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Gardening by the Moon
A favorable time for sowing grains, hay, and fodder crops. Plant flowers. Plant corn, melons, squash, tomatoes, and other aboveground crops.
Current Moon Phase
Long Range Weather Forecast
April 16th - April 19th
- Northeast & New England
East Coast storm; possible late-season wet snow parts of New England; rain farther south.
- Great Lakes, Ohio Valley & Midwest
Big storm to the east might lead to a late-season wet snowfall for parts of Michigan, Ohio. Turning blustery, cold.
- Southeast U.S.
Big storm brings wet, windy weather.
- North Central U.S.
Very cold air from Dakotas, Minnesota moves south, bringing frost, freeze conditions.
- South Central U.S.
: Very cold air from Canada plunges south.
- Northwest U.S.
Lingering cloudiness; residual showers.
- Southwest U.S.
Mixed clouds, sun.
- Newfoundland, Labrador
A deceptively mild spell of weather.
- Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec
Potent East Coast storm; possible late-season, heavy, wet snow for parts of Quebec (especially higher terrain areas) and the Maritimes.
- Ontario
Big storm to the east could mean a possible late-season heavy, wet snow for eastern Ontario. Turning cold in the wake of the storm.
- Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan and Manitoba: Very cold air brings frost and freeze conditions.
- British Columbia
Lingering cloudiness, perhaps a few residual showers.
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