That's right. I heard it on the radio while taking the kids to school this morning--there's a "pretty good chance of sticking snow on valley floor later this week", the DJ said. And whenever I heard a forecast like that on radio...it means three things: #1 - people start pictures … [Read more...]
Will Portland Go From Scattered Snow Showers To Solid Snow?
This is snapshot from our 3-D PinPoint Doppler that I used on the 11 o'clock news Monday night on Koin Local 6. It shows the nature of the snow showers we're working with Tuesday. They're scattered into small groups, narrow lines or individual shower cells. You can see all of these if you look … [Read more...]
The Weekend: A Taste Of Winter & Increasing Wind
There are two things to watch for this weekend in the Portland metro area and other parts of the I-5 Corridor. #1 - I expect the lowest snow levels this season on Saturday morning. In the neighborhood of 1,200'. The tip top of the West Hills is around 1,100' and the Sylvan summit on Highway 26 is … [Read more...]
The Wildest Weather Of Winter 2012 (So Far) In Pictures
The whole thing started innocently enough. With snow showers and sun breaks right down to the waters of the Pacific Ocean...and the Willamette River...and the Columbia River. Don Best took this picture of Rockaway Beach, Oregon on January 16th after an early morning snow shower. There's just … [Read more...]
Sunday Snow Showers On 3-D Doppler Shows What Is Ahead
Probably the best thing about having to work a 'bonus' Saturday night was the chance to use one of my favorite weather tools: our exclusive 3-D PinPoint Doppler. I love it because of how it looks (cool, right?) and because of what it does. This single image is from 10:13pm on Saturday night … [Read more...]
Let The Snow Fly In The Weekend Forecast For Western Oregon & Washington
Saturday Mid-day Update: I like the way everything looks! Gusty south winds in some parts of the valley are replaced by a northwest breeze later--a sign of cooling. That's already happened along the coast. I can see the cold air on approach on the satellite--and by this evening we should see those … [Read more...]