Finished Mowing Before Downpours

Above, the field after mowing. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Two days ago, I started mowing Barking Spider Acre. The recent rains have accelerated plant growth. 

I was almost halfway done when I spotted a lightning bolt to the south. It must have been a half mile (or less) away. That was my cue to stop the mowing and to get the mower and Jeep into the garage.

Yesterday, I finished mowing in the morning. It was a good thing I did finish it when I did as we had more lightning and downpours in the afternoon. 

During this, I spent part of the afternoon watching movies, one of which was Clint Eastwood's Mystic River (2003) that starred Kevin Bacon, Sean Penn and Tim Robbins.   

We're supposed to get more thunderstorms in the afternoon today. Many are wondering if we are having an early monsoon season. Last year was dry at this time until the first monsoon rain that arrived on July 18. We've had a lot of precipitation in the area since then. It looks like this will be a wet year.

According to the National Weather Service, today and tonight in Jamestown will look like this:

Today

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.