September starts cool and wet up north: Over the first 4 days of September average temperatures are running from 4°F to 7°F below normal. More than 30 climate stations in northern Minnesota have already reported morning low temperatures in the 30s F. The observer at Indus (Koochiching County), along Highway 11 west of International Falls along the border with Canada reported just 33°F on Thursday morning this week. These morning low temperatures in the 30s F may help promote some early fall color change in some areas of northern Minnesota. Fall color seekers may want to monitor the Minnesota DNR Fall Color maps on their web site staring next week to more closely follow progress of the autumn color change. Temperatures are expected to rebound to above normal daily values starting Monday and Tuesday of next week and continuing for most of the remainder of the month. So, the current cool spell will be relatively short-lived. Rainfall has been highly variable around Minnesota mostly ...
