"It's always somethin'..." Do you know someone who makes that comment about situations they come across? Well, in weather it IS always somethin' with each new season. It seems to me the La Nina winter of 2010-2011 is letting us in on what that somethin' is going to be! You've probably … [Read more...]
The Power of Wind Causes Rare Temperature Spike
What happened on Wednesday December 12, 2010 in Portland reminds me of college. I would go into a two hour lecture in shorts with temperatures of 70 degrees. Then I'd come out and it was windy and 50 degrees.  Rapid temperature changes like that are rare in the Willamette Valley. But they … [Read more...]
Winter Weather – What To Expect The Rest Of Tuesday
For starters, we are wasting some perfectly good cold air right now. If we had moisture falling at this point it would be all snow. Kind of like the weather on my blog right now! But instead, the moisture is mainly going to be this evening and I think more than anything else, we're still on track … [Read more...]
Significant Winter Storm Headed For The Northwest
It was last Thursday morning when our forecast simulations lit up with snow plowing into Washington & Oregon. That night on the five o'clock news is when I started talking about the potential for something big around here. Since then, the forecasting tools we use have taken us on more twists … [Read more...]
BCS Championship Game Weather Forecast
Both the Oregon Ducks and the Auburn Tigers have been in Arizona for several days already and they've seen quite a few clouds and unusually cool weather so far with highs only in the 50s. Hey, that's cold for Arizona! But things are looking up for thousands of Duck fans headed south by the car, bus … [Read more...]
La Nina Delivers Again: Portland’s Wettest December In Years
Better buy the t-shirt: "I survived December 2010, but my webbed feet got worse."Â That's right. We didn't just imagine that this December was harder to take than most. It's a fact. Unless you prefer days of seemingly un-ending rain. With rivers running high, we shut off the rain just in time … [Read more...]