Hot, dry conditions may finally be nearing the end after 10 days of baking the KVOE listening area.
After a high of 102 and a top heat index reading of 106 Monday, We will have a high again of 102 and a peak heat index up to 105 Tuesday. An extreme heat warning continues until 7 pm for Lyon , Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties, while a heat advisory ends at 8 pm for Chase and Greenwood counties.
Hot and dry conditions may be resetting to seasonal and damp over the next week. There are good chances of storms Wednesday and Wednesday night, but the National Weather Service Forecast Points information page indicates less than 0.40 inches of rainfall Wednesday into Thursday. Up to an inch may fall this upcoming weekend. With low-level drought recently expanding south of Emporia, Lyon County Extension Horticulturist Travis Carmichael says residents may well be looking to do some extra watering.
Carmichael says residents may need to take action relatively quickly.
Signs of heat-related plant shock include wilting or drooping leaves and stems, as well as leaf rolling, cupping, scorched edges, drops of leaves, blossoms and fruits, stunted growth and what’s called “sunscald” — blister-like patches on exposed fruit and leaves.
The US Drought Monitor has abnormally dry and moderate drought essentially along and south of a line from Elmdale to Matfield Green to Olpe to Burlington.
