With colder than normal weather and ice developing on area lakes sooner than usual, the temptation to venture out on area lakes has many folks itching to head out and enjoy some frozen-water sports. Officials caution enthusiasts that while it has been cold and ice is present, ice thicknesses are still on the low end on many lakes.
November 26, 2014 With the cold and snowy weather upon us, I've found some interesting statistics about men and weather. According to an article in Mens Health, one in seven men would choose the ability to control the weather over any other superpower.
November 20, 2014 I can't tell you how many times the snowplows have saved me. They've gotten me to work in deplorable conditions, and gotten me home safely when the weather conditions were so bad I shouldn't even have been on the road.
Just how bad was the snowstorm that pounded Western New York this week? Watch this and see for yourself.
November 19, 2014 Heating your home in the winter months here in the Northland is always a challenge, and expensive too. This year, heating costs have gone up, but there are ways to fight back by avoiding these six mistakes
November 18, 2014 This has been an unseasonably cold week or so - and we're not even to Thanksgiving yet. As if you needed another sign that things are in the deep-freeze, the nation set a new cold weather record on Tuesday, November 18 - with the coldest recorded morning temp since 1976.
Waking up to temperatures near zero degrees this morning made it feel a lot more like January than mid-November. Beside making us all dream of warmer weather, those unseasonably cold temperatures are leading to abnormally early ice on the greatest of the Great Lakes as well.
November 12, 2014 Winter made a quick appearance in Minnesota and Wisconsin this year. The snowfall was a good reminder of what season we are transitioning to. Now it is time to get ready for the upcoming winter season. Vehicles are getting a pre-winter check-up, snow removal equipment is being prepared for use, winter clothing is being seen etc.
Winter isn't even officially here yet (it starts Sunday, December 21, 2014), but the winter storm season has officially started.
November 10, 2014 Many of us live in Wisconsin but work in Duluth. When it comes to snow, road conditions, and temperatures, the two can often vary a great deal. I live in Lake Nebagamon, where it's usually much warmer in the summer, but we tend to get more snow during the winter months. Road conditions differ a great deal as well.
November 10, 2014 Driving in to the studio was a little challenging this morning. I've driven in worse though, as I'm sure you have too. The real stinker was Piedmont Avenue. As I drove up the hill, I came upon a long line of cars and trucks that were stopped. I had forgotten last years lessons.
November 10, 2014 With our first Winter Storm Warning upon us, some people are either looking forward to the snow or dreading its arrival. It may appear that this is early for a sizable snow storm - or is it?