July 31, 2016

Blue sky, cumulus clouds piling high over the lake, breeze from the southeast; ten sailboats on the water. Beaches busy, fishermen on the southwest dock and on the shore. Milkweed pods ripening on the northern shore; one goldenrod plant blooming in the southwest.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Crystal Airport (KMIC)
Lat: 45.06°N Lon: 93.35°W Elev: 866ft.
Partly Cloudy
82°F
28°C
Humidity 56%
Wind Speed S 13 mph
Barometer 29.95 in (1013.7 mb)
Dewpoint  65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 84°F (29°C)
Last update 31 Jul 5:53 pm CDT

Saturday, July 30, 2016

Blue sky; tall, drifting cumulus clouds. Nineteen or twenty sails moving slowly on the water. Many kayaks off the northern shore; both beaches busy. Many fishermen. Painter at his easel on the western shore.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy 80°F
27°C
Humidity 54%
Wind Speed S 10 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1015.1 mb)
Dewpoint  62°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 81°F (27°C)
Last update 30 Jul 3:53 pm CDT

Friday, July 29, 2016

Blue sky, bright sun, no clouds. People at both beaches. Half a dozen white sails on the water and three paddle boards in the middle of the lake. Fishermen on the southwest dock and on the shore.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Crystal Airport (KMIC)
Lat: 45.06° NLon: 93.35° WElev: 866ft.
Fair
77°F
25°C
Humidity 39%
Wind Speed NE 6 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1016.3 mb)
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 78°F (26°C)
Last update 29 Jul 5:53 pm CDT

Monday, July 26, 2016

Gray sky open to the south; sunlight highlighting more than a dozen white sails on the gray water. Fishing boats and a paddle boat also. A few people at the southeast beach. A dozen fishermen n the southwest dock,

Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
87°F
31°C
Humidity48%
Wind Speed SW 15 mph
Barometer29.96 in (1013.9 mb)
Dewpoint65°F (18°C)
Visibility10.00 mi
Heat Index 89°F (32°C)
Last update 26 Jul 6:53 pm CDT

Monday, July 25, 2016

Blue sky, bright sun, no clouds; breeze from the west. Both beaches busy. Fishermen on the dock, on the shore, and in the water at the southwest inlet. Two sailboats and a fishing boat on the water.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
A Few Clouds
87°F
31°C
Humidity 43%
Wind Speed NW 10 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1016.3 mb)
Dewpoint  62°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 87°F (31°C)
Last update 25 Jul 4:53 pm CDT

Sunday, July 24, 2016

Sunny with wide swatches of cloud, breeze shifting to southerly. Both beaches very busy; dozens of sailfish and other craft on the water. Stand of mature cinnamon fern near the band shell.

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 46%
Wind Speed NW 18 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1013.1 mb)
Dewpoint  61°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 84°F (29°C)
Last update 24 Jul 4:53 pm CDT

Saturday, July 23, 2016

Creek high after heavy rain. Clouds clearing from the north. Fishing boat on the water. Beaches empty.  People congregating near the rose garden and setting setting up seats along the parkway in expectation of the ArtCar Parade.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
74°F
23°C
Humidity 88%
Wind Speed E 13 mph
Barometer 29.83 in (1009.6 mb)
Dewpoint  70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 23 Jul 5:53 pm CDT

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Blue sky, a few cumulus clouds; breeze from the south. Both beaches busy, paths less so. Half a dozen sailboats and some fishing boats on the water. 

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 55%
Wind Speed S 12 mph
Barometer 30.11 in (1019.0 mb)
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 89°F (32°C)
Last update 19 Jul 5:53 pm CDT

Monday, July 18, 2016

Clear blue sky, brilliant setting sun. Half a dozen sails on the water, several fishing boats and canoes; fishermen on the shore. Painter at his easel on the western shore.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Fair
79°F
26°C
Humidity 52%
Wind Speed NW 6 mph
Barometer 30.15 in (1020.6 mb)
Dewpoint  60°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 80°F (27°C)
Last update 18 Jul 8:53 pm CDT

Sunday, July 17, 2016

Blue sky, a few cumulus clouds moving quickly fro the northwest; white sails moving on the water. Good crowd for The Mikado at the band shell. Hot in the sun but cool in the shade. Four adolescent mallards paddling in tight formation along the northern shore.

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 52%
Wind Speed W 13 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1013.4 mb)
Dewpoint  61°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 81°F (27°C)
Last update 17 Jul 6:53 pm CDT

Saturday, July 16, 2016

Gray sky, a few drops of rain. A few sailboats and a fishing boat on the water; fishermen on the shore. Large audience at the band shell for G&SVLOC Mikado.Mallards and a loon off the southern shore. Bald eagle perched atop a tree on the eastern shore.

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 56%
Wind Speed SE 9 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1013.4 mb)
Dewpoint  59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 78°F (26°C)
Last update 16 Jul 7:53 pm CDT

Friday, February 15, 2016

Clear sky, few clouds, the west apricot at sunset. Purple loosestrife in the southwest inlet vivid in the dusk. A few sailboats and a fishing boat on the water. Paths busy, divers off the raft at the northern swimming beach.

Current conditions at 

Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)

Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.

Partly Cloudy

70°F

21°C

Humidity 55%

Wind Speed W 3 mph

Barometer 30.05 in (1017.5 mb)

Dewpoint  53°F (12°C)

Visibility 10.00 mi

Last update 15 Jul 9:53 pm CDT

Thursday, July 14, 2016

Rolling gray clouds dropping some scattered rain. A few sailboats and fishing boats on the water. Small stand of pink Sweet William blooming in the northeast marsh. Yellow coneflowers blooming along the western shore. 

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
66°F
19°C
Humidity 81%
Wind Speed NW 13 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1012.8 mb)
Dewpoint  60°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 Jul 5:53 pm CDT

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Blue sky bright with cumulus clouds. More than a dozen sailboats on the lake; several fishing boats and kayaks. Fishermen at the southwest dock. Bright stand of purple loosestrife on the small island in the southwest inlet.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23° WElev: 840ft.
Partly Cloudy
83°F
28°C
Humidity 43%
Wind Speed W 18 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.72 in (1005.7 mb)
Dewpoint  58°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 83°F (28°C)
Last update 13 Jul 5:53 pm CDT

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Creek running low. Blue sky, breeze from the south. Beaches and paths busy. Dozens of sailboats on the water; a few fishing boats; fishermen wading off the northern shore. Muskrat assiduously ferrying leafy sprigs to the embankment near the concession stand. Blue jay calling from an oak tree on the northern shore. Pink monarda blooming in the northeast marsh.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Fair
81°F
27°C
Humidity 44%
Wind Speed SW 12 mph
Barometer 29.74 in (1006.6 mb)
Dewpoint  57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 81°F (27°C)
Last update 12 Jul 8:53 pm CDT

Saturday, July 9, 2016

Scattered clouds, breeze from the south. Southeast beach busy. A dozen sailboats and one small fishing boat on the water. Mallards about. Milfoil shelf conspicuous. Planes landing.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Partly Cloudy
81°F
27°C
Humidity 45%
Wind Speed SE 13 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1016.5 mb)
Dewpoint  58°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 81°F (27°C)
Last update 9 Jul 5:53 pm CDT

Monday, July 4, 2016

Thin cloud cover, breeze from the south. Half a dozen sailboats on the water, several kayaks, a paddle boat, a canoe. Both beaches busy. Bushy white sweet clover blooming along the north shore.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
79°F
26°C
Humidity 52%
Wind Speed SW 10 mph
Barometer 29.77 in (1007.7 mb)
Dewpoint  60°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 80°F (27°C)
Last update 4 Jul 5:53 pm CDT

Sunday, July 3, 2016

Blue sky, bright sun, few clouds. Swimmers in the water; sailboat, canoe, fishing boat on it. 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
80°F
27°C
Humidity 33%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1015.0 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 79°F (26°C)
Last update 3 Jul 4:53 pm CDT