It's a classic spring photo: Maty, the dog, wearing her lei on the first day of Spring near Bend, Oregon. P-o-o-r Maty! Shannon Mendiola tweeted this photo and says she wishes Central Oregon snow would stop now that it's spring but she resigned herself to whatever comes: "it is what it is!" If … [Read more...]
Northwest Weather: February 2011 Report Card
After an extended vacation that started in January, La Nina returned and unpacked her bags by the end of February. The charts says it all. And it's the way we ended February 2011 that caused so many mudslides in Oregon and Washington. Still, the month overall was much different than the … [Read more...]
La Nina To The Northwest: I’m Still Running The Show
For awhile, La Nina seemed to be on vacation. Much of January was dry, snow-pack was shrinking and you needed sunglasses more than a winter coat. That was then and this is now. La Nina To The Northwest: I'm Still Running The Show Let's compare what La Nina should mean for our winter … [Read more...]
Magic 8 Ball: More Late Winter Snow For Portland And Southwest Washington
For the last two evenings, I've been talking about the chance for low elevation snow this weekend in the Willamette Valley and Southwest Washington. But this morning, I needed a definite answer to this question: Will it snow soon in the I-5 Corridor of Oregon and SW Washington? Sometimes I … [Read more...]
Winter Weather Trends Appearing For The Northwest
"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...]
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...]