Nov
28
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and didn’t eat too much. Didn’t eat too much? Yeah, right! That would be a holiday miracle.
My wife and I loaded up the Sussman crew to visit grandma and grandpa in Central Oregon. They retired here in time for the winter of 2007. That was a La Nina year and for mountainous areas including central Oregon and Washington… Read more
Nov
24
It was about a week and a half before our November Arctic blast that the forecast simulations I use started hinting at us going into the deep freeze. And although they had trouble nailing the exact timing, they gave us plenty of notice that a weather change was ahead. And boy were they right!
Here are 4 rare things that happened during this week’s cold snap:… Read more
Nov
08
We usually think about the weather in terms like, “what should I wear today” or “when can I go on my run without getting soaked?” and things like that. But imagine if you’re a business that has a vested interest in the weather. Weather can make or break profits; it can cause a sudden boost in demand or leave you with way too much of something… Read more
Nov
05
I love when I get emails like the one from a woman a few years ago. “I’m getting married on July 23rd and I’m wondering if you have any idea what the weather will be like. I know this is still two months away, but would you have any idea?” I wrote her back and told here that although I could not predict what would happen… Read more
Nov
02
I love snapping weather pictures whenever I’m out and see something cool in the sky. And even more so, I love when viewers send me their cool weather shots from everywhere around the Portland and northwest! I started a Flickr weather photo gallery of some of my favorite Portland winter weather photos. I still need to add this latest batch from this November storm,… Read more
Nov
01
Thanks for stopping by my new Bruce Sussman weather blog, I appreciate it! I love sharing the story of the day’s weather, and sometimes I just don’t have enough time (or space!) on the news, Facebook or Twitter. And so it’s time to start my own weather blog. A place where I… Read more
Bruce Sussman has been forecasting Northwest weather since 1994. He is the Chief Meteorologist at Koin Local 6 News in Portland, Oregon and a member of the American Meteorological Society. Bruce graduated from University of Missouri and completed advanced Meteorology studies at Mississippi State ....
