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Patrick Hammer - Meteorologist
At 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS, I can chat with viewers about a subject I love. And there is always something to talk about with the ever changing Minnesota weather...
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Its never normal, just one extreme to the next
After the 4th driest September on record we are now seeing our wettest start to October ever. What a world of extremes! Get ready for more gray weather for at least 6 out of the next 7 days a series of storms head our. Oh, if this was just our pattern two months from now, we would be buried in snow!!  
 
HAMMER: What is up with our weekends!!
Eventhough it really has not been that cold this Spring, there has been an abundance of chilly weekends.
 
HAMMER: Weather man in search of respect   
I went out to Lake Calhoun on Thursday morning hoping that people had faith in our 80 degree forecast.
 
Nice to be back
So I go out of town last week to fine some sun for the family. I chose San Diego. While shivering in a cold drizzle at Sea World I clicked on to KSTP.com from my phone and see that its 73 here!!