Spring Weather

Spring Weather. I’m Greg Martin with today’s Fruit Grower Report.

We are less than 2 weeks until the first day of spring and if you remember last year it was a very long cold and wet spring. Meteorologist Tim Creek takes a look.

CREEK: It does look like the weather for this spring season unfortunately is going to be relatively similar to what we saw last year in that a very active weather pattern will be directed into the northwest, I would say through at least the first half of April and probably through the entire month. Storm activity will move through the region on a relatively frequent basis from off the Pacific and so we’re going to see frequent threats of at least some scattered shower activity.

Hmmm. Not what I was expecting.

CREEK: I think our daytime temperatures are going to average for the most part below normal. Our overnight temperature may be closer to average due to the unsettled nature of the atmosphere so I don’t expect it to be a real serious frost season. We’re definitely going to see frosty nights where growers are going to have to be concerned with the weather out doors.

Though Creek believe this will be spotty and not a prolonged frost pattern.

CREEK: With this active weather pattern though it’s probably going to be a windy spring as a result out into the basin especially we’re going to see that potential for strong gusty winds much of the time as storms race through the area. That’s a concern that will definitely have to be watched. Right now, again, I think we’re going to have a very active weather pattern much like last year. Lot’s of storms will race through the region and just a lot of activity going on.

He adds that snow will continue in the Cascades which should mean adequate water.

That’s today’s Fruit Grower Report. I’m Greg Martin on the Ag Information Network.