Do first
Weatherfeather
Opening the weather.
Gathering the sky, the forecast, and the life nearby into one field note.
Weatherfeather
Gathering the sky, the forecast, and the life nearby into one field note.
Special Marine Warning issued June 10 at 4:33AM CDT until June 10 at 6:30AM CDT by NWS Duluth MN
Taconite Harbor to Silver Bay Harbor MN; Silver Bay Harbor to Two Harbors MN; Two Harbors to Duluth MN; Duluth MN to Port Wing WI; Port Wing to Sand Island WI; Sand Island to Bayfield WI; Outer Apostle Islands Beyond 5 NM from Mainland; Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand Portage MN beyond 5NM
2a is the cleanest weather window. Special Marine Warning issued June 10 at 4:33AM CDT until June 10 at 6:30AM CDT by NWS Duluth MN Watch temperature, insects, and edge movement more than color or distant views.
Best outside
2a
64° with 0% rain risk
Weather risk
Special Marine
Special Marine Warning issued June 10 at 4:33AM CDT until June 10 at 6:30AM CDT by NWS Duluth MN
Nature cue
After-dark signal
Watch temperature, insects, and edge movement more than color or distant views.
Do first
Ten small weather plates: rain signal, sky language, and the temperature span the landscape will move through.
Today
Jun 10
Rain
Great Lakes shore · Minnesota
Weather field guide
Night weather settling over the freshwater shore.
The visual day has gone quiet; temperature, wind, insects, and edge movement become the living signals.
Night weather settling over the freshwater shore.
the freshwater shore quiets visually while mammals, insects, wind, and temperature become the living signals.
9a–10a
Comfortable 58°, soft fog light. Watch Severe Thunderstorm.
Backup plan
10a–12p
Comfortable 60°, right time of day. Watch Severe Thunderstorm.
Watch out
10a–12p
Comfortable 60°, right time of day. Watch Severe Thunderstorm.
A practical field note read through lake wind, freshwater edge, and the next useful window outside.
2a is clearly the day's cleanest window.
64° with 0% rain risk. Avoid 6a if you need the lowest friction; keep rain-flexible plans, and temperature stays relatively stable.
The day as movement: a calmer read of when to step outside, when to wait, and when weather asks for caution.
Do first
Photography
9a–10a
Comfortable 58°, soft fog light. Watch Severe Thunderstorm.
Backup plan
Walking
10a–12p
Comfortable 60°, right time of day. Watch Severe Thunderstorm.
Watch out
Driving
10a–12p
Comfortable 60°, right time of day. Watch Severe Thunderstorm.
Best opening
9a–10a
Comfortable 58°, soft fog light. Light is the subject. Watch rain risk 53%.
Rhythm line
Weather read
54°
9 mph wind · 67% rain
Watch
rain risk 53%
On the water
Motif
freshwater edge
low light
Walking
10a–12p
Comfortable 60°, right time of day
Running
10a–11a
Comfortable 60°
Yard work
10a–1p
Right time of day, clear
Walking
Easy outdoor pace.
10a–12pComfortable 60°, right time of day
Running
Steady aerobic effort.
10a–11aComfortable 60°
Photography
Light is the subject.
Thu
Jun 11
Overcast
Fri
Jun 12
Light drizzle
Sat
Jun 13
Overcast
Sun
Jun 14
Overcast
Mon
Jun 15
Overcast
Tue
Jun 16
Overcast
Wed
Jun 17
Overcast
Thu
Jun 18
Light drizzle
Fri
Jun 19
Light drizzle
9a–10aComfortable 58°, soft fog light
Yard work
Long exposure, full sun.
10a–1pRight time of day, clear
Driving
Roads readable, sky clear.
10a–12pComfortable 60°, right time of day · Watch visibility 0.0 mi
On the water
Coast, tide, open horizon.
4p–7pStill air, right time of day · Watch rain risk 53%
Great Lakes shore
After dark, the weather matters less like a forecast and more like a veil. Mammals and insects become the likely actors nearby.
Regional iNaturalist observations within roughly 50 km. Exact wildlife locations are intentionally not shown.
“The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is a vast wilderness in the Superior National Forest of northeastern Minnesota.”
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Plants
Tansy
iNaturalist regional observationsPlants
Canadian Bunchberry
iNaturalist regional observations
Plants
Large-leaved Aster
iNaturalist regional observations
White-tailed Deer keeps its own schedule.
Mammals tend to shift around heat, rain, and human noise, turning dawn, dusk, shade, and cover into the real local calendar.
Regional iNaturalist observations within roughly 50 km; exact public wildlife locations are not shown. Field-note copy is curated from taxon group, current weather, and regional observation context.
Also nearby


Mammals & bears
fur + tracks
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
iNaturalist regional observations788 obs in the regional sample
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
iNaturalist regional observations453 obs in the regional sample
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
iNaturalist regional observations
Plants
Thimbleberry
iNaturalist regional observations
Mammals & bears
White-tailed Deer
iNaturalist regional observations
Mammals & bears
Eastern Gray Squirrel
iNaturalist regional observationsMammals & bears
Eastern Chipmunk
iNaturalist regional observations
Birds
Ring-billed Gull
iNaturalist regional observations
Birds
American Crow
iNaturalist regional observations
Birds
Black-capped Chickadee
iNaturalist regional observations
Reptiles & amphibians
American Toad
iNaturalist regional observations
Reptiles & amphibians
Painted Turtle
iNaturalist regional observations
Plants
Tansy
iNaturalist regional observationsPlants
Canadian Bunchberry
iNaturalist regional observations
Plants
Large-leaved Aster
iNaturalist regional observations
Plants
Thimbleberry
iNaturalist regional observations
Mammals & bears
White-tailed Deer
iNaturalist regional observations
Mammals & bears
Eastern Gray Squirrel
iNaturalist regional observationsMammals & bears
Eastern Chipmunk
iNaturalist regional observations
Birds
Ring-billed Gull
iNaturalist regional observations
Birds
American Crow
iNaturalist regional observations
Birds
Black-capped Chickadee
iNaturalist regional observations
Reptiles & amphibians
American Toad
iNaturalist regional observations
Reptiles & amphibians
Painted Turtle
iNaturalist regional observationsRing-billed Gull
iNaturalist regional observations · 1,097 obs

American Toad
iNaturalist regional observations · 298 obs

Monarch
iNaturalist regional observations · 510 obs

Creek Chub
iNaturalist regional observations · 33 obs
313 obs in the regional sample
Dawn and dusk are the real activity windows — heat reshapes the day.
iNaturalist regional observations · 1,554 total observations

Birds
wing
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
iNaturalist regional observations1,097 obs in the regional sample
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
iNaturalist regional observations1,068 obs in the regional sample
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
iNaturalist regional observations1,055 obs in the regional sample
Ring-billed gulls and common terns nest on protected islands; piping plovers hold the few remaining natural beaches.
iNaturalist regional observations · 3,220 total observations

Reptiles & amphibians
rain skin
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
iNaturalist regional observations298 obs in the regional sample
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
iNaturalist regional observations255 obs in the regional sample
Wood Frog
Lithobates sylvaticus
iNaturalist regional observations248 obs in the regional sample
Painted turtles bask on every downed log along inland marshes; chorus frogs call from temporary lakeshore pools.
iNaturalist regional observations · 801 total observations

Insects
small life
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
iNaturalist regional observations510 obs in the regional sample
Tricolored Bumble Bee
Bombus ternarius
iNaturalist regional observations379 obs in the regional sample
Red-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus rufocinctus
iNaturalist regional observations284 obs in the regional sample
Monarch butterflies stage along the lakeshore before crossing the lakes; common green darner dragonflies hunt the dune edges.
iNaturalist regional observations · 1,173 total observations

Fish
fin
Creek Chub
Semotilus atromaculatus
iNaturalist regional observations33 obs in the regional sample
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
iNaturalist regional observations28 obs in the regional sample
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
iNaturalist regional observations27 obs in the regional sample
Smallmouth bass work the rocky shorelines; lake trout hold deep where the water stays cold.
iNaturalist regional observations · 88 total observations

Plants
leaf
Tansy
Tanacetum vulgare
iNaturalist regional observations988 obs in the regional sample
Canadian Bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
iNaturalist regional observations639 obs in the regional sample
Large-leaved Aster
Eurybia macrophylla
iNaturalist regional observations631 obs in the regional sample
Beach pea, sea rocket, and sand cherry hold the dune line; jack pine and red cedar break the wind on stable ground.
iNaturalist regional observations · 2,877 total observations