Winter arrived today: wind chill of 12 F this afternoon, a slight dusting of snow last night which resulted in a blurry line of white where the sidewalk meeds the grass which persisted for most of the day. Forecasters say no snow, and warm temps by the end of the week, but when I Iook at the sky, I think I see snow clouds. Sadly, few leaves remain on trees. Just a few days ago, the fall colors were impressive, while Iowa leaves were far from peak less than a week ago.

The good news is that MSP seems to be doing pretty well in terms of delays and cancellations, although some late afternoon DL flights have experienced bad delays. It looks like they're departing the gate approximately on time and then waiting for takeoff clearance.