Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Red flag!

It wasn't easy gardening today. The wind's pretty intense at times.
Some young corn seedlings are coming up. So are two butternut squash seedlings. I hope they don't mind the cooler temps this week.

Kevin planted some potato skins in 4x4 garden box #1...let's see if they sprout. The other potato plants are growing fast!

Meanwhile the northern Plains are hit with yet another snow storm.

Today: Partly cloudy and windy. High near 70F. Winds W at 25 to 35 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 43F. WSW winds at 15 to 25 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow: Mainly sunny. High around 75F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.
Tomorrow night: A mostly clear sky. Low near 50F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph.
Friday: Windy with plenty of sun. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the mid 40s.
Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the low 40s.
Sunday: Sunshine. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the mid 40s.
___

County under red flag warning on Wednesday, weather service says
Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, Apr 01, 2009 - 10:06:03 am MST

SIERRA VISTA — Cochise County, along with most of Southern Arizona, is under a red flag warning until 7 p.m. on Wednesday.The National Weather Service issued the warning because of the likelihood of strong winds and low relative humidities, which can bring high to very high fire danger.Other areas included in the warning are southeast Pinal County, Graham County, Santa Cruz County, eastern Pima County and Greenlee County.The weather service says sustained wind speeds on Wednesday will be in the range of 25 to 35 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph.

“Areas of blowing dust are possible with these gusty winds during the afternoon hours before they diminish after sunset Wednesday evening,” a according to a wind advisory from the weather service.

No comments: