Those among you who, like me, are afficianados of the upper Midwest—in particular northern Minnesota's incredibly beautiful Boundary Waters area—will be happy to know you can now access live webcam images of that region's fascinating weather. Betsy Vosburgh called us to let us know she has set up a live weather webcam on Mound Lake just 20 miles from Ely, Minnesota which can be accessed at: www.customcabins.com
Current weather information from that area is included with the image. We've posted this frame from the cam because ice is visible in the foreground in this shot taken Monday afternoon (11/20). Betsy informs us the camera is facing northeast in this shot but is adjusted to face other directions when weather conditions dictate. The Minnesota/Canadian border is in the upper part of the frame. Thanks for the heads up on your camera, Betsy! It will be interesting to watch the snows of the new snow season accumulate and get a look at the active cold season weather systems which are part of that region's climate.
--By Tom Skilling, WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist
