It seems like the Portland and Vancouver area is headed for the 'weather tri-fecta' this week: Cold. Wind. Snow. And as usual, the last part of the 'tri-fecta' is already playing hard to get. Story of my life, I tell you. Story of my forecasting life! I mean, the cold is good to go. … [Read more...]
Another Snow Tease Hits Portland Area
We did the 'six cars in the ditch' trick up on Skyline Boulevard in Portland's West Hills. KOIN Weather intern Jeff Raetz measured 1" of snow at the 900' level on Mt. Scott, on Portland's east side. And we had some neighborhoods turn white for a couple of hours on this morning of January … [Read more...]
Updated: Snow Outlook Through Friday
Ready to go in reverse? That's what our temperatures will do Wednesday. 50s at 1am. 46 degrees around breakfast. 42 at lunch time. And dropping to 39 degrees for the evening commute. Yep, it's a sign of colder air racing into our skies. And it'll feel extra cold because Portland's high … [Read more...]
I Heard It On The Radio: It’s Going To Snow This Week in Portland
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...]
Record Late Snow, Amounts For Portland, Salem, Eugene
How about a snowy spring night on the Aloha, Oregon, High School football field? Ryan Mishler caught some Aloha Warriors in action during our record breaking snow that started March 21, 2012 and stretched into early Thursday March 22, 2012. Yep--it's spring but looks like winter! Here are the … [Read more...]