by Paul Douglas | Sep 23, 2021 | Weather
Falls Colors Peaking Over Minnesota Arrowhead The outlook for the next few weeks calls for a blizzard of color, caravans of determined leaf-peepers, and backyard workouts involving rakes. The leaves are leaving, but not before a crescendo of color, nature’s...
by Paul Douglas | Sep 22, 2021 | Weather
So Why Do We Call This Season “Fall”? Today at 2:21 pm the sun’s direct rays will fall on the equator, marking the official start of autumn. Which is all fine and well, but if you look at the 90 warmest days of the year, on average, “Meteorological Fall” really...
by Paul Douglas | Sep 21, 2021 | Weather
A Handful of Cooler Fronts In Sight The only predictable thing is change. our weather patterns are changing, with longer growing seasons and fickle winters with brief, concentrated polar blasts. Wets are wetter and dries are trending drier. I am cautiously optimistic...
by D.J. Kayser | Sep 18, 2021 | Weather
National Weather Forecast Whatever is left of Nicholas will continue to help bring in heavy rain across portions of the central Gulf Coast and Southeast on Saturday. A weakening boundary in the Northeast could spark some showers and isolated thunderstorms. The...
by D.J. Kayser | Sep 17, 2021 | Weather
National Weather Forecast Whatever is left of Nicholas will continue to produce some heavy rain across the central Gulf Coast and bring in additional tropical moisture to the region. Scattered showers and storms are possible stretching into the Mid-Atlantic and...
by D.J. Kayser | Sep 16, 2021 | Weather
National Weather Forecast What is left of Nicholas will continue to impact portions of the lower Mississippi Valley/central Gulf Coast on Thursday, bringing more rounds of rain that could lead to flooding. Showers and storms will also be possible in the Mid-Atlantic...
by D.J. Kayser | Sep 13, 2021 | Weather
National Weather Forecast All eyes will be down on the western Gulf Coast and the Gulf of Mexico on Monday as Nicholas moves north and close to far southern Texas by the evening hours, producing heavy rain. We will also watch shower and storm chances from the Northern...
by D.J. Kayser | Sep 10, 2021 | Weather
National Weather Forecast On Friday, a departing low in New England will still bring rain chances, especially earlier in the day across Maine. A frontal boundary from southern Texas to Florida will produce a few showers and storms. A system out west will also bring...
by Paul Douglas | Sep 8, 2021 | Weather
Septembers Tend To Be Quiet in Minnesota Ah, September. The biggest weather-related questions are: 1). when will we check out a kaleidoscope of dazzling fall color? and 2). Shorts or jackets? June brides should consider the month of September, when Mother Nature is...
by Paul Douglas | Sep 8, 2021 | Weather
In Praise Of Our Favorite Teachers We are the sum of the people we’ve met and the experiences we have had. I owe my meteorology career to weather merit badge in the Boy Scouts, a tropical storm that flooded the home I grew up in, and a series of remarkable teachers. I...
