Good Morning. It's nice to see the spammers haven't taken over the site this morning - Thanks Jeff. I know it's a constant fight to keep them at bay.
We had 1 inch of rain here in Cannon Falls, and we didn't take the brunt of the weather as it came through.
My baby bluebirds have flown the coop. Hopefully, the parerts were happy enough that we'll get a second brood in the nest.
After taking our grand daughters back home, you realize how quiet a home is without the kids. It's amazing how much noise and commotion is created on a constant basis with kids in the house. But it sure is quiet without them, and it was sure fun to have them for a month.
On to the weather. OK. So - it continues to rain. This is Friday into Saturday rainfall:
This is yesterdays rainfall:
This is rainfall for the week (this is as of Saturday Morning):
Our current Jet Stream:
The Jet is a factor in our Midwest weather for the next 2 days, and then it begins to retreat up into Canada for a few days, which should give us a bit of the break from the really heavy rainfalls. This is next Sundays Jet:
but after this reprieve, we go back into a Jet that looks to drop farther south for next week, and a return to storms, and probably another severe outbreak across the Midwest.
For now - our big Low in Canada is the weathermaker that I have been talking about most of the week, and it stays in play fro parts of the Midwest another 2-3 days, and for the East, most of the upcoming work week. this is the Low this morning:
You can see it's well developed just North of the 49th, with a cold front to Texas. Come Tuesday, the weather maps are printing out this:
IA, WI, parts of MN are probably in for a deluge - or shall we say the deluge will continue. Except this is going to cause some probably severe localized and possibly area wide flooding with everything already saturated. Sorry guys. It continues....
After that Low retreats to the NE, finally, it does get replaced with a nice high pressure system for a few days, which will finally clear the skies and give us some very nice days. But it won't last long - and probably not long enough given the saturated fields out there and you guys that are trying to make hay. I have seen a lot of hay cut down in numerous places. Most of it laying brown on the ground and the 2nd crop coming. One field I saw on the way back yesterday looked like the farmer had it all raked and ready to go, with the outside rounds round baled, only to have it rain on it heavily yesterday. I'd like to say that this next break will give you guys a chance, but for most, I doubt it. The surface is just too wet to get this stuff dry to bale in 3 days. Maybe you should look at putting up some baleage. From what I see, it makes some pretty darn good feed. Anyway, here's that High on Thursday:
Nice right? Here's the problem:
By Saturday, we return to the humidity with the Gulf open, and more chances of rain throughout the entire Midwest:
Most of this rain is going to fall where we have seen it most of the summer, IA, MN, WI, NE, KS. This is our weather map for the following Wednesday, 10 days from now:
Once again, we have a Low in Canada, this time not so well developed and a bit farther North, that will be esentially like the last one, except the jet stream won't be as much of a factor, therefore, less thunderstorm development, and less rainfall.
In the lighter soils here by Cannon Falls, the crops look great. The irrigators haven't had to run yet this year, and I'm sure most of the guys here are really happy about that. The peas are coming off, and guys are right behind them tilling the ground up to put the beans in. And, yes, most of them are getting mudded in the way it looks to me. But it's a chance crop anyway. If it continues to rain, it might be OK. Right now, nothing much has changed. The High in th Pacific is still there, Low pressure systems attempting to come on shore are killed or being diverted to the North into Canada. Rainfall the Midwest is getting is because of the open Gulf, with winds down there still out of the SE and flowing into the Midwest, or, in the case of the Low currently in play, all the way to the artic circle.
Temps remain moderate. Nothing to report there - smae old, same old. Although I did hear this morning a snip it on our local weather syaing that we are like 3 tenths of an inch from hitting an all time record for the most rain in June, the Mississippi in St. Paul is at a record high for June, and we have yet to record a 90 degree day in Minneapolis. Normall we have 3 by now, and 30 or so for the year.
That's it for today. I know this was a long one. Just a lot out there today to show.
Jen
Hey Jen - Just wondering - If you have any of the Cherry Trees that has the cherries wrapped in Chocolate - If so then if you have any extra's - How about sending down a box to test out - 
