Low relative humidity + gusty winds + dry ground =
Burn ban in effect for both of our counties. It may be bonfire weather but just subtract the bonfire part.
We are about 8.61″ below our average rainfall for the year. Looking ahead at the next 7 days, it doesn’t look like we’ll be making up much ground.
It seems we are big on ties, as we have tied the daily record high for today with a high of 83°. Our third straight day of tying, we wouldn’t want to take the glory away from past years.
We won’t see the 80s again for a while, cold front moving thru tomorrow will knock temperatures down to where they ought to be for this time of the, and bring some very, very, much needed rain.
New drought monitor came out today and did not bring good news.
The southern half of WillCo. is now under an Extreme (3/4) Drought, while the rest of us are under a Severe (2/4) Drought. We haven’t experienced an Extreme Drought since 11/29/2016. Very, very little rainfall is to blame, and unfortunately, it looks to get worse before it does better.
You’ll really have to earn the candy tonight as you fight a jerk NNW wind. Winds will pick up over the next few hours, gusting up to 20mph. As of 6:30p, temperatures are in the mid 40s, but will quickly drop to the upper 30s by 8pm, but with the wind it’ll feel like the lower 30s. Might want to hit a light jog in-between houses to keep warm.
The cold front has pushed thru and brought some chilly (chili?) weather. The light rain will shortly end, leaving us with a dry, jerk north wind.
First freezes of the season mean Freeze Warnings have been issued, 3am to 9am Tuesday, and again 10pm Tuesday thru 10am Wednesday. “Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.” Prepare as needed.
