Rufus weather

Monday June 15

Dry pattern ahead makes for a simple forecast. The variation

 in temperatures will be the primary change over the next 2-3 weeks.

 Broadly, a high pressure ridge, west of the OR/WA coast will 

be the directing force of our weather for the extended period. 

This type of pattern generates a cooling northwest ocean breeze 

and helps temper any afternoon heat. The next notable heat

 event is targeted for later this month.

  Next weekend will bring another warm-up, similar to what we

 experienced yesterday, as a very weak low west of CA provides

 a slight SW flow.

 As the month of June nears its end, a thermal low is modeled to

 build up from the south, leading the region into a potential HEAT

 WAVE (temps above 90 in the shade for 3 consecutive days). 

This is possible starting Sunday June 28 and holding into the 

first day or so of July.

 Simply stated, DRY through at least July 2, both sides of the 

Cascades.

-Rufus

Insect populations

Bertha army worm and black cutworms are on the rise.

http://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/content/vegnet-regional-pest-trends-week-june-8th-2015

This week

Good weather for most crops.
Apples, pears and peach need to have been
thinned by now as they are getting pretty big.
Garlic getting good size but still growing
and adding size.
Strawberry crop - near done.
Raspberry crop - nearing finish.
Cherries - harvesting for two weeks.
Blueberries - starting harvest.
Red currant - ripe.

Cole crops - bolting with the recent heat wave.
According to the experts - we are still 2-3
weeks ahead of schedule.

Weather

Rufus at the WxCafehttp

Friday June 5

Notable warm-up this weekend throughout the PNW, with temps jumping into summer mode.  A dry pattern now indicated all the way through the weekend of June 13, 14. As suspected, models are now leaning back towards a possible warm Saturday, June 13. Dare we believe?

The week of June 15 continues to look cooler & showery at times, with an upper-level low moving into the region by mid-week. Not an unusual pattern for June in the PNW. If this continues to present on the charts, berry patrons should consider review fruit protection management programs, as fruit will be ripening and vulnerable.

-Rufus

Rufus at the WxCafehttp

Friday June 5

Notable warm-up this weekend throughout the PNW, with temps jumping into summer mode.  A dry pattern now indicated all the way through the weekend of June 13, 14. As suspected, models are now leaning back towards a possible warm Saturday, June 13. Dare we believe?

The week of June 15 continues to look cooler & showery at times, with an upper-level low moving into the region by mid-week. Not an unusual pattern for June in the PNW. If this continues to present on the charts, berry patrons should consider review fruit protection management programs, as fruit will be ripening and vulnerable.

-Rufus

Now what

Cherry harvest in full swing.
Strawberries - slowing down.

Thin apples - ASAP. If not they will start to push
 themselves off in the next three weeks, especially
gravensteins.  Non sprayed apples, still
not too bad with apple scab.

I noticed that apples had collected water around the
stem had split marks around the stem.

Apples and ear crop looks down a this point.

Small hazelnuts showing up on trees.  State-wide, crop
 a little bit above normal.

 

Berry time

Blueberries , turning blue and soon will be ripe.

Blackberries -in full bloom.

Asian pears - made it thru the cedar apple rust.  Bartlett
pears - - very bad infection of coastal cedar rust - orange
rust on pears.

Strawberries and raspberries - still going fine.

More weather- some good and some bad

The next ten days show weather patterns of warm -80 degrees;
 wet showers next Monday and Tuesday, which means more apple
and pear scab weather.  Then a bit cooler cloudy weather, then more
 sunshine.

Pears - Bartlet are being hammered with the orange - coastal cedar
 rust on pears, and apples, and service berries.  Usually this happens
every 7 years but it looks like the cycle is reoccurring more often.

Reports of cherry fruits flies;  reports of apple and pear codling moth -
 out very early this year;  and spotted wing drosophila - raspberries and
strawberries.

Time to thin apples, pears and peaches.