| Your favorite launch | dawn patrol |
morning max | afternoon max | executive session |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwash (Rooster) Rock | hot | sun | tans | buns | |
| Stevenson | 5-10 | 10-13 | 13-16 | 16-19 | |
| Viento | 17-20 | 13-16 | 13-16 | 16-19 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 5-10 | 13-16 | 13-16 | 16-19 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | LTW | LTW | 10-13 | 10-13 | |
| Rufus, etc: 113-175kcfs flow | LTW | LTW | LTW | LTW | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | LTW | LTW | LTW | LTW | |
| River flow last 24 hours: 89-146kcfskcfs | =River temp: 70.34F | HR High temp: 88F | |||
Gorge Wind Forecast
Hi friends! With the exception of a hot, muggy, east wind day on Thursday, we should have just enough wind through at least Sunday for you to escape the heat by playing in the river. Yay. Read on for the details…
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Wednesday kicks off cloudy in the metro area and sunny in the Gorge. Early pressures were 30.04/30.01/29.99 for gradients of 0.03 and 0.02. Models don’t call for all that much wind today, but the heavy cloud cover in the metro area may allow the thermals to over-perform. In other words, we might get lucky and get 2-4mph more than the forecast in the rest of this paragraph. Maybe. Depends on how long those clouds decide to stick around. Early wind was 5-10 everywhere except Viento (20mph – but it reads high). Models generally call for 13-16 from Stevenson to Swell starting mid-morning. Hood River: probably 10-13, but maybe 13-16. Mosier (please don’t – it’s still in a Level 2/3 fire evac zone) should be in the 11-14 range from late morning on. The Lyle-Doug’s stretch joins late afternoon at 11-14. I wouldn’t be surprised, and neither should you, if the executive session (>5pm) rises to 16-19 from Stevenson to Swell or Hood River. River flow over the last 24 hours was 89-146kcfs, river temp is 70.34F, and high temp forecast is 88F.
Hotter, muggier, less windy weather is in the cards for Thursday. The days starts with light east flow. Easterlies pick up to 15-18mph near Stevenson for a few hours mid-morning. Iwash and Viento: 12-15mph. Elsewhere: light easterly. The wind turns calm everywhere in the afternoon as temps push towards 100F. Evening wind turns around and rises to W 10-13 from Stevenson to Hood River.
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A weak system moves in Thursday night, drops the pressure in the desert, and allows high pressure to somewhat rebound over the Pacific. Expect dawn patrol at 20-23 from Stevenson to Hood river with 17-20 at Mosier. This system triggers instability, and this disrupts the wind west of Mosier. Well, it’ll disrupt it everywhere, but it’ll shift the strongest wind east. You’ll find 16-19 from Stevenson to Swell and gusty 20-23 form Mosier to Doug’s from late morning on. Afternoon: gusty 23-26 from Lyle to Rufus with gusty 18-21 from Stevenson to Mosier. East of Rufus, the wind stays below 15mph. High temp: 94F and muggy with a chance of thunder.
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Extended: The system causes more disruption on Saturday. Models currently call for a strong dawn patrol followed by gusty 20ish mph for the rest of the day. Sunday’s forecast is currently somewhere around 15mph, but that’s likely to change as we get closer and I refine the forecast. Beyond that: west wind appears to stick around, but there’s enough range in the models that it’s impossible to be precise about wind speeds. Stay cool over the next few days!
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: 15-20/15-20/20-25, NW swell 3′ at 8 seconds. Thursday: 10-15/LTN/LTV, NW 4′ @ 8. Friday: LTW/LTNW/N15, NW 3′ @ 8. Jones Wednesday: 12-15. Thursday: 15-18. Friday: 20-23. Sauvie Island Wednesday: 11-14. Thursday: 11-14. Friday: 12-15.
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Mt. Hood Weather Forecast
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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 stays clear. Temps will be in the upper 50s early and upper 80s later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday will be clear then partly high cloudy with a slight chance of thunder. Temps start in the low 60s and rise to the upper 90s. Muggy. Calm early. Light easterlies midday. Calm later. 1% chance of rainbows. Friday will be clear then high overcast with a chance of thunder. Temps start in the upper 60s and rise to the mid 90s. Muggy. Moderate westerlies. 2% chance of rainbows.
Local-ish Events
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There’s a weekly social for Wind Johnnies (The Gorge Wind Social) at Ferment Brewing every 3rd Monday this summer. There’s a free community paddle at Wylde Wind and Water every Saturday at 10am (gear provided, all ages). They also have a free community wingfoil orientation every Thursday at 5:30pm at the Hook (all ages, gear provided). Northwave and GoFoil sponsor wingfoil races on Tuesday evenings.
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. Columbia Gorge Tri Club meets at Mayer State Park 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. 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 about Ferment Brewing.
Cycling
Areas in Post Canyon above Binn’s Hill staging area are now closed so fire crews have better access. That includes Dirt Surfer, Sexy Beast, and other trails and roads up there. The Twin Tunnels Trail between Hood River and Mosier is closed due to wildfire. Kreps and Green Diamond Land (formerly SDS) are now closed to fire danger. That includes Whoopdee, Hospital Hill, and Underwood. Those lands will remain closed until significant rain in the fall. Also closed: Gorge 400 and lots of other trails due to the Whisky Creek Fire. Ape Canyon and Plains of Abraham are open per USFS website. 44 Road trails are all open and clear, including upper 450 and Fifteenmile. Gunsight is open. Boulder Lakes and other more remote trails are not bucked out yet. Remember that E-bikes are not allowed on USFS non-moto trails. They are allowed on moto trails.
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