May
10
We all know this La Nina driven rainy season has seemed extra long.
But for some reason, many people want specifics–I guess, to put a number to their pain!
People have been asking me things like this: “Is there a site that counts the number of rainy days in Portland each winter?” “Is there some sort of automated counter that tells… Read more
Apr
15
Have you ever met someone who actually likes Mondays?
How about somebody who’s actually saved a life?
These things are rare, but both are true of KOIN Local 6 Weather Anchor Brian Miskimins.
Here he is with his fiancee, Laura. They’re getting married this summer. But most of the time you’ll see him filling in on weathercasts on KOIN Local 6.
He and I love to debate the… Read more
Mar
25
We all know about snowbirds, right? They’re people who leave places like North Dakota and bitter cold and snow for somewhere warmer down south.
Well, here in the northwest we have our own version of those people: rainbirds!
And in my continuing series of Friday interviews, I’m talking with the couple you see here, Jack and Loett.
They’re from Fairview, Oregon, which is on the east… Read more
Mar
02
After an extended vacation that started in January, La Nina returned and unpacked her bags by the end of February.
The charts says it all.
And it’s the way we ended February 2011 that caused so many mudslides in Oregon and Washington. Still, the month overall was much different than the first month of winter, December 2010.
Western Oregon, SW… Read more
Feb
23
This is how the day started in Rainier, Oregon, this Wednesday February 23, 2001.
The snow was gorgeous around Old Glory. And it was enough to cancel school for the day.
What’s Next – It Looks Like Accumulating Snow Is Ahead
Overall, last night’s post on the Willamette Valley snow… Read more
Feb
22
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 ....
