Dry Spell and Thunderstorms
Happy Wednesday everyone! Well, it has been a long time since we last saw any measurable precipitation in the metro area. It last rained at the Portland airport on June 26th. Looks like we started off...
View ArticleBack To Weekend Sunshine
Happy Thursday everyone! The dog days of summer sure feel a little more "doggy" this morning after a record setting warm night last night. Vancouver set a record for the warmest overnight low...
View ArticleMore Clouds, Less Sunshine Coming Up
Happy Thursday everyone! Hope you are all enjoying the last few weeks of summer. As many of you have noticed, the days are getting shorter and the nights are feeling a bit more comfortable. This caps...
View ArticleAnnual Vancouver Sausage Festival Forecast
Yes folks, it is that time of the year again. Time for the kids to go back to school and time to get ready for the return of the fall storms. It is also time for my annual Vancouver Sausage Festival...
View ArticleExit Summer, Enter Fall Storms
Fall officially arrives this weekend and mother nature intends to let us all know. A series of early fall storms will plow through the Pacific Northwest this weekend and into next week. All forecast...
View ArticleSignificant Storm This Weekend
Thursday Morning Update --- Confidence is increasing this morning for a potentially significant rainfall event this weekend across NW Oregon and SW Washington. A strong September jet stream will...
View ArticleHistoric September Comes to an End
Was that a wild end to September, or what? In some cases more than 15" of rain fell in just 72 hours over this past weekend. Rainfall totals like this are simply staggering for the month of September...
View ArticleSteve Pierce’s Winter Weather Outlook 2013/14 and “BIG” Winter Weather...
As many of you have seen, several regional and national forecasters have put out their winter outlooks ahead of the 21st annual Winter Weather Forecast Conference next weekend (the 26th) at OMSI in...
View ArticleMorning Storm Recap
Morning Storm Recap A strong morning storm raced across Oregon and Washington bringing with it strong wind, heavy rain, power outages and some downed trees. Just after 8AM, a strong squall line...
View ArticleColdest Weather of Season Possible Next Weekend
COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON POSSIBLE NEXT WEEKEND? MAYBE! BUT WHERE? The following may sound like a foreign language, however, I will get to the bottom line at the very bottom. Today's (Sunday's) 12z...
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