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The Forecast
| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
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| Rooster Rock | tanning | naked | today? | hydrate! | |
| Steven’s Locks | 5-10 | 10-15 | 17-20 | 17-20 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 10-15 | 17-20 | 14-17 | 14-17 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | 5-10 | 10-15 | 20-23 | G22-26 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 5-10 | 10-15 | 20-23 | G24-18 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 5-10 | 10-15 | 20-23 | G24-18 | |
Gorge Wind Forecast
Another round of moderate westerlies are on tap today, and slightly stronger wind is forecast for Thursday. Models then, generally speaking, drag us back into hotter weather and lesser wind. As of this morning, they’re disagreeing on whether we’ll have easterlies or westerlies for this event, which should stretch through at least Monday or Tuesday. Even if we do have westerlies, they’re unlikely to be as strong as during our last heat wave, so get today and Thursday if you can!a
Let’s look at Wednesday morning. Pressures started at 29.98 (PDX), 29.92 (DLS) and 29.89 (PSC) for gradients of .06 and .04. Westerlies were 15-20 between Viento and Swell and 5-10 everywhere else. Morning wind picks up to 17-20 from Viento to Hood River and holds through noon or so before dropping to 14-17ish. The wind then shifts east and builds. Early afternoon brings gusty 22-26 from Mosier to Rufus. Afternoon: gusty, up-and-down 25-29 from Mosier to Threemile. Stevenson starts at 5-10 today and climbs to 17-20 and holds through evening. River flow readings are 113-158kcfs, river temp is 70F, and high temp forecast is 87F for Hood River.
A trough of low pressure and associated cooler air slides eastward over Washington state on Thursday. Thanks to that nudge, westerlies start at 14-17 all the way from Stevenson to Arlington. By late morning or early afternoon, you’ll find 23-26 from Stevenson to Rufus with 19-23 at Arlington and Roosevelt. High temp: 78F.
Friday’s uncertain enough that it’s probably not worth forecasting it today; the 4/3 GFS currently says E 10-15 followed by light/variable afternoon wind. A better guess is probably light westerlies rising to 14-17 in the afternoon. Saturday’s also uncertain. At this point, the forecast for Sunday looks calm. Monday: probably a return to westerlies, but certainly no guarantee of that at this point; heat waves do tend to last longer than initially predicted. As I said earlier, get out and enjoy today and tomorrow!
Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast
Coast forecast (north/central/south, waves). Swell forecast provided by NWS. Wind direction northerly unless otherwise noted. Wednesday: LTW/LTNW/N15-20, NW swell 3′ at 7 seconds. Thursday: 10-15/15-20/30-35, NW 4′ @ 9. Friday: 20-25+/25-30/30-40, NW 5′ @ 9. Jones Wednesday: 19-22. Thursday: 10-13. Friday: 17-21. Sauvie’s Wednesday: 14-17. Thursday: 9-12. Friday: 16-19.
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – Back on vacation until next fall
Hood River Weather Forecast
Clear sky today. Temps will be in the mid 60’s early and upper 80’s later. Moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Thursday will have some high clouds. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and upper 70’s later. Moderate to strong westerlies. No rainbows. Friday will be sunny. Temps start in the mid 50’s and end in the mid 80’s. Light and variable wind. No 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. The women’s Post-and-Pinot ride is Wednesday evening at 5:30.
Cycling
Falls Creek is open. All the 44 Road trails are open with a couple of caveats: Lookout Mountain is clear. Fifteen Mile has lots of trees down. Plains of Abraham is open and is rideable. Also, the road connecting Plains of Abraham to Smith Creek closes at noon Monday-Friday and will not be open to bikers during that time. Courtney Road (the road that goes up above Syncline) is closed until October. Do not attempt to use it to access trails. If you’re riding Post Canyon, you will need a parking pass. Those can be purchased at many local shops or online.
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