"Summer" (if it could be called that) is over

[Minnesota Spring]

Originally Posted by freezengirl

I understand the bugs but then comfort yourself that rain gives us the 10,000plus lakes.My daughter has been calling me from Bemidji and sending me pictures all summer, makes me so homesick I could die until I remind myself that I haven't seen a mosquito or black fly all summer.

In my part of the state we have the bugs but not many lakes besides the "prairie pot holes"

I need to go to check out this Bemidji sometime. Big contrast today. Forecast calls for upper 50's in Bemidji today but 80 in my part of the state! Bound to be some big storms somewhere in the state.

[Minnesota Spring]

Originally Posted by Wynternight

40s in Barrow for Mon and Tues, 30s for the rest of the week with snow Saturday and Sunday. Heeeeeeellooooo, nurse!

You need to post some pictures of the first snowfall in Barrow. I wonder how much longer it will be for the rest of us this year?

[Moose Whisperer]

I've been wondering what will happen when this late blast of summer finally ends. There have been a lot of wicked storms out there that have been deflected by the ridge of high pressure, but when it finally breaks down I've been thinking the weather may just flip like a switch to winter. Now there's some talk of this elsewhere:

According to forecasters at the National Weather Service office in Fairbanks, the above-average temperatures enjoyed across much of Alaska for the past week and a half will be replaced by below-average temperatures by the end of the week.

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Fairbanks forecasters say Alaska s Indian summer is almost over

[roadfamily6now]

should i pick the rest of the peas in my garden?

What about carrots? Will they be okay in the ground if it frosts?

[tigre79]

Originally Posted by Moose Whisperer

I've been wondering what will happen when this late blast of summer finally ends. There have been a lot of wicked storms out there that have been deflected by the ridge of high pressure, but when it finally breaks down I've been thinking the weather may just flip like a switch to winter.

My guy's mom said that the other day. I thought it was about over this morning: ice on the windshield and fog that didn't break until after 3pm. Only got up to about 55. Supposed to be cooler this week than last. Accuweather predicts that the sun will stick around for the most part, but we'll have lows in the lower-30s and highs in the mid-40s by the first of next month.