by Paul Douglas | Feb 24, 2018 | Blog
Snow Continues Saturday Night Snow was already falling across the Twin Cities during the late afternoon hours Saturday, quite heavily at times. And I noticed the title games for high school girls hockey were Saturday… so we can officially call this a tournament...
by Paul Douglas | Feb 24, 2018 | Blog
White Gold: Another Plowable Snowfall Later Today The short term forecast calls for White Gold. At a time when western Minnesota is too dry, with pockets of moderate drought showing up on weather maps, moisture in today’s snowfall is money in the bank for...
by Paul Douglas | Feb 23, 2018 | Blog
Digging Out – Another Plowable Snowfall Saturday Storms spinning up in late February and March have different characteristics than low pressure systems in January. A higher sun angle and milder temperatures tends to keep freeways wet and slushy, unlike January,...
by Paul Douglas | Feb 22, 2018 | Blog
2 Plowable Snowfalls Brewing by Saturday Night “The weather never repeats, but sometimes it rhymes.” There has never been a weather map identical to today. It may be similar, but every new scenario is uniquely baffling. What can go wrong, and what time?...
by Paul Douglas | Feb 21, 2018 | Blog
Lake Effect 101 – Some Moderation Likely Next Week Maybe I’m rationalizing, but Minnesota’s coldest days tend to be sunny. That’s not the case in lake-effect cities from Chicago to Cleveland. Speaking of lake effect, Minnesota’s lakes are...
by Paul Douglas | Feb 20, 2018 | Blog
5th Coldest Large Metro Area on Earth? Winter in Minnesota is an acquired taste. Like liver and onions, “uni” (sea urchin sushi) and most mullets. Then again, it gives us something to talk about that doesn’t involve Russians. Speaking of which, lead...