by Paul Douglas | Apr 27, 2018 | Blog
The Reluctant Spring of 2018 Goes On The slow-motion spring of ’18 continues to gain momentum. Frost is finally out of theground in many locations. Ice is coming offarea lakes (reluctantly) with ice-out dates at least 3 weeks later than average. How I long for...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 26, 2018 | Blog
A Smorgasbord of Unique Weather Oddities Only in Minnesota can you have brush fires, Alberta Clippers and humidity in the same 7-Day Outlook. My lawn (which is now mercifully visible) is now an enticing puke-green color. Until we green up statewide the risk of brush...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 25, 2018 | Blog
Please Pass the (Half-Full) Glass of Good Weather! Is the glass half-full or half-empty? That rustling sound you hear in the background is me grasping at straws, but please hear me out. A real winter, the first old fashioned winter in 4 years, was a boon for...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 24, 2018 | Blog
Forecast Calls for Extended Run of Spring Fever Fun fact: only in Minnesota is it possible to get a memorable sunburn – while shoveling snow. Our snow shoveling days are behind us now (please God) but last weekend a few people got scorched while clearing FEET of...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 20, 2018 | Blog
The Rumors are True: Spring Fling is Imminent Cue Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus”. It’s time to break out confetti and (cheap) champagne, because after multiple false-starts spring is finally paying a visit to Minnesota. If you doubt that we live...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 19, 2018 | Blog
Growing Risk of a “Light-Switch” Spring? Some years we ease into spring; waves of increasingly warm air lapping northward. Other years we go from a shoe-full-of-slush to 60s in a blink of an eye. Jackets and shorts, in the same week. This will probably be...
