by Paul Douglas | Dec 22, 2017 | Blog
Another Winter of Snowy No-Shows? What do we have to do to get a legitimate snowstorm in this state? Who do I have to bribe? I may have just broken a toe from kicking the Doppler. Snow lovers are feeling perpetually frustrated. “Is this the way it’s going...
by Paul Douglas | Dec 21, 2017 | Blog
Happy Winter Solstice! Think Warm Thoughts Good sleeping weather? I hope so, considering tonight is the longest night of the year. Welcome to the Winter Solstice, as the sun’s direct rays pass over the Tropic of Capricorn at 10:28 today. Expect a measly 8 hours,...
by Paul Douglas | Dec 20, 2017 | Blog
Probably Just a Little Snow – But a Lot of Cold Yes, the planet is warming, but that doesn’t mean we won’t have winter. If Canada ever runs out of cold fronts; if the snows and blustery days never come, the planet will have much bigger problems. A...
by Paul Douglas | Dec 19, 2017 | Blog
Outlook: Coldest Christmas Since 1996 This will probably be the coldest Christmas since 1996, when we woke up to -22F in the Twin Cities (air temperature) with a “high” of -9F. Next week could be the coldest week of the entire winter, with a 4 day stretch...
by Paul Douglas | Dec 18, 2017 | Blog
Some Cold (Or Not So Cold) Stats Colder weather is in the forecast as we head toward the end of the week. So I figured I’d take a look at the coldest highs we’ve seen so far this winter… and the last time we saw certain bitter cold temperatures across the...
