🌱 US Weather Warriors GrowCast — Saturday, July 25, 2026
Scattered storms and heavy-rain potential keep field access marginal across the peninsula, especially down south.
Today's Weather Snapshot: Lows near 61°F, highs reaching the upper 70s to upper 80s. Thunderstorms possible, with the highest rain chances along the southern shore (Chincoteague 60%, Cape Charles 61%). Winds manageable near 13 mph. Humidity running high, with several stations near or above 90% RH.
Soil & Recent Rainfall: 2-inch soil temps ran 69-75°F across six DEOS stations (avg 73.5°F). Past 24 hours brought up to 0.15" of rain, with most stations picking up light amounts. Topsoil is neither notably wet nor dry across the network — DDFS the lone dry station.
Best Outdoor Work Window: Northern Delmarva (Wilmington through Dover) is your best bet this morning through early afternoon before storms fire. South of Salisbury, skip today — try Sunday if the rain trend eases.
Planting & Transplanting: Soil temps are plenty warm for anything warm-season, but planting_window is Delay — hold tender transplants until the storm pattern clears and soils firm back up.
Watering & Irrigation: Hold off on irrigation. Rainfall over the past day plus today's storm chances and the wet 6-10 day signal mean soils will carry themselves for now.
For Gardeners: Good day for indoor seed-starting for fall brassicas or trellis and cage work between showers up north. If you garden south of Salisbury, stay out of soaked beds — foot traffic on wet ground compacts it for weeks. Scout tomatoes for early blight; humidity above 90% at several sites favors disease.
For Farmers & Growers: Field workability is Poor and rainfall_soil_workability is Poor — defer tillage, sidedress, and any hay cutting. Spray windows are unreliable with elevated thunderstorm risk and high humidity; wind is the one cooperating variable. Save herbicide and fungicide passes for a drier stretch.
Looking Ahead (6-10 day signal): CPC 6-10 leans near-normal temps and above-normal precip; no drought anywhere on Delmarva.
Bottom Line: Storm-dodging day — work north early, stay off wet ground south, and hold irrigation.
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