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Post by Laura_in_FL on Apr 19, 2024 14:28:51 GMT -5
spike , that kind of behavior is not limited to Ohio. We get plenty of spectacular pics and videos on our local news sites when there are tornadoes, hurricanes, or other weather craziness here. Plus we have lots of dumba$$e$ who try to go surfing or just run through the street with giant flags during hurricanes. Sometimes it's the tourists, but usually it's the locals who don't have the sense to know when to go take shelter.
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Post by paulf on Apr 19, 2024 19:15:14 GMT -5
Thankfully we are not in tornado alley. Most twisters manifest themselves to the north and east of us. We did have a tornado pass overhead maybe ten years ago. Grandma (my wife) and four grandchildren were spending the night in our camper in the driveway. They all came running inside because the camper was bouncing around. Somebody was out there trying to tip it over and we should call the police! We lost seven trees that night.
Never before or since then have we had anything close to that kind of weather. I like calm sunsets for photos.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Apr 20, 2024 20:35:04 GMT -5
Today was a near perfect day, sunny and 69° - the only thing I would have changed would have been that strong wind, which got even stronger when I when out later. Tomorrow is going to be much cooler, but much less wind, supposedly.
It did rain again, before I got up - .18", so I would have lost that, too, for the perfect day, since my soil didn't need any more moisture!
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Apr 21, 2024 10:38:59 GMT -5
We're getting a little tease of rain today. 0.03" so far, and we will probably get a few hundredths of an inch more. We might get a tenth of an inch in total if we're lucky. The rain is heading from west to east, but the heavier rain is passing just south of us; Apalachicola and the Big Bend should get a decent amount. But we're still going to have to water the trees this week. There's no other rain in the 10-day forecast. On the plus side, since this is a "cold" front coming through, tomorrow will be a lovely day, sunny with a high of 74, low humidity and gentle breezes. The next couple of nights will be in the low 50s, too. Over the week we'll gradually return to more seasonal conditions (low to mid-80s highs, mid-60s lows, some clouds, and fairly humid). So, working in the garden tomorrow should be a pleasant treat - there won't be many more mild days like this before fall.
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Post by paulf on Apr 21, 2024 11:24:56 GMT -5
Three nights below freezing hopefully for the last time this season. Wind has been whipping around like crazy...March in April. Next forecast is July in May. Today's wind speed is under 10mph so I better get the mulching done before Monday's 25 mph blows the straw all over the place.
Edit: The mulching program is completed…layers of newspaper topped by 6-8 inches of weed free and hopefully herbicide free straw. Bring on the warm weather.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Apr 21, 2024 23:29:47 GMT -5
I'm in a frost advisory area, getting colder (41°) than was originally forecast, and even colder a couple of other nights. It was down to 43° last night, and maybe 37° Wednesday night. Only 53° today, but at least it wasn't windy. Nothing I have to worry about out there - only cold weather crops.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Apr 22, 2024 11:59:09 GMT -5
I don't know if we got frost in this area, but the temperature on my thermometer in the back got down to 39° last night, and many places nearby got colder. The forecast lows will be lower for 3 days this week.
It drives me nuts every year when I hear all that crap about that "average" last frost date, getting people to buy and plant things like tomatoes, and other things that can be killed by frost. Do all those people not know what average means? That basically means that half the time you'll get the last frost before, and half the time after that date!!! But then, I guess many people like to gamble...
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Post by paulf on Apr 22, 2024 15:02:21 GMT -5
I don't know if we got frost in this area, but the temperature on my thermometer in the back got down to 39° last night, and many places nearby got colder. The forecast lows will be lower for 3 days this week. It drives me nuts every year when I hear all that crap about that "average" last frost date, getting people to buy and plant things like tomatoes, and other things that can be killed by frost. Do all those people not know what average means? That basically means that half the time you'll get the last frost before, and half the time after that date!!! But then, I guess many people like to gamble... Absolutely correct! When I was active in presenting gardening programs average frost dates were mentioned, but LAST frost dates were accentuated. That was the ideal planting date for tomatoes and peppers unless the gardeners felt they needed to give extra donations to nurseries. But then I fudge the date by a few days depending on the local forecast. There are still those around here who plant a week or two before the average not realizing even if the frost does not kill their first round, those in cold soil hibernate until mine get planted and actually fall behind because it takes a while to get going.
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Post by rdback on Apr 23, 2024 8:36:36 GMT -5
Yesterday morning (4/22) was 28F, and this morning was 33F. Still a tad chilly in these here parts.
I'm still thinking mid-May for plant-out, just to be safe, but we'll see. I'd love to move that up to May 1st.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Apr 25, 2024 22:10:26 GMT -5
Today was only up to 60° here, and tonight they have switched my area into a freeze warning, instead of the freeze watch last night. Still nothing I have to worry about out there - not until May. And the next few days it will be getting warmer faster, up to maybe 86° Tuesday! As always, crazy weather.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Apr 26, 2024 9:51:55 GMT -5
Got down to 34° on my back thermometer last night; no frost, probably because it was still slightly breezy, and no dew in this area, so conditions weren't right (or should I say wrong) for the frost, but it was still the coldest it's been for quite a while, and hopefully, the coldest it will be for even longer! Today and tomorrow will still be a few degrees below average (69° avg), in the low 60s, but after that, it shoots up fast, getting too warm, too fast, at least for me, with 86° and 85° Monday and Tuesday.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Apr 26, 2024 17:42:43 GMT -5
paulf I hope where you are in Nebraska is being spared! Stay safe!
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Post by paulf on Apr 26, 2024 20:13:33 GMT -5
Actually we are in Iowa City for grandkids track meet and baseball games. All the bad weather was west and north our home sixty or seventy miles. Thanks for your concern. I think the forecast rain will be very beneficial but will delay tomato planting by a week.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Apr 27, 2024 18:34:07 GMT -5
I am so glad that you weren't affected by those tornadoes, paulf!
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Post by pepperhead212 on Apr 29, 2024 17:42:56 GMT -5
It got to 90° here today - some areas a degree higher, for a local record. Not supposed to get nearly as hot tomorrow, and the next few days, but still in the 80s - well above the average of 69-70° at this time. Tonight, and the next two nights, have possible thunderstorms forecast, and some possible pea sized hail tonight - not like that large hail I hear about elsewhere, and don't wish on anyone! But these brief storms, with the the winds, are keeping me from planting the tomatoes, as well as other things.
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Post by spike on Apr 30, 2024 8:01:54 GMT -5
Yesterday was simply beautiful! All of my neighbors and myself were out mowing, got my first sunburn of the season, garden was tilled and it was an amazing day. Today it is raining lol
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Apr 30, 2024 12:21:11 GMT -5
Today's high will only be in the low 80s due to cloud cover. After that, highs are 85-87 for the rest of the 10-day forecast, with no rain in sight. Morning lows are in the upper 60s and climbing to 70-71 by the end of the 10-day forecast, and humidity is ramping up.
Our annual 4-month long 24/7 outdoor sauna - and the end of the tomato fruit set season - will be here in a few short weeks.
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