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Roof heat trace10/29/2023 ![]() Fall colors are peaking in some areas and peak isn't far away in others. Here's a look at the fall color report in Wisconsin. See more from the MN DNR HERE: Wisconsin Fall Color Update Note that most leaves will vacate the premises in a few weeks and won't return until sometime in mid/late May. Fall colors will continue to rapidly change, so take a moment and enjoy the season while you can. Parts of northern Minnesota are already at and past peak color. Fall Color UpdateĪccording to the MN DNR, the fall color season is well underway. Fall colors look well underway there and will continue over the coming days. Here's a picture from Sandra Neeser and the MN DNR website at Crow Wing State Park State Park. We should see additional improvement after this weeks rain, but we won't see that show up in the drought maps until next week. With that being said, we're still in a drought across much of the state with nearly 5% under an extreme drought, which improved since last week. Recent heavy rains have helped the drought situation quite a bit in spots across the state. ![]() Some of the biggest surpluses (which aren't many) are showing up in blue in pockets along and north of the Twin Cities and also just east of the metro in western Wisconsin. Thanks to some recent heavy rains parts of the state are now in a surplus over the last 90 days. This could be another drought denting rain for many, but still not enough to get out of the drought. Some locations could potentially see up to 3", mainly across the southwestern part of the state. ![]() Here's the extended precipitation outlook through the weekend, which shows widespread 1" to 2" tallies across the southern half of the state. Wind gusts could approach 30mph to 40mph during that time frame. Showers will linger through the early half of Saturday with total rainfall amounts approaching 1" to 2" (possibly up to 3") across the southern half of the state. Here's the simulated radar from 1AM Friday to 1PM Saturday, which shows very wet weather in place on Friday with heavy rain at times. See more from Axios HERE: Wet & Windy Friday Ahead It's free to attend, but the event will be cancelled if cloudy. Eagle Lake Observatory : The Minnesota Astronomical Society will host a viewing event using its telescopes at its home base in Carver County from 10am-2pm. Paul natural history museum will have planetarium shows about eclipses, a pinhole projection station for guests to make their own viewing devices and a livestream of the eclipse from New Mexico, which is expected to see the ring of fire, from 10am-2pm. Here's where you can watch: The Bell Museum: The St. Local museums and observatories are still planning parties, including some that are rain or shine. Reality check: The forecast is showing mostly cloudy on Saturday with a 60% chance of rain, including potential showers during the eclipse's peak, per NWS. What to know: The eclipse is expected to peak locally around 11:45am with 45% coverage of the sun, according to NASA. It's the first solar eclipse visible in Minnesota since 2017 - though that one was obstructed by clouds and rain - and it will be the last annular eclipse visible from the U.S. Most of the state will see 40%-50% maximum obscuration. 14, and Minnesota is partially in its path. What's happening: An annular solar eclipse, also known as a "ring of fire" eclipse, will be visible across the U.S. Start looking for eclipse glasses as Minnesotans may be able to see a solar eclipse on Saturday, weather permitting. See more from NY Times HERE: "Where to watch the solar eclipse in Minnesota" The map below shows the path of the eclipse, and the approximate local time when the ring of fire will be visible." Viewers outside the path of annularity will see the crescent sun of a partial solar eclipse. Viewers inside this dark band - the path of annularity - will see a ring of light around the moon for up to 5 minutes. North and Central America The darkest part of the moon's shadow will slide from Oregon to Texas on Saturday morning, then cross the Gulf of Mexico into Central America. 14, an annular or "ring of fire" solar eclipse will sweep across much of the Western Hemisphere. "Maps of the 2023 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse"
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