Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

White violets still blooming near the creek. Clear sky, quiet lake, peach and blue afterglow to the west.  A few mallards on the water. Frogs calling from the northwest marsh.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
70°F
21°C
Humidity 66%
Wind Speed SE 7 mph
Barometer 29.84 in (1010.1 mb)
Dewpoint  58°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 31 May 8:53 pm CDT

Sunday, May 29, 2016

Sunday, May 29, 2016

Large sectors of blue sky and dark clouds; light breeze from the west; humid. Cottonwood seeds accumulating on the path along the creek. A few sailboats and kayaks on the water. Pairs of mallards with small and large ducklings; pair of geese with six large goslings trimmng the grass on the western shore. Paths fairly busy.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Partly Cloudy
78°F
26°C
Humidity 43%
Wind Speed W 16 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.93 in (1013.3 mb)
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 79°F (26°C)
Last update 29 May 4:53 pm CDT

Monday, May 16, 2016

Monday, May 16, 2016

Clouds clearing away towards bright sunset; light breeze from the north. Sailboat and fishing boat on the water. Frogs calling from the northern marsh. Paths busy. Benches filling up for concert at the band shell. Swallow flying close to the water. Two pairs of geese on the western shore, one with six goslings. 

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 41%
Wind Speed N 12 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1018.9 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 May 6:53 pm CDT

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Gray overcast, light rain. Heron flying north along the western shore. Warbler in one of the trees. Goose and goslings huddled on the grass off the western shore; other goose standing nearby. Few people about.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Light Rain Fog/Mist
55°F
13°C
Humidity 90%
Wind Speed SE 7 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1015.3 mb)
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill 53°F (12°C)
Last update 11 May 4:53 pm CDT

Sunday, May 8, 2016

Sunday, May 8, 2016

Creek running high, flanked with white violets and blooming Virginia water leaf. Cloudless sky grayed with high smoke. Paths busy; a few people standing in the water; two sailboats in the southern breeze. Two geese and six goslings trimming the grass on the western shore; pair of mallards nearby; great blue heron flying north, low and close to shore. Another pair of geese on the grass farther north. Loud chorus of frogs calling from the northern marsh.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Fair
72°F
22°C
Humidity 20%
Wind Speed Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1010.9 mb)
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 May 4:53 pm CDT

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Blue sky, cumulus clouds, bright sun; breeze from the north. Pair of geese squawking off the southern shore. Another pair tending six goslings on the grass on the western shore. Another (or the first?) pair on the grass farther north.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Partly Cloudy
60°F
16°C
Humidity 36%
Wind Speed N 15 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1015.3 mb)
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 4 May 11:53 am CDT

Monday, May 2, 2016

Monday, May 2, 2016

Blue sky, bright sun, hardly a breeze, a few cumulus clouds overhead, a bank forming on the western horizon. Two geese standing by as six goslings trim the grass on the western shore. Three sailboats anchored to buoys, two fishing boats and a kayak on the water. Coots spread out along the western shore. White cherry blossoms in full bloom.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
A Few Clouds
62°F
17°C
Humidity 30%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.08 in (1018.7 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 2 May 12:53 pm CDT

Sunday, May 1, 2016

Sunday, May 1, 2016

Blue sky, large, flat cumulus clouds; breeze from the north. White and purple violets line the creek path. Pair of mallards on the island in the southwest inlet; green Wenonah canoe coming ashore; pair of inflatable boats on the water nearby. Goose sheltering goslings on the grass next to the western shore; other goose standing close by. Scattering of pied-bill grebes, horned grebes, and mallards off the northern shore. Sound of red-wing blackbirds from the northern marsh.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
63°F
17°C
Humidity 35%
Wind Speed N 10 mph
Barometer 30.10 in (1019.5 mb)
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 May 5:53 pm CDT