Hot air balloon pilot Jim Desch told me about his buddy's video. It's incredible. Flying over the snow near Salem in a 'powered parachute'! Wait 'til you see the flight over the deer. Please share this one shot on March 1, 2012. … [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...]
60 Second Willamette Valley & Oregon Coast Snow Update
I'm taking our four year old to the dentist in a few minutes...but I wanted to give you a 60 second snow update based on everything I looked at this morning. Question: Will We See Snow This Weekend? Answer: I think it's pretty likely that most of us see snowflakes on Sunday & Monday. But I … [Read more...]
Portland Weather Themes: December 2008 vs. December 2011
"Just pick a theme and go with it!" Ever heard that before? Apparently mother nature has. Check out how much snow Portland had on the ground this week in 2008. Wow, the December 2008 theme was cold and snow. A forty year snow for the metro area right down to the valley floor. And a 50 year … [Read more...]
Willamette Valley Low Elevation Snow Chances Update
The snow was crazy Thursday night on Mt. Hood. Hopefully you saw Joel Iwanaga's live shot at 11! Snow was falling at an inch an hour with constant gusts of 55-65mph just up above Timberline Lodge. And it's like 'instant winter' at Goverment Camp as you see in this Thursday night ODOT shot. The … [Read more...]