Greetings and welcome!
We are having a much nicer week this week. Today the bank clock and the car thermometer agreed that it was 68 this afternoon, and Athelstane Weather had 72. Yesterday was pretty close to today. The nights are still cold, I had a decent layer of frost on my car this morning.
Tonight and into tomorrow we will see a weak cold front pass with a minor chance of a little rain. It will also put us back into the low 60s for Wednesday and Thursday.
That is ok if the weekend forecast holds. We are looking at nice weather and highs around 70 Friday and Saturday, and mid-70s Sunday. Sunday night into Monday there is a chance of rain and thunderstorms. I’d love to be able to lock that forecast in.
The deer have been a menace along the roads this past week. They are out eating the tallest grass, which is along the roads. Friday nght I had to slam on the brakes repeatedly, and I have seen them daily. Some stayed in the ditch, some didn’t. A few learned the hard way, but thankfully not off of my bumper. Watch for deer.
Fire danger will be right up there this weekend. It is already in the high range, and will probably go o very high or extreme for the weekend. The rain tonight doesn’t look like it will help much. I have been putting off my burning until next week because it is just way too dry out there. Be careful with your fire this weekend. I am not saying don’t have a campfire, but maybe leave the brush pile for a different one.
This should be a big weekend around here with the ATV trails opening up and the fishing season opening. I think that we are a little ahead of normal for water temperatures, and there is no ice on any lakes that I have seen.
It might also be a good weekend to go whitewater rafting. The weather will be nice and the Peshtigo is running at about a +6. I consider the real fun zone to be 300cfs or above, and it is running at almost 500. Get it while it is here.
I am loving the longer days. The sun rises at 6:45 and sets at almost 8pm. That gives a guy a chance to really fill up the weekend. I am about to go and take advantage of one of those bonus hours out in the work shed and yard. I don’t need the lawnmower yet, but I had best be fixing it up soon.
Have a good week and thank you for visiting!
RJB