Although there was some precipitation yesterday, this week looks like the best week to finally get some planting done, or for some of you, even finishing planting. The one main precipitation maker this week should slide off across southeastern South Dakota, yes, South Dakota into southern Minnesota. This will leave North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota… Read more More Rain
Category: Forecast
No Persistent Cold For Now
After the weekend storm, it got cold, temperatures rose up a bit yesterday and will be trending colder again, but next week we may again have a mild couple of days, then, no surprise we’ll probably get colder again. Another way of putting this is the pattern right now continues to be not all that… Read more No Persistent Cold For Now
Winter Precip So Far
Precipitation from the weekend’s storm averaged between a quarter and a half an inch. Oddly, even though some areas around Grand Forks got twice the amount of snow that Fargo did, the water content in the snow was very similar. Grand Forks just had a fluffier snow than what occurred around Fargo. December through February,… Read more Winter Precip So Far
Permanent Cold?
I have been asked several times if the warm temperatures are done for the season. Such questions are always difficult because what does warm mean this time of year? To me, any day above 50 degrees is mild and pleasant during the month of November and once we get to December through February any day… Read more Permanent Cold?
Autumn Drying
This time of year, with the shorter days and the longer nights, a lower sun angle and cooler temperatures, getting fields to dry off can be difficult. With the projected temperatures and sky cover next week, some good drying should occur. The past couple of autumns were cloudy, slowing down evaporation. If we go back… Read more Autumn Drying
Old Winters
This is the time of year that the Old Farmer’s Almanac comes out with their winter forecast. Someone shared their forecast with me earlier this week. It was an odd forecast mentioning the words numb and shoveling. A forecast like that can’t be wrong, as the northern plains gets snow and cold weather every year. … Read more Old Winters
Changes Continue
I’m sure most of you have noticed the change in the weather pattern in recent weeks. I’m not talking about the seasonal change that comes every year that it is cooler, but instead the frequency of precipitation. We seem to have a disturbance or two each week. Each spot gets differing amounts of rain and… Read more Changes Continue
Early Frost Part 2
Yesterday in this blog, I mentioned at the moment it doesn’t look like a very early freeze will occur this year like we recorded in early September 2020. Looking at the past, such an early freeze is historically unusual, so just playing the odds would favor not recording a freeze as early as the region… Read more Early Frost Part 2
Briefly Cool
Although a cool day on top for the region, the heat will be quickly moving back into the region. Yet, this time the heat is somewhat associated with a pattern change. A trough of low pressure, think of it as a dip in the jetstream will be occurring in the Pacific Northwest forcing some heat… Read more Briefly Cool
Changes
The tropical Atlantic has been quiet for the past month, but there are disturbances that will probably form into storm shortly if they haven’t already by the time you hear this. That same change in the Atlantic may be a slight adjustment to the overall pattern over the northern hemisphere that may bring better chances… Read more Changes