Thursday, June 23, 2016

Thursday, June 23, 2015

Gathering cloud cover, light breeze from the east. People at both beaches. Several sailboats and a fishing boat on the water; fishermen on the southwest dock and here and there along the shore, some wading. Eight geese (2 +  6) resting on the grass on the western shore. Blackbirds calling from the northern marsh. Milkweed beginning to bloom in the northeastern marsh.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
74°F
23°C
Humidity 56%
Wind Speed E 7 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1016.6 mb)
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 23 Jun 4:53 pm CDT

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Thickening cloud cover; breeze from the south. Half a dozen sailboats and two addle boards on the lake. Beaches busy.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
82°F
28°C
Humidity 53%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.78 in (1008.0 mb)
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 83°F (28°C)
Last update 22 Jun 2:53 pm CDT



Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Blue sky, sun, few clouds, light breeze from the west. One sailboat on the lake. Beaches active. Campanulas blooming bright purple-blue.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Partly Cloudy
82°F
28°C
Humidity 31%
Wind Speed W 18 mph
Barometer 29.93 in (1013.0 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 81°F (27°C)
Last update 21 Jun 4:53 pm CDT

Monday, June 20, 2016

Monday, June 20, 2016

Some blue sky, thin cloud cover, breeze from the southwest. Large reefs of milfoil and algae edge most of the lake, cluttered with decaying pan fish and scraps of plastic. Three sailboats on the water; mallards here and there. Scent of milkweed beginning to bloom in small stands along the northern shore.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
75°F
24°C
Humidity 40%
Wind Speed NW 13 G 25 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1018.6 mb)
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Jun 5:53 pm CDT

Sunday, June 19, 2016

Sunday, June 19, 2016

Blue sky, bright sun, breeze from the south. Southeast beach and eastern path moderately busy.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Partly Cloudy and Breezy
92°F
33°C
Humidity 40%
Wind Speed S 24 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.91 in (1012.3 mb)
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 94°F (34°C)
Last update 19 Jun 4:53 pm CDT

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Gray sky, breeze from the southeast. Both beaches busy. Sailboat and fishing boats on the water. Andean band at the band shell. Duck and five ducklings in the water behind it.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
76°F
24°C
Humidity 58%
Wind Speed E 20 G 26 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1015.8 mb)
Dewpoint 60°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 78°F (26°C)
Last update 12 Jun 5:53 pm CDT

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Blue sky; large, vague stretch of cirrus clouds matching the large shelf of milfoil and algae edging most of the shore. Hundreds of redolent pan fish floating in the milfoil. A few sailboats and fishing boats on the water. Heron facing east from the island in the southwest inlet. Pair of loons far out on the water. Two eagles circling overhead, one bald eagle, head bright white against the blue sky, later skimming the treetops along the western shore. Beaches active.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Partly Cloudy
77°F
25°C
Humidity 36%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1011.4 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 78°F (26°C)
Last update 8 Jun 5:53 pm CDT

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Few clouds, little breeze at sunset. Fishermen on the southwest dock, a fishing boat on the water, a couple of sailboats. Frogs calling from the northeast marsh.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Partly Cloudy
66°F
19°C
Humidity 43%
Wind Speed N 5 mph
Barometer 29.90 in (1012.6 mb)
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Jun 8:53 pm CDT

Monday, June 6, 2016

Monday, June 6, 2016

A few clouds around the horizon at sunset; breeze from the northwest. Fishermen on the southwest dock, a fishing boat and a sailboat on the water. Muskrat pushing leafed twig through the water under the fishing dock. Two and six geese on the grass on the western shore, the adults keeping watch, the adolescents nibbling the grass. Fishing boat off the northern shore. Loud calls from the frogs in the northern marsh.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°NLon: 93.23°WElev: 840ft.
A Few Clouds
65°F
18°C
Humidity 42%
Wind Speed N 15 G 23 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1010.6 mb)
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 6 Jun 9:53 pm CDT

Sunday, June 5, 2016

Sunday, June 5, 2016

Blue sky, few clouds, bright sun, strong breeze from the northwest. Sailboats, fishing boat, kayak, and canoes on the water. Eight geese on the western shore. Philadelphia fleabane blooming near the southern shore; golden Alexanders, butter-and-eggs, and cow parsnip blooming in the northeast marsh. Paths busy; dozens of people in the water at the northern beach. 

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 26%
Wind Speed NW 20 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.68 in (1004.7 mb)
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 79°F (26°C)
Last update 5 Jun 5:53 pm CDT

Saturday, June 4, 2016

Saturday, June 4, 2016

Rough cloud cover, scattered light rain. Sailboat and fishing boat on the water. Two geese stand by as and six very large goslings trim the grass on the western shore.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°NLon: 93.23°WElev: 840ft.
Light Rain
66°F
19°C
Humidity 84%
Wind Speed NW 15 mph
Barometer 29.77 in (1007.8 mb)
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Last update 4 Jun 5:53 pm CDTCurrent conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Thickening overcast, breeze from the south. Large shelf of milfoil and algae off the southwestern shore. Mallards and sunning turtles at the southwest inlet; red-wing blackbird landing on a bush. Two geese and six large goslings on the western shore. Clump of blue flags on the eastern shore; a few deadpan fish floating nearby.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
65°F
18°C
Humidity 51%
Wind Speed W 15 mph
Barometer 29.90 in (1012.5 mb)
Dewpoint  46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 Jun 4:53 pm CDT