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...
by Paul Douglas | Jun 9, 2021 | Weather
Research: Warm Nighttime Temperatures Pose Greatest Risk It’s not as viscerally terrifying as a tornado, hurricane or flood, but excessive heat is a bigger killer than all three. In the last 6 decades the number of annual heat waves in 50 US cities has, on average,...
by Paul Douglas | May 27, 2021 | Weather
May you live in interesting times, the proverb goes. I suspect it’s not a compliment. It may snow a little today, a few fat snowflakes amid chilling sheets of rain. Unusual? You ‘betcha! The record for latest flakes at MSP is May 28, 1965. The reality: snow has been...
by Paul Douglas | May 13, 2021 | Weather
Better Than Average Fishing Opener Weather ”Fishing is not an escape from life, but often a deeper immersion into it” wrote Harry Middleton. Sorry Harry, it is an escape and that’s OK. A chance to put down your phone and give your brain a break sounds good to me. Even...
by Todd Nelson | May 31, 2018 | Weather
Early Start to the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season Did you know that on Friday, May 25th, Alberto became the first named storm of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane season? Seems a little early to be talking about the tropics, doesn’t it? While it might seem a little...
