Category: Gardening

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Mild Tuesday then cooling down sigificantly Wednesday with widespread rain and drizzle and poss ending as snow flurries? Dring out Thurs/Fri.

 Regional weather view. A mild and dry Tuesday will take place region wide. Highs will be above what is expected for this time of year. Then Wednesday, a low pressure system and cold front in what appears to be the 1st system in what may lead to a more active pattern produce some widespread rains across much of the …

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Mild first part of weekend, then shower chances Sunday, with clearing in time for Halloween Day!

 Regional view. It will be dry and mild across most of the region for Friday and Saturday with highs ranging in the 40s north to 60s south. Sunday a small weak disturbance will moves across Southern Minnesota and could spark a few light showers across Minnesota, Wisconsin and Northern Iowa. It will clear out for most of …

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Late Autumn Fall Color Photos

 Beautiful colors of fiery red from Autumn Blaze Maple Although still considered past peak, fall color has really been making a come back over the past week here in Rochester. After the colors were spent out by the warm temps we had early in the month, trees that were turning lost their leaves fast, and …

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Killing freeze finally occured for Eastern areas and Inner city Rochester. Lows as cold as the mid 20s last weekend!

 Frosty yard  in secondary frosts Oct 24th I am making a catch up post early this week to talk about the the very cold nights we had over the weekend. A chilly high pressure behind a strong fall cold front dropped lows Friday Night dropping to their coldest levels of the season so far across …

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Mild start to work week 60s for highs, then chance of getting wet Tuesday before it turns much cooler by Wed & Thursday 40s for highs.

 Regional View. A warm front will be kind of cutting the weather conditions in half for the 1st start of the workweek. On the south side highs will be very mild in the 60s and 70s with lots of sun. North of it cooler 50s for highs can be expected with more cloudiness. Some showers …

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Very chilly parts of week ahead, A tast of late fall! highs will be inb the 40s on Tuesday, Hard freeze likely area wide Wed Night, including inner city areas.

 Regional Weather View. It will be cooler even more for the region as we progress through the week. A cold front has passed opening the door from northwest, allowing for very chill air to filter into the region. At the same time a weak system in Michigan may spark a rain or snow showers of …

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System providing wet Wednesday, but moisture is Much needed. Breezy Friday then sunny and cool for weekend.

 Regional Weather View. Some weather lovers may be saying finally some action, while farmers and home owners may be saying finally some rain! A frontal system will provide some much needed widespread rainfall for the Upper Midwest on Wednesday, this should end out in being at least a quarter inch over a widespread area. The frontal …

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unbelievable Oct warmth, record streak of 80 degree highs. Also time to plant spring bulbs is now!

 Front yard as of October 8th 2011 The area has been enjoying beautiful sunny and very mild weather for the past week and people have broken out the shorts and short sleeves once again, but lets face it, this type of weather is just not normal for October standards! Everyday for the past 7 days …

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Rain will hold off for for weekend, bringing outstanding warm sunny weather to the area. Updated X1

Regional Weather View. A very mild, but windy start to the weekend is ahead, A frontal system with tight strengthening low pressure will cause windy, to very windy conditions for parts of the Upper Midwest, winds could gust as high as 50+ MPH in South Dakota and North Dakota as well as Northwest Minnesota, Further …