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  • We can all start dreaming of spring

    We can all start dreaming of spring

    I know we have a lot of snow chances yet this season, but I think a lot of people have had some spring fever over the past several days with the warmer air that has moved in across the Upper Midwest. There was a lot of melting going on over the weekend and for the…

  • Even modest warming could cause major changes for forests in the Great Lakes region and southern Canada

    Even relatively modest climate change could dramatically alter Minnesota’s Northwoods and the southern boreal forest that runs from eastern Canada to Alaska, according to new research recently published in Nature. These changes could have devastating implications for one of the planet’s largest intact forests, which provides timber, houses biodiversity, and helps slow climate change by…

  • We’re out of the deep-freeze, for now

    We’re out of the deep-freeze, for now

    Bitterly cold air has been with us for the past several days. The Arctic air mass moved in late Friday, and stayed with us for Saturday and Sunday. This cold air mass hung around into Monday as well as highs remained below zero with overnight lows of -10 to -20 very common. Factoring in the…

  • Temps drop the last weekend of January as a cold front moves in

    Temps drop the last weekend of January as a cold front moves in

    I don’t know if I remember a winter that has had as much hoarfrost. We had another beautiful sight on Sunday across much of western and northern Minnesota of hoarfrost. The conditions were just right once again for the formation of this phenomenon. By the way, you don’t have to look far for hoarfrost to…

  • Temps remain above average with chances of light flurries

    Temps remain above average with chances of light flurries

    I hope everyone enjoyed the mild temperatures over the weekend. We had plenty of low- to mid-30s across much of the state, while southern Minnesota saw some upper 30s and lower 40s. These temperatures were 15 to 20 degrees warmer than average for this time of the year. I have chatted with many over the…

  • Above-normal temps continue while partial to mostly cloudy

    Following the snow of last week, we had high pressure move in for the weekend with light winds and lots of sunshine. With the light winds, we had some freezing frost in the morning which brought some travel concerns due to visibility down to one mile or less at times. In addition, with the clearing…

  • Temps climb back above zero with some wintry mix possible

    Temps climb back above zero with some wintry mix possible

    Wow, what a week we had last week with some plowable snow, but also bitterly cold temperatures and very dangerously cold wind chills. If you were outside at all on Thursday or Friday, it literally hurt a great deal on exposed skin. The National Weather Service was busy issuing Blizzard Warnings, Winter Storm Warnings, and…

  • Sun dogs a’plenty

    Sun dogs a’plenty

  • Temps drop below zero as Winter officially begins

    Temps drop below zero as Winter officially begins

    It sure has been cold the past few days. Despite the cold, parts of the region saw some light snow on Monday. Accumulation amounts were generally light. It cleared out on Tuesday as high pressure moved back into the state of Minnesota. With the lack of cloud cover overnight Tuesday night, we had some of…

  • A wintry mix expected, followed by dropping temps

    A wintry mix expected, followed by dropping temps

    A winter storm moved into Minnesota late Monday into Tuesday. This system brought freezing rain and snow to the state of Minnesota, and has caused traveling difficulties. Warnings were posted for most of the state for difficult driving conditions. The winds have also been a big issue as they gusted to 40 mph on Tuesday.…

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