Greetings and welcome!
It was a warm and windy day today. We saw low 80s but the wind tempered that a little. We had sustained strong winds and gusts that had to go into the upper 30s.
The rain hasn’t made it here as of dinner time. Yesterday looking at the storm it was this massive river of moisture pumping northward and drenching the central Midwest. I couldn’t see how it could miss us with the wide coverage and heavy rain. The storm also caused 50 tornadoes and some areas saw flash flooding when over 6” of rain hit them. Thankfully that was hundreds of miles away.
It does look like we could get some rain for tomorrow. The storm is pretty played out compared to yesterday’s version, but there are still some lines of rain and storms heading this way.
When I was watching the clouds at lunch today I could see that thunderclouds were starting to form, but the tops were being sheared off before they could grow into anything meaningful. The surface winds were stronger than mid-level winds, and the cloud tops were being dragged behind or sheared off before they could grow into a productive rain cloud. If they were going to go severe like the storm did in the plains states I am ok with missing out on the rain.
Once the storm passes we are in for a little cooler weekend. There is a chance of rain lingering into early Saturday and another chance later Sunday. The filling in the middle should bring a decent mid to upper 60s weekend.
The green word is definitely on the grow. The early week rain brought rapid growth and changes that were visible daily. A lot of trees are getting first leaves, and the grass really took off. The cherry trees are in bloom, and the maples have gone from dropping red flowers to forming helicopters and the first leaf buds. Some ferns have sprouted, and more are on the way.
There have been a few deer up by the road, but less than last week by far. I think that as more land greens up the road is less attractive. I have not seen as many turkeys as I did in April, but I did see one strutting in a freshly planted field yesterday.
That is about it from here. Have a good weekend and thank you for visiting!
RJB