Hot air balloon pilot Jim Desch told me about his buddy's video. It's incredible. Flying over the snow near Salem in a 'powered parachute'! Wait 'til you see the flight over the deer. Please share this one shot on March 1, 2012. … [Read more...]
Mt. Hood Quake Swarm Leaves Us Wondering
It's one of the things I love most about our Northwest Volcanoes: you never know when they're going to do something mysterious! This time it's another swarm of tiny earthquakes. You can see at least 23 of them in this image from Saturday February 25, 2012. They are happening between Timberline … [Read more...]
Portland Winter Weather Trend – Will It Happen Again?
It's happened twice this winter, already. Can we go for three in a row? Check out this graphic--the second half of each month mother nature is taking off her gloves and throwing down the gauntlet! An even bigger question: could we see late February snow? Some of the forecast tools are … [Read more...]
Take That California: Portland, Oregon, The Driest In The Western U.S.
I may have uncovered the craziest little weather fact there is about Portland's dry and sunny start to February 2012. I just ran the numbers from the first seven days of February--and it turns out Portland is drier than Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego and even Los Angeles! I love it when … [Read more...]
January 2012 Weather Across The United States
Sometime's a picture is worth a thousand words. Â So click on this one to see the NOAA Image big screen and read all about January 2012 weather across the United States. The only thing I'll say: in my mind, record cold in Alaska was a missed opportunity for most of Oregon & Southwest … [Read more...]
January Snow & Rain In Portland, Oregon And Beyond
January 2012 is outta here! For Portland--and many other places--the most exciting thing was a chance to finally see some accumulating snow. As usual, though, we basically got the snow to stick to the lowest elevations in Portland and then melted it all away within a 12 hour window. At least … [Read more...]
Live Blogging From Where It’s 84 Degrees
If you recognize this photo then you know I'm not far from home. Instead...I'm enjoying the annual Sussman family trip to Great Wolf Lodge where it's always 84 degrees in the waterpark. I love the fact it feels like instant summer in here--it reminds me of what it will feel like outside. … [Read more...]
Meteor Streaks Across Portland Area Skies
I had just reached the top of a hill as I drove to meet my wife and kids for dinner last night. Suddenly--it caught my eye. A bright white meteor streaking, streaking, streaking across the southern sky over the Portland-Vancouver metro area. I only saw it for about three seconds and then it … [Read more...]
Oregon Ski Resorts: More Snow Than Most Ski Areas In The U.S.
If only snow came in a can. You know, the kind of snow you could ski on. The kind you could snow board on. I'm pretty sure they've talked about miracle scenarios like this at ski resorts across the country this winter of 2011-2012. And despite the fact there's been disappointment from … [Read more...]
The Wildest Weather Of Winter 2012 (So Far) In Pictures
The whole thing started innocently enough. With snow showers and sun breaks right down to the waters of the Pacific Ocean...and the Willamette River...and the Columbia River. Don Best took this picture of Rockaway Beach, Oregon on January 16th after an early morning snow shower. There's just … [Read more...]
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