by Paul Douglas | Apr 9, 2021 | Weather
Nothing will keep us apart.Oculus “Walkabout Mini Golf” Spring Will Hit a Few Chilly Speed Bumps I’ve dozed through my fair share of Zoom calls in the last year, but I am continually amazed by how technological innovation has brought us new ways to connect. My Navy...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 8, 2021 | Weather
3km NAM Future Radar for Todaypivotalweather.com Showers Linger for Twins Home Opener When and where will you sneeze next? Asking for a friend. That is the rough meteorological equivalent of timing spring showers. We have a pretty good idea when a stew of ingredients...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 7, 2021 | Weather
Future Radar Through Friday Eveningpivotalweather.com Forecast Calls For Very Green Lawns When weather stalls bad things often result. Longer heatwaves, deeper droughts and more severe flooding. Hurricane Harvey stalled in the Gulf of Mexico in August of 2017,...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 6, 2021 | Weather
NAM Rainfall Forecast Next 84 Hourspivotalweather.com Serious Puddle Potential Into Friday I was at a rare (and welcome) loss for words yesterday. Low to mid 80s on the 5th day of April? We broke the old Twin Cities record of 80F set in 1991. If anyone asks (I...
by D.J. Kayser | Apr 4, 2021 | Weather
National Weather Forecast On Easter Sunday, the best chance of some precipitation during the daytime hours will be from some rain and snow in the Northwest and a few showers across Texas. Heading into Sunday Night, some storms will be possible in the Upper Midwest,...
by D.J. Kayser | Apr 3, 2021 | Weather
National Weather Forecast As we look at the nation for the Saturday before Easter, it’s going to be fairly quiet out there! A few storms will be possible in the Southern Plains, with some rain and higher elevation snow showers in the Pacific Northwest. A few rogue...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 2, 2021 | Weather
NOAA NDFD Temperatures for MSPweatherbell.com Weekend Weather May Leave You Giddy It may be something I ate but I do feel odd; a faint whiff of optimism perhaps? More people are getting vaccinated, temperatures will soon mellow into the 70s, and I did stay at a...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 1, 2021 | Weather
No April Fool’s Joke: 70s Coming Soon This year the Easter Bunny may show up in a mask, shorts and flip-flops. Try not to stare.That’s a long way from Easter 2020, when over 6 inches of snow caked the Twin Cities. Yeah, spring in these parts can be maddeningly...
by Paul Douglas | Mar 31, 2021 | Weather
Wikipedia So Long To A Mild and Wet March Legend has it when March comes in like a Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker (fish) it goes out like a Screaming Hairy Armadillo. Still getting my animals confused, but no matter. March was over 8F warmer than average with only 4 inches...
by Paul Douglas | Mar 30, 2021 | Weather
North American Multi-Model Ensemble Temperature Anomaly (C) for June, July and AugustNOAA Climate Prediction Center Early Spring An Omen Of a Hot Summer to Come? Sometimes Mother Nature offers a preview of what may lie ahead, months down the road. March 29, 1986 saw a...
