Front yard garden view. April 6th 2012 The Tulips in the front yard garden that I worked so hard on last fall is now in full bloom this week and looks great! I really liked the way these turned out, and its getting neighbors talking! I’ve already had 3 people stop by and tell me …

Regional weather view. An area of high pressure will bring in seasonable temperatures to the region, with frost and freeze chances for Northeastern Minnesota and Wisconsin. It will be very dry with no precip to speak of across all areas accept the far south. Regional and Metro views. Weather to end this will will be …

Image from SPC The SPC has issued a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms tonight for Southern Minnesota, including Western and central parts of the local area. A warm front is slowly moving north through Iowa and approaching the area and with temperature and moisture slowly increasing in the area, some storms could spark along this …

A rare early April sight. Blooming Tulips from Mayo Clinic Courtyard April 1st 2012. Is this really a surprise? It’s Official and safe to say this March was the warmest ever in the local area! Its quite more complicated then that becuase goes further then that, it is also going down as the warmest march …

Regional weather view. A summer like pattern is in place for this weekend, a warm front will bring increasing temperatures, topping out in the low 90s across Iowa and Mid 80s as far north as Southern Minnesota. North of the front will have the best chance of precip with this system on Monday, and it …

Tulips in bloom March 27th 2012. Spring growth continues to progress along incredibly early and fast as temperatures were in the middle 70s once again today. People were out in shorts like Summer and it sounded like summer as many were out mowing their lawns already. Crocus are done and Daffodils are on the decline …

Regional Weather View. A strong low pressure/warm front and cold front system will move across the Upper Midwest Tuesday, bringing a few issues region wide. Winds will be quite strong across Minnesota and Western Wisconsin, gusting to 50MPH at times. For precip, Severe Storms may be an issue in Southern Wisconsin and Illinois. It will …

Regional weather view. A persistent slow moving low pressure system moving across the Midwest will still cause influence on our weather. It will keep the treat of clouds and showers alive as it continues to slowly move west. Saturday and Sunday, drier air from the west will finally push in allowing for some clearing to …

 Leonard Messel Magnolia at my college campus  March 21st 2012 Spring is in full swing now as warm temperatures and now added rainfall has allowed it too continue. Magnolias are in full bloom right now and it is quite eye catching becuase these trees get huge flowers about 4″ wide on twigs becuase they bloom …

Regional Weather View. A Weather pattern more you would find in May continues to be the main rule in what is found across the Upper Midwest, Accept now a cold front is sparking much needed showers and thunderstorms across Iowa, Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. Some of the storms could be breifly severe in Iowa, and could bring heavy …