So...was that it? Did Portland's epic warm and dry summer of 2017 come to a crashing hault before we even reached October? Try these numbers on for size as a 'crashing hault' type scenario: September 28: Portland hits 86 degrees without a cloud in the sky September 29: Portland … [Read more...]
Weather Geeks: Three Dates To Put On Your Fall Calendar
Every family seems to have one of those. You know what I mean, right? I'm talking about the person who is fascinated by weather, always checks the forecast and can't stop telling the rest of the family about it. If that's you, then here are three dates to put on your Portland area weather … [Read more...]
How Rare is a Category 4 Hurricane?
I was in the KATU Newsroom last night when Meteorologist Dave Salesky let us know that Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Corpus Christi, Texas. This National Hurricane Center image of Harvey making landfall screams out "powerful storm," does it not? You can clearly see the eye of the … [Read more...]
Kids (off all ages) Will Love This: Eclipse Simulator Lets You Animate Eclipse for any City
I stumbled across this Eclipse Simulator--and wow--it is addictive! The animation was created by Google and UC Berkeley. It shows what the eclipse will look like, anywhere in the United States. Just pick your city. What will the eclipse look like for my relatives in San Diego? … [Read more...]
Heatwave Ahead to Make a Run at Portland’s All Time High Temperature
I'm not sure if the weather app on my phone has ever forecast 110 degrees for Portland. At least,not until Saturday morning at 6:27am, when I did my first 'weather check' of the day. That's when I read 110 degrees for Thursday August 3rd. Is it for real? I know this much: smartphone … [Read more...]
May ‘Miracle’ In The Portland Forecast
The infamous Portland May Day protests are behind us for another year. And now, it's time for the Rose City's May Miracle! That could mean a lot of things, of course. In this case it means you should hurry: find your sunscreen, your sunglasses and (if possible) a pair of shorts in your closet … [Read more...]
The Year That Broke Portland’s Rain Counter
For years, I've had a Portland rainy day counter. Right on bottom of this page. But this rainy season of 2016-2017 the counter broke. Or more specifically, the rainy season broke me - since I have to manually update the rainy day counter! So much rain, so little time. Here it is, then, in … [Read more...]
Sunday: From Pineapple Express to Polar Express?
9:30pm Update: except along the coast and a few places northwest of Portland, the storm under-delivered in the snow department. In western Washington, especially north of Clark County, it snowed for hours many places. We may have an hour or two of snow overnight for most of the Portland area, … [Read more...]
Will Snow Sack Your Portland Super Bowl Plans?
"27...42...set...huuut...snow!" That might be the call that starts it all on Super Bowl Sunday 2017 in Portland, Vancouver and other parts of the I-5 Corridor. That's right, just what we've all been asking for: more winter weather that could disrupt our plans (and Monday school?) … [Read more...]
How much snow will Portland & I-5 Corridor see by Wednesday night? (Updated)
Update: we know which forecast model was right - in this case - none of them! There's a saying: "If you have one clock, you know exactly what time it is. If you have more than one, you're never exactly sure!" You know how it is, right? The clock on the microwave never matches up with the one on … [Read more...]
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