May
04
What is the “Super Moon”? When does the Super Moon appear? And How can I see the Super Moon?
These are all great questions buzzing on Facebook right now.
Because this is the weekend to see it!
What Is The Super Moon?
The Super Moon is the closest full moon of the year (scientists call this perigree). Because it’s the closest, it appears to be up… Read more
Mar
31
It’s a numbers game, really. And numbers are a funny thing.
Most of us want the numbers at the gas pump to go down.
And the numbers in our 401k plans to go up.
But if you’re a tulip grower in Oregon’s Willamette Valley?Then you want the number 60 (degrees) to come up early and often along with breaks in the clouds for some extended sunshine. That’s the… Read more
Jan
06
Both the Oregon Ducks and the Auburn Tigers have been in Arizona for several days already and they’ve seen quite a few clouds and unusually cool weather so far with highs only in the 50s. Hey, that’s cold for Arizona! But things are looking up for thousands of Duck fans headed south by the car, bus and plane load over the weekend for weather during the… Read more
Jan
05
One of my favorite things about my job is the chance I have to see and then share incredible weather photos each year. Here are some of my favorites from 2010. Thank you if you contributed pictures this year. And if you have weather photos in 2011 please send them over to me at Koin Local 6. Here’s the email address: weather@koin.com
Dec
23
The odds of a white Christmas in Portland are slim and none. And slim died at the Alamo. That pretty much sums it up!
Based on records dating back to 1940, there’s just a one percent chance of snowflakes falling from the sky on Christmas Day at the Portland International Airport where our long-term records are kept. Sad, so sad.
But for a bunch of preschooler’s and kindergartners… Read more
Dec
16
Our morning and noon Meteorologist, Matt Brode, was on the air breaking news of the Aumsville tornado when my boss called: “Get here as soon as you can. A tornado touched down near Salem.” Now we know the rest of the story: National Weather Service Investigators put the wind speeds at 110-120mph. Oregon’s strongest tornado since 1993. That was 17 years ago! This map shows the… 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 ....
