Farmers and Weather
There is a great article in Weatherwise magazine about how farmers use weather information.
Hilary's Forecast Path Shifts West; Updated 9:20am PDT
The forecast path of the center of Hilary has shifted a bit to the west. This increases the threat to the Southland, especially in terms of flooding. Rainfall Note the heavy rains are forecast for Los Angeles County. Serious flash flooding may result. Because the forecast path has shifted to the west, that increases the threat of serious flooding in Los Angeles County north into Yosemite and the southern Sierra. It lessens the threat in Utah and western Arizona. While the threat of widespread flooding in Utah and Arizona lessens, note that some thunderstorms with localized heavy rain show up on the map. In Nevada, the more western path increases the risk of serious flooding around Mt Charleston and into the central part of the state. Here is the updated (9am PDT) flash flood risk map. Wind There are already about 40,000 people without power in California, mostly in the center of the state. The maps above are the peak gusts forecasted with the storm. The highest winds, in general,
Nice article. I didn't know that hay farmers rely on specific relative humidities in order to complete their job. The only time one normally hears about nighttime humidity recovery is during acute fire danger (or ongoing fire suppression activity).
ReplyDeleteYes, and I look at the relative humidity and dew point on our grain farm to gauge how early we can hope to begin harvest in the morning.
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