Monday, October 31, 2016

Monday, October 31, 2016

Robins in short flights along the creek. Gray sky, moist mist. Solitary pied-bill grebe off the southern shore, mallards close to the southwest inlet, dozens of coots farther north. Several fishermen seated near the band shell. A few maples still bright with color.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Light Drizzle Fog/Mist
53°F
12°C
Humidity 93%
Wind Speed S 14 mph
Barometer 29.64 in (1003.9 mb)
Dewpoint  51°F (11°C)
Visibility 2.50 mi
Wind Chill 49°F (9°C)
Last update 31 Oct 4:53 pm CDT

Sunday, October 30, 2016

Sunday, October 30, 2016

Fishermen on the bridge over the creek. Gray sky, breeze from the south. Two fishing boats and a loon off the southeast shore. Mallards around the southwest inlet; coots farther north. Wooden fishing dock now at anchor off the southern shore.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
45°F
7°C
Humidity 68%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 30.23 in (1024.1 mb)
Dewpoint 35 °F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 41°F (5°C)
Last update 30 Oct 4:53 pm CDT

Friday, October 28, 2016

Friday, October 28, 2016

Thin cloud cover, pale blue showing through, thin sunlight. Kayak and two fishing boats on the water; fishermen at the southwest dock. A pair of pied-bill grebes off the southern shore; a few mallards near the southwest inlet; many coots farther north. Both northern docks floating at anchor. Paths busy. Planes low and loud.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
71°F
22°C
Humidity 59%
Wind Speed SW 10 mph
Barometer 29.66 in (1004.3 mb)
Dewpoint  56°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 28 Oct 4:53 pm CDT

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Gray sky, gray lake, neither smooth; breeze from the south. Two fishing boats on the water, a few fishermen on the southwest dock, mallards and coots nearby.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
48°F
9°C
Humidity 77%
Wind Speed S 13 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1020.9 mb)
Dewpoint  41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 43°F (6°C)
Last update 27 Oct 4:53 pm CDT

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Wednesday, October 26, 2016.

Gray sky, gray lake, breeze from the east. Fishing boat off the southwest shore. Solitary loon off the eastern shore; five pied-bill grebes farther south.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
45°F
7°C
Humidity 86%
Wind Speed E 12 mph
Barometer 30.11 in (1020.1 mb)
Dewpoint  41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 39°F (4°C)
Last update 26 Oct 2:53 pm CDT

Sunday, October 23, 2016

Sunday, October 23, 2016

Creek high. Gray cloud cover moving south, revealing blue sky and sunlight at sunset; light breeze from the northwest. Fishing boat on the water, a couple of fishermen on the docks. Mallards and a couple of coots around the southwest dock, more coots north of the inlet. Pair of loons parading south off the western shore, one diving. Milkweed seeds along the north shore and 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
52°F
11°C
Humidity 69%
Wind Speed NW 13 mph
Barometer 30.14 in (1020.9 mb)
Dewpoint  42°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 48°F (9°C)
Last update 23 Oct 5:53 pm CDT



Saturday, October 22, 2016

Saturday, October 22, 2016

Blue sky, bright sun, a few cirrostratus clouds to the south. Calm, the lake mirroring fall color. Fishing boat on the water; fisherman on the western shore.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
A Few Clouds
51°F
11°C
Humidity 71%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.99 in (1016.1 mb)
Dewpoint  42°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Oct 10:53 am CDT

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Creek still high; bow fisherman inspecting the creek pool. Bright sun, blue sky, a few flat cumulus clouds; good breeze from the northwest.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Partly Cloudy
50°F
10°C
Humidity 44%
Wind Speed N 15 G 24 mph
Barometer 30.29 in (1026.3 mb)
Dewpoint  29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 45°F (7°C)
Last update 20 Oct 3:53 pm CDT

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Wednesday, October 29, 2016

Sky mostly blue and orange, a few low clouds forming in the west. Fishing boat on the water. Path busy with people and dogs, large bald eagle flying north overhead.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Partly Cloudy
49°F
9°C
Humidity 64%
Wind Speed NW 13 mph
Barometer 30.19 in (1022.7 mb)
Dewpoint  37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 44°F (7°C)
Last update 19 Oct 5:53 pm CDT

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Creek high, lake high. Blue sky, bright sun, incipient cumulus clouds; fishing boat on the water. Coots near the southwest inlet; loon off the fishing dock there (one fisherman in place). Great blue heron landing at the southeast beach.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88° NLon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
A Few Clouds
66°F
19°C
Humidity 47%
Wind Speed W 14 mph
Barometer 29.80 in (1009.0 mb)
Dewpoint  45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 18 Oct 2:53 pm CDT

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Creek very high. Gray sky, mild breeze from the west. Two fishing boats on the water, and a red fishing canoe.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
69°F
21°C
Humidity 68%
Wind Speed W 12 mph
Barometer 29.72 in (1006.0 mb)
Dewpoint 58 °F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Oct 3:53 pm CDT

Friday, October 14, 2016

Friday, October 14, 2016

Creek high, lake high. Blue, gray, and white sky; strong breeze from the south, raising whitecaps. Dozen and a half coots near the southwest shore; three pied-bill grebes bobbing offshoe farther north.

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 68%
Wind Speed S 17 G 30 mph
Barometer 29.79 in (1009.0 mb)
Dewpoint  52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 Oct 4:53 pm CDT

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Blue sky, colorful shoreline, breeze from the south. Fishing boat on the water, several fishermen on the southwest dock and on the shore. Grebes off the southern and western shores, warblers in the bushes, loon near the middle of the lake. Milkweed silk strewn along the bushes on 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
54°F
12°C
Humidity 43%
Wind Speed S 12 mph
Barometer 30.15 in (1021.4 mb)
Dewpoint  32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 50°F (10°C)
Last update 13 Oct 4:53 pm CDT

Monday, October 3, 2016

Monday, October 3, 2016

Bright sun, blue sky, clouds forming in the west, breeze from the east. Touch of red showing in the trees on the eastern shore. A couple of sailboats and fishing boats on the water, a couple of paddle boards. A few people just testing the water at both beaches. Mallards near the southwest inlet; gulls in the air and in a long, sunlit line near the middle of the lake.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
A Few Clouds
73°F
23°C
Humidity 46%
Wind Speed SE 13 mph
Barometer 29.90 in (1012.2 mb)
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Oct 5:53 pm CDT