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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
bare
buns
no
sun
Steven’s Locks
LTW
LTW
5-10
10-13
Swell-Hood River
LTW
5-10
13-16
G17-21
Lyle to Doug’s
LTW
5-10
13-16
G17-21
Rufus, etc.
LTW
5-10
13-16
G17-21
Roosevelt & Arlington
LTW
LTW
5-10
11-14
Patrol
11:30a
3pm
dusk
Gorge Wind Forecast
Active offshore weather continues for the next few days with a pattern less like June than March. While things will still be active Sunday and Monday, there are hints of offshore high pressure and higher-quality wind for the Gorge for that time period.
Wednesday sees low pressure off Vancouver Island and a weak high along the coast. That’s not much, but it’s enough. Light westerlies start the day. Late morning wind picks up to 13-16 from Viento to Arlington with 5-10 near Stevenson. Wait a little longer, until mid afternoon, and an offshore system will give the wind a nudge to gusty 17-21 from Viento to Rufus (very gusty at Swell, too much current at Rufus). High temp: 74F. River flow: 374-388kcfs. River temp: 55F.
Thursday starts out calm. Westerlies rise to gusty 10-13 late morning from Stevenson to Hood River. The best you’ll find are gusty westerlies at 13-16 (maybe) from The Dalles to Rufus in the afternoon with 11-14 west of The Dalles and light/variable wind east of Rufus. High temp: 80 and muggy.
Friday looks rainy with calm wind and a high temp near 70. Saturday also looks rainy with a shot at upper teens to low 20’s east of The Dalles. Models hint at a windier day on Sunday and potentially Monday as well. If you are going in the river, be prepared for very strong current. Also: the Hood River Bridge will be open this weekend due to the threat of rain.
Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast
Coast forecast (north/central/south, waves). Swell forecast provided by NWS. Wind direction northerly unless otherwise noted. Wednesday: LTW/NW10/N10-15, SW swell 5′ @ 9. Thursday: S30-335/S25-30/S15-20, combined seas 10@ 10. Friday: S10/S10/S10-15, W 7′ @ 10. Jones Wednesday: 7-10. Thursday: calm. Friday: calm. Sauvie’s Wednesday: N10. Thursday: S5-10. Friday: LTS.
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – Back on vacation until next fall
Hood River Weather Forecast
Partly cloudy sky this morning turns cloudy later. Temps will be in the low 60’s early and mid 70’s later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday will be high overcast then cloudy. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and near 80 later. Light to moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Friday looks dry and super muggy until the afternoon. Then it will be rainy. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and near 70 later. Calm wind. 7% chance of 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!
Ferment’s Tuesday night 4-mile walk/run is at 6pm. At 7:15am on Wednesdays, there’s a run from the White Salmon Bakery. At 7am on Friday morning, you can get a donut and coffee for going for a run at Kickstand Coffee. The Small Boat paddlers have a group paddle at 6pm on Thursday at the Hatchery. Post and Pint happens Thursday evenings at 5:30 when Post is not too wet to ride. The women’s Post-and-Pinot ride is Wednesday evening at 5:30.
Cycling
If you head out to the trails, you are likely to find Brown Pow. Enjoy! There was an event on 5/22 on Dog River trail, which suggests it may be open. That’s not confirmed. Eldorado has reopened. Courtney Road (the road that goes up above Syncline) is closed until October. Do not attempt to use it to access trails. Starting now, you will need a parking pass to park at Post Canyon. This money will support trails. Hospital Hill: cows are out – no dogs allowed. Underwood: do not enter areas that are closed due to logging operations.
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