Friday, July 31, 2015

Friday, July 31, 2015

Creek and lake still high. Blue sky, a few cumulus clouds, breeze from the northwest. Both beaches active. A few white sails on the water, one tipping over in the breeze. A few kayaks near the northern shore; two loons off the western shore. 





National Weather Service
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
A Few Clouds
81°F
27°C
Humidity 37%
Wind Speed NW 14 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1015.2 mb)
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 80°F (27°C)
Last update 31 Jul 5:53 pm CDT

Thursday, July 30, 2015

Saturday, July 30, 2015

Mallards shepherding ducklings on the shaded high creek and creek shore. Blue sky, a few small clouds; breeze from the west. A few small sails on the water; a three-person canoe, a kayak. Both beaches moderately busy. Loon far off the western shore.

National Weather Service
Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Fair
84°F
29°C
Humidity 38%
Wind Speed W 18 G 28 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1017.0 mb)
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 83°F (28°C)
Last update 30 Jul 2:53 pm CDT


Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Creek high, good breeze from the west; few small cumulus clouds. A dozen white sails moving on the water. Loon near the western shore. Canoe. Paths busy.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
A Few Clouds
81°F
27°C
Humidity 38%
Wind Speed W 16 G 30 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1013.2 mb)
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 80°F (27°C)
Last update 29 Jul 6:53 pm CDT

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Blue sky, bright sunlight, picturesque congeries of cumulus clouds; breeze from the southeast. Both beaches busy; southwest fishing dock busy; paths busy with pedestrians and dogs. Several sailboats on the water, many kayaks near the northern shore, one canoe off the southwestern shore. A few blue darners hovering over the dirt path along the southern shore. Artist at his easel on the western shore. Stands of purple bee balm in bloom in the northeast marsh.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
A Few Clouds
86°F
30°C
Humidity 49%
Wind Speed E 9 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1012.4 mb)
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 88°F (31°C)
Last update 26 Jul 2:53 pm CDT

Friday, July 24, 2015

Saturday, July 24, 2015

Thinning cumulus and other clouds; blue sky, bright sun. Beaches busy. Several sailboats, fishing boats, paddle boards on the water. Duckling near the western shore; mallards being fed popcorn by children near the band shell, despite adult advice. Great blue heron standing in the middle of the large island off the southwest inlet. A few mallards quacking from the creek.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft. 
Partly Cloudy
87°F
31°C
Humidity 59%
Wind Speed W 13 mph
Barometer 29.83 in (1009.7 mb)
Dewpoint 71°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 93°F (34°C)
Last update 24 Jul 5:53 pm CDT

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Blue sky, a few small cumulus clouds, breeze from the south. Beaches busy; several sails on the water, a fishing boat. Two mallards and two turtles sunning themselves on a row of small rocks in the southwest inlet. Two monarch butterflies among the milkweed on the northern shore.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Partly Cloudy
84°F
29°C
Humidity 48%
Wind Speed S 12 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1012.6 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 85°F (29°C)
Last update 23 Jul 5:53 pm CDT

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Open, cloudless sky; Popsicle-pink-and-orange western horizon coloring the water. Group at the southeastern beach includes several paddle boards. A few mallards along the western shore. Fishing boat far out. Frequent planes landing low and loud.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
A Few Clouds
78°F
26°C
Humidity 50%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1012.8 mb)
Dewpoint 58°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 79°F (26°C)
Last update 22 Jul 8:53 pm CDT

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

A few pink and golden clouds on the western horizon after sunset. Southeast beach busy; paddle board on the water, two fishing boats and a canoe near the eastern shore, two sailboats near the western shore. Path busy.

National Weather Service
Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
A Few Clouds
76°F
24°C
Humidity 50%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1012.8 mb)
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 78°F (26°C)
Last update 21 Jul 8:53 pm CDT

Monday, July 20, 2015

Monday, July 20, 2015

Pink-orange western horizon after sunset; no clouds; light breeze from the west. One canoe on the water. A few large ducklings close to the western shore; a couple of bats high in the air over the water; a couple of large dragonflies. Crescent moon; Venus appearing.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
A Few Clouds
72°F
22°C
Humidity 50%
Wind Speed NW 9 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1011.2 mb)
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Jul 8:53 pm CDT

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Creek running well; slight breeze from the southwest. Groups at the southeast beach watching the orange sunset in a virtually cloudless sky. One kayak on the water.

National Weather Service
Current conditions at 
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88° N Lon: 93.23° W Elev: 840ft.
A Few Clouds
80°F
27°C
Humidity 51%
Wind Speed SW 8 mph
Barometer 29.81 in (1009.0 mb)
Dewpoint 60°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 81°F (27°C)
Last update 19 Jul 8:53 pm CDT

Saturday, July 18, 2015

Saturday, July 18, 2015

Hardly a cloud, sun orange at sunset, breeze from the west. Paths busy. Solitary large canoe on the water, carrying four paddlers.

National Weather Service
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88° N Lon: 93.23° W Elev: 840ft.
A Few Clouds
77°F
25°C
Humidity 56%
Wind Speed W 13 mph
Barometer 29.82 in (1009.4 mb)
Dewpoint 60°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 79°F (26°C)
Last update 18 Jul 8:53 pm CDT

Thursday, July 16, 2015

Thursday, July 16, 2015

Mist condensing to drizzle. Few pedestrians, quite a few joggers. Rose garden in fine shape.

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Blue sky, large cumulus clouds, silvery sunlight. Southwest beach busy; scattered mallards in the foreground, scattered sails in the background.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88° N Lon: 93.23° W Elev: 840ft.
Partly Cloudy
89°F
32°C
Humidity 65%
Wind Speed S 13 mph
Barometer 29.77 in (1007.3 mb)
Dewpoint 76°F (24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 100°F (38°C)
Last update 12 Jul 5:53 pm CDT

Thursday, July 2, 2015

High haze after sunset, thicker towards the western horizon. One sail on the water, one fishing boat. Venus just visible; Jupiter, now farther off, visible only with binoculars. Swallows in the air.

National Weather Service
Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88° N Lon: 93.23° W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
73°F
23°C
Humidity 50%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1014.6 mb)
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 2 Jul 8:53 pm CDT

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Thin overcast after sunset, slightly thicker toward the western horizon; pink and pearl gray. Fishing boat in the middle of the lake; a dozen mallards off the eastern shore. Venus bright in the west, Jupiter faint, close over her shoulder.

National Weather Service
Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88° N Lon: 93.23° W Elev: 840ft.
A Few Clouds
67°F
19°C
Humidity 61%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1016.3 mb)
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 Jul 9:53 pm CDT