Sunday, December 8, 2019

Gray sky gray lake, partly covered by a sheet of ice. Scores of mergansers paddling and diving in the open water. Paths busy.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
34°F
1°C
Humidity 79%
Wind Speed NE 5 mph
Barometer 29.79 in (1009.6 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill 29°F (-2°C)
Last update 8 Dec 4:53 pm CST

Saturday, November 29, 2009

Gray sky, gray lake. Three dozen geese poking at the snow and grass on the southeast shore. Scores of mallards squawking from the lake. Plowed path busy with pedestrians, dogs, cyclists.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
33°F
1°C
Humidity 82%
Wind Speed SE 10 mph
Barometer 30.22 in (1024.4 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 25°F (-4°C)
Last update 29 Nov 4:53 pm CST

Sunday, November 23, 2019

Gray sky and lake turning colorful in the southwest at sunset.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
44°F
7°C
Humidity 63%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 29.55 in (1001.1 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 41°F (5°C)
Last update 24 Nov 4:53 pm CST

Friday, November 22, 2019

Blue sky, turning blue and pink; a few thin clouds. Shelf of thin ice off the southern shore. Three fishing boats on the water. Dozens of mallards near the southwest inlet. Solitary coot paddling south along 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
28°F
-2°C
Humidity 66%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1020.3 mb)
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 21°F (-6°C)
Last update 22 Nov 4:53 pm CST

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Gray sky, bright light. Dozens of goldeneye ducks off the southeast shore. Fishing boat off the southwest shore. Water greenish and opaque along the western shore.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Fog/Mist
40°F
4°C
Humidity 86%
Wind Speed SE 13 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1016.1 mb)
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill 32°F (0°C)
Last update 20 Nov 11:53 am CST

Sunday, November 17, 2019

Gray sky, gray lake. Ice on the bushes in the water along the southern shore. Scores of mallards off the southwest inlet; half a dozen coots north of them. Half a dozen birders with tripod scopes studying a large flock hovering over the center of the lake, said to include glaucous and back-backed gulls. Three fishing boats on the water; several fishermen near the band shell.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
34°F
1°C
Humidity 76%
Wind Speed NW 12 mph
Barometer 29.89 in (1012.9 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 25°F (-4°C)
Last update 17 Nov 4:53 pm CST

Friday, November 1, 2019

Gray sky, breeze from the west. Docks floating at anchor; a fishing boat on the water; fisherman near the band shell. A few joggers on the path. A score of coots and a few pied-billed grebes off the southwest shore; a half dozen coots off the north shore.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
40°F
4°C
Humidity 73%
Wind Speed W 12 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1017.7 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 33°F (1°C)
Last update 1 Nov 11:53 am CDT

Sunday, October 13, 2019

Creek within its banks. Cardinal chipping from a branch. Mixed sheets of cloud and open sky over the lake; fishing boat on the water, fishermen on the dock. Dusky common loon passing by the dock and diving. Clutch of mallards near the shore.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°NLon: 93.23°WElev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
42°F
6°C
Humidity 68%
Wind Speed W 13 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1011.3 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 35°F (2°C)
Last update 13 Oct 5:53 pm CDT

Saturday, October 12, 2019

Creek over its lowest bank. Gray sky, wind from the southwest. Fishermen o the southwest dock. Loon diving nearby; another sighting farther north; maybe the same or maybe the pair of  white-throated loons seen together and apart earlier this week. Half a dozen birders with scopes and binoculars at different points around the lake, in search of "the" red-throated loon previously reported. Perhaps one of this pair? Meanwhile the hundreds of gulls have left the lake, except for one, perched on the rail of the fishing dock.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Crystal Airport (KMIC)
Lat: 45.06° N Lon: 93.35° W Elev: 866 ft.
Overcast
38°F
3°C
Humidity 73%
Wind Speed SW 13 G 28 mph
Barometer 29.55 in (1001.5 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 30°F (-1°C)
Last update 12 Oct 3:53 pm CDT

Friday, October 11, 2919

Creek full to overflowing. Rough gray sky, with hints of blue. Strong wind from the southwest., occasional graupel. Pair of immature loons—or nonbreeding red-throated loons?—moving north along the southwest shore. Mature loon in the distance said to be a red-throated loon. Hundreds of gulls in a line down the center of the lake.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°NLon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft. 
Overcast and Breezy
39°F
4°C
Humidity 60%
Wind Speed W 23 G 38 mph
Barometer 29.76 in (1008.4 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 28°F (-2°C)
Last update 11 Oct 5:53 pm CDT

Monday, October 7, 2019

Evening sun, clear sky. Several bright sails reflecting long across the water. A half dozen mergansers in the center of the lake; a large flotilla of gulls; two loons farther south.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Fair
66°F
19°C
Humidity 33%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1019.0 mb)
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Oct 5:53 pm CDT

Sunday, October 6, 2019

Sunny, breeze from the west; rafts of cumulus clouds. A few fishing boats on the water, a few fishermen on shore and on the docks. Two immature loons spaced far apart, one flapping its white wings in the sunshine from the west. Great blue heron in flight to 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 and Breezy
63°F
17°C
Humidity 43%
Wind Speed W 21 G 36 mph
Barometer 29.96 in (1014.7 mb)
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 6 Oct 4:53 pm CDT

Saturday, October 5, 2019

Creek high and moving fast. Gray sky, a few raindrops.. Fishing boat off the southern shore, a loon just glimpsed nearby. Large, mature loon off the eastern shore.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
50°F
10°C
Humidity 93%
Wind Speed SE 14 mph
Barometer 29.81 in (1009.7 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill 45°F (7°C)
Last update 5 Oct 10:53 am CDT

Saturday, Octobver 4, 2019

(Late posting, c. 4:00 pm.)  Gray sky, lake high, breeze from the southeast. A few mallards on the creek. Pair of immature loons off the northern shore. Downy woodpecker at work on a tree exploring the eastern shore.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
49°F
9°C
Humidity 69%
Wind Speed SE 9 mph
Barometer 30.30 in (1026.4 mb)
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 45°F (7°C)
Last update 4 Oct 6:53 pm CDT

Monday, September 30, 2019

Sunny, a few clouds to the west. A half dozen or more sails on the water, a couple of fishing boats, kayakers; a few swimmers in the water off the southeast beach. Scores of common mergansers scattered south of the center of the lake, most facing the southern breeze. Immature loon farther north, repeatedly ducking its head under the surface of the water.

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 61%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.69 in (1004.8 mb)
Dewpoint 71°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 91°F (33°C)
Last update 30 Sep 5:53 pm CDT

Sunday, September 29, 2019

Overcast after drizzle; light breeze from the east. Lake high. Two juvenile bald eagles riding the breeze high above the western shore.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
57°F
14°C
Humidity 90%
Wind Speed E 12 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1016.9 mb)
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 29 Sep 5:53 pm CDT

Sunday, September 22, 2019

Creek high, lake high. Clearing to the west revealing sun towards sunset. Two fishing boats on the water.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°NLon: 93.23°WElev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
61°F
16°C
Humidity 78%
Wind Speed NW 5 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1011.5 mb)
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Sep 6:53 pm CDT

Sunday, September 15, 2019

Clear sky, pink in the southwest after sunset; little breeze/ Fishing canoe on the water, and a fishing boat.

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 58%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1014.8 mb)
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 81°F (27°C)
Last update 15 Sep 7:53 pm CDT

Saturday, September 14, 2019

Gray, undulant sky; light breeze from the east. Lake high; a few sails on the water, a kayak, a fishing boat. Loon flapping its wings and diving off the southwestern shore; bald eagle flying over the eastern shore. Fishermen on the docks and on the shore; a few swimmers at the north beach.

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 73%
Wind Speed E 10 mph
Barometer 29.95 in (1014.1 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 Sep 5:53 pm CDT

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Creek high, carrying a couple of mallards; lake high. Gray sky, breeze from the northeast. One white sail on the water; several fishermen on the shore; a few mallards on the plastic docks. Different mushrooms here and there. White snakeroot conspicuous along the creek, smooth oxeye sunflower along the lake shore.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Light Drizzle
64°F
18°C
Humidity 87%
Wind Speed NE 13 G 21 mph
Barometer 30.07 in (1018.3 mb)
Dewpoint 60°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 11 Sep 5:53 pm CDT

Saturday, September 7, 2019

Uneven gray sky, light breeze from the north. More than a dozen sailboats, a couple of fishing boats. A few mallards, two geese on the edge of the northern beach. Wildflowers in bloom along the creek and the lake shore: white snakeroot, zigzag goldenrod, tall goldenrod, cardinal flower, white aster, purple aster, gray-headed coneflower (still, especially along the creek), purple ironweed, smooth oxeye, spotted touch-me-not, spotted knapweed, smooth blue aster, stiff goldenrod, others. Bunch of red jack-in-the-pulpit berries next to the creek.

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 68%
Wind Speed N 7 mph
Barometer 30.10 in (1019.0 mb)
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Sep 2:53 pm CDT

Saturday, August 31, 2019

Gray sky, light breeze from the southeast. Fishing boat on the water, two sailboats. Loon diving off the southern shore, another (if not the same) off the northern shore. Bumblebees foraging among the goldenrod blossoms.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
70°F
21°C
Humidity 51%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 30.21 in (1022.9 mb)
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 31 Aug 4:53 pm CDT

Sunday, July 7, 2019

Warm peach sky in the west after sunset, a few high clouds catching the sun. A few people at the southeast beach. Mallards patrolling the shoreline. Abundant redolent milkweed.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°NLon: 93.23°WElev: 840ft.
A Few Clouds
81°F
27°C
Humidity 49%
Wind Speed W 5 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1015.7 mb)
Dewpoint 60°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 82°F (28°C)
Last update 7 Jul 8:53 pm CDT

Saturday, July 6, 2019

Bunched cumulus, gray sky. Southeast beach busy; paddle boards on the water; fishing boats, more than a dozen sails. Paths busy. Large blooming stand of Philadelphia fleabane.

urrent conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
81°F
27°C
Humidity 47%
Wind Speed NE 5 mph
Barometer 30.12 in (1019.5 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 81°F (27°C)
Last update 6 Jul 3:53 pm CDT

Friday, July 5, 2019

Gray sky, damp after rain; pink at the northwest horizon. Few people at the lake; a clutch of mallards off the southeastern shore; quiet except for sounds carrying from the band shell on the other side of the lake. A few small stands of Campanula ranunculoides in bloom. Sound of fish breaking the water. Fox ambling on the sidewalk next to the high road.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Light Rain
72°F
22°C
Humidity 82%
Wind Speed N 10 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1017.2 mb)
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 Jul 8:53 pm CDT

Thursday, July 4, 2019

Clearing after rain, bright white and blue sky. Half a dozen sails on the water, several fishing boats.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
81°F
27°C
Humidity 67%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1010.3 mb)
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 84°F (29°C)
Last update 4 Jul 3:53 pm CDT

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Light rain, clearing people from the southeast beach, followed by sunlight. Great blue heron flying south along the eastern shore and then away. Milkweed beginning to bloom. Frisbee players in the water off the northern beach. Milfoil harvester at anchor near the shore. One or two sails 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
81°F
27°C
Humidity 65%
Wind Speed SE 5 mph
Barometer 29.83 in (1009.5 mb)
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 84°F (29°C)
Last update 3 Jul 5:53 pm CDT

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Blue sky, small cumulus clouds; little breeze. Southeast beach busy. No craft on the water.

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 49%
Wind Speed E 5 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1010.8 mb)
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 85°F (29°C)
Last update 2 Jul 3:53 pm CDT

Sunday, June 30, 2019

White and blue sky, little breeze. Two sailboats on the water, two paddle boards. Turtle slipping off a log into the water. Bright stand of Philadelphia fleabane. Budding milkweed. Large dragonflies over the water near 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
77°F
25°C
Humidity 64%
Wind Speed SE 12 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1012.5 mb)
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 79°F (26°C)
Last update 30 Jun 4:53 pm CDT

Saturday June 29, 2019

Blue and hazy sky, little breeze. Southeast beach busy. Half a dozen sailboats on the water; several kayaks; four more kayaks on the shore near the beach. 

Current conditions atMinneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
 Mostly Cloudy
88°F
31°C
Humidity 52%
Wind Speed E 5 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1017.0 mb)
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 92°F (33°C)
Last update 29 Jun 5:53 pm CDT

Friday, June 28, 2019

Blue sky, bright sun; slight breeze from the west. Some people in the water at the southeast beach. Inflated fishing boat on the water; fisherman on the eastern shore. Joggers, bicyclists.

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 53%
Wind Speed E 6 mph
Barometer 30.07 in (1017.7 mb)
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 87°F (31°C)
Last update 28 Jun 4:53 pm CDT

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Blue sky,bright sun. Southeast beach busy. Eight sails on the water; two fishing boats. Nine geese on the grass near the shore; two small turtles sunning on a log over the water. 

 Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°NLon: 93.23°WElev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
85°F
29°C
Humidity 32%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1015.8 mb)
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 83°F (28°C)
Last update 26 Jun 5:53 pm CDT

Saturday, June 22, 2019

Gray sky, a few drops. Two geese and six large gosling on the grass along the eastern shore; another gosling on the water nearby. Great blue heron perched on a branch low in the water. Rose garden filled with color.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Light Rain
74°F
23°C
Humidity 60%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 29.96 in (1014.4 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Jun 5:53 pm CDT

Sunday, June 16, 2019

Blue sky, a few clouds. Five geese and four goslings on the grass north of the southeastern beach. A few sailboats, fishing boats, canoes, kayaks on the water. Paths very busy.

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 52%
Wind Speed E 6 mph
Barometer 29.89 in (1011.8 mb)
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Jun 3:53 pm CDT

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Hazy blue sky, large cumulus clouds; light breeze from the northwest. Southeast beach busy. Half a dozen sails on the water; two canoes; a fishing boat. Pair of painted turtles sunning on a log in the water. Blue heron flying north along the 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 51%
Wind Speed NW 10 mph
Barometer 29.80 in (1008.7 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 83°F (28°C)
Last update 5 Jun 5:53 pm CDT

Friday, May 31, 2019

Virginia waterleaf blooming along the creek and at a few places on the south shore of the lake. Five sailboats on the water. Both beaches busy. Maple seeds scattered. Two turtles sunning on a log in the water. Two geese and eight large goslings on the grass 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
87°F
31°C
Humidity 34%
Wind Speed W 10 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.73 in (1006.2 mb)
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 85°F (29°C)
Last update 31 May 4:53 pm CDT

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Warming sun, blue sky, few clouds. Algae thickening along the eastern and northern shores. Painted turtle sunning on a log in the water.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°WElev: 840ft.
Partly Cloudy
73°F
23°C
Humidity 34%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.74 in (1007.0 mb)
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 29 May 5:53 pm CDT

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Blue sky, bright sun, breeze from the east. White violets near the creek. Fishing boat on the water; paddle board far out. Painted turtle sunning on a log off the eastern shore. Purple violets in the northeast marsh. Rose garden at its early best: tulips, daffodils, lilacs, fountains, green grass.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Partly Cloudy
64°F
18°C
Humidity 63%
Wind Speed E 8 mph
Barometer 29.81 in (1009.4 mb)
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 28 May 1:53 pm CDT

Monday, May 27, 2018

Creek high after rain, washing the path; lake very high, eroding the southern shore and flooding the islands off the southwest inlet. Four fishermen arrive on the western shore. Grackles on the grass. A pair of geese lands in advance of a paddling patrol of fourteen more. Two geese and eight goslings on the grass near the bandshell. Red-winged blackbirds calling and flying; 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.
Overcast
56°F
13°C
Humidity 87%
Wind Speed NE 13 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.75 in (1007.4 mb)
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 May 6:53 pm CDT

Saturday, May 18, 2019

Gray sky, breeze from the northeast; choppy water (high); three sails briefly on it. Pair of geese bedded down on the grass off the western shore; eight goslings in one low huddle.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
49°F
9°C
Humidity 74%
Wind Speed E 14 mph
Barometer 29.77 in (1008.3 mb)
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 44°F (7°C)
Last update 18 May 3:53 pm CDT

Friday, May 17, 2019

Blue sky, few clouds; light breeze from the northeast. Mallard off the eastern shore, fisherman nearby; turtle sunning on a log in the water.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
67°F
19°C
Humidity 37%
Wind Speed E 17 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.86 in (1011.0 mb)
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 May 2:53 pm CDT

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Streaky clouds, light breeze from the south. A few people in the water at the southeast beach. Fishing kayak, canoe. Two geese and eight goslings on the grass south of the band shell. People sunning on the plastic dock off the northern shore. Algae ripening along the shore. Chattering frogs louder than the calls of red-winged 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
75°F
24°C
Humidity 27%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1011.8 mb)
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 May 4:53 pm CDT

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Blue sky, drifting cumulus clouds; light breeze from the southwest. Two sails and a fishing boat on the water. Pair of loons off the southern shore; fisherman in the southwest dock; large turtle sunning on a rock nearby. Three turtles ranked on a log off the western shore; two geese guarding eight goslings nibbling grass on the western shore. Grackles on the grass; mallards on the water; calls of red-winged blackbirds, robins. Algae ripening along the northern shore; planes approaching overhead.

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 46%
Wind Speed Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1011.9 mb)
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 May 4:53 pm CDT

Sunday, May 5, 2019

Blue sky, approaching clouds; breeze from the west. A few mallards near the eastern shore; a dozen mergansers far out on the lake; dozens of coots near the northwest marsh. Mallards, robins, and red-winged blackbirds in the marsh north of the lake; a Cooper's hawk. Frogs calling.

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 34%
Wind Speed Vrbl 6 G 18 mph
Barometer 29.84 in (1010.4 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 May 4:53 pm CDT

Saturday, May 4, 2019

Blue sky, bright sun, breeze from the south. A few mallards off the eastern shore; dozens of coots near the northeast marsh. 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
69°F
21°C
Humidity 22%
Wind Speed SW 7 G 17 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1011.5 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 4 May 2:53 pm CDT

Friday, May 3, 2019

Mallard landing on the creek. Bright sunshine, few clouds; breeze from the south. A couple of dozen mergansers in the middle of the lake; a couple of dozen coots near the northeast marsh. Wild turkey walking in the rose garden.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)

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

Mostly Cloudy

61°F

16°C

Humidity 41%

Wind Speed S 13 G 22 mph

Barometer 30.03 in (1017.1 mb)

Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)

Visibility 10.00 mi

Last update 3 May 2:53 pm CDT

Thursday, May 2, 2019

Cloud deck breaking up, blue sky showing and sun shining through; breeze from the west. A few mallards along the eastern shore; scores of coots off the northern shore; many mergansers and horned grebes farther out.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
53°F
12°C
Humidity 51%
Wind Speed W 10 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1020.6 mb)
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 50°F (10°C)
Last update 2 May 3:53 pm CDT

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Gray sky, creek high, lake full. Dozens of mergansers near the center of the lake, a few near the eastern shore. Great blue heron flying back and forth along the shore.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
42°F
6°C
Humidity 82%
Wind Speed NE 9 mph
Barometer 30.04 in (1017.8 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 37°F (3°C)
Last update 1 May 10:53 am CDT

Monday, April 29, 2019

Gray sky, some sunlight; breeze from the north. Scores of common mergansers in the middle of the lake, two pairs close to the eastern shore, taking off. Mix of many mergansers, coots, and horned grebes near the northeastern shore.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
56°F

13°C
Humidity 51%
Wind Speed NE 5 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1016.4 mb)
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 29 Apr 4:53 pm CDT

Saturday, April 27, 2019

Creekside greening up. Gray sky, little breeze. Scores of common mergansers off the eastern shore; a few horned grebes mixed in. Four pied-billed grebes closer to shore, flying off. Dozens of coots close to the northeast marsh. Robins and cardinals calling.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
40°F
4°C
Humidity 68%
Wind Speed S 12 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1015.8 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 33°F (1°C)
Last update 27 Apr 10:53 am CDT

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Woodpecker sounding along the creek. Blue sky, bright sun, few clouds; breeze from the southwest. Dozens of mergansers and horned grebes off the southern and western shores. Great blue heron stalking in the southwest inlet; goose floating nearby. Turtle sunning on a log.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
A Few Clouds
63°F
17°C
Humidity 38%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1017.8 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 23 Apr 3:53 pm CDT

Sunday, April 21, 2019

Some overcast, thinning sunlight. Lake high, breeze from the northeast, at first raising whitecaps. Goose standing on a rock in the southwest inlet. About a dozen horned grebes off the northern shore; one loon, another goose; more than a dozen coots near the northeast inlet; mallards here and there.

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 39%
Wind Speed N 17 G 33 mph
Barometer 29.78 in (1008.3 mb)
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 21 Apr 5:53 pm CDT

Saturday, April 20, 2019

Sunny, blue sky, warm breeze from the southwest. Pair of horned grebes in the middle of the lake; several mergansers. Scores of coots clustered near the northeast marsh. Pair of wood ducks in the marsh north of the the lake; many robins, red-winged blackbirds.

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 26%
Wind Speed S 10 G 23 mph
Barometer 29.69 in (1005.3 mb)
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 77°F (25°C)
Last update 20 Apr 4:53 pm CDT

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Scillas blooming along the creek, showing through the dried leaves. Massed cumulus clouds, some blue sky; breeze from the northwest. Two, maybe three loons on the lake; scores of mergansers.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
52°F
11°C
Humidity 59%
Wind Speed NW 10 G 22 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1011.8 mb)
Dewpoint 38°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 49°F (9°C)
Last update 18 Apr 3:53 pm CDT

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Gray sky after rain; still some patches of snow. Scores of mergansers off the southern shore. Two loons off the eastern shore, one flapping its wings. Coots and a few mergansers near the northeast marsh; a pair of horned grebes; a few buffleheads. Pair of cardinals in the brush. More light rain.

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 89%
Wind Speed E 8 mph
Barometer 29.56 in (1001.2 mb)
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 44°F (7°C)
Last update 17 Apr 3:53 pm CDT

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Few traces of snow. Sunlight, thin clouds. Dozens of common mergansers off the southern shore; two pairs of buffleheads; a pair of horned grebes. Redwing blackbirds calling from shoreline brush. Loon patrolling and diving off the western shore; dozens of coots next to the northeast marsh. Woodpecker at work near the creek. 

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
68°F
20°C
Humidity 22%
Wind Speed E 7 mph
Barometer 29.91 in (1013.1 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Apr 3:53 pm CDT

Saturday, April 13, 2019

Some sunlight breaking through the uneven sky. Snow on the ground, no ice on the lake. Two eagles perched on a tree along the eastern shore, watching the water.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
38°F
3°C
Humidity 55%
Wind Speed W 10 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1019.9 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 31°F (-1°C)
Last update 13 Apr 3:53 pm CDT

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Broken sky cover, breeze from the west. Western half of the lake open, eastern half covered in ragged ice. Gull flying over the eastern shore.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
54°F
12°C
Humidity 38%
Wind Speed NW 16 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.92 in (1013.6 mb)
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 50°F (10°C)
Last update 9 Apr 3:53 pm CDT

Monday, April 8, 2019

Nuthatches in the trees along the main creek; mallard paddling hard against the current there. Blue sky, cumulus clouds, wind from the northwest. Lake ice decaying; long stretch of water opening up near the eastern shore, pioneered by a pair of mallards.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
A Few Clouds and Windy
68°F
20°C
Humidity 32%
Wind Speed NW 29 G 38 mph
Barometer 29.74 in (1007.0 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 8 Apr 3:53 pm CDT

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

No mallards on the creek. A few patches of water along the eastern shore. Call of a robin.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
46°F
8°C
Humidity 63%
Wind Speed W 18 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1011.5 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 39°F (4°C)
Last update 2 Apr 4:53 pm CDT