🌱 US Weather Warriors GrowCast — Sunday, July 5, 2026
Heat advisories and a Flood Watch overlap today, making this a stay-inside-and-hydrate kind of Sunday across Delmarva.
Today's Weather Snapshot: Highs range from 81°F at Ocean City to 95°F at Salisbury; lows in the low-to-mid 70s. Scattered thunderstorms likely, with PoP peaking near 94% around Wilmington. Winds generally 5-15 mph, strongest along the Virginia coast. Dewpoints are oppressive — DEOS station RH is running 85-99%.
Soil & Recent Rainfall: 2-inch soil temps averaged 80.9°F across six DEOS stations (78.1-83.6°F). 24-hour rainfall topped out at 0.39" at DDFS, with DDFS and DLAU already flagged as wet topsoil.
Best Outdoor Work Window: Skip today. Early morning is the only tolerable stretch before heat and storms build, but wet ground and Flood Watch conditions make sustained work unsafe. Reassess Monday morning.
Planting & Transplanting: Delay tender transplants until this pattern moves through. Soil temps at 80°F+ are well above warm-season minimums, but planting into saturated ground invites root rot and transplant shock.
Watering & Irrigation: Hold off. With 0.23-0.39" already down at multiple stations and PoPs above 50% through most of the peninsula, soils will stay wet on their own.
For Gardeners: Harvest cucumbers, squash, and beans early before the heat peaks, and stake any tomatoes not yet secured — storm gusts will find weak ties. Move container plants under cover if they sit in low spots. Skip mowing; wet turf under a heat advisory is a recipe for scalping and compaction.
For Farmers & Growers: Field access is poor and will stay that way — no spraying, no tillage, no hay cutting today. Storm timing is unpredictable under the stalled boundary, so anything already down in the field is at risk. Use the day to service equipment and plan for a narrow Monday-Tuesday recovery window if rain totals don't overrun forecasts.
Looking Ahead (6-10 day signal): CPC 6-10 leans above-normal temperatures; 8-14 day trends toward wetter than normal with no drought concerns region-wide.
Bottom Line: Heat, humidity, and storms own the day — stay out of the field and let the ground breathe.
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