by Paul Douglas | Jan 29, 2021 | Blog
ECMWF Snowfall by Sunday Eveningweatherbell.com When Will Our Mild Weather Bubble Pop? The Dog Days of Winter have lost their growling bite. Two subzero nights? Data suggests we’ve saved about 9 percent on heat bills since September. A persistent Pacific signal has...
by Paul Douglas | Jan 28, 2021 | Blog
Icy Trees in Tangshan, ChinaKent Kruhoeffer Mid-February Is Looking Particularly Polar This isn’t cold. “Nippy” or “chilly” maybe. This winter is a faint echo of previous winter hardships. I think of 2013-14, with 53 subzero nights at MSP. Or January 22, 1933, when...
by Paul Douglas | Jan 27, 2021 | Blog
NOAA Long Overdue for a Subzero Stretch ”I like these cold, gray winter days. Days like these let you savor a bad mood” wrote Bill Watterson, the cartoonist who brought Calvin and Hobbes to life. Minnesota’s coldest days tend to be sunny, which makes the sting a bit...
by Paul Douglas | Jan 26, 2021 | Blog
Paul Douglas Stumbling Into a “Goldilocks Winter”? Will this be a Goldilocks Winter? Enough frozen water to satisfy Minnesota snow-lovers, without the polar pain of 25 below? We seem to be moving in that direction this winter. To date: only 2 subzero nights at MSP and...
by Paul Douglas | Jan 22, 2021 | Blog
Twin Cities National Weather Service Plowable Powder and Icy Roads on Saturday We need a better way to set expectations for winter storms. “How many inches?” doesn’t capture potential impacts from timing and temperature. A lousy inch of snow at 15F can be far worse on...