<h2>Weather Forecast</h2><p>This week&rsquo;s weather seems to be back to our typical May pattern &ndash; a little rain, a little sun, and a little of everything in between. Today through Saturday should bring on and off showers, followed by possible sunny weather Sunday and Monday and more showers to follow into the rest of next week.</p><h2>Watering Guidelines</h2><p>This week we are recommending watering newer plantings and those plants that are located under overhangs or trees since they will not receive the benefit of any rainfall that we do receive. You may also need to give your lawns and landscaped open areas some water, though it is unlikely that they will need the entire amount recommended by the Weekly Watering Number (WW#) since we expect to receive quite a bit of rain next week.</p><h3><br />You may be asking why we are not recommending that you water the full amount shown on this week&rsquo;s WW#.</h3><p>Here&rsquo;s why. The WW# is actually based on historical data (<a href="/amount-to-water-weekly-watering-number">evapotranspiration</a>, rain fall, and other data points) from the previous week, but the Weekly Watering Number is the amount to water used during the current week.<br /><br />In the spring, when we have variable weather, sometimes it doesn&rsquo;t make sense to water the recommended amount because it only takes into account historical data from the previous week and does not account for predicted rainfall in the coming week. This is the case with this week&rsquo;s WW# - according to this week&rsquo;s evapotranspiration and rainfall data there is a limited need to water our landscapes, BUT next week&rsquo;s weather is expected to bring enough rainfall to cover the amount that we are recommending you water this week. So, if you water the full WW#&nbsp; you may give your landscape more water than it actually needs.</p><p><strong>Need help figuring out how much water your sprinkler uses?</strong> Check out <a href="/measure-your-sprinklers-water-use-watering-gauges">this page</a> on our website.</p>