Greetings and welcome!
Update- It did frost overnight. I had a decent layer of frost on the cars at sunrise and a low of 28.
11pm Sunday night..
I have a(nother) crazy week ahead so I am getting a head start with my update..
The question that I was asked at least 6 times today.. Ray are my flowers going to freeze tonight? The short answer was yes, most likely they will. The extended answer was watch the sky. If it is clear go cover them up. If it is cloudy they will probably make it.
The forecast low for tonight is 35, but with areas of frost after 2am. The TV weather channel out of Green Bay shows us in the southern part of the area that says ‘Widespread Frost’. As of 11pm it is only 39.
FROST ADVISORY ATHELSTANE AREA
Areas Affected:
Florence – Forest – Langlade – Lincoln – Northern Marinette County – Northern Oconto County – Oneida – Southern Marinette CountyEffective: Mon, 6/3 1:00amUpdated: Sun, 6/2 10:58pmUrgency: ExpectedExpires: Mon, 6/3 7:00amSeverity: MinorCertainty: Likely
Details:
...WIDESPREAD FROST EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING
ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN...
.Light winds and clear skies will allow temperatures to fall to
around 30 degrees across Vilas County, and in the lower to middle
30s across the rest of north-central and far northeast Wisconsin
tonight. These conditions will support widespread frost and
freezing conditions to develop.
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM CDT
MONDAY...
* TEMPERATURE...Lows tonight will fall into the lower to middle
30s.
* IMPACTS...Sensitive vegetation may be damaged or killed if not
covered, brought indoors, or otherwise protected from the cold
temperatures.
Information:
A Frost Advisory means that frost is expected. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
June 10th is my recommended first planting day unless you can cover the plants up or bring them inside. I have fallen for the nice weather in May and planted a garden probably 12 of my 20 years here, and had frost about every time. I really don’t know how tonight is going to end but it is already cold enough to start the wood burner.
The fun part is that it is going to be in the 70s the rest of the week, with a couple of days getting close to 80. Low temps after tonight are expected to be in the 50s through the weekend.
I did have a classic spring in Silver Cliff scenario a couple of days ago.. I ran the little electric heater overnight and the air conditioner 8 hours later. You just have to chuckle about stuff like that. That is why I usually have shorts, long pants, a sweatshirt and a coat in the car at any given time. It is just part of living in northern WI.
We have had a very wet fall, an unusually heavy snow winter and a wet spring this year. No one expected 4-5 feet of snow in February, or for the precip to keep coming and coming and coming. It has been a really wet spring. The Peshtigo River is finally settling down a little, but it has not been under +12″ yet this year. That is very unusual. My pond is a lot bigger than usual as are most lowland puddles and ponds and most smaller lakes. The ground in the forest is still very wet, and there are some nice puddles on the ATV trails.
The unusual part is that this is an El Nino year.
The last thing that a snowmobiler wants to hear is that it is going to be an El Nino year. Usually that means no snow and very little trail time. This year it meant that I was spending most my time clearing the snow instead of riding it. No one expected a snow load that would crush sheds, barns, garages and campers.
I also did not expect that abnormally heavy precip to continue into May. The USGS river gauge by Kosir’s started measuring rain again April 19th. We have had almost 7″ of rain since then. That is on top of a very wet fall and a really big snow winter.
All of that moisture has meant the whitewater spring season from heaven. I consider anything over about 300cfs on the Peshtigo the fun zone. At about 800cfs (about a +12″) and up it is really fun. Check out this year’s graph. The little diamonds are the typical mean flow over the past 20 years. It hasn’t been under 800cfs yet. That is very unusual.
Another thing that caught my eye is how this year’s water levels closely rose and fell with the 20 year mean. A guy might glean a little local climate guidance out of that.
Bottom line.. We are having a very wet year that is following a wet fall and heavy snow winter.
It does seem to be slowing down.
Overall it seems like the great greening up is a little behind the typical year, but it is catching up fast. Both the trillium and ferns are late.
That also applies the insect world. There wasn’t much a couple of weeks ago, but in the last week ticks, gators, and especially ants have become problematic. WOw. This is the stuff that I use around the house and yard. Defense SC. Here is a link at a good price. They have it on Amazon Prime for about 6 bucks more. It is pretty safe for our pets and us humans, it lasts a couple of months, kills every insect, and can be used inside or out. The way that I mix it a pint makes 16 gallons, so it isn’t bad on money.
One final topic.. Last week I escaped for a little while with the camera. Here are some pictures. Have a good week and thank you for visiting!
RJB
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