Apr
25
We all know Portland’s a beautiful city, right?
This picture I took of “mare’s tails” above the KOIN Tower in downtown Portland is just a frozen moment of Portland beauty.
But what if I told you there’s an incredible new time lapse called “Finding Portland” that you just have to watch?
Three Things I Noticed In Finding Portland Time Lapse Video
Apr
23
When the sky is this blue over Haystack Rock in late April–you just know something’s going on with the weather.
From Saturday April 21 to Monday April 23, 2012, unusually strong high pressure for the time of year parked over the entire west. The result was clear and warm weather along the Oregon Coast and warm then record hot weather in the Willamette Valley.
Here… Read more
Apr
22
Ever feel like you travel to far flung places but miss gems nearby in the process?
That’s the way I feel about Cannon Beach just a few miles south of Seaside. I took this shot of people taking a snooze with Haystack Rock in the background. Ahhh, this place is relaxing.
I’m writing this on my iPhone – sitting on the beach. The kids… Read more
Apr
20
A narrow band of rain over us Friday morning April 20 gets pushed way north on Saturday and Sunday.
The sun comes out.
Saturday we hit 70+ (probably low to mid-70s in the Willamette Valley.) This will be the first time we hit 70 degrees in 6 months and 3 days. Crazy!
Unusually humid warm and humid air streams in.
Then there’s Sunday. And there’s a… Read more
Apr
18
It’s official…the sun is now setting just after 8pm in Portland, Vancouver, Salem & along the coast.
I love this time of year for that reason. Although I hate squandering all this daylight on days in the 50s like we did on April 17th!
Portland’s Late, Later and Latest Sunsets
Apr
15
It may not look like much, but this map (click on it to make it bigger) is one of the big lessons we learned form the sinking of Titanic 100 years ago today.
This is the map of known icebergs — of varying shapes and sizes — moving around the north Atlantic Ocean right now. This map is for April 15, 2012…exactly 100 years after Titanic… 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 ....
