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Weather
This is the time of year when the small mysteries of winter can occupy us for literally minutes at a time. Read more →
The snowstorm that didn’t live up to expectations wasn’t a lot of fun for a few hours yesterday, but do you feel ‘pummeled’ by it?
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It’s only November 20, but we have an early leader in the Ironic Weather Tweet competition for 2015-2016. Read more →
It’s about to turn colder, all the way to the 30s in the Twin Cities. That should be a relief from the delight of a warm November morning. Read more →
Stand down, Minnesota, there’s no big snowstorm coming on Monday. And anyone who tells you otherwise is spending far too much time on Facebook. Read more →
On this 75th anniversary of the Armistice Day Blizzard, I’m reposting this 2010 NewsCut post.
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The prevailing jet stream over the Midwest from the south and west has brought the unusual warmth in the last few weeks. Despite today’s return to cooler weather, that trend is likely to continue for awhile.
And that might be part of the reason for an increase in jet noise complaints recently — the wind. Read more →
Let’s just get this out of the way now and not speak of it again. Read more →
With heavy rain due here on Friday, drone videos might be the only way we’ll see Minnesota’s fall colors shortly.
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Fall in Minnesota is like a good dog. It’s unfair that it doesn’t live longer. Read more →
Even the meteorologists are bailing on Minnesota winters.
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Today’s forecast for La Crosse: Partly insecty, highs in the 70s.
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My morning walk is again cloaked in darkness. The sunrise song from the birds has mostly disappeared, save the occasional screech of a blue jay, which if you listen long enough begins to sound like a newspaper’s comments section.
Still, autumn is the most underrated of the seasons and it’s not really its fault, I contend. Read more →