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