Regional Weather View. A potent system will plow through the Upper Midwest on Tuesday bringing with it a huge transition in the weather. There will be a chance of severe weather on one side, and windy very cool weather on the other. Conditions will clear up and becoming nicer come Thursday. Local Weather View. Locally …
Author: Derek McKay
Fall Color Report #2
Fall color report #2 Fall colors are now just starting to show across much of Southeastern Minnesota with the longer nights and very chilly days we’ve been having. All areas along and North of Interstate 90 are now reporting slight color in earlier changing trees. While the far southern part of the area, including Austin …
Much Needed Rainfall arrives Sunday, then brief nice weather Monday, before more rain chances Tuesday.
Regional Weather View. A weather system will spread showers and thunderstorms across much of the Upper Midwest. These will fall across an area that could really use the rainfall, and these storms will not be severe. As a result of the rain, it will be cool region-wide before clearing and warmer temperatures move in from …
9/15/2011 Record Low Temps last night-Growing season has ended in some areas-Upper 20s reported!
Frost in our backyard in West Downtown Rochester September 15th 2011 Record Low Temperatures with the first frost of the season was reported across all of Southeast Minnesota area last night, and in some localized cases freezing conditions were reported, causing an end to the growing season. A very strong cold front, followed by a …
Very Chilly Air setteling in. 50s for highs Wed then Widespread hard frost or freeze likely Wednesday night. -updated X1
Regional weather view. Attention is on a very chilly airmass settling into the Upper Midwest which came in on a cold front that slid through Tuesday. It will feel very like fall across the entire region, some places may not even get out of the 50s on Wednesday in Minnesota and Wisconsin. A early widespread …
Monday September 12th Warm Temp Report- 90s reported.
View of cooling street trees in my neighborhood September 12th 2011 Monday was the peak of a string of very warm days across Southeastern Minnesota. Everyday the past week/weekend has brought us sunshine and increasingly warm conditions. by Thursday of last week it was already reaching the mid 80s at my location, from then, each …
Fall Color Report #1
Fall Color Report #1 We are now approaching the middle part of September and following up on last weekends post, I now feel it is time to begin fall color reports for my new coverage area. So starting now I will have a fall color report issued weekly, or sooner as color intensity picks up, …
Dry sunny weather continuing!
Regional Weather View. A stretch of mild sunny weather continues as a high pressures sits over the Upper Midwest. We can expect these conditions to continue through the weekend for the entire region. Highs will by in the upper 70s to 80.F Region wide, with very little chances at precip. Local weather view. What does …
Premature coloring-The difference between harmless fall color and possible tree stresses or disease.
Green ashes exhibiting perfect fall color. Photo taken September 2009 in Clayton,Wis A resent argument that came up persuaded me to make a post discussing the different between fall color and pre mature color of leaves caused by stress or disease. This information which could prove to be helpful to area residents. First it is …
Cloudy chilly and windy condtions Sunday then sunny but remaining chilly through Labor Day, with gradual warming Tuesday.
Regional weather view. A chilly high pressure settles in for the rest of this weekend allowing for much cooler, fall like conditions region wide. This cooler air will be ushered in a strong northwest winds. Highs will not warm out of the 60s in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa, which may lead to some …