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80 today. Blowing dust west of town. There have already been several blowing dust advisories this year. Seems like more than any year in the previous 15 but I might have recency bias.

Hey @Brian Dhows greenup coming along up your way? Taking the family camping in your neck of the woods near Split Rock Lighthouse this weekend.

Beautiful benign weather in the Twin Cities but it’s dust bowl dry here. 0.02” of precipitation so far in May and only 6.71” since January 1.

Surprised how widespread the frost was this morning. Drought concerns starting to creep into this area if we don’t get some rain soon.

33 at MSP. Widespread frost

Surprised by both these stats the NWS just put out.

MSP got down to 32 this morning. Very likely our coldest morning until October.

Chilly but dry, beginning to need some moisture here and the extended doesn’t offer much hope. High of 52 today, maybe the last frost of the season tomorrow morning.

Patchy Frost this AM. Beautiful spring day on tap

Patchy frost to end the month. 3.25” of precipitation in April at MSP

1.14” of precipitation here yesterday. Would have liked more but this was a welcome rainfall. Temps look average to slightly below average over the next week locally.

Steady stratiform rain all day. We needed a good deep soak, could use more but this is a great start. Got soaked at work and didn’t mind one bit. Now my grass might start to grow.

Picture perfect April weather after the precipitation fail here yesterday. Low 60s and a deep blue sky. MTD Precip MSP: 1.96” YTD Precip MSP: 5.40”

Skunked again. Bummer

86 here today. Warmest day of the year by far. Hopefully we can get some good storms tomorrow to get the perennials going, then back to normal with 50s/60s in the extended.