I actually saw people wearing shorts on Sunday November 4, 2012. And for once...it was a good call to wear them! The warm and humid air streaming in from the southwest boosted highs in the metro area into the upper 60s even with just occasional sun breaks. But where the sun really came … [Read more...]
Hurricane Sandy, The “Frankenstorm” Aiming For Major East Coast Cities
Honestly, it's looks beautiful from space in this NOAA Imagery. Doesn't it? But Hurricane Sandy will combine with another one as it approaches the Northeast early next week to create what's been nicknamed the "Frankenstorm" that's due to make landfall just before Halloween 2012. As of early … [Read more...]
Portland’s Record Dry Stretch Finally Over
Did you catch KOIN Local 6 at 11 last night? Anchor Jeff Gianola sang "Turn out the lights, the party's over..." And that has to mean our record dry stretch is ending. Some of the facts about it are in this graphic. Who knows how long it will be until we see something like this again in the … [Read more...]
Portland In October: “Like A City In The Desert Southwest”
Here's a crazy one. On the afternoon of Friday October 5, 2012--Portland's air was almost exactly as dry the air in Phoenix, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada! You can see the comparison of relative humidity to the right. It's a comparison I might possibly get to make on a rare 100 degree day in … [Read more...]
First Chilly East Wind Event Of Fall
It's the annual 'thinning of the herd' in our area. That is, the first round of gusty east wind is already bringing down the weakest of our trees. As you can see, my KOIN Local 6 colleague Sally Showman was on the scene with this one. As of late morning, PGE is already reporting scattered power … [Read more...]
Record Dry Stretch Hits Portland, Willamette Valley
There are really only two phases in northwest weather: the rainy season...and road construction! And based on months of driving through detours -- all under blue skies -- we can safely say road construction won this time around! This chart to the right is proof that Portland has just finished … [Read more...]
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