I spend more than 150 days each year talking about rain in Portland. You can see how we did in 2011 in this graphic to the right. But looking back at the year, Bruce Sussman Weather Blog readers were most interested in a tsunami, tornadoes and unusual looking clouds over the mountains of … [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...]
Mt. Hood Is Warmer Than Portland
This post is coming to you straight from our "strange but true" department. If you want to warm up this week--you need to head up to Mt. Hood! That's right...it's warmer at Timberline Lodge, Mt. Hood Meadows and SkiBowl than it is in Portland this week. See why our "strange but true" … [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...]
A Rare Portland-Vancouver Event: Temperatures Refuse To Drop Even After Sunset
And this was no hot August night. It happened just a couple of days before we change the calendar to October. The 11PM temperature map you see here shows Portland was 17 degrees warmer than Corvallis and 8 degrees warmer than Salem. All cities were clear and dark. And that leaves just one … [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...]
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