Jan
08
Ready to go in reverse?
That’s what our temperatures will do Wednesday.
50s at 1am. 46 degrees around breakfast. 42 at lunch time. And dropping to 39 degrees for the evening commute.
Yep, it’s a sign of colder air racing into our skies. And it’ll feel extra cold because Portland’s high temperature of 55 degrees on Tuesday January 8, 2013, nearly tied our record high for… Read more
Oct
13
Tired of the rainy season yet?
Before I talk about La Nina winter weather for Portland, Seattle and other northwest places based on the latest information…let’s talk about fall weather in the northwest during a La Nina year.
Image number one here tells us what we need to know. During a La Nina fall, the only places likely to be unusually cool are places like Astoria and… Read more
May
01
From Astoria to Portland to Bend our April is going into the record books for cool & wet weather. And in Mt. Bachelor’s case, it’s an all time snow record.
Now, after this history making April, it’s time to move on. Are you with me on this?
Finally, the storm track will stay… Read more
Apr
29
You’ve gotta love it when you’re just a couple of days from May and you’re playing Lacrosse in the snow!
That’s what’s happening in this picture that Kim sent in from Sisters, Oregon during a game on Thursday April 28th.
It’s not the only unusual thing about April 2011. In fact, for the Portland-Vancouver metro area, most things were strange. La Nina often leads to a… Read more
Apr
13
Focus…beep…click. Focus…beep…click.
I can imagine how it would sound if I was taking a picture like this with my own digital camera.
What I cannot begin to understand (are you with me on this?) is what it must feel like as you look out the window of the International Space Station and snap pictures. You’re looking at a Pacific Northwest Storm from outer space.
NASA recently shared these astronaut photos… Read more
Apr
07
After forecasting in the Willamette area for 15 years, I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve seen pictures like these where the hail is inches deep.
It started with lightning and thunder and then the hail just dumped from the sky.
And when each of three different storms was done dumping on the I-5 corridor it looked like it had snowed.
These pictures are from… 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 ....
