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At the hottest part of the year that looks amazing. Winter coming early.

Extended Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 449 PM EDT Wed Jul 28 2021 Valid 12Z Sat Jul 31 2021 - 12Z Wed Aug 04 2021 ...Widespread Monsoonal Moisture and Rainfall Pattern over the West... ...Heavy Convection/Rainfall Threat for the South/Southeast/Southern Mid-Atlantic... 18Z Update: The western U.S. ridge and the downstream trough over the central/eastern U.S. is expected to remain anchored in place through the medium range period, with the Atlantic upper ridge blocking eastward progression. There is some hint in the guidance that an upper low could develop over portions of the Ohio Valley by the middle of next week, mainly with the operational GFS and ECMWF, as some flow separation in the trough could develop. This could have some ramifications on the extent of the potential heavy rainfall across the Southeast and the southern Appalachians. One of the main changes with the QPF is for higher totals across portions of the Carolinas, owing to the block pattern developing and a quasi-stationary front over this region. Otherwise, the guidance is in above average agreement on most of the synoptic scale aspects, with the greatest differences evident across the northeast Pacific and the Hudson Bay region by the end of the forecast period. The previous discussion is appended below for reference. /Hamrick

Also this: Disadvantages: Difficult to tell when turf is getting too dry and needs water to stay alive; lawn is brown and has poor aesthetics; hard soil makes turf less usable for recreation; turf is more susceptible to injury and will not recover until rain returns; some thinning and turf death can occur if there is no rain for 4-6 weeks and no irrigation is applied. Patton emphasized that when lawns are dry, it is important to stay off them. Mowers and other heavy equipment can cause substantial damage to vulnerable, stressed grass. Once rains return, the turf will begin to recover and grow new leaves within two weeks. For more information about keeping lawns healthy during the drought, visit https://purdueturftips.blogspot.com/

I believe maximum time the grass can go dormant without additional water to the root crowns is between 21 days and 28 days. So eventually you need to water to save the grass from not coming back in the Fall, or hope you get an inch in the next 21 days .

Interesting motion on the storm , the heavist part of the storm slide along and to the West of the Northern Delaware state line.

Truly lucky here right now. Heavy shower underway and it has lasted a good while. Great for the garden, flowers and grass crowns.

Overall WPC trends seem drier. Grass is crispy and ground is like a brick. Week ahead looks dry and hot. Entering driest part of summer so far.

Going on a walk soon. Simply awesome ! Garden doing well too. Many tomatoes are ripening on the vines. So far a nice mix of cold fronts since late May. Maybe Sunday night we score with more rain after the miss I had last week. Believe you got .25 inches , maybe more.

A July blessing.

70 % chance of storms here turned into the 5 th or 6 th bust of the summer and spring so far here. Not a trace of rain. Models were terrible outside of Southern NJ.

Another bust, whats new this year.

Surf temps have really gone up the past 7 days, many Jersey reporting stations are near 76 degrees F. Rehoboth near 78 degrees F

FYI PAZ057-059-063-065-066-210400- Dauphin-Lebanon-Cumberland-York-Lancaster- 330 PM EDT Mon Jul 19 2021 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY JULY 20... The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert on Tuesday for the Susquehanna Valley. A Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases, and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors.

Gardening at 9:00 AM here and thought my neighbors nearby were burning yard waste, but is was the smell of smoke. Funny thing I was not ready to accept it was from the forrest fires yet, I thought I would be able to smell the smoke, but not first thing this morning. Crazy times

Smoke very evident this morming , sky looks surreal.

Whew, just made the Southern most part of the line moving North of me, short duration heavy rain, winds to 30 mph and some intense bolts. Just glad to have gotten some rain for the flowers and grass crowns.

I will be happy with a quarter inch here. Pathetic event so far, considering the hype and the lack of rainfall.

Ridiculous verification so far here with zip. To my SW a storm has parked there for the last 3 hours. Flood watches this spring and summer so far have been a curse if you desire rain.

Brick wall over the Northern Tidewater. Strange storm evolutions.

Finally some action, and a near- by severe thunderstorm warning. C and D Canal area gettng very heavy rains in a interesting West to East elongated radar signature, as in training cells. Flood Advisory National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 650 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021 DEC003-NJC015-033-100200- /O.NEW.KPHI.FA.Y.0061.210709T2250Z-210710T0200Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ New Castle DE-Gloucester NJ-Salem NJ- 650 PM EDT Fri Jul 9 2021 The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a * Flood Advisory for... New Castle County in northern Delaware... West Central Gloucester County in southern New Jersey... Salem County in southern New Jersey... * Until 1000 PM EDT. * At 650 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly across portions of the advised area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain can be expected. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Wilmington, Newark, Middletown, Pennsville, Carneys Point, Elsmere, New Castle, Penns Grove, Salem, Woodstown, Alloway, and Quinton.

Yes I am near the c&d canal I missed the majority of the action below Dover

It certainly has it's share of victories over other models.

Does rain make it back this way?

Yes, I can relate to that. Even with premier fescue its hard to battle against the long days and sun angle at this time of year. Another issue is the depth of my top soil and the front is sloped so it is harder to keep it green, however, my back looks decent still. But, in 8 weeks I will re-seed with the climo shift, the shorter days becomes a plus not a negative. I have discovered recently after 20 years of re-seeding that you can re-seed in Sept if you are able to water, versus October, with the new end of October cold spell becoming almost predictable.