Sunday, August 23, 2015

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Rafts of cumulus clouds, some blue sky, breeze from the west raising whitecaps. Two sailboats at dislocated anchor, one close to the northern shore. Beaches mostly empty, paths busy. Pair of grebes cheeping off the southwestern shore.

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 and Breezy
68°F
20°C
Humidity 51%
Wind Speed W 24 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.84 in (1010.4 mb)
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 23 Aug 2:53 pm CDT

Saturday, August 22, 2015

Saturday, August 22, 2015

Ragweed in tall stands next to the creek. Broken overcast, wind from the south raising whitecaps. Few people at the beaches, more on the path. Three loons parading off the southern shore. Monarch butterfly leaving the northeast marsh, heading north.


Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy and Breezy
80°F
27°C
Humidity 62%
Wind Speed S 22 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.75 in (1006.8 mb)
Dewpoint  66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 82°F (28°C)
Last update 22 Aug 3:53 pm CDT

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Blue sky, sunlight, a few cumulus clouds; breeze from the west. Half a dozen sails on the water, one fishing boat, one red kayak. Fishermen on the southwest dock. Stands of purple loosestrife opposed across the southwest inlet. Immature pied-billed grebe diving off the western shore. Artist at her easel in view of the band shell. Mallards about. Milkweed pods forming along the northern shore; goldenrod in bloom in the northeast marsh. Paths busy with joggers. Large stand of daisies in sunlit bloom lights up the shade of the creek.






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
73°F
23°C
Humidity 40%
Wind Speed NW 13 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1011.5 mb)
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Aug 5:53 pm CDT

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Blue sky, bright sun, good breeze from the northwest; dwindling streets of warm cumulus clouds. Both beaches active; crowd at the band shell; a few fishermen on the southwest dock; others fishing from boats and kayaks. Several sails on the water, many kayaks; gulls, mallards. Northwest marsh coated with vines.


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 and Breezy
82°F
28°C
Humidity 43%
Wind Speed NW 22 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.72 in (1005.7 mb)
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 82°F (28°C)
Last update 2 Aug 5:53 pm CDT