Today, Wednesday, started off with a nice breeze through the entire Gorge and a .08 (pdx-dls) gradient driving those moving air molecules. A couple of things are happening today: first, there’s high pressure off the southern Oregon coast, and that will be joined by an upper level low off the Washington coast later. Next, there’s a weak frontal system moving in this afternoon. As you may know, all this stuff moving around doesn’t make for steady, reliable wind. That said, we will have wind today. Continued after the chart…
| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | sandy | cloudy | no-line | tan | |
| Steven’s Locks | 10-13 | 13-16 | 22-25 | 22-25 | |
| Hatchery/White Salmon Sandbar (minus a few for Hood River) | 17-21 | 17-21 | 22-25 | 16-19 | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | 10-13 | 13-16 | 22-25/td> | 22-25 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 10-13 | 10-13 | 13-16 | 22-25 | |
| Roosevelt, etc. | 10-13 | 10-13 | 13-16 | 13-16 | |
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Gorge wind forecast, continued…
Expect morning wind in the 17-21 range from Viento to Swell with upper teens from Bingen to Doug’s and 10-13 elsewhere. We’ll see the wind hang out in those ranges until the afternoon, when the approaching front will start to have more of an impact. That should give us 22-25 from Stevenson to Rowena (probably at Rufus late in the day). However, the wind near Swell will likely last only for an hour or two before dropping off to 16-19. So, be quick and proactive.
Tomorrow sees low pressure over the region with deep marine clouds and showers in the western Gorge. As the low starts to move inland, we’ll be more under the influence of Pacific high pressure in the afternoon, leading to stronger wind. So, expect 10-13 in the rainy western Gorge in the morning with 15-18 east of Bingen to start the day. In the afternoon, we’ll see gusty 12-15 under the clouds with 23-26 east of the clouds, likely from Mosier to Arlington, but possibly only further east than Mosier.
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Looking at Friday, the low continues to move inland, leaving us more under the influence of the coast high. Models suggest 15-18 east of The Dalles to start the day with 25-29 in the afternoon from Mosier to Arlington. I wouldn’t be surprised, given the setup, if we beat the models.
Long range models are predicting a strong high pressure in the Pacific for the weekend. Models currently say no wind in the Gorge on Saturday, but I think we’re more likely to see 13-16. So… let’s see what the models say tonight, tomorrow, and the next day. Models do think we’ll see light and variable wind Sunday morning with 13-16 in the afternoon. Again, we wait and see.
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Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast Beta Test Forecast
Jones Wednesday: 22-25. Jones Thursday: 10-13. Jones Friday: 5-10. Sauvie’s Wednesday: 13-16. Sauvie’s Thursday: no. Sauvie’s Friday: no. Coast (north/central/south). Wednesday: 5-10/5-10/20-25, W swell 4′ at 9 seconds. Thursday: onshore/onshore/no, W 4 @ 9. Friday: no/no/25-30, W 5′. The weekend looks windy.
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Mt. Hood Snow Forecast
There will be snow on the ground at Mt. Hood today, and every day until the glaciers completely melt away.
Random Morning Thoughts
It’s yet another super busy day in the life of me. So, no thoughts today. Maybe tomorrow. You think for me today, okay? Have an awesome day!
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Gorge Weather Forecast
It’s partly cloudy out there this morning as high clouds from an incoming weak weather system impact our summer-blue sky. Expect increasing clouds this afternoon. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and the mid 70’s in the afternoon. Light to moderate wind. No rainbows. Thursday looks mostly cloudy early with showers from 1pm onward through the evening. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and the upper 60’s in the afternoon. Light to moderate wind. 98% chance of rainbows. Friday looks sprinkly for much of the day with more sun in the afternoon. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and the mid 60’s in the afternoon. Light to moderate wind. 83% chance of rainbows, especially early in the morning.
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White Sprinter Van of the Day
Road and Mountain Biking
The trails are all still there, with the only trails not yet open being Gunsight and Boulder Lakes, but it wouldn’t surprise me if the latter is open and the former is just covered in downed trees, not snow. You’ll have to go check it out, because I don’t have time. In road biking land, it’s going to be quite windy over the next several days.
Upcoming Events
Today’s events start off with a free yoga class at the Heartgate Sanctuary at 8:30, followed by ping pong at the Hood River Armory at 5.The Post and Pinot mountain bike ride, open to all women of all skill levels, leaves Dirty Fingesr at 5:30. The race-pace, mostly-male Post n’ Pint ride happens tomorrow at 5:30.
CGWA’s Beach Bash starts Thursday in Hood River with concerts, and free standup paddle and windsurf lessons. If you want to demo windsurf or paddle gear, it’s $10 for members or $20 for non-members for unlimited demos Saturday and Sunday. Check out their website, Gorgewindsurfing.org, for more information.
Have an awesome day today!
Temira
