Saturday, October 31, 2015

Creek running full, two mallards grazing near the head. Rough gray sky, breeze from the south. Fishing boat on the water; loon calling and diving off the southern shore. A few fishermen on the southwest dock; mallards and coots nearby; a few gulls in the air. Large sailboat launched from the northern shore crossing the lake to the south.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
50°F
10°C
Humidity 83%
Wind Speed SW 13 mph
Barometer 29.53 in (1000.4 mb)
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 45°F (7°C)
Last update 31 Oct 4:53 pm CDT

Friday, October 30, 2015

Gray sky, a few shafts of sunlight; breeze from the south. Some mallards next to the southwest fishing dock; gull standing on a small sand bar; several fishermen on the dock. Coots in the cove on the north side of the dock and along the shore; a few more mallards. Plastic dock floating at anchor off the north shore. Three fishing boats on the water. Abundant milkweed fleece in the northeast marsh. 

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
42°F
6°C
Humidity 82%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1017.3 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill 37°F (3°C)
Last update 30 Oct 9:53 am CDT

Monday, October 26, 2015

Creek running low. Layered gray sky; little breeze. Fishing boat on the water. Loon diving off the southern shore. Mallards around the dock; coots in the southwest cove.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
58°F
14°C
Humidity 50%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 30.21 in (1023.2 mb)
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Oct 5:53 pm CDT

Sunday, October 25, 2015

Gray sky, large patches of sunlight towards sunset. Pair of loons near the southwestern shore, one flapping wings, both diving. Several fishing boats on the water; a few fishermen on the southwest dock. Mallards and coots; white gulls in the center of the lake lit up by the setting sun; scrim of trees along the shore heightened by the light.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
54°F
12°C
Humidity 55%
Wind Speed SE 9 mph
Barometer 30.30 in (1026.5 mb)
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 51°F (11°C)
Last update 25 Oct 4:53 pm CDT

Saturday, October 24, 2015

Creek up a bit, paved with yellow leaves and littered with leaves; a pair of mallards also. Quilted cloud cover revealing blue sky and sunlight; diminishing breeze from the west. Snow fence installed along the southeast beach. A few fishermen on the southwest dock; mallards to the east and coots close to shore in the western cove. Fisherman seated on the shore near the band shell. Paths fairly busy.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
51°F
11°C
Humidity 69%
Wind Speed NW 17 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1015.0 mb)
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 45°F (7°C)
Last update 24 Oct 11:53 am CDT

Monday, October 19, 2015

Gathering cloud cover, few patches of blue; breeze from the south. Fishing boat near the south shore. Coots on both sides of the fishing dock. Mallards close to the northern shore.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°NLon: 93.23°WElev: 840ft.

Mostly Cloudy
67°F
19°C
Humidity 42%
Wind Speed SW 14 G 22 mph
Barometer 29.79 in (1008.7 mb)
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Last update 19 Oct 11:53 am CDT

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Creek lowering, fringed with fallen leaves. Sunny, blue sky, some haze at the horizons; breeze from the south raising white caps. Fishing boat and red kayak on the water. Solitary grebe off the southern shore. Mallards and a gull around the southwest inlet; clusters of coots nearby. Milkweed bright in the sunlight in the northeast marsh. Paths busy.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Fair
62°F
17°C
Humidity 24%
Wind Speed S 15 G 24 mph
Barometer 30.12 in (1020.3 mb)
Dewpoint  25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 18 Oct 4:53 pm CDT

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Blue sky, no clouds, light breeze from the southwest. A few fishing boats on the water, southwest fishing dock busy. Two pied-bill grebes diving off the southern shore; loon diving farther out. Mallards and a couple of gulls around the southwest inlet; coots in the adjacent cove to the north.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Fair
45°F
7°C
Humidity 49%
Wind Speed W 6 mph
Barometer 30.49 in (1033.2 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 42°F (6°C)
Last update 17 Oct 10:53 am CDT

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Yellow-rumped warbler picking among the leaves in the sunlight next to the creek. Blue sky, no clouds, light breeze from the southwest. A dozen pied-bill grebes near the south shore. Heron standing still in the water nearby, close to the brush. Several coots. Two fishermen on the wooden dock. More coots along the western shore. Fishing boat on the water among the many white sailboat bouys, all the sailboats gone.

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Blue sky, bright sun, no clouds, breeze from the south. People in the water at both beaches. Easel painter at the southeast beach. A few sailboats, paddle boards, kayaks on the water; one fishing boat. Mallards along the western shore, gulls far out. Colors along brightest along the western shore. Paths busy.

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 36%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.36 in (993.9 mb)
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 83°F (28°C)
Last update 11 Oct 5:53 pm CDT

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Sunny, blue sky, cirrus, cirrostratus; light breeze from the east. Color coming to the rim of trees. Solitary pied-bill grebe and immature wood duck off the eastern shore. 

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Partly Cloudy
52°F
11°C
Humidity 72%
Wind Speed E 6 mph
Barometer 30.25 in (1024.6 mb)
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 50°F (10°C)
Last update 7 Oct 9:53 am CDT

Monday, September 5, 2015

Thin stratus cover shifting north from the south, revealing bright sun. One kayak in the middle of the lake; western path busy. Rose garden and flower beds bright in the sun; bright green sweeps of lawn.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Partly Cloudy
61°F
16°C
Humidity 56%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 30.15 in (1021.2 mb)
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 Oct 5:53 pm CDT

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Some blue sky, some sun; cirrostratus thickening from the west. Sailboat, kayak, fishing boat on the water. Mallards near the southwest inlet; coots farther north; easel painter on shore.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N on: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
56°F
13°C
Humidity 55%
Wind Speed E 6 mph
Barometer 30.23 in (1024.1 mb)
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 4 Oct 4:53 pm CDT

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Blue sky, sunlight, breeze from the northeast; cirrostratus edging in from the southwest. A few sailboats on the water; paths busy. Milkweed open and bright in the sun along the northern shore.

Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
A Few Clouds
59°F
15°C
Humidity 42%
Wind Speed E 17 mph
Barometer 30.25 in (1024.7 mb)
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Oct 4:53 pm CDT