I love how 'instant' everything is these days. That includes the ability of so many to instantly share the fact they just saw a bright light in the sky! Tonight, not long after 8 o'clock, we got a smattering of phone calls into the KOIN Local 6 Newsroomand some people were talking about it on … [Read more...]
La Nina Returns: Back So Soon?
It's b-a-a-a-a-c-k! It's the weather phenomena that usually means a cloudier and rainier rainy season. Really, do we need any help with this? Apparently we do: La Nina has re-developed in the Pacific Ocean  less than three months after it faded away. If you're a regular blog reader … [Read more...]
Is Summer Heat Over For The Pacific Northwest?
I've been fighting against the idea that it could be over. Each morning this week I've worn sandals, shorts and a short sleeved shirt to drop the kids at pre-school. And each morning I wonder, "What was I thinking?" I know what I was thinking. It was 90 last Sunday and suddenly we can't … [Read more...]
Portland September Heatwave
In a summer where we talked for months about whether we'd ever hit 90 degrees, we really outdid ourselves at the end. In Portland, Oregon, we average 78 degrees for our high temperatures during the second week of September. But as you see here, in September 2011, the average high temperature … [Read more...]
Roast Duck, Anyone? Oregon Ducks Home Opener Will Cook Fans In The Sun
When it's 82 degrees at the kickoff of Oregon's 2011 home opener at Autzen Stadium, you know sunscreen is mandatory if you're going to the game! That's the case on Saturday September 10, 2011 when the Ducks host Nevada. By the fourth quarter, temperatures will reach 93 degrees. And the high in … [Read more...]
Hot And Smoky Labor Day Weekend 2011 For Portland, Coast
In case you were out of town this weekend, here's the way the smoky sunset looked at Rockaway Beach on Saturday September 4, 2011. That's right--this is not some coastal layer of fog or low clouds, it's smoke from the Dollar Lake fire on the northeastern slopes of Mt. Hood! Thanks to Don Best for … [Read more...]
An Interview With Oregon Symphony Director Carlos Kalmar
I was doing live weather at the Oregon Symphony's Concert In The Park this week. Â There were thousands of people there. Â It was a perfect Portland summer night at Waterfront Park. 75 degrees as the Orchestra started to play and 68 when the 1812 Overture and Fireworks finished. Â And I … [Read more...]
Summer Heat: Suddenly Returns To Willamette Valley And The Oregon Coast
If you've caught my forecast on KOIN Local 6 this week, you've heard me say it: "Saturday, it's going to feel like someone flipped a switch and turned the heat on around here!" That switch is a two step process--and it's really going to increase fire danger everywhere west of the Cascades in a big … [Read more...]
Famous Vermont Ski Resort Damaged By Hurricane, Tropical Storm Irene
By the time Hurricane Irene Slammed Vermont, it was Tropical Storm Irene. Or as I hear people say way too often, "It's JUST a tropical storm now." That Tropical Storm created Vermont's worst flooding in 83 years! This incredible satellite picture from Digital-Globe Imagery shows the power … [Read more...]
Hurricane Irene Video: The Major Hurricane From The International Space Station
Hurricane Irene is done slamming North Carolina, Virginia, New York and New England. Â Even Canada, for that matter. But this one of a kind video taken by astronauts on board the International Space Station is worth a look. It shows incredible--and always changing views of Hurricane Irene from … [Read more...]
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