Blue skies. Temperatures warm enough to wear shorts. And sun glinting through the water of Portland's Salmon Street Springs. (Thanks to KOIN Local 6 Viewer Amanda Parson for this shot.) It must be summer in the Northwest. More 80 Degree Days Than Portland's Seen In 10 Months With a … [Read more...]
Heat From Across The U.S. Finally Moving Toward Portland And The Northwest
Say what? (I'm talking about the headline). Doesn't our weather usually head east and travel to other places--and not the other way around? That's definitely true during the rainy season. But this time around, the weather is moving back our way! How Portland & Seattle Will Get A Taste … [Read more...]
June Weather: An Incredible Stretch Of Heat For Portland
I've heard a lot of whining lately about our unusually wet and cool June weather. Even our five year old called me this past week with an important question: "Daddy, here's something funny. Why is it summer and it's still raining?" My response was an easy one: "It's because you live in Oregon!" A … [Read more...]
Venus Sky Show: See It Today, Or You Never Will
I've made a pretty bold statement in the title of this blog post when it comes to the transit of Venus across the sun. But let's put it this way: barring some sort of Han Solo "deep freeze" action like we saw in Star Wars, this is the last chance in your life to see Venus as it appears to slide … [Read more...]
KOIN Local 6 Amazing Race Tryouts Were Amazing
The chance to travel the world? Yep. The chance to be on CBS-TV across the country including KOIN Local 6? Yep. The opportunity to do something few ever will? Yep. And on this rainy Sunday morning--that Amazing Race journey started in Beaverton! Here's the behind the scenes scoop on what … [Read more...]
90 Degree Heat Ahead – I Heard It On The Playground
It's amazing how fast the word spreads when Portland's about to hit 90 degrees. On Thursday I picked up our boys from school and we stopped at the school's playground so they could play outside for a few minutes. My oldest son said, "It's kind of cold in the shade." He was right because it was … [Read more...]
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