Jun
30
This was not just another stormy night back east.
No, this was a Derecho.
Say what?
A Derecho is a fast moving line of thunderstorms and strong winds. This Derecho started Friday afternoon June 29th in Indiana–then moved an average of 75 miles per hour, reaching the Atlantic Ocean during the first few minutes of Saturday June 30, 2012. There were more than 600 reports… Read more
Jun
29
This picture, to the right, is the way I imagine Coloradoto be.
Lots of green, nice looking homes and well manicured and oversized lots.
With the sun shining on it all, of course.
And in fact, this is the most recent aerial picture on BING of this particular part of a Colorado Springs neighborhood before the Waldo Canyon Fire raged during the third week of June 2012.
And… Read more
Jun
27
This is Colorado’s High Peak fire with its massive smoke plume visible from outer space earlier this month.Jun
24
I’ve heard a lot of whining lately about our unusually wet and cool June weather.
Even our five year old called me this past week with an important question: “Daddy, here’s something funny. Why is it summer and it’s still raining?”
My response was an easy one: “It’s because you live in Oregon!”
A Look Back At A Record Breaking June Heatwave
That’s not always… Read more
Jun
22
Oooh.
Aaahhhh.
You’ve gotta love this sunset shot Daniel sent in of the sunset of summer on June 20, 2012. His camera was aimed toward the West Hills and Northwest Portland in this picture.
And Amanda sent in this beauty of the northern part of the downtown Portland skyline. I love the pink reflecting in the river.
Dave Cleary caught this great shot of a… Read more
Jun
20
Weather odds actually favor the first day of summer being unusually warm in Portland and the rest of the I-5 Corridor.
At least in recent years. Who knew?
I researched this for the my weathercasts last night on KOIN Local 6 News. The chart to the right shows the Portland high temperatures on the first day of summer from 2007 to 2011. The average high is 74 degrees.… 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 ....
