The saving grace is that temps in March usually aren't all that hot — so vegetative stress would be low even if prolonged dryness were to verify for the month.
But yes, if rains don't get cranking come April, and especially May, then big trouble happens ... unless the wetter summer forecasts verify.
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- Thu Feb 29, 2024 5:35 pm
- Forum: Weather Forum
- Topic: February 2024
- Replies: 149
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- Wed Feb 28, 2024 1:38 pm
- Forum: Weather Forum
- Topic: February 2024
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- Views: 12897
Re: February 2024
So many acres of land being absolutely obliterated by the wild fires, and we arent even close to summer yet, i really cant blame folks for wanting to move away from texas , precipitation is going to be a big problem in the months ahead, not sure how many more summers I can endure here Maybe lol, bu...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:26 pm
- Forum: Weather Forum
- Topic: February 2024
- Replies: 149
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Re: February 2024
Plus the suburbs are blocked from the wind just like anything inside of Beltway 8 or inside of 610 would be, which was my point to begin with. It would be interesting to see the impact that vegetation (especially tree coverage) has on the perceived windiness. For instance, the comparison of your Wh...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:16 pm
- Forum: Weather Forum
- Topic: February 2024
- Replies: 149
- Views: 12897
Re: February 2024
When you’re from a small town like me then you’d understand. People from small towns count the suburban areas as part of the city. Fair enough. Are you from Wharton or El Campo? Both are pretty small towns, but El Campo is a good bit bigger as it's at least over 10,000 in population. That said, as ...
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:06 pm
- Forum: Weather Forum
- Topic: February 2024
- Replies: 149
- Views: 12897
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:52 pm
- Forum: Weather Forum
- Topic: February 2024
- Replies: 149
- Views: 12897
Re: February 2024
Y’all city folk don’t have to deal with it like I do living out in the country out in the open. Crap is annoying. Unfortunately, the next 6 weeks or so will probably have lots of windy days. It’s that time of year. But Jasons2k is not a "city person", though — he lives in The Woodlands, w...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:18 pm
- Forum: Weather Forum
- Topic: 2024 Hurricane Season Discussion
- Replies: 39
- Views: 12350
Re: 2024 Hurricane Season Discussion
-PDO sucks. Yes, that is a factor that I've seen referenced a lot on s2k regarding the favor of summer heat and drought in Texas. I'm genuinely trying to figure out if the persistence of ridging/drought in the Texas area is due more to remote forcing from teleconnections like the PDO, or if there w...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:03 pm
- Forum: Weather Forum
- Topic: 2024 Hurricane Season Discussion
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- Views: 12350
Re: 2024 Hurricane Season Discussion
Wider views of the NMME and CanSIPS: As you can see, not really much of a difference between the two models. Pretty good agreement. FWIW "We expect that the Gulf Coast, especially the Texas Coast, will be at a higher risk for direct impacts from a tropical system this year." Paul Pastelok...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:36 am
- Forum: Weather Forum
- Topic: February 2024
- Replies: 149
- Views: 12897
Re: February 2024
Yes, I've noticed quite a bit of predictions regarding an active cyclone season for summer 2024. I'm not sure if it's simply via Nina baseline, or if there is some other special phenomenon that is coming into play this year.
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 11:21 am
- Forum: Weather Forum
- Topic: February 2024
- Replies: 149
- Views: 12897
Re: February 2024
Yep, winter is over. This morning was the last chance this season for any freezing temps to materialize in the are — and they mostly failed to do so (sans certain cold spots, largely north of I-10). As for summer, it's possible that this year might be more forgiving than the previous two in terms of...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 11:26 am
- Forum: Weather Forum
- Topic: February 2024
- Replies: 149
- Views: 12897
Re: February 2024
No man, we already have "mosquito hawks" coming out, they will take care of the infestations
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 1:18 am
- Forum: Weather Forum
- Topic: February 2024
- Replies: 149
- Views: 12897
Re: February 2024
Good trends in terms of warmer weather. Winter freezes are totally useless here, given that they are mere handfuls on average compared to 365 days.
That said, the Feb10 12z EURO operational did show quite a chilly solution. Let's see if that was a trend (though the EPS 12z wasn't exactly in line).
That said, the Feb10 12z EURO operational did show quite a chilly solution. Let's see if that was a trend (though the EPS 12z wasn't exactly in line).
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 6:14 pm
- Forum: Weather Forum
- Topic: February 2024
- Replies: 149
- Views: 12897
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 1:16 pm
- Forum: Weather Forum
- Topic: February 2024
- Replies: 149
- Views: 12897
Re: February 2024
Forget spring, Wharton has now entered full-on summer mode. Look at it go with that heat index!
Hopefully @Cpv17 is doing okay...
Hopefully @Cpv17 is doing okay...
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 1:14 pm
- Forum: Weather Forum
- Topic: February 2024
- Replies: 149
- Views: 12897
Re: February 2024
All the birds and garden reptiles over here are convinced that winter is done. The fact that reptiles are showing up just ~2 weeks after a cold snap is a testament to the (overall) mild/warmth of the SETX winter climate. Even when factoring in the cold snaps, the (relatively) brief durations keep g...
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 1:01 pm
- Forum: Weather Forum
- Topic: February 2024
- Replies: 149
- Views: 12897
Re: February 2024
Well, whatever winter has left better get going within the window of the next ~2-3 weeks. Even in the context of cold snaps, things become increasingly gentler/milder going into late Feb, then into March.
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 11:17 am
- Forum: Weather Forum
- Topic: January 2024
- Replies: 1566
- Views: 96092
Re: January 2024
At this hour of writing, San Diego is currently 59°F with rain, and at 93% humidity.
- Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:40 am
- Forum: Weather Forum
- Topic: January 2024
- Replies: 1566
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Re: January 2024
I also know how to grow a lot of things in cold weather. Your post here reminded me — quite a few crops (i.e. apples, peaches, etc) do indeed require quite some extent of "chilling hours" to survive and thrive. So that's definitely another benefit of cold, in addition to the aforementione...
- Sun Jan 21, 2024 7:52 pm
- Forum: Weather Forum
- Topic: January 2024
- Replies: 1566
- Views: 96092
Re: January 2024
I'm honestly trying to think of any benefit regarding any form of winter freeze/frost. Less pests, I guess? Otherwise, any temperature below 40°F is totally useless. And even prolonged 40s are less than ideal. From Larry Cosgrove in response to my question about winter weather returning to SETX: Yes...
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 3:46 pm
- Forum: Weather Forum
- Topic: January 2024
- Replies: 1566
- Views: 96092
Re: January 2024
A lot of areas around southeast Texas could still use a few inches. Plus if we get good rains now it’ll help us out come hell time. I've seen you previously mention predictions of active Atlantic tropical cyclone season for 2024 — the more neutral ENSO states (as looks to be coming this year) do se...