Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Tuesday, April 22, 2020

Thin clouds, bright sun. Mallards off the northern shore, a goose standing nearby. Frogs calling from the northern marsh; almost a dozen northern shovelers paddling on the water there. Paths, including the roadway closed to cars, very busy with pedestrians, runners, bicyclists.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Partly Cloudy
66°F
19°C
Humidity 42%
Wind Speed E 10 mph
Barometer 29.64 in (1003.7 mb)
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Apr 5:53 pm CDT

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Blue sky, a few bright clouds, breeze from the west. A dozen mergansers off the southern shore. Close row of coots at one end and buffleheads at the other off the southwestern shore. Pair of geese on the western grass. Many mergansers off 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 and Breezy
54°F
12°C
Humidity 23%
Wind Speed NW 25 G 40 mph
Barometer 29.81 in (1009.7 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 48°F (9°C)
Last update 8 Apr 4:53 pm CDT


Monday, April 6, 2020

Monday, April 6, 2020

Flat, gray sky. More than a hundred mergansers scattered over the lake, a flying and landing.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°NLon: 93.23°WElev: 840ft.
Overcast
57°F
14°C
Humidity 64%
Wind Speed SE 9 mph
Barometer 29.82 in (1010.0 mb)
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Last update 6 Apr 4:53 pm CDT


Friday, April 3, 2020

Friday, April 3, 2020

Rumpled gray sky; drops of ice pendant from tree twigs. Large group of mergansers off the southern shore. Goose at the southwest inlet; line of coots moving away from the southwestern shore. Pair of loons farther out, one calling loudly and repeatedly. Scores of mergansers off the northwestern shore; another coot calling. A few mallards and geese along the northern shore. Not many people on the paths.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
29°F
-2°C
Humidity 75%
Wind Speed NW 15 mph
Barometer 30.16 in (1022.2 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 18°F (-8°C)
Last update 3 Apr 4:53 pm CDT

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Thursday, April 2, 2020


Gray sky, a few rain drops. A couple of dozen mergansers diving 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
60°F
16°C
Humidity 56%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 29.90 in (1012.8 mb)
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 2 Apr 5:53 pm CDT

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Gray sky, breeze from the south. More than two dozen mergansers diving off the eastern shore. Paths moderately busy.

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 47%
Wind Speed S 15 mph
Barometer 29.96 in (1015.0 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 50°F (10°C)
Last update 1 Apr 5:53 pm CDT