Heavy smoke preventing the forecast heat.

[freewheat]

Sun is having issues cutting through the smog this morning. Not going to be near so hot as they forecast. Which should be a good thing, no?

Never seen it so thick as this morning.

[Klause]

Here too..... it's chilly 15 degrees crops loving it.... cooler and elevated levels of co2

[boarderbloke]

What do you think has been pushing up canola! It's not just a little drought in AB.
Look out if they get whip-sawed and it suddenly turns ugly hot, say 38-42, that late seeded, or moisture stressed, shallow rooted crop will really take it hard.

[Partners]

Gross smoke..Visibility is less than 1/4 mile..Wonder why we get a North wind every time there is forest fire issues?

[boarderbloke]

not sure how my post above ended up in this thread???

[Partners]

Wonder why there is always a north wind when there is forest fire issues?

[farmaholic]

Forecast high here of about 32, got to about 29. Now 25 at 3:30.

[sumdumguy]

Cooled off in Penticton too. We woke up to a bit of rain. Very refreshing after sweltering heat yesterday. Doesn't break my heart to get smoke particles in the air for water to cling to. Go smoke -make rain!

[cottonpicken]

Wonder if the old settlers had panic Attacks that a prairie fire was coming at them. Those must have been terrifying

[farmaholic]

....with no modern conveniences and telecommunications...

[freewheat]

We hit 23 today. Interesting amount of ash on the hoods of vehicles in the yard.

[biglentil]

Seeing raindrops on my truck in the smoke, love the smoke sry northern sask

[biglentil]

If I was an old timer i would probably bang the horses up to the three shank furrow plow and flip a couple rounds of sod round the ole sod homestead. But im more a young timer what u ole timers think?

[freewheat]

I dunno what they would have done here in the woodlands. I imagine though that the many lakes and creeks slowed the advance of most fires if there ever were any.

And a lot was left fallow as well those days too???

[farmaholic]

Biglentil, you whippersnapper, sod houses don't burn that easy. Maybe the roof but the walls are kinda fire proof.