flowerbug
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sunny and warm enough to be outside! 
Your Weather, 2026
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Dahlia
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We have had several amazingly sunny days, but today is dark and rainy. Looking forward to more spring flowers popping up!
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I'm sick and tired of the rain. and gloom. and darkness.
Carol Dee
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After 2 mornings of freezing temps the last 3 days have reached 80~ After a storm this eve it looks like we will get a week of 60 degree days.
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digitS'
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I'm a little surprised by our weather and, especially, the forecast.
It was very sunny yesterday but too much wind. The thermometer never made it to 60f (16C). Clouds moved in before sundown as the wind died down. By 9PM, the clouds were gone and the temperature began to drop. Freezing well before sunrise.
We aren't supposed to have the wind for several days and the sky is blue from horizon to horizon. But, even with all the hours of sunshine forecast each day, the temperature range is supposed to stay the same. Chilly but, at least, we aren't being buffeted about by 30mph gusts.
The Midwest is being more than buffeted — severe storms and tornadoes! Al Roker on the teevee says that your entire state of Illinois is in the path, @ducks4you .
It was very sunny yesterday but too much wind. The thermometer never made it to 60f (16C). Clouds moved in before sundown as the wind died down. By 9PM, the clouds were gone and the temperature began to drop. Freezing well before sunrise.
We aren't supposed to have the wind for several days and the sky is blue from horizon to horizon. But, even with all the hours of sunshine forecast each day, the temperature range is supposed to stay the same. Chilly but, at least, we aren't being buffeted about by 30mph gusts.
The Midwest is being more than buffeted — severe storms and tornadoes! Al Roker on the teevee says that your entire state of Illinois is in the path, @ducks4you .
flowerbug
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warm enough to do some weeding and burying more bean pods.
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I'm am so ECSTATIC about the weather. I don't want to count my eggs before they hatch, but we've had 2 days this week that were so nice, like 19 C/66F. Hope. The past 2 seasons spring/early summer has been so cold that I have struggled to harden plants off before the official planting date arrives. Really tough 2 years for bean starts too. But that we are getting such nice weather already, even occasionally, might signal a great start for the first time in a few years.
flowerbug
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looks like a nice few days before some rains return so i can do something outside. was tempted to plant some peas but later this week the overnight lows are near freezing for days in a row so i think i need to wait another week at least on the pea planting.
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digitS'
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There are some psychological encouragements and deterrents associated with gardening, especially in the Springtime.
I realize that phenology reflects immediate past weather as well as plant intensions but observed, local cycles of plant life can be helpful. Several events serve some guidance for me.
Oregon grape is very common in this area. It is native and growing in our nearby, lower elevation forest as well as in home landscapes and parks. Oregon grape's bright yellow blooms begin to open while some frosty nights can still be expected but it serves as a guide for my garden pea planting.
Black locust trees can be considered an invasive but it is common and seems to be thriving. There is a location that is one of the very earliest sites of a European American settlement. There is almost what might be considered a black locust forest there. After those trees have leaves from lower to highest branches, I have only seen one time over many years when a late Spring frost has occurred.
Steve, who would use "When oak leaves are the size of a squirrel's ear" for a guide if he knew which variety of oak and if gray or fox squirrels are being considered.
I realize that phenology reflects immediate past weather as well as plant intensions but observed, local cycles of plant life can be helpful. Several events serve some guidance for me.
Oregon grape is very common in this area. It is native and growing in our nearby, lower elevation forest as well as in home landscapes and parks. Oregon grape's bright yellow blooms begin to open while some frosty nights can still be expected but it serves as a guide for my garden pea planting.
Black locust trees can be considered an invasive but it is common and seems to be thriving. There is a location that is one of the very earliest sites of a European American settlement. There is almost what might be considered a black locust forest there. After those trees have leaves from lower to highest branches, I have only seen one time over many years when a late Spring frost has occurred.
Steve, who would use "When oak leaves are the size of a squirrel's ear" for a guide if he knew which variety of oak and if gray or fox squirrels are being considered.
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