🌱 US Weather Warriors GrowCast — Tuesday, June 23, 2026
A wet, unsettled pattern with flood watches and possible thunderstorms keeps Delmarva out of the field today.
Today's Weather Snapshot: Lows near 61°F, highs near 84°F across most of the peninsula. Rain chances run 89-100% with a Flood Watch in effect. Winds around 15-25 mph, gustier near the coast. Dewpoints stay muggy with humidity above 93% at every reporting station.
Soil & Recent Rainfall: DEOS 2-inch soil temps range 73.4-77.3°F, averaging 75.2°F. Past 24 hours brought up to 0.71" of rain, with DTBR, DGES, and DLAU reporting wet topsoil.
Best Outdoor Work Window: Skip today. Watch for the rain trend to break before attempting field or garden work — short windows between cells are the best you'll get.
Planting & Transplanting: Soils are plenty warm at 73-77°F for tomato, pepper, and squash transplants, but ground is saturated and more rain is coming. Hold tender transplants until the pattern dries out and soils firm up.
Watering & Irrigation: Hold all irrigation. With up to 0.71" already down and 100% PoP today, soils are wet and will stay that way.
For Gardeners: Stake or cage tomatoes and peppers ahead of the wind and storms — 25 mph gusts will whip unsupported plants. Hold off on foliar sprays, fertilizer, and bedding plant installs. If you must be out, scout for early signs of fungal pressure on cucurbits and tomatoes given the sustained high humidity.
For Farmers & Growers: Fields are non-workable; expect ruts if you push wet ground. No spray window today — wind is marginal, storms are likely, and rainfall will wash applications. Hay down is a non-starter; if you have cut hay on the ground, plan for losses and a long dry-down once the front clears.
Looking Ahead (6-10 day signal): CPC 8-14 day leans near-normal temps with below-normal precipitation — a drier pattern is signaled beyond this week.
Bottom Line: Stand down today; flooding rain and storms own the forecast.
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