by Paul Douglas | Apr 4, 2019 | Paul Douglas, Weather
A Warmer Front Brings Weekend T-showers Storms, given a choice, prefer to come on weekends, major holidays, and NCAA Final Four Tournaments. Because why not? Next week is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Minnesota, as we ponder the specter of severe thunderstorms,...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 3, 2019 | Paul Douglas, Weather
Dry Pattern Helping To Lower Flood Threat Here’s a happy little weather-nugget: 30- year average April snowfall in the Twin Cities is 2.5 inches. Although I don’t see any April blizzards this year, we could still enjoy a few (minor) slush events in the...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 2, 2019 | Paul Douglas, Weather
Easing Into Spring – Balmy Weekend Coming “April prepares her green traffic light and the world thinks Go” wrote Christopher Morley. The glacier in my yard a few weeks ago is gone, and like everyone else I’m ready to start whining about...
by Paul Douglas | Mar 30, 2019 | Paul Douglas, Weather
Chilly Saturday But Maps Looks Pretty Springy So many questions, so little time. Is the river flooding threat over? No. Depending on how quickly frost leaves the ground and how much rain falls the next couple of weeks there could very well be a second, even a third...
by Paul Douglas | Mar 29, 2019 | Paul Douglas, Weather
So Far So Good: Goldilocks Snow Melt Pattern Ah spring, when you realize you’re allergic to everything you love. In what will probably turn out to be a reckless move, I’ve stashed long coats and sweatshirts in the basement, and yanked out all the driveway...
by Paul Douglas | Mar 28, 2019 | Paul Douglas, Weather
An Almost Perfect Recipe For Snow Melt How long can you hold your breath? Meteorologists are breathing a quiet sigh of relief after scanning the latest weather models. Nighttime temperatures dip below 32F over the weekend, slowing the rate of snow melt. And most...
