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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
wet
sand
no bun
tan
Steven’s Locks
LTW
10-13
10-13
10-13
Viento
G14-17
G14-17
G14-17
7-10
Swell-Hood River
LTW
G10-13+
G14-17
7-10
Lyle to Doug’s
LTW
G10-13+
G14-17
G10-14
Rufus, etc.
LTW
G10-13
G14-17
G14-17
Roosevelt & Arlington
G10-13
G10-13
G14-17
G14-17
Patrol
11:30a
3pm
dusk
Gorge Wind Forecast
Cool autumn weather continues. It brings a series of alternating windy and not-windy days. The best chance of a stronger day remains Sunday, but ensemble members still don’t agree on just how windy or exactly what time of day.
Wednesday presents with a trough of low pressure settling over the Northwest. Early gradients were .04 and .05 with westerlies mostly in the 7-10 range. Exception: Viento, as always in this setup, where you’ll find 14-17. By late morning, the wind rises to gusty 14-17 from Viento to Rufus with 10-13 at Arlington and Stevenson. In the evening, the western Gorge drops to 7-10 and areas east of The Dalles rise to 14-17. River flow is 73,700 cfs, river temp is 63F, and high temp forecast is 59F.
Thursday looks light and variable all day long. Friday starts with light westerlies, less than 10mph. By late morning, westerlies build to 11-14 from Stevenson to Mosier. Afternoon wind picks up to gusty 15-18 from Viento to The Dalles with light wind to the east and 11-14 near Stevenson. Saturday looks light and variable in the morning with a period of gusty upper teens or low 20’s in the eastern Gorge. Sunday will start relatively light. As a cold front swings through, westerlies build east of The Dalles. About 15% of the ensemble members call for low 20’s, 15% call for mid 30’s, and the rest are somewhere in between. So, put a pencil mark on your calendar, but don’t use a Sharpie. Yet. Happy Wednesday!
Coast, Jones, Coast
Coast (north/central/south, waves. Wind direction north unless otherwise noted. Swell forecast from NWS.) Wednesday: NW5-10/NW5/N15-20, W swell 9-10′ at 10 seconds. Thursday: 15-20/20-25/30-35, NW 5′ @ 9. Friday: S15-20/SW10-15/LTV, NW 4′ @ 10. Jones Wednesday: LTW. Thursday: 7-10. Friday: LTV. Sauvie’s Wednesday: 10-15 from 2-5pm, maybe. Thursday: 10-13. Friday: LTV.
Mt. Hood Weather forecast
Mt. Hood snow forecast returns sometime around the beginning of November.
Hood River Weather Forecast
Mostly cloudy weather sticks around all day. Wee tiny chance of a shower or two. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and upper 50’s later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday starts with a partial Nothing and ends mostly clear. Temps will be near 40 early and in the low 60’s later. Light and variable wind. No rainbows. Friday starts clear and quickly turns high overcast with a good shot at a colorful sunrise. Temps will be in the low 40’s early and low 60’s later. Light west wind early. Moderate westerlies later. No rainbows.
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Cycling
Please help the HRATS out: sign up to volunteer for the Post Canyon Enduro the weekend of the 15th. HRATS receives money from the event organizers, and that money goes towards building and repairing trails. SDS and Kreps lands have reopened. Washington DNR land is also open now. All other trails are open at this time. Motorized use is still not allowed in areas where it was closed due to fire season. In other news… thanks to last week’s rain, the dirt is nearly perfect in most places. More rain is coming, so get ready for more brown pow!
Local Events
Mountain View Cycles women’s ride is every Thursday, bottom of Post at 5:30pm. They have an all-genders ride at 6pm on Wednesday, end of the pavement on Post Canyon Road. Their shop road ride leaves at 9am on Saturday for a 2 hour ride. Dirty Fingers has the Post n’ Pint on Thursday evenings at 5:30pm from the shop. They also have the women’s Post n’ Pinot Wednesday evening at 5:30pm from the shop. Oregon E-Bikes has ladies’ rides at 7:30am Sunday and Monday. The Small Boat Group does paddles every Thursday evening at 6pm at the Hatchery.
Other weekly events. Normally on Tuesday night there’s meditation with the Pacific Hermitage Monks at 5:15 (1 hour) and 6:30 (30 minutes followed by a talk) at Yoga Samadhi in White Salmon. In-person meditation is on “pause” due to the recent Covid surge. It will happen on the Pacific Hermitage YouTube page at 6:30. Triathlon practice with the Tri Club is Tuesday at 6pm at West Mayer State Park. Sailboat races happen Wednesday night from the Hood River Marina. There are also lesser races on Friday nights. Cheno’s workout is every Saturday at 10am at the Ferment Lawn in Hood River ($10). Families in the Park starts August 5th at Jackson Park and runs for several weeks on Thursday evening.
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