Jul
30
Yesterday was one of my favorite days of the year.
Rafting day.
It’s an annual guided Whitewater Rafting trip with some friends and some family.
We leave Portland early in the morning and drive over Mt. Hood to Maupin, Oregon. The town is Oregon’s whitewater rafting capital, for sure.
Our group has gone with three different rafting companies–but All Star Rafting is our favorite, hands down.
So… Read more
Jul
27
I had to do the math twice on this one.
Because even I didn’t believe it.
But it’s true.
Here in Portland, Oregon’s cool summer of 2011…if you’re seeing a view like this with the KOIN Tower under brilliant blue sky…it’s probably a weekend!
Does Murphy know we’re breaking his law? Should northwest brides tip local meteorologists to thank them for this trend? Hmm. Sounds like a good… Read more
Jul
22
It’s an event on the Sussman calendar every summer: a trip to Government Camp, Oregon where we go down the Alpine Slides you see in this picture.
I’m not sure who loves it more: the kids…or the parents.
It was the Alpine Slides that originally got us hooked on Mount Hood Skibowl’s Summer Action Park.
Now it’s the fact that every year it seems like there’s… Read more
Jul
19
Have you ever started hunting for something specific around the house–only to find something unexpected, that’s really cool?
Well, that happened to me when I was digging through the records on rainy & cool July days.
I discovered that if you’re getting married in Portland or Salem during the summertime–do not plan an outdoor wedding on July 12th!
Cool days happen from time to time in… Read more
Jul
17
And I’m not even talking about our cool & damp weekend.
Instead, it’s a longer-term weather trend that shows Oregon and Washington is outpacing the rest of the country in our area of specialty.
Cool Weather.
This map shows the April-June temperature trend for each state. It’s shows how we compare with 117 years of weather records. See the almost purple color for Oregon & Washington?… Read more
Jul
15
Fifteen years ago — I was walking in Sally Showman’s footsteps.
I moved from a Spokane news station to a Portland news station. Sally just did that.
I was a weekend weather anchor and weekday reporter. Sally is doing that.
And I was close to becoming a certified meteorologist. Sally is on her way to doing that.
But who is Sally, anyway? For my ongoing series of Friday interviews… 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 ....
