🌱 US Weather Warriors GrowCast — Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Flood Watches dominate Delmarva as heavy rain, storms, and saturated ground stall fieldwork today.
Today's Weather Snapshot: Lows near 66°F, highs around 83-86°F across the peninsula. Thunderstorms likely, with PoP running 77-96% from Salisbury south to Cape Charles. Winds near 10-25 mph, strongest along the coast. Dewpoints and humidity are high — RH near saturation at most stations.
Soil & Recent Rainfall: Two-inch soil temps range 73.6-77.8°F (avg 76.1°F). Up to 3.22 inches fell in the past 24 hours, and all six reporting DEOS stations show wet topsoil.
Best Outdoor Work Window: Skip today — repeated storms and saturated ground make it unworkable. Watch for a drier window later this week once the boundary clears.
Planting & Transplanting: Soil temps are well above the 60-65°F threshold for warm-season transplants, but planting_window is Delay. Hold tomatoes, peppers, squash, and tender transplants until soils drain and storms move out.
Watering & Irrigation: Shut irrigation off. With 1-3+ inches down and more rain in the forecast, no supplemental water is needed for gardens, fields, or containers through the weekend.
For Gardeners: Stake tall crops like tomatoes and sunflowers ahead of gusty storms. Scout for early blight, downy mildew, and bacterial spot — this humidity and leaf wetness will push disease pressure hard. Harvest ripe tomatoes and squash before splitting or rot sets in.
For Farmers & Growers: Fields are unworkable and spray windows are closed — wind and rain will strip anything applied. Delay hay cutting; there's no drying window in sight. Check low spots, tile outlets, and livestock lots for standing water and washouts.
Looking Ahead (6-10 day signal): CPC 6-10 and 8-14 day both lean above normal temps and above normal precip; drought monitor shows none across DE/MD/VA.
Bottom Line: Stand down today — let the storms pass and soils drain before returning to the field.
— US Weather Warriors #DelmarvaWeather #GardenWeather #FarmWeather