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Past “peak heat” this summer? Iselle threatens Hawaii
Have we already had the hottest day this summer in Minnesota? Statistically the odds say yes. The weather maps seem to agree. The hottest day so far in 2014 in the Twin Cities was 92 degrees on July 21. That’s close to the sweet spot for the average dates of the hottest temperatures of the…
Abbreviated summer of 2014?
The weather models are all over the map on precise details this week, but most agree on the general idea of temps near 80 for the metro and slightly increasing rainfall chances by the weekend.
Classic August weekend, wetter pattern emerges soon
Welcome to August. The Dog Days of Summer are here. It may not feel like it this year without extreme heat and humidity levels, but this first August weekend looks and feels like summer. Temperatures in the low to mid 80s and dew points in the 60s is pretty typical for early August. The lakes are…
Weather Twilight Zone: White sky, more whiplash ahead
Okay, this is getting just a little weird. I can’t recall a time in my life in Minnesota where we’ve seen this much wildfire smoke overhead, for this long. In Minnesota’s Crazy Weather Year of 2014, it figures this would happen during the best run of weather all year. Weather Twilight Zone It feels like we’re living in…