by Paul Douglas | Nov 11, 2021 | Weather
First Wintry Shot Across The Bow Coming Amid the drumbeat of snowy headlines, hype and trepidation, a few reminders about Minnesota. We don’t get earthquakes. No tsunamis, hurricanes or volcanic ash. Wildfires are rare. We don’t have to worry about sea level rise. On...
by Paul Douglas | Nov 5, 2021 | Weather
Balmy Weekend – Snow Potential Late Next Week Two things I crave these days: spontaneity and boredom. I’m just fine with sunny 60s in November, however unsettling. We will see our fair share of snow and cold, just not as much as we did a generation ago. When I...
by Paul Douglas | Nov 4, 2021 | Weather
Bad News For Hunters and Pond Hockey Fans My sense: most Minnesotans are enjoying this extended weather honeymoon, with flashes of September warmth showing up in early November. But not everyone. Hunters are irritable. WCCO Radio’s Mike Max had a special weather...
by Paul Douglas | Nov 3, 2021 | Weather
Preparing For An Indian Summer Weekend It looked like the world was covered in a cobbler crust of brown sugar and cinnamon wrote North Carolina novelist Sarah Addison Allen. The scene outside my frosty window is crunchy, with shades of rust and lemon. The leaves have...
by Paul Douglas | Oct 29, 2021 | Weather
Waving Goodbye To A Super-Sized September Welcome to September 59th. We’ve enjoyed an extra-long autumn this year with a surplus of sunny, postcard-perfect days. A far cry from October 2020, when highs were stuck in the 30s. Last year at this time we had already...
