GORGE WIND FORECAST
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Keep in mind that this forecast attempts to predict what the iKite/iWind sensors will read. Think like a local! All sensors are not equal. Swell reads low. Viento/Arlington/The Wall read high compared to Swell. 30mph at Rufus (The Wall sensor) is about 23-24mph at Swell. 30mph at Swell is about 35-37mph at Rufus/Viento/Arlington. Hope that helps!
SHORT-TERM gorge wind forecast
Hi friends! A breezy day is on tap today. If you can’t catch today, you’ll find lighter westerlies this weekend followed by stronger westerlies Monday and Tuesday. If the Gorge wind forecast doesn’t suit what you need, try the south coast. It’s your friend every day from Friday to Tuesday.
Friday morning here in the Gorge started windy with pressures of 30.18/30.08/30.07 and offshore pressure at 1026mb. Adding to this already-decent setup is a cloudy start for the metro area. Dawn patrol wind was 19-22mph from Viento to Doug’s. Elsewhere, westerlies were under 10mph.
Westerlies build to 22-25mph between Viento and Mosier this morning and fill in from Stevenson to Doug’s by early afternoon. Avery joins at 19-22mph. Rufus is going to be on the edge today; it might serve up 19-22mph on the sensors, and it might not. Either way, that’s pretty light for that stretch of the river where the sensors read high. River flow over the last 24 hours was 60-77kcfs, river temp is 67.6F, and high temp forecast is 77F in Hood River and low 80s in The Dalles.
RIVER FLOW FOR SITES BETWEEN AVERY (EAST OF THE DALLES) AND RUFUS: CLICK HERE FOR JOHN DAY DAM FLOW.
RIVER FLOW FOR SITES BETWEEN STEVENSON AND DOUG’S BEACH (WEST OF THE DALLES): CLICK HERE FOR THE DALLES DAM FLOW
LONGER-TERM gorge wind forecast
Saturday’s forecast is a bit up in the air – high resolution models aren’t excited, but the lower-res models and the onshore temp gradient forecast is more hopeful. Early wind will be 13-16mph from Viento to the Hatch. A couple hours of 16-19mph is possible in the morning from Viento to the Hatch, maybe Stevenson to Hood River. Afternoon wind falls to 12-15mph. High temp: 81 degrees with a few high clouds.
Sunday starts light, with 10-13mph between Viento and the Hatch. Models suggest a short period of 17-20mph for that zone before the wind fades to 14-17mph. High temp: 85F.
A cooling trend for Monday gives us low to mid 20s, strongest west of The Dalles. Euro Ensembles point at a slightly stronger day on Tuesday. Beyond that, uncertainty increases. Generally speaking, it does look like the west wind will continue. It’s just a matter of where, when, and how strong. Have fun out there today. Still hoping I can rejoin y’all out there one of these days!
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JONES BEACH, SAUVIE ISLAND, & COAST FORECAST
Wind northerly unless otherwise indicated. For coast, it’s North/Central/South with the “central” at approximately Florence. Swell forecast from NWS for central coast. Jones: westerly unless otherwise stated. Sauvie Island: northerly unless otherwise stated.
Coast Friday: W5-10/LTNW?N15-20, NW swell 4′ @ 8 seconds. Saturday: 10-15/15-20/20, NW 4′ @ 8. Sunday: 15-20/20/25-30, N 4′ @ 8 and SW 2′ @ 17. Central and south coast wind continues through Tuesday. Jones Friday: 10-13. Saturday: 14-17. Sunday: 14-17. Sauvie Island Friday: LTV. Saturday: 10-13. Sunday: 14-17.
BARE BONES HOOD RIVER WEATHER FORECAST
Clear sky today. Temps start near 60 and rise to the upper 70s. Moderately strong westerlies. No rainbows. Saturday will be mostly clear. Temps start near 50 and rise to the low 80s. Light to moderate westerlies. No rainbows. Sunday will be sunny. Temps start in the mid 50s and rise to the mid 80s. Light westerlies early. Moderate later. No rainbows.
BIKE TRAILS INFO
NEXT WORK PARTY: No known upcoming work parties. Lemme know if you hear of one!
CLOSED TRAILS: Anything south of the 44 Road due to the Grasshopper Fire / Forest Closure Order: for example – Boulder Lakes, Gunsight, Gumjuwac, Lookout Mountain, 450, Fifteenmile.
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HYPERLOCAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE COLUMBIA GORGE
THE DALLES, HOOD RIVER, WHITE SALMON, TROUT LAKE, STEVENSON, CASCADE LOCKS, PARKDALE, ODELL, HUSUM, BZ, MILL A, WILLARD, GOLDENDALE, RUFUS, ARLINGTON, boardman
Good morning, neighbors! It’s Friday, fuck yeah! Sunny, breezy weather is on tap for many of us today. Warmer, less windy weather arrives for the weekend, and that’s followed by slightly cooler, breezier weather Monday and Tuesday. Uncertainty rises from Wednesday on, but there are clear signs of cooler weather next weekend with a slight chance of rain. Nothing out of the ordinary, in other words!
“Out Of The Ordinary,” btw, is the autobiography of a trans man who ordained as a Buddhist monk. Speaking of Buddhist monks, there will be a plethora of them in the Gorge this weekend for the annual Pah Bah ceremony. You can visit the Pacific Hermitage website for more information on that cool happening!
Another cool happening is this morning’s temp in Glenwood: 38 degrees. Cold enough for an extra layer, but not cold enough to freeze anything. Still sneaking by up there, aren’t you?
Elsewhere in the Gorge, we’ll have clouds west of Hood River this morning and sunshine everywhere this afternoon. Temps rise to 76 in Stevenson, 77 in Hood River, 83 in The Dalles, and 81 in Pasco. Expect west wind at 20-25mph this morning from Stevenson to Mosier and 20-25mph this afternoon from Stevenson to Rufus, where you can find T-Bones. Head 7 miles west of Rufus to Biggs for Indian food. Some places are culinary deserts. The Maryhill Bridge area is not one of those unless you’re looking for dessert. Try Hood River for that – lots of dessert there!
Saturday starts with mostly clear sky and just enough high clouds for a little color to the sunrise. If you want color in the moonrise, you should go to Iwash (it’s not a goddamn rooster, people) Rock and tan your buttocks. Morning temps on Saturday: low 50s. Afternoon: 80/81/85/82. This onshore temp gradient results in west wind at 15mph between Stevenson and Hood River for much of the day. Wind backs off mid to late afternoon.
Sunday: sunny. Morning brings mid 50s. Afternoon: 84/85/89/85. Wind will be light at dawn. It builds to 15-20mph, or maybe just 15mph, between Stevenson and Hood River in the morning and Stevenson and The Dalles in the afternoon.
High temps drop about five degrees Monday, but we’ll still be at 80-85 degrees for highs. We lose another 5 degrees on Tuesday. Both days look windy, with westerlies at 20-25mph, strongest west of The Dalles. Uncertainty rises on Wednesday, but nothing untoward is in sight. Much cooler weather is possible next weekend along with a slight chance of rain. As long as it doesn’t rain during my friends’ wedding, it can rain all it wants! Safe travels. -TATAS
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