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A familar picture this week, cloudy gray skies over Portland. The good news is at least no rain or drizzle was falling when I uploaded the picture. Is it just me or has anybody else noticed the mood of a lot of pe... I'm really glad this is the "unofficial start of summer" cause if this was the real thing it stinks! My email and telephone have been very busy today. People are not happy about the weather this weekend. Let me try to explain what's going on, basiclly the weather pattern has flip flopped.
Ok, I know it's a crazy way to title this entry of my blog but stay with me, it will all make sense. I hope it will anyway. Sunday I was flying back from my family's cabin in Idaho. It was a fantastic day-- blue skies, a few clouds. From 8,500 feet you could literally see for ever. As I was crossing the Cascades I snapped off some pictures.
The newsroom is buzzing this morning. Two big stories, Hillary Clintons townhall tonight here at KGW. and the Hot weather. Glad I'm going to be getting out of here early this afternoon. We've been told the building goes into lockdown at 4PM. Secret Service is setting up metal detectors and banning cars in our covered parking lot. I feel sorry for those guys who will be standing out in the heat later today. Speaking of heat, it's a bl... Ah...The life of a producer here at the big 8 ski. Sean Jacks, our assistant producer for the noon news shows up to work wearing flip flops and an aloha shirt. When the weather heats up around here there are some serious advantages to working behind the camera.
Summer Sizzle We've been advertising it for days now. Hot-very hot weather is about to move into the Pacific Northwest. We're not talking about some upper or lower 70s warm up. No I'm talking full fledged get our the flip flops and sun screen hot. I'm talking upper 80s and 90s. Computer models have been jumping around one says it's going to be 96 degrees Friday. Another shows 91 and a third is predicting 93. If you're wondering we're...
That's overstating it a bit, it's really just a song. But overstating is kind of a theme here, so what the heck. This was sent to me to and written by blogger Ian Doescher. It's a song about the FIRST ALERT STORM TEAM and how our weather promotions scare people. Some times. Hopefully not too much. Well maybe just a little. Just kidding, we're here to inform and re-assure. Give a listen, it's pretty funny! >> Continue reading: First Alert Storm Team: The Musical
Mother's day brings more cool showery weather to the Northwest, but this time, it gets blown out by a long warm spell that transforms into a hot weather. If it seems early for 90° weather, I think it's because it's been so cool for so long. April 2008 was the coolest April in the Willamette Valley since the mid-70s. People aren't mentally prepared for the weather to get so warm so suddenly. Here's a look at the first 90° day of t...
Ok I get it I blew the forecast for Saturday! Our 6pm producer Carol McClain, spent 10 minutes berating me over going into the Columbia River Gorge Saturday & getting rained on. Then Frank, our chief web guru decided to pour salt into the wound. Frank took his brand new carbon fiber bicycle out for a spin around town. After a soaking wet ride Frank came home and spent Saturday evening cleaning the dirt and grit off his b... Many of you may already know - I'm a transplant. I grew up in >> Continue reading: Just a glimmer |
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