Weather Chat - 2023

blown_dry · 2023-02-04T23:18:06+00:00

A few hard frosts lately, but spring is taking hold for sure.

calico20hill

I understand we are dropping back to winter for this next week, with possible lowand snow,,,For us it probably depends on how much snow is left in those clouds after they get over the coast range. To not quite paraphase someone famous...."In the midst of spring we are in the invincible winter". Sunny and pleasant right now and I am making the best of it while I can.

Krista

AndreaB I'm very sorry to hear about this, our furry family members are the hardest to lose - sending lots of hugs and I'm hoping you have some companions at home so the place doesn't feel too silent. 💓

AndreaB

Krista Thanks, Krista. It’s eerily quiet without her.
Grateful to have 2 other pups in our crew.

Krista

AndreaB I’m happy to hear you’re rollin’ deep. I remember when we lost our kitty and the very still house was the hardest to adjust to - your other pups will love on you that much more now though, sounds like you’re in good paws. ❤️

KitCMC

AndreaB I’m so sorry for your loss. ❤️

calico20hill

And back to the weather....I just read about California's Extreme Weather today. Its just one thing after another hitting Cal, isn't it, Are all our California Dahlia friends OK? Steve, did the wild weather reach down to where you are? And how is it where you are, Blown Dry?

I knoew California is a big state but the weather pic looks like a big storm too.

SteveM

So far this year we have had 7" more rain than Seattle, but I still "get no respect" when I talk weather with my Montana relatives. Northern California is getting hit much worse. On the plus side, we are no longer in a drought.🙂

calico20hill

SteveM 7" More rain then Seattle! Wowzers! THat does deserve respect! Congratulations on being out of the draught...I hope you will have some good years before the next swing one way or another.

Darce

AndreaB
Oh I am so sorry- it really is so hard to go through because our pets are buried so deep in our hearts. My Australian Shepard Rufus is a gentleman of a certain age and I don’t want to even think about how inconsolable I will be… it’s a blessing to be loved by a pet

Bessie

I live in Sonoma County, not far from the wine country. Average yearly rainfall is around 26". So far this year we're at about 36". The 75+ seedling dahlias I planted about 10 days ago are looking great. They are in a somewhat sheltered location. I am thankful for the rain! Oh, power was out for 5 hours last evening due to weather.

Emilyp

Woke up to this. At least 6 inches of snow already and it isn't going to stop until this afternoon. Sure is pretty though.

AndreaB

Emilyp Yuck! Time for that to go away.
Hopefully you’ll get some heat and it will all melt.

Krista

We have hovered in the forties and fifties with nighttime temps in the high thirties, and not a lot of precipitation here in Seattle. I love the snow and part of me wishes this was our back yard, Emilyp!, it’s beautiful but I hope it doesn’t linger too long or inhibit your dahlia life!

Teddahlia

We had about an inch of snow overnight but it is melting very quickly.

Juliarugula

We have snow predicted this afternoon also. Temps above freezing though so it should melt fast. The weather forecast would suggest we’re looking at a couple of very wet upcoming weeks. I’m getting tired of gray skies. sure would be nice to do some weeding and clean up in sunshine.

blown_dry

Seems like the atmospheric firehose hit "Northern California" and missed us here in "Upstate California" this time around. I saw that the San Leandro Dahlia Society cancelled their in-person meeting in favor of Zoom due to extreme weather. I remember years where it rained for the entire month of April, so I'm prepared to grow moss for a while yet. 🙂

calico20hill

"Traditionally" I start putting my pots of growing dahlias out during the day time starting around 1 April. I bring the in at night (They are on wheeled racks) or when hail is predicted. I really want to start this but everything is behind and mostly what is ready to get some sunshine on it is fragile newly hatched seedlings. No way can I put them out yet! One good hailstone would smash the whole plant. THe tubers I potted up weeks ago are just starting to grow out of the soil. (Those were the "Iffy" tubers and I was just giving them a chance to grow if they were up to it) At least I am having something nice happening and I get excited when I see each one sprouting up. I don't know how much colder it is this year vs other years of whether I am following a Puget Sound weather pattern still...I'm just dreaming of those soft spring days when plants are happy in the sunshine. I have some nice pots of sprouted seeds growing and I keep reminding myself that this is supposed to be my focus now. But there are all the other pots of 2nd and 3rd year seedlings to get ready for my own Salish Test Garden.

It is 39 degrees as evening approaches with clear patches of sky between sleet and ice showers. I am glad everyone is still inside tonight!

AKWindWatcher

LeeAnn posted something earlier on IG about (and I'm paraphrasing here) giving yourself space to not feel so pressured to get everything done right now. I'm taking that to heart. Normally, I have so many potted tubers going in my cabin by the end of April, I barely have room to walk. This year, given how much snow needs to melt, I'm holding off on starting tubers until I can actually clean off my gas meter without having to lay on my stomach & reach down. It feels odd but, at the same time, less stressful. I expect I'll be putting my tubers outside and arranging around snow piles still in mid-May.

blown_dry

@mr_blown_dry tells me the energy storage system went into 'storm watch' mode yesterday afternoon. The power company is keeping a weather eye, and now the gusts have arrived. I hope the back fence makes it and the roof stays on!

Teddahlia

Weather is what you get and climate is what you expect to get. In your case, they do not seem to be on the same page.

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