Apr
25
Updated: the storm center at the surface – moved inland south of the Portland area. So that will mean less wind and most of the advisories and warnings are now cancelled. However, it’s still going to be breezy at times with some nice afternoon downpours!
During the winter months, it’s pretty common to see the map on the Portland National Weather Service Page painted in… Read more
Apr
01
We grumbled so long (and loudly) about our record breaking cold and rain during March 2011 - that the winds finally brought in Portland’s first 60 degree day on March 31, the latest on record.
But in the Oregon and Washington Cascades, that warm up has helped make avalanche danger as high as it can get the last few days.
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Mar
28
Updated: 3/31/2011
I tend to feel most sorry for golfers and gardeners as winter turns into spring on the calendar–but not in water logged yards or on mushy fairways.
And let’s face it: walking the dog in Washington and Oregon has been a chilling and damp experience much of this month.
How about the kids playing at local parks? Uh, not too many of those, either!… 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
21
It’s a classic spring photo: Maty, the dog, wearing her lei on the first day of Spring near Bend, Oregon. P-o-o-r Maty!
Shannon Mendiola tweeted this photo and says she wishes Central Oregon snow would stop now that it’s spring but she resigned herself to whatever comes: “it is what it is!”
If you live in Washington or Oregon that attitude may come in handy this spring.… Read more
Mar
10
Aqua Net anyone?
Better buy an extra can for Thursday and cement that hair in place. Or else, it’s going to get ugly!
It’s looking like a wild Thursday for those of us living in Washington and Oregon.
By late morning, we could start seeing I-5 Corridor gusts of 40mph.
Normally, it’s not that big of deal because earlier storms in the season have blown down… 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 ....
