Monday, August 29, 2016

Monday, August 28, 2016

Light, broken cloud cover. One or two sails on the water; two swimmers heading to the southeast shore from the middle of the lake. Paths not so busy.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
85°F
29°C
Humidity 61%
Wind Speed SW 10 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1019.8 mb)
Dewpoint  70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 90°F (32°C)
Last update 29 Aug 4:53 pm CDT

Saturday, August 27, 2016

Gray sky, gray lake, one fishing kayak, a dozen and a half white sails in the breeze toward the northwest.

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 84%
Wind Speed SE 6 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1015.6 mb)
Dewpoint  61°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 Aug 3:53 pm CDT

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Breeze from the northwest, flat cumulus clouds. Four sailboats on the water (three white, one red), two fishing boats; fishermen along the shore, a few on the southwest dock. Splashes of goldenrod on the south shore and in the northeast marsh, joined there by purple thistles.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
71°F
22°C
Humidity 55%
Wind Speed NW 13 mph
Barometer 30.07 in (1018.0 mb)
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 25 Aug 5:53 pm CDT

Monday, August 22, 2016

Monday, August 22, 2015

Peach glow in the west after sunset. Pair of kayaks grounded at the southwest beach, a few other people and mallards about. Occasional planes, at first a spot of light, arriving from above the west. Crickets.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
A Few Clouds
77°F
25°C
Humidity 54%
Wind Speed S 13 mph
Barometer 29.91 in (1012.4 mb)
Dewpoint  59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 79°F (26°C)
Last update 22 Aug 8:53 pm CDT

Sunday, August 21, 2016

Sunday, August 21, 2016

Sunny, blue sky; white cumulus clouds floating from the northwest. More than half a dozen white sails on the water. Paths very busy, beaches less so. Jewel weed 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.
Partly Cloudy
73°F
23°C
Humidity 43%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1015.0 mb)
Dewpoint  49°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 21 Aug 5:53 pm CDT

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Creek high, lake high. Rain moving in from the south, overtaking five sailboats to the north and a few fishermen on the southwest dock, not to mention pedestrians. Large, bright stand of gray-headed coneflowers, petals at full droop, looking very much themselves next to the creek path. 

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Rain Fog/Mist
61°F
16°C
Humidity 87%
Wind Speed NW 14 G 28 mph
Barometer 29.77 in (1007.8 mb)
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Last update 20 Aug 2:53 pm CDT

Thursday, August 18, 2016

Thursday, August 18, 2016

Layers of gray sky. Fishing boat on the water. Mallards lined up on the sandy shore at the northern beach.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Light Rain
79°F
26°C
Humidity 67%
Wind Speed S 15 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1010.4 mb)
Dewpoint  67°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 81°F (27°C)
Last update 18 Aug 4:53 pm CDT



Wednesday, August 17, 2016

August 17, 2016

Lake surface full of clouds. Slight breeze. A few sailboats near the northern shore.

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 56%
Wind Speed SE 3 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1016.4 mb)
Dewpoint  65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 84°F (29°C)
Last update 17 Aug 2:53 pm CDT

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Some blue sky to the north, storm approaching from the south; lightning flash far off. A few people at the southeast beach. Fishing boat trolling north. Magenta sweet William blooming in the northeast marsh; range of goldenrod coming into blossom.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Thunderstorm Rain
78°F
26°C
Humidity 74%
Wind Speed SW 16 G 23 mph
Barometer 29.96 in (1014.1 mb)
Dewpoint  69°F (21°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Heat Index 80°F (27°C)
Last update 16 Aug 4:53 pm CDT

Saturday, August 13, 2016

Saturday, August 12, 2016

Open sky, a few black and orange clouds on the western horizon at sunset. Photographers at the southeast beach. Small sailboat and a fishing boat on the water. Paths busy. Crickets beginning.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Partly Cloudy
76°F
24°C
Humidity 58%
Wind Speed W 7 mph
Barometer 29.93 in (1013.0 mb)
Dewpoint  60°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 78°F (26°C)
Last update 13 Aug 8:53 pm CDT

Friday, August 12, 2016

Friday, August 12, 2016

Lake high; some clearing after sunset; gibbous moon. Flash of lightning in large cloud over the western horizon. Mixed sounds of crickets and peepers.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
71°F
22°C
Humidity 87%
Wind Speed N 6 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1011.1 mb)
Dewpoint  67° F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 12 Aug 8:53 pm CDT

Thursday, August 11, 2016

Thursday, August 11, 2016

Mixed clouds giving way to bright blue sky. Half a dozen sailboats and three paddle boards on the water.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
83°F
28°C
Humidity 59%
Wind Speed NW 6 mph
Barometer 29.86 in (1010.6 mb)
Dewpoint  67°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 86°F (30°C)
Last update 11 Aug 2:53 pm CDT

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Layers of clouds blocking out the blue sky; breeze from the southeast. One sailboat, one trolling fishing boat, and two kayaks on the water. Mallards along the southern shore and around the southwest inlet.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
87°F
31°C
Humidity 61%
Wind Speed S 12 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1010.8 mb)
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 93°F (34°C)
Last update 10 Aug 5:53 pm CDT

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Tuesday, August 9

Hazy blue sky, large cumulus clouds. Three or four sailboats on the water, a couple of fishing boats. A dozen mallards sunning on warm stones at the southwest inlet.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Partly Cloudy
86°F
30°C
Humidity 63%
Wind Speed SW 8 mph
Barometer 29.90 in (1011.9 mb)
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 92°F (33°C)
Last update 9 Aug 5:53 pm CDT

Monday, August 8, 2016

Monday, July 8, 2016

Large and small clouds, blue sky, strong breeze from the southeast. Several sailboats, a fishing boat, a kayak and a loon on the water. A few people at the beaches. Paths busy.

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 53%
Wind Speed S 10 mph
Barometer 29.95 in (1013.7 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 82°F (28°C)
Last update 8 Aug 5:53 pm CDT

Friday, August 5, 2016

Friday, August 5, 2016

Blue sky, small cumulus clouds arriving from the northwest. Fishing boat and two paddle boats on the water; then one sailboat. More people on the paths than on the beaches. Large blooming stand of goldenrod next to the band shell. Canada hawkweed flowering and seeding along the northern and western shores. Small stand of purple loosestrife blooming between Gray-headed coneflowers and the  blue water on the western shore.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Partly Cloudy
72°F
22°C
Humidity 59%
Wind Speed NW 15 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1015.8 mb)
Dewpoint  57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 Aug 10:53 am CDT




Thursday, August 4, 2016

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Clouds beginning to clear after heavy rain. Beaches empty, four sailboats on the water, a few pedestrians on the path. Gray-headed coneflowers thoroughly bedraggled along the western shore; False sunflowers (a.k.a. Smooth oxeyes) intermixed, unfazed.


Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
77°F
25°C
Humidity 79%
Wind Speed SW 12 G 20 mph
Barometer  29.81 in (1008.7 mb)
Dewpoint 70°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 79°F (26°C)

Last update 4 Aug 12:53 pm CDT

Monday, August 1, 2016

Monday, August 1, 2016

Mixed gray overcast, a few gleams of light; breeze from the southeast. A few sailboats, a fishing boat, a canoe. Few people at the beaches.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Crystal Airport (KMIC)
Lat: 45.06°N Lon: 93.35°W Elev: 866ft.
Mostly Cloudy
83°F
28°C
Humidity 57%
Wind Speed SE 16 mph
Barometer 29.95 in (1013.8 mb)
Dewpoint  66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 85°F (29°C)
Last update 1 Aug 5:53 pm CDT