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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
better
bun
tan
later
Steven’s Locks
E10
E10-15
E5-10
LTW
Swell-Hood River
E5
E5-10
LTE
LTW
Lyle to Doug’s
E5
E5-10
LTE
LTW
Rufus, etc.
E5
E5-10
LTE
LTW
Roosevelt & Arlington
E5
E5-10
LTE
LTW
Patrol
11:30a
3pm
dusk
Gorge Wind Forecast
A series of offshore lows negatively impact the westerlies over the next several days. In addition, SW flow and sub-tropical air combines with incoming disturbances for potential thunderstorms. That’s not an ideal setup for wind. If you want some, you’ll have to move quickly and tolerate gusty, unreliable conditions. And predictions – they’ll be rather unreliable too!
For Wednesday, we have high pressure moving eastward and low pressure settling in off the coast. The door is open for sub-tropical air, and thus for instability. The wind starts at E 5-10 all through the Gorge. Most places calm mid-morning, but the Stevenson area picks up to E 10-15. Afternoon: very light westerlies. River flow is 249kcfs at time of writing, but was 323-362kcfs overnight, so expect it to rise today. High temp: 75-80 and muggy.
Thursday sees an approaching low offshore. Energy associated with this triggers instability and potential thunder along with a possible, but far-from-certain period of gusty upper teens near Hood River in the afternoon. The day starts calm and holds through 11am or so. It’s possible we could see a brief period of gusty 18-22 between Stevenson and The Dalles for a few hours in the afternoon (light/variable east of The Dalles), but instability could stop the wind, increase it ahead of storms, or make it less than predicted. Don’t count on any forecast including this one! High temp: 79F and very muggy.
Friday sees yet another, stronger low offshore. Instability remains a factor as does intermittent scattered sprinkles. Models suggest the day will start with W 8-11 all the way from Stevenson to Arlington. That seems likely. Midday wind is forecast to be 14-17 from Mosier to Rufus with 5-10 to the east and west, but instability could knock that down. Same with the model predictions for the afternoon: gusty 18-22 from Lyle to Rufus. With high levels of surface-based instability, it’s quite likely the models will be wrong about the wind, and it’s also likely that thunder will pop up. Things don’t look much better for the weekend: frontal systems bring periods of rain and instability, especially on Sunday. Thank goodness for light wind sports and also for bicycles!
Jones, Sauvie’s, Coast
Coast forecast (north/central/south, waves). Swell forecast provided by NWS. Wind direction northerly unless otherwise noted. Wednesday: LTW/NW10-15/N15-20, SW swell 3′ at 15 seconds. Thursday: SW5-10/SW5-10/S10, W 5′ @ 11. Friday: S15-20/S15-20/S10-15, W 5′ @ 11. Jones Wednesday: 16-19. Thursday: 10-13. Friday: LTW. Sauvie’s Wednesday: 9-11>5pm. Thursday: 11-14, maybe, briefly in the afternoon. Thursday: S/SW5-10.
Mt. Hood Snow Forecast – Back on vacation until next fallt
Hood River Weather Forecast
Thin high clouds this morning thicken. Temps will be in the low 50’s early and upper 70’s later. Muggy. Light and variable wind. Chance of thunder this afternoon. 1% chance of rainbows. Thursday brings high clouds and a better chance of thunder. Temps will be in the upper 50’s early and upper 70’s later. Light westerlies possibly becoming moderate later. 3% chance of rainbows. Friday will be cloudy with intermittent drizzle and rain overnight. Temps will be in the mid 50’s early and low 70’s later. Moderate westerlies. 78% chance of 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 when Post is not too wet to ride. The women’s Post-and-Pinot ride is Wednesday evening at 5:30.
Cycling
There was an event on 5/22 on Dog River trail, which suggests it may be open. That’s not confirmed. A good portion of the Eldorado Trail (below the intersection with Riorden Hills Road (near the top, below the clearcut) is closed starting today for at least the next few days. Do not enter that area for your safety. Courtney Road (the road that goes up above Syncline) is closed until October. Do not attempt to use it to access trails. Starting now, you will need a parking pass to park at Post Canyon. This money will support trails. Hospital Hill: cows are out – no dogs allowed. Underwood: do not enter areas that are closed due to logging operations.
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