🌱 US Weather Warriors GrowCast — Sunday, June 7, 2026
Warm, humid, and unsettled across Delmarva today with heavy rainfall signals aloft and thunderstorm chances on the table.
Today's Weather Snapshot: Lows in the low-to-mid 60s, highs from 79°F at the coast to near 89°F inland. Mostly muggy with showers possible, heaviest rainfall risk flagged by WPC. Winds around 10-20 mph, breeziest along the lower bayshore. Dewpoints stay high — RH ran 85-100% overnight at DEOS sites.
Soil & Recent Rainfall: DEOS 2-inch soil temps ran 68-76°F across six stations (avg 72°F). 24-hour rainfall topped out at 0.39 in at DDFS; topsoil there is wet. Most other stations picked up a tenth to two-tenths — moisture is in the profile.
Best Outdoor Work Window: Early morning, before storms can fire and before afternoon heat peaks. If you see a building cell on radar, shut it down.
Planting & Transplanting: Soils are plenty warm for tomatoes, peppers, squash, and other warm-season transplants (well above the 60-65°F threshold). But the planting window is Delay today — wet ground and storm risk mean tender transplants will sit better in the tray than in saturated soil. Wait for the rain trend to pass.
Watering & Irrigation: Hold off. Between yesterday's rain and today's storm chances, soils don't need supplemental water. Re-evaluate after the front clears.
For Gardeners: Stake and tie anything tall before the wind and storms arrive — tomatoes, sunflowers, sweet corn. Harvest ripe strawberries, lettuce, and peas this morning; humidity plus rain is a fast track to splits and rot. Hold off on fungicide or foliar sprays until a drier window opens.
For Farmers & Growers: Field workability is Poor — stay off saturated ground, especially on heavier soils east of US-13. Spray windows are marginal with elevated storm risk and gusty winds; not the day for herbicide or fungicide passes. If hay is down, it's not getting dry today — plan around the next clear stretch.
Looking Ahead (6-10 day signal): CPC 6-10 day leans above-normal temperatures; no drought across DE, MD, or VA.
Bottom Line: Wet, warm, and stormy — protect what's planted, delay what isn't, and stay off the fields.
— US Weather Warriors #DelmarvaWeather #GardenWeather #FarmWeather