noon and lands here late afternoon: 30mph at Iwash, 20mph at Stevenson, and 15mph at Viento. High temp: 57F under mostly clear sky.
Extended: Saturday looks like a light/variable day as a weather system moves in and drops rain on the west side. A much wetter, but still not-so-windy day is in the cards for Sunday. We could see westerlies in the teens in the afternoon, but we’re also going to see a lot of rain. Models take a low inland on Monday and rebuild the high offshore. This sets us up for a windy, chilly eastern Gorge day. Models show a lot of range on the possibilities for wind strength, so don’t pencil it in quite yet. Have a great day today!
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Clouds this morning diminish this afternoon. Temps start near 40 and rise to the mid 50s. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday will be partly cloudy. Temps start in the mid 30s and rise to the upper 50s. Light and variable wind. No rainbows. Friday will be partly high cloudy then mostly clear. Temps start in the mid 30s and rise to the upper 50s. Easterlies. No rainbows.
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Cycling
Please see the HRATS/Hood River County for complete details on Post Canyon closures. Newly reopened in Post: lower Trail 100 paralleling the lower part of Post Canyon Road. The Twin Tunnels Trail between Hood River and Mosier has reopened. Kreps and Green Diamond Lands have reopened. That includes Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, and Underwood. Closed: Gorge 400 and lots of other trails due to the Whisky Creek Fire. Trail near Mt. Adams due to the Williams Mine Fire. Remember that E-bikes are not allowed on USFS non-moto trails. They are allowed on moto trails.
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