Published on: August 29, 2009 at 9:00 AM

But it’s raining…

It looks like most areas of Central Alabama will pick up between one half and three quarters of an inch of rain this weekend. This is good news for thirsty lawns and gardens.

Here is the state climatologist’s Lawn and Garden Index…

Alabama Lawn and Garden Index Aug 28 2009

The legend along the bottom gives the amount of rainfall deficit or surplus from the past week, assuming that your lawn or garden needs two inches of rain a week during the summer.