Oct
31
Now here’s something you don’t see everyday: the ‘ol pumpkin patch covered in snow!
This picture that Adam Hunger took tells the story of what many east coasters are calling the “Nightmare Before Halloween.”
The Biggest October snow storm in decades (near Albany, NY, it was the biggest in a century!) gave New York City’s Central Park the most October snow it has ever seen. And some… Read more
Oct
26
I love it when our Oregon and Washington trees have more bright orange and red than a pumpkin patch!Oct
25
The Northern Lights exploded into skies across the United States and the many places around the world on Monday night October 24, 2011.
Some of the weakest displays were in Oregon and Washington.
But it’s a miracle anyone here saw them at all because most of us living here never have.
Photos Show The Northern Lights Near Portland And In Parts Of Washington
The main picture was… Read more
Oct
19
You’ve heard there are thousands of pieces of space junk rotating the earth, right?
One of those pieces of junk is the ROSAT X-ray Observatory that launched in 1990 as a joint effort between the U.S., Germany and the United Kingdom.
Scientists say the satellite turned off in 1999 and it’s been part of the space junk inventory every since.
Now, sometime before Halloween 2011, the satellite… Read more
Oct
16
When I visit classes, kids always ask me: “How do you predict the weather?” For the 7day forecast, I say, it comes down to Super Computers and Satellites.
This quick video hits the highlights of how this works and how the latest generation of Satellite, called the NPP, or NPOESS Prepatory Project..will help improve my forecasts! Check it out…because the NPP launches October 27, 2011.
Oct
13
Tired of the rainy season yet?
Before I talk about La Nina winter weather for Portland, Seattle and other northwest places based on the latest information…let’s talk about fall weather in the northwest during a La Nina year.
Image number one here tells us what we need to know. During a La Nina fall, the only places likely to be unusually cool are places like Astoria and… 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 ....
