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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster Rock | E 10-15 | E 10-15 | calm | calm | |
| Steven’s Locks | E 10-15 | E 10-15 | calm | W 13-16+ | |
| Hatchery/Wunderbar | LTE | LTE | calm | W 13-16+ | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | LTE | LTE | calm | W 13-16+ | |
| Rufus, etc. | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | LTV | LTV | LTV | LTV | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
It’s Wednesday morning, and we still have light easterlies at 10-15 or so. Over the next 48 hours, we’ll see a dramatic change in the weather. Wind will switch to strong westerlies, and temps will drop 20 degrees. We might even see some rain this weekend!
For Wednesday, the early morning easterlies will blow at 10-15 or so. By midday, there will be zero wind at all. Take advantage of it, because that’s a situation that won’t return for several days, at least. West wind returns mid-afternoon ahead of an approaching cold front, and also in response to the heat low shifting east of the Cascades. We’ll have 13-16 from Stevenson to Hood River around 2pm. Westerlies continue to build through the afternoon, giving us 21-24 or so around sunset from Stevenson to The Dalles.
A big bad marine push results from Thursday’s cold front. This drops high temps about 15 degrees from Wednesday and sets up a big cross-Cascade gradients. Cold fronts, sadly, are not ideal for steady, reliable west wind. Models predict 21-24 from Viento to The Dalles Thursday morning with 13-16 out east. By midday, they’re calling for 27-31 from Stevenson to The Dalles with 22-25 out east. It’s likely that the wind will be less reliable and more up-and-down than those numbers indicate. Additionally, this setup is prone to giving us a couple hours of good wind near swell with longer-lasting wind at Stevenson (if it doesn’t stay cloudy), Hood River, Doug’s, and Avery.
Another weak disturbance moves through Friday morning, dragging low clouds all the way to Hood River and beyond. This shifts the Dawn Patrol (21-24) to Mosier-to-the-Dalles. Afternoon westerlies look like 27-31 from Swell to Rufus as clouds burn back. 20-23 farther east. Models disagree on Saturday. The GFS likes 25-28 and the ECMWF likes 30-35. Sunday may see some rain, but models still like the idea of mid-20’s. That depends on the amount and extent of rain, a prediction on which the models disagree. At this point, I’d happily trade wind for rain…
BONUS: Jones Wednesday: 24-28. Thursday: 13-16. Friday: 5-10. Sauvie’s Wednesday: 10-13. Thursday: 15-18. Friday: 8-11. Coast (north/central/south). Wednesday: W5/W5/S5, W swell 3′ at 10 seconds. Thursday: 5-10/5-10/25-30, NW 4′ @ 7. Friday: 5/5-10/25-30+, NW 5′ @ 9.
Random Morning Thoughts
One of the cool things about being a therapist is that, no matter what kind of day I’m having, I always feel better after helping my clients. There’s all sorts of wisdom that can be mined from this, but one of the main takeaways is that kindness and generosity and presence feels good.
Even if you are not a therapist, you can take advantage of this. Sure, there are times where it’s really, really hard to muster up some generosity or to hold space for others. But you can make yourself feel better in those times by performing a random act of kindness and noting the effect it has on the recipient.
You don’t even have to involve anyone you know. You can pay someone’s bridge toll, buy coffee for the person behind you, give something to one of the folks on the off-ramp, help out an elderly neighbor, bake cookies for someone, or even pick up trash along your favorite stretch of road. These things won’t make you feel worse (especially fresh-baked cookies). They’ll likely make you feel better. Try it out. May you be at peace. Have an awesome day.
Mt. Hood Mountain Weather Forecast
Wednesday: clear but smoky. Free air freezing level (FAF): 15,000′. Wind: NE 5-10 early, NW 10 later, NW 10-15 overnight. Thursday: Clear. FAF: 15,000′ falling to 13,000′. Wind: NW 10-15 early, WSW 20 in the afternoon, NW 15 overnight. Friday: clear above low clouds. FAF: 13,000′. Wind: NW 15 early, NW 10 later.
Gorge Weather Forecast
It’s smoky out there again this morning, but that should go away tomorrow. For Wednesday, temps will be in the mid 50’s early and low 90’s later. Light east wind in the morning, moderate west wind in the afternoon. No rainbows. Thursday looks very different. Smoke will clear as the day goes on. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and near 80 in the afternoon. Strong west wind. No rainbows. Low clouds Friday morning give way to clear sky. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and mid 70’s (yippee!) later. Strong west wind. No rainbows. Next chance of rainbows is Sunday.
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Road and Mountain Biking
Trails on private timberland (Hospital Hill, Whoopdee, Underwood, and anything else on Kreps, Stevenson, Weyerhauser, etc.) will remain closed to ALL uses until the end of fire session (significant rainfall). Motorized vehicles, chainsaws, campfires, and smoking are banned from public lands in Oregon and Washington as we are at IFPL 4.
Group bike rides: Triathlon practice Tuesday, 6pm at West Mayer Park. Wednesday: Post n’ Pinot women’s MTB ride at Dirty Finger, 5:30. Families at Family Man: 6pm Wednesday. Thursday: Mountain View Cycles women’s MTB, 5:30, bottom of Post. Post n’ Pint: race-pace coed ride from Dirty Fingers at 5:30. Free pint of beer after. Friday: Mountain View Cycles MTB ride: 5pm (shop? Bottom of post?). Saturday: Mountain View Cycles road ride: 9am at the shop.
Upcoming Events
Today’s activities include free yoga at 10 at Hood River’s Fish food bank and free meditation at Trinity at noon. The women’s Post n’ Pinot mountain bike ride leaves Dirty Fingers at 5:30, and there’s family mountain biking at Family Man at 6 – both of those are smoke and heat dependent, so check Facebook to see if they are on.
Tomorrow’s day one of the Wasco County Fair. Admission is free tomorrow, and the best cookies in Wasco County contest at 1pm. Sunday’s the demolition derby. Don’t forget about our free outdoor movies this weekend: Friday night in Cascade Locks and Saturday in The Dalles and Hood River.
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
