Wind Speeds Climb While the Air Pressure Drops
10:00pm update: Latest reported winds/wind gusts STATION COUNTY TIME SPEED GUST 3 SW BARRE MILLS CWOP LA CROSSE 610 PM 23 MPH 54 MPH 2 SE EYOTA RWIS OLMSTED 451 PM 35 MPH 53 MPH ROCHESTER...
View ArticleWind gusts from Sunday night/Monday morning
Winds will taper off today, and it certainly was windy yesterday and overnight. Here are some reported wind gusts to the National Weather Service. Cooler temps today, but still above normal – and they...
View ArticleBack to Reality for Our Weather
After a fairly long stretch of spring-like days, we’ve fallen back to more winter-like weather for our Friday with typical February temperatures and wind chills in our area. The cold front that swept...
View ArticleHold On To Your Hat…
Well it has been pretty windy for the last 36 hours. Things tomorrow (Sunday) look to calm down a little bit as we get into the afternoon and evening. Check out some of these wind gusts observed...
View ArticleWet April And Windy Day 1st Day of May
Finally the chilly month of April has come to an end, but may didn’t start off any better. As Randy Brock has pointed out, 2 days has been the longest consecutive day streak we have seen rain free for...
View ArticleSevere Weather Possible Today
As in so many other instances throughout the year in our local weather, severe weather and June seem to go hand-in-hand. This portion of the year, centered on mid June, is the peak of our severe...
View ArticleQuite a Late November Storm in the South
While our skies today have been bright and blue and as clear as anything we’ve seen so far this fall, a potent storm system centered in Tennessee is producing some wet snow, soaking rains, and strong,...
View ArticleHard Freeze Likely
The more April-like weather of the past week has reminded us of what things should feel like in our area during a more typical year. Normally, we’d have 40s and 50s for highs with occasional 60s and...
View ArticleSevere Weather in Our Area? It’s Been A While!
Enjoy the bright, quiet sunshine today because wet, unsettled weather is going to be the forecast for much of the next week or so, starting tomorrow. We’ll have some showers and thunderstorms...
View ArticleBreaking Down The Arctic Blast
We didn’t pick up any snow as an Arctic cold front sliced through the area on Saturday, but it sure made it’s presence felt in other ways. Wind gusts around the area topped 50mph in a lot of spots....
View ArticleSome More Thunderstorm Chances and then an Improving Pattern
As skies clear off a bit and things warm up in the June sunshine, we’re also enjoying a break from rain for a little while. Unfortunately, this added warmth may be destabilizing the atmosphere and...
View Article7/17-7/18, 2015 Storm Recap
A very warm and humid day yesterday set the stage for the storms we saw in our area after midnight last night. The thunderstorms formed in South Dakota in the late afternoon and started to slowly track...
View ArticleSome mild temps and much needed rain are expected this week
With few exceptions, this month of October has been extremely comfortable while the foliage has been bright and long-lasting in most cases and it looks like this type of weather will continue for the...
View ArticleA mostly mild week is ahead
Sunshine continues to dominate our weather picture as we start the second week of November, a month that is not typical known for sunshine. On average, the city of Rochester experiences overcast skies...
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