by Paul Douglas | Oct 12, 2021 | Weather
Rain and 40 Mph Gusts On Tap Wednesday History shows meteorologists are most on edge when their hometowns are “on the edge”. On the edge of rain/snow. On the edge of sun and clouds (sunny days are often 5-20F warmer than gray days). On the edge of a tight rainfall or...
by D.J. Kayser | Oct 11, 2021 | Weather
National Weather Forecast An area of low pressure and associated fronts will continue to produce showers and storms Monday from the Great Lakes south to the western Gulf Coast. The other main story is a system out in the Great Basin, producing the first widespread...
by D.J. Kayser | Oct 9, 2021 | Weather
National Weather Forecast On Saturday, an area of low pressure will be moving out of the Great Basin into the upper Midwest, producing showers and thunderstorms. Some areas back into the Rockies could see some snow as well from this system. An area of low pressure off...
by D.J. Kayser | Oct 8, 2021 | Weather
National Weather Forecast Showers and thunderstorms will be possible on Friday with a couple of areas of low pressure stretching from the Great Lakes to the Southeastern United States. An area of low pressure off the Carolina coast will bring some heavier rain and...
by Paul Douglas | Oct 7, 2021 | Weather
Weather Models Are Only A First Guess My father still thinks I forecast weather by looking out a west-facing window. I have nothing against using an “Amish Doppler” to gauge the current state of the clouds and sky. To be able to predict the future one needs to first...
by Paul Douglas | Oct 6, 2021 | Weather
Extended Forecast Is Up In The Air ”Autumn is the hardest season. The leaves are all falling, and they’re falling like they’re falling in love with the ground” wrote Andrea Gibson. With weather, every day is different and every autumn is different. The patterns may be...
by Paul Douglas | Oct 5, 2021 | Weather
A Year Without a Winter? Dream On No, winter has not been canceled. Delayed by a few weeks? Yes. I vaguely remember dreaming about a year without a winter in Minnesota: 30s and 40s, no snow to speak of, just rain and ice. That scenario is unlikely through mid-century,...
by Paul Douglas | Oct 1, 2021 | Weather
Beware of Extended Winter Outlooks Beware of gloom and doom winter forecasts. They’re rarely right. The science just isn’t there. It’s the rough equivalent of predicting where the stock market (or pandemic) will be in February. Nope. Keep in mind, only 1 in 4...
by Paul Douglas | Sep 30, 2021 | Weather
Exposure To Wildfire Smoke Is A Health Risk What happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas, and the recent swirl of western wildfire smoke didn’t stay in California. New research shows an average of 8-10 weeks of smoke every year in Minnesota between 2016 and 2020. This...
by Paul Douglas | Sep 29, 2021 | Weather
Weather Entering An Unusual Holding Pattern ”Paul, what’s the jet stream up to these days?” Great question. Glad you asked. Upper level steering winds are unusually light for late September. In fact, weather models predict an odd holding pattern into early October as...
