by Paul Douglas | Mar 15, 2019 | Weather
A Welcome Spell of Storm-Free Weather Why should a weatherman catch any breaks? Wednesday morning I drove down our steep driveway. In the span of 10 feet my car spun on the ice; hurtling toward the street SIDEWAYS! I buried my bumper in a massive snow bank, but a good...
by Paul Douglas | Mar 14, 2019 | Weather
Spring Fever Alert Issued For Next Week After 40 days and 40 nights of swirling snow and temperatures that would feel right at home in Novosibirsk, Siberia – we can be forgiven for welcoming a streak of 30s and 40s. Time to exhale. European guidance (ECMWF...
by Paul Douglas | Mar 13, 2019 | Weather
Ice Dam Alert – Flood Watch. More Details on Spring River Flooding Risk The weather rhymes, but never repeats. The pattern may be similar, a specific storm may spark deja vu, but it’s never (ever) a perfect duplicate. I find that sobering and humbling....
by Paul Douglas | Mar 12, 2019 | Weather
Finally, The Atmosphere is Shifting Gears Here in the Land of 10,000 Weather Gripes I’m always amazed how quickly the pattern can change. In a meteorological blink of an eye we will turn the page from winter to spring. We go from expansive snow drifts and...
by D.J. Kayser | Mar 11, 2019 | Weather
Warm Mid-Week System Expected As another storm system moves into the central United States and Great Lakes during the middle of the week, we are anticipating another round of precipitation across the state. This one is coming with a warm surge of air, however, and it...
by Paul Douglas | Mar 9, 2019 | Weather
Wintry Mix Keep MSP Snow Amounts Slightly Lower – Still Plowable by Sunday AM Why should any of this be easy? Predicting the future is a slippery slope into certain madness. Weather models are usually wrong. The trick/art is to latch on to the models that are...
