After such a wet weather pattern, a lot of farmers are getting antsy to get out and cut some hay. For those who don't know about farming, the hay needs to dry before bailing. Moisture can cause a plethora of problems if it's in a bail of hay, including causing the hay to decompose at a high enough temperature to cause the hay to combust. So at this point, I hopefully have convinced you that we do need dry weather.
Many farmers look at 7 day forecasts to find the dry weather. They look for a period of at least 3 sunny days for the best conditions. While this practice works most of the year, when we head into October, that's not quite the case. Normally sunny weather means being under a center of high pressure. The center of high pressure also means little in the way of wind. With a clear sky and light winds, along with the longer nights at this time of the year, this is the prime set up for the formation of fog and dew. Even with the sunshine this time of the year, that's moisture that needs to evaporate and it takes longer than the other times of the year with a lower sun angle.
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