I was out talking with fellow WTVO/WQRF meteorologist Eric Nefstead a few hours ago in his garden about this 'n' that, when the topic of dry, breezy weather came up (you know, the kind of weather we had today and so many days since that extremely heavy rain event back in July). Eric mentioned he saw corn being harvested in eastern Lee county earlier this week. Now I'm new to the area, but from what Eric tells me that's about as early as he's ever seen it happen! The warm, dry weather has allowed the corn stalks to die earlier than normal, so a killing frost probably won't be needed this year before the corn is harvested.
Another thing that came to mind is how warm we've been during the day lately, and how cool we still get at night despite this afternoon warmth. With less moisture in the lower atmosphere, air heats-up and cools-down that much more quickly. The drying and dying vegetation across the Stateline probably has something to do with these day-to-night temperature swings. And this is a phenomena that our computer models haven't caught-on to, making our forecasts all the more challenging. --TS
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