Warmer but breezy, catching up on snow
I like winter. There's nothing quite like lacing up the skates and playing hockey on a fresh sheet of ice. The sound of sharp blades cutting on fresh ice is soothing to me.
The whoosh of cross country skis on a woodsy trail is how some Minnesotans breathe in winter. After a few very cold weeks it's finally temperate enough for most of us to get out and enjoy our fresh snow cover.
For many, the best four weeks of winter may lie ahead.
Catching up on snow
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Monday's snow attack brought us within 6 inches of average for season snowfall.
Brighter days
We're gaining over two minutes of daylight a day now. Evenings are noticeably brighter. Sunrise is finally creeping earlier.
Warming trend
Temperatures are on the rise Thursday. But you won't feel as warm as the thermometer. A cutting south wind makes it feel cooler Thursday. Temperatures peak Friday with highs in the 40s in the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota. We're back to more typical January levels this weekend.
Antarctic twilight zone
Someday, I would like to go to Antarctica.
Not your grandfather's winters
News flash. It still gets cold in Minnesota in winter. But the data show our coldest cold waves now less frequently have the bite they did a few generations ago.
Goodbye Glacier
I visited Glacier National Park as a kid. I better get back there soon.
Methane: The biggest unknown unknown?
How much climate change is stored in Arctic permafrost?