By Todd Nelson, filling in for Douglas:
September 2nd? What happened to summer? I am a fan of all the seasons here in Minnesota, but I am not ready for all the months that end in "ber" quite yet.
September, October and November mark the three months of meteorological fall. We have now surpassed the warmest three months, on average, for the northern hemisphere or meteorological summer: June, July and August. At this point, I am almost praying for a frost to take care of the swarming skeeter population that flourished in our very wet July and August. Get this, Minneapolis saw nearly 13 inches of rain, which is 4.57 inches above average for those two months.
The extended forecast from late weekend into next week calls for another potentially substantial blob of heavy rain close to home as Hurricane Hermine in the southeast slows the weather pattern across the country. Sunshine will last through Saturday, followed by scattered storms and heavy pockets of rain.
In the meantime, keep the DEET handy!
