Dec
12
We escaped Saturday with only minor flood issues in the northwest. But we did tie a record in Portland, with 1.30″ of rain, matching the wettest December 11th back in 1969.
You can see why in this movie: it shows warm, humid air (the most humid in orange and yellow) breaking off from the tropics, crossing Hawaii and then lifting like a finger (the fire-hose as I like to call it) to… Read more
Dec
11
So it’s December and both Santa Clause and the ’Pineapple Express’ are comin’ to town. Is there any chance Santa rode in on the Pineapple Express to reach the northwest? The odds are low unless he was coming in from Hawaii.
Wait a minute, he did look a little tan when I saw him at the mall. Seriously though, the ‘Pineapple Express’ is bringing us not-so-great gifts of… Read more
Dec
01
Today was one of those days where I thought we’d dry out but we’ve still got just a handful of showers that refuse to quit. All I can do is watch them on Live Doppler and shrug my shoulders. Well, at least La Nina is playing ball, though, and delivering the goods she’s supposed to as we slide through late fall here in the northwest.
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Nov
28
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and didn’t eat too much. Didn’t eat too much? Yeah, right! That would be a holiday miracle.
My wife and I loaded up the Sussman crew to visit grandma and grandpa in Central Oregon. They retired here in time for the winter of 2007. That was a La Nina year and for mountainous areas including central Oregon and Washington… Read more
Nov
24
It was about a week and a half before our November Arctic blast that the forecast simulations I use started hinting at us going into the deep freeze. And although they had trouble nailing the exact timing, they gave us plenty of notice that a weather change was ahead. And boy were they right!
Here are 4 rare things that happened during this week’s cold snap:… Read more
Nov
08
We usually think about the weather in terms like, “what should I wear today” or “when can I go on my run without getting soaked?” and things like that. But imagine if you’re a business that has a vested interest in the weather. Weather can make or break profits; it can cause a sudden boost in demand or leave you with way too much of something… 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 ....
