by Paul Douglas | Nov 17, 2017 | Blog
Snow for Thanksgiving? Weather Models Say No Welcome to the Dark Days, when the sun seems to set shortly after lunch. Seasonal Affective Disorder? Seasonal Shopping Disorder. On those rare occasions the sun does break through the murk I want to take a photo. November...
by Paul Douglas | Nov 16, 2017 | Blog
Touch of Indian Summer In Time for Thanksgiving? The winter forecast is an enigma, wrapped in a riddle. We want so badly to know how cold, how snowy, how fierce – but the science of looking out 2-5 months with any confidence or accuracy is just not there yet. A...
by Paul Douglas | Nov 15, 2017 | Blog
Why Less Snow Can Lead to More Accidents A story at The Weather Channel caught my eye, seeming to confirm something I’ve noticed over the years, tracking Minnesota winters. Big storms are well-advertised. Motorists are generally prepared and tend to slow down....
by Paul Douglas | Nov 14, 2017 | Blog
Models Hint at a Relatively Mild Thanksgiving Here in a Land of Low Weather Expectations, after the chilliest start to November since 1995, the prospect of 50 degrees has left some in our midst positively giddy. Which is a sad, sorry state of affairs. But that’s...
by Paul Douglas | Nov 12, 2017 | Blog
Tiptoeing Into Winter The view from Golden Eagle Lodge in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area on Sunday showed a very wintry scene in the area. Note that the average temperatures in International Falls is running nearly 12.5F below average through the first half of the...
