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| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooster Rock | E 10-15 | E 10-15 | light | LIGHTNING | |
| Steven’s Locks | E 10-15 | E 10-15 | light | LIGHTNING | |
| Hatchery/Wunderbar | light | light | light | LIGHTNING | |
| Doug’s, Lyle, Rowena | light | light | light | LIGHTNING | |
| Rufus, etc. | light | light | light | LIGHTNING | |
| Roosevelt, etc. | light | light | light | LIGHTNING | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Today’s Wednesday, and the weather will be mighty exciting this afternoon. Excitement equates to unpredictable wind. After today, though, things stabilize with offshore high pressure, marine air in Portland, clouds in the western Gorge, and strong west wind.
So, for Wednesday. The day starts with east wind at 10-15 in the western Gorge. That will fade by late morning for glass conditions. A disturbance moving in this afternoon will ramp up the westerly gradients mid-afternoon, but… wicked strong thunderstorms will fire up, making the wisdom of chasing the gusty westerlies (20-23mph or so) questionable. I’m not joking about this – these storms could be very strong and you should stay off the river when they arrive. As this disturbance moves through overnight, marine air fills into the western Gorge at least as far as Hood River. Wind east of there picks up into the mid to upper 20’s.
Thursday morning starts off with 0-10 at Stevenson, 10-14 from Viento to Mosier, and 24-28 east of there. The wind builds to 28-32 from Mosier to Rufus in the afternoon. Stevenson and Hood River will likely stay in the clouds with 11-15. If the clouds do break up, the strong westerlies will backfill in the sunny areas. Now, let’s talk about the east Gorge, including Rufus. Unstable air will remain in the eastern Gorge until early afternoon, meaning the wind quality and quantity could be impacted in the morning. Stability increases in the afternoon, leading to better wind. Timing will have an impact on Roosevelt, but it seems like 26-29 in the afternoon is likely.
Friday looks pretty perfect. We’ll have dawn patrol at 23-26 from Mosier to Doug’s. Clouds burn off late morning giving us 26-30+ from Hood River to Arlington. Stevenson will start out at 0-10 and pick up to 18-22. Models agree on the general picture of the weekend with 23-26ish Saturday and 13-16 on Sunday with a 28-32 sort of day possible on Monday. Again, don’t trust those long-range models – they’re pretty useless but fun to look at anyway.
BONUS: Jones Wednesday: 25-29 before the thunder starts. Thursday: 5-10. Friday: 10-13. Sauvie’s Wednesday: 10-13 before the thunder, maybe, maybe not. Thursday: 7-10 late. Friday: 8-12 late. Coast (north/central/south). Wednesday: X/X/X, W swell 4′ at 12 seconds. Thursday: X/X/20-25, W 3′ @ 10. Friday: W5/10-15/30+, W 3′ @ 10.
Mt. Adams Country Bike Tour – June 30th
If you haven’t ridden the roads around Trout Lake, you’re missing out. These epic rides wind through forests and past waterfalls (and wild berries). Traffic is minimal. Cell service is spotty. And that’s why the Mt. Adams Country Bike Tour is the perfect opportunity. Sag wagons. Repair support. Food. Water. Lunch. Dinner. Four ride options include an 11½-mile Family Friendly ride (just $10 to ensure accessibility to all families), a 51-mile Trout Lake – BZ Corner – Glenwood Loop, a 54-mile Forest Loop, and a 105-mile Infinity Ride. Click here, now, to get signed up today before the ride fills up.
Random Morning Thoughts
The random morning thoughts are currently on vacation!
Mt. Hood Mountain Weather Forecast
A few high clouds over Mt. Hood will give way to severe thunderstorms and heavy rain this afternoon. Snow level: 13,000′. Wind: light and variable early. Strong, gusty and variable during the storms. Up to 1” rain, depending on where the strongest storms go. A few showers may continue Thursday morning, but the atmosphere should stabilize and clear in the afternoon. FAF: 13,000′. Wind: NE 5 early, SW 5 midday, W 10 overnight. Friday looks clear. FAF: 13,000′. Wind: W 10 early, WNW 25 midday, NW 20 overnight.
Gorge Weather Forecast
Partly cloudy sky this morning will give way to thunder, rain and hail this evening. Temps will be in the mid 60’s early and upper 80’s later. Muggy. The wind will be light until the thunder. Then it will do whatever it wants. 4% chance of rainbows. Thursday starts with marine clouds and high clouds. Temps will be near 60 early and in the upper 70’s later. Strong westerlies. 4% chance of rainbows. Friday starts with low clouds and clears up in the afternoon. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and mid 70’s in the afternoon. Strong westerlies. No rainbows.
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White Sprinter Van of the Week
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Road and Mountain Biking
If you want to ride today, do it early or you may be struck by lightning. We should get enough rain this evening to make the trails more better. Still no confirmation on Gunsight, but there was an ultramarthon that ran the trail last weekend. So… if it’s still snowy with trees down, they dealt with it!
Upcoming Events
Today’s events start with community yoga at Fish Food Bank in Hood River at 10 followed by meditation at Trinity Natural Medicine at noon. There’s $5 ping pong at the Hood River Armory at 5, the women’s Post n’ Pinot mountain bike ride at 5:30 at Dirty Fingers, and Families at Family Man with food and all-ages mountain biking at Family Man at 6. For something different, tomorrow night at 7, Katie Crafts is giving a talk about Greenland at Dog River Coffee, and there’s community sailing tomorrow night in Cascade Locks.
Weekend events start on Friday with the Cold Creek Super D race at Washington’s Larch Mountain. Opening day of sailing season is Saturday in Cascade Locks. There’s a swap meet at Luhr Jensen, the Rock the Point Festival in Bingen, and Moiserfest. Big Winds has free Yuba E-bike demos on Saturday. They also have a free SUP foil clinic with Dave Kalama on Friday at 4:30. That one includes free beer.
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Have an awesome day today!
Temira
