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...]
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