🌱 US Weather Warriors GrowCast — Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Mild June day across Delmarva with elevated thunderstorm risk and gusty wind keeping field work marginal.
Today's Weather Snapshot: Lows in the mid-50s, highs from the upper 60s at the coast to low 80s inland. Mostly dry PoPs at the points, but AFD and WPC pattern clues flag thunderstorm potential. Winds 5-10 mph inland, 15-22 mph along the coast and bays. Humidity running high overnight, easing through the afternoon.
Soil & Recent Rainfall: 2-inch soil temps across DEOS stations average 64.9°F, ranging 59.3 to 69.9°F. No measurable rainfall in the past 24 hours; topsoil reporting dry at DTBR, DDFS, DGES, DLAU, and DAGF.
Best Outdoor Work Window: Morning is your window — get work done before mid-afternoon when storm chances and gusts peak. Coastal sites should plan around the steady 20 mph wind all day.
Planting & Transplanting: Hold tender transplants for now — wind and storm risk will batter newly set tomatoes, peppers, and squash even though soil temps are in the right zone (avg 64.9°F at 2 inches). Use the day to stage trays in a sheltered spot and plant once the unsettled pattern eases.
Watering & Irrigation: Skip irrigation today. With thunderstorms possible and no drought across DE, MD, or VA, let the sky do the work and reassess tomorrow.
For Gardeners: Stake and tie up anything top-heavy before afternoon gusts arrive — tomatoes, dahlias, and tall beans especially. Good day for indoor seed starting, sharpening tools, or scouting for early cucumber beetle and squash bug pressure. Hold off mowing if storms drop heavy rain late.
For Farmers & Growers: Field workability is poor with marginal winds and elevated storm risk — push spray plans to a calmer morning later this week. Hay down today is a gamble given WPC's heavy-rain lean in the broader pattern; better to wait for a cleaner drying stretch. Soil moisture is adequate but not saturated, so equipment access remains reasonable between cells.
Looking Ahead (6-10 day signal): CPC leans near-normal temps with an above-normal precipitation signal in the 8-14 day; no drought concerns region-wide.
Bottom Line: Work the morning, skip the irrigation, and delay tender planting until the storm pattern clears.
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