HEAT ALERT for southern Cal..........

[trioderob 301]

for the inland southern california growers:

HEAT ALERT

be sure your palms are watered tonight / tommorrow or they may die this week.

super hot and dry conditions for the next 7 days

Edited July 1, 2011 by trioderob

[MattyB 2,232]

Easy there Triode. We're gonna get some monsoonal flow with some higher humidity, from what I read, so don't pop your rocket just yet.

[trioderob 301]

matt-

report back on how those babies are doin without water............yup aaahhhaaa

Edited July 1, 2011 by trioderob

[MattyB 2,232]

heck no, I'm watering

[happ 141]

Actually humidity from Mexico will advect northward into California over the next few days. Already El Centro and Mexicali were pushing 60 degrees dew points this afternoon raising the heat index. Thunderstorms are likely over the mountains and deserts into next week. It always seems to occur right when July starts that we get our first really hot weather. But only 92F\ 33.3C at my place today; tomorrow into early next week may hit close to 100F\ 37.7C in the foothill regions of Los Angeles while the valleys well-exceed 100F. Ocean temps are also reaching above 70F\ 21.1 especially in Orange and San Diego counties so nights will become a bit muggy.

Irrigation is important but the heat will be more tropical in nature unlike the dreaded "Santa Ana" conditions that start in Autumn and suck out precious moisture from every living thing!

[paulgila 208]

ok,so we shouldnt panic just yet?

glad that someone who actually knows what they are talking about chimed in,finally.

[nkbish 11]

predicated for high 80's by NOAA. I will make sure all the babies I have planted are protected and watered in over the next few days. This is the warmest night of the year for me. Comfort with just the T-shirt at night.

[trioderob 301]

ok,so we shouldnt panic just yet?

glad that someone who actually knows what they are talking about chimed in,finally.

"During the peak of the heat for Saturday through the Fourth of

July..,high temperatures will reach the mid 90s to 105 in the

inland valleys... 102 to 112 in the upper deserts... and 108 to 116 in

the lower deserts. A shallow marine layer will keep areas near the

coast cooler with highs in the 70s at the beaches to 85 to 95 in

inland coastal areas and lower coastal valleys."

105 ? yupp - aaahhhhaaa

Edited July 2, 2011 by trioderob

[pogobob 79]

Nice to see some "normal summer" again. Better late than never as last summer bummer.

[happ 141]

Though hot, it hasn't been nearly as warm as the original forecast for a variety of reasons. The marine layer inversion has tenaciously held on, keeping temps near normal for the beaches and coastal plain. And the monsoon clouds and higher humidity made for basically normal temps inland. Dew points are high and therefore uncomfortable in places like Palm Springs [DP reading of 73F\ 22.75C]; maximum temp: 102F\ 38.8C [norm: 108F\ 42.2C] though the minimum of 85F\ 29.4C made for a miserable night in the desert. It has not gone much above 90F\ 32.2C for the past 3 days at my LA location; only a few degrees above normal. All in all a fairly uneventful heat wave though severe thunderstorms are breaking out in far eastern California and will increase & move westward tomorrow.

[George Sparkman 270]

Here in Fallbrook it was nice & warm but never made it above mid 90s.

Happy growing,

George Sparkman

Cycads-n-Palms.com

[trioderob 301]

heck its 90 at my home near san diego state at 4:00 pm

I dont know about you guys but I gave the palms alot of water this weekend at my place

[MattyB 2,232]

I did not exceed 86F for any one day this weekend. The breeze from the south, and the clouds from the east kept it quite pleasant.

[paulgila 208]

did you stay "ALERT" matt???

did any of yer palms die due to a lack of "ALERTness?"

if you did stay "ALERT" which stage of "ALERTness" were you in?

[MattyB 2,232]

[happ 141]

Aside from the high humidity, the weather hasn't been too bad and certainly not as bad as it can get this time of the year. Heat indexes are dangerously high in the low desert; i.e. Mexicali measured a dew point of 81 degrees with a temp of 103F\ 39.4C making if feel like 124F\ 51.1C but that is what they expect in the deserts during summer. It was a warm muggy night even along the coast. Wish some of the heavy thunderstorms over the mountains would move a bit more westward. Like yesterday, it was only 93F\ 33.8C in my area today.

[BeaumontTropics 49]

temp in beaumont on friday....103*, saturday, 101*, sunday, 105*(with a little rain?) and yesterday, 97*, and today, 97*......palms are rockin'!

[MattyB 2,232]

Keep those Royals flooded Eric. Hopefully they'll be sucking up all that needed water and making roots too.

[Shon 20]

Left my house at 3 this morning and it was 68 degrees.

[paulgila 208]

did you see any dead palms or was it too dark?

remember to stay alert!

[BS Man about Palms 2,517]

The world needs more Lerts!

[trioderob 301]

did you see any dead palms or was it too dark?

remember to stay alert!

pohonkelapa

just once start a thread of your own so I can enjoy some snarkness.

its not fair that YOU get it all !

[LJG 1,328]

Rob, did you go to threat level red? Or still at orange?

[trioderob 301]

Rob, did you go to threat level red? Or still at orange?

I dont know about you guys but even with all this humid weather the ground at my place would be bone dry in no time without irrigation now.

must have sandy soil.........

(maybe you guys with clay this is all a non issue)

will call it level : ORANGE

Edited July 7, 2011 by trioderob

[happ 141]

The mugginess should lessen over the weekend as troughs move ashore over the Pacific NW. 7th straight day above 90F\ 32.2C but considering the normal July maximum is 88F\ 31.1C it's basically seasonal. Next week will be more comfortable.

[paulgila 208]

did you see any dead palms or was it too dark?

remember to stay alert!

pohonkelapa

just once start a thread of your own so I can enjoy some snarkness.

its not fair that YOU get it all !

you are not staying ALERT,trioderob. i have started more threads than you've had hot meals!

[trioderob 301]

Kelapa (Cocos nucifera) adalah satu jenis tumbuhan dari suku aren-arenan atau Arecaceae dan adalah anggota tunggal dalam marga Cocos. Tumbuhan ini dimanfaatkan hampir semua bagiannya oleh manusia sehingga dianggap sebagai tumbuhan serba guna, khususnya bagi masyarakat pesisir. Kelapa juga adalah sebutan untuk buah yang dihasilkan tumbuhan ini !

Edited July 8, 2011 by trioderob

[paulgila 208]

very scholarly. can you pronounce any of it?

[MattyB 2,232]

I can, it goes a little something like this:

Kelapa (Cocos nucifera) adalah satu jenis tumbuhan dari suku aren-arenan atau Arecaceae dan adalah anggota tunggal dalam marga Cocos. Tumbuhan ini dimanfaatkan hampir semua bagiannya oleh manusia sehingga dianggap sebagai tumbuhan serba guna, khususnya bagi masyarakat pesisir. Kelapa juga adalah sebutan untuk buah yang dihasilkan tumbuhan ini !

[paulgila 208]

i am coming right over to hear you do it in person.

[MattyB 2,232]

no need, here's me speaking it in a video

me speaking indonesian

[paulgila 208]

why are you driving on the wrong side of the road?

[MattyB 2,232]

That's Jen.

[paulgila 208]

oh. she's alot browner than i remember.

and manly-er.

[MattyB 2,232]

that's what I love about her

[BS Man about Palms 2,517]

[pogobob 79]

Yep!

[trioderob 301]

siluet pohon kelapa !

(billybong bong abong bong bong billy ?)

Edited July 9, 2011 by trioderob

[happ 141]

Back to the weather! The forecast seems to be panning out with cooler and drier conditions. Even a little early morning status for the first time in over a week. The coastal clouds will increase this week and temps will likely cool a bit more before the massive high pressure system over the Central U.S. shifts back into California next weekend.

Hi: 84F\ 28.8C

Lo: 64F\ 17.7C

[PalmGuyWC 1,487]

The San Francisco fog reached Walnut Creek yesterday and expected for the next few days. It burned off by 9:30 AM, but was coolish and breezy the rest of the day. It felt good after the heat wave we had last week.

Dick