Plowable Snow in mid-April? Spring Returns Next Week

Plowable Snow in mid-April? Spring Returns Next Week

Over the Horizon There’s a better than 50/50 shot that El Nino is returning. A stain of unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean is gaining momentum, spreading east, and it may flavor our weather here in Minnesota by the latter half of 2014. Every El Nino is...
Feverish. First 70s Since October 11, 2013

Feverish. First 70s Since October 11, 2013

Feverish Here in The Land of Low Weather Expectations 40F is considered grilling weather. 70F is an invitation to take off your shirt and bask in the sun. Today may at least partially restore your faith in a Minnesota spring; probably the mildest day of the year, to...
Spring Fever Watch on Wednesday

Spring Fever Watch on Wednesday

Hope Springs Eternal Sinclair Lewis said it best. “Winter is not a season, it’s an occupation.” 69.5 inches of snow, 17 inches above average, to date. The Polar Vortex is getting its own reality TV show. I’m relieved that spring has regained...