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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
Steven’s Locks
5-10
10-14
10-14
10-14
Swell-Hood River
10-14
10-14
10-14
10-14
Lyle to Doug’s
7-10
7-10
14-17
14-17
Rufus, etc.
14-18
18-23
24-28
24-28
Roosevelt & Arlington
14-18
18-23
24-28
24-28
Gorge Wind Forecast
| Your favorite beach | Dawn Patrol |
9am- 11:30a |
11:30a- 3pm |
3pm- dusk |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven’s Locks | 5-10 | 10-14 | 10-14 | 10-14 | |
| Swell-Hood River | 10-14 | 10-14 | 10-14 | 10-14 | |
| Lyle to Doug’s | 7-10 | 7-10 | 14-17 | 14-17 | |
| Rufus, etc. | 14-18 | 18-23 | 24-28 | 24-28 | |
| Roosevelt & Arlington | 14-18 | 18-23 | 24-28 | 24-28 | |
Thursday brings light easterlies to start the day. Max wind will be near Stevenson late morning. You’ll find 15-20 there for a couple of hours. Afternoon wind drops to 10ish from Rooster to Stevenson with calm wind through the rest of the Gorge. Friday starts with E 20-25 and goes calm in the afternoon. Expect very cold weather and strong easterlies for the weekend.
Coast, Jones, Sauvie’s
Coast (north/central/south, waves. Direction north unless otherwise noted. Swell forecast from NWS.) Wednesday: 20-25/20-25/30-40, NW swell 5′ @ 7 building to 8′ @ 8. Thursday: 15-20/25-30/35-40, NW 6′ @ 9. Friday: SW20-25/SW15-20/N20-30, W 7′ @ 6. Jones Wednesday: 11-14. Thursday-Friday: light. Sauvie’s Wednesday: NW 11-14. Thursday: light. Friday: SW10.Hood River Weather Forecast
Wednesday will be mostly cloudy. Late afternoon or evening drizzle is possible. Temps will be in the low 50’s in the morning and mid 50’s in the afternoon. Moderate westerlies. 35% chance of rainbows. Thursday looks clear with a chance of a Nothing in the morning. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and mid 50’s later. Light wind. No rainbows. Friday looks clear in the morning and high overcast in the afternoon with cold drizzle in the evening. Temps will be in the mid 30’s early and upper 40’s later. Light wind. No rainbows. Expect a fair shot at icy roads on Saturday morning. Looking for a complete Columbia Gorge forecast? Looking for more humor in your weather? Obscenities? You’re looking for my TATAS: Temira’s Awesome Travel Advisory Service on Facebook.Cycling
10/15: Motorized us is open on ALL Hood River County Land now. Kreps lands have reopened per their FB page. Hood River County lands have reopened. 0.8” rain fell on Saturday, 10/10 in Hood River. Mt. Hood National Forest: some areas have reopened. Expect many downed trees. Check their website for details. Syncline/Coyote Wall: reopened. SDS and BLC lands: open. Snow fell on trails above 5000′ on Saturday night, but that should be washed away by Tuesday afternoon.Sprinter Van of the Week!
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Local Events
Weekly events: The Kainos Coffee run happens in The Dalles every Tuesday morning at 6am. There are sailboat races at the Hood River Marina every Wednesday evening. Dirty Fingers has a group mountain bike ride Thursday nights at 5:30pm. The small boat group has a friendly and distanced paddle on, I believe, Thursday nights. Cheno has an outdoor HIIT workout at Griffin House in Hood River at 6pm on Wednesday nights. It appears there is also some sort of sailboat regatta every Friday night. That’s pretty much it for outdoor sports. There is a BLM rally every Tuesday evening at 5:30 at the Salmon Fountain in Hood River, and there’s a White Coats for BLM rally every Wednesday evening at 6pm at 12th and May. Have an awesome day!Temira
