What's the weather like where you are?

[applestar]

Stepped outside with a mug of coffee for a leisurely tour of the garden to mentally catalog what needs doing -- As soon as I stepped off the patio, it started to spit, walked to the pond and started to rain, walked to the compost pile and it started to POUR Big fat pounding drops of pouring rain.

[HoneyBerry]

Sunny today, although saw some black clouds earlier. New office policy: Go home early if Friday and sunny.

[pepperhead212]

Nice out here now! Breezy, mid 60s, and no more rain.

[imafan26]

It has been cloudy and hazy all day. A thunderstorm just passed by with some heavy rain for a couple of hours, but it looks like it has passed. It is still cloudy though. At least I had enough warning to bring Mr. Lincoln rose into the lanai so it wouldn't get wet.

[digitS']

The first day in a veggie garden. (Potatoes, the onions going in as sets, and 1 bed of peas planted .)

Those beds had been cultivated last fall and only needed a little work. The soil is wet but we were able to stay on the paths.

Left the greenhouse at home with minimum ventilation. The sky was overcast and it was 40° outdoors but warm enuf in the greenhouse. Four miles away at the little veggie garden, it snowed for a few minutes when we first arrived.

Then, the sky begins to clear and the sun breaks thru repeatedly until we can get just what we need to do and get back to the greenhouse. Three hours and it's hit 47° for an afternoon high. Most of the clouds were back . Fairly comfortable in the greenhouse but it hit 89° while unattended. Dang. Yeah, one small fan on the thermostat for intake and no auto on the exhaust ... takes attention even if the outdoors never warms out of the 40's.

Steve
plants all seem fine

[HoneyBerry]

I don't recall emperature swings like what we are having.
Forecast shows 30's for tonight and 71 for tomorrow.
That's like going from Winter to Summer in one day.

[imafan26]

It rained annoyingly yesterday morning and I was tired so I didn't water the garden yesterday. I went out with my mom for most of the day today. By the time I got out at 4:30 to water, a lot of the plants were limp. Hopefully, I got to them in time.
It was around 63 last night, and around 83 degrees at my mom's house, probably 79 at mine. It is 70 degrees right now. A lot of haze (vog) and no wind so it feels warmer. Except for the haze it was a nice sunny day.

[PinkPetalPolygon]

I don't recall emperature swings like what we are having.
Forecast shows 30's for tonight and 71 for tomorrow.
That's like going from Winter to Summer in one day.

You're telling me!!! (Fellow west coaster here, & I firmly agree, haha!)

My high today was 71 with lows in mid 40's, but when I looked at the forecasts for next week, particularly next Wednesday?

I actually screamed! It says (as of today at least) that next Wednesday is going to be 86 degrees with a low of 55.

I can't believe that. I don't wanna believe that.

But hey. My early early early girl tomato is already a coupla feet tall and budding to make actual tomatoes. I guess we're more than ready. Err, I mean I am!

Hehe! I used to HATE hot weather, or weather that wasn't cool at least, before I started gardening.... now the more heat feels like the more energy I have to work with. I love it.

(Although I must say, going from winter to summer like blam doesn't feel right, >_>)

[PinkPetalPolygon]

I just got SO excited!

Sooo, next Wednesday got bumped up to a forecast of 88 degrees, right?

"They" are now forecasting a rain storm on the following Friday! it says it will swing from 88 Wednesday to 68 Friday with rain, for 1-3 days on and off.

I realize the forecast/weather could change any moment (hah)

I am still REALLY excited for more/any rain. April showers were supposed to bring May flowers as I recall. I guess it being 90 degrees in April brings May flowers to April though so hey!

[applestar]

22°F this morning here. Peaches already bloomed and pears and cherries were starting to open....

[huntress]

Southeast Wisconsin, zone 5: We have had some warmer days in the 60 degree range already this year, however the last week it's been very cold. Below freezing on Monday, and high 30's this week. We also have had a lot of rain the past couple weeks. Today it is cloudy and overcast, might get to mid 40's. Snow and more freezing temps predicted later this week.

The area I am in gets "lake effect" precipitation from Lake Michigan.

I have seedlings sprouting, but don't trust to plant them outside until next month. A lot of gardeners here wait until Mother's Day to put anything tender outside.

My part of Wisconsin has had a mostly mild winter, and we already have a lot of perennials popping up. My daffodils are a foot tall and have beautiful green flower buds!

[MichaelC]

My weather is driving me nuts. We're back to cold and rainy. The only thing happy about that are the peas.

About a month ago, I cut down my cover crop and tilled it in. Then El Niño dumped inches of rain on it, ruining the tilth I had created.

The soil was just getting to be dry enough to work again, and now here comes more rain.

Argh!!!

[HoneyBerry]

Weird weather patterns here too. 80 degrees on Monday & broke the record for that day. 80 degrees in April is unheard of for this area. We usually don't have that kind of heat until August.
My lilacs are in full bloom. The used to bloom in May. They have been a month early for the last couple of years.
The temperature swings seem to be more extreme than what I'm used to.

[HoneyBerry]

It's unusually hot here today. Seattle 90 degrees, so I heard. 85 here where I am. This is unheard of for this area. It feels more like Arizona or California weather than Washington weather. This is definitely not a typical spring. All of my plants are blooming 1 month earlier than they usually do. Crazy, crazy weather.

[catgrass]

Temp in the 70's-3 1/2 inches of rain yesterday-so far no rain this morning, but more is predicted. It is wet, and humid.