🌱 US Weather Warriors GrowCast — Saturday, June 13, 2026
Heat builds toward 90°F with scattered thunderstorms and heavy rainfall potential keeping fields wet and unstable.
Today's Weather Snapshot: Lows in the upper 60s to low 70s, highs 87-91°F across most of Delmarva. Scattered showers and thunderstorms with PoPs running 40-66%, highest north. Winds 10-17 mph, breeziest along the coast. WPC flags heavy to excessive rainfall potential under this pattern.
Soil & Recent Rainfall: Two-inch soil temps averaging 75.5°F across DEOS stations (72.5-78.3°F range). Past 24 hours: up to 0.40 inch at Laurel, with wet topsoil noted there. Most other stations dry over the last day, but humidity is high and ground will hold moisture.
Best Outdoor Work Window: Early morning is your shot — before storms fire and before heat peaks. If storms train through your area, skip the afternoon entirely and reassess Sunday morning.
Planting & Transplanting: Soil is plenty warm for warm-season transplants (tomato, pepper, squash, melon all well above the 60-65°F threshold), but the rule today is Delay. Hold tender transplants until the heavy-rain and thunderstorm trend passes — newly set plants will get beaten down or washed out.
Watering & Irrigation: Hold off on irrigation. With PoPs 40-66% and WPC pointing at excessive rainfall, soils will catch up on their own. Reassess Monday once you see what actually fell.
For Gardeners: Stake and tie up anything tall before storms arrive — tomatoes, peppers, sunflowers, dahlias. Harvest ripe lettuce, spinach, and strawberries this morning before heat and rain degrade quality. Skip mowing if the lawn is already soft underfoot.
For Farmers & Growers: Field workability is Poor and wind is borderline for spray — most herbicide and fungicide work should wait. Hay down now is at real risk with excessive rainfall in play; don't start a new cutting today. Keep equipment on firm ground and watch for rutting on headlands.
Looking Ahead (6-10 day signal): CPC 6-10 day leans below-normal temps and above-normal precip; no drought across DE/MD/VA.
Bottom Line: Work early, then stand down — heat, storms, and heavy rain own the rest of the day.
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