With the countdown beginning and the first wafts of pepper steak
in Christmas Hill Park just a week away, weather gurus are
tentatively predicting perfect Garlic Festival weather.
With the countdown beginning and the first wafts of pepper steak in Christmas Hill Park just a week away, weather gurus are tentatively predicting perfect Garlic Festival weather.
Long-term weather forecasts indicate that temperatures will likely be in the 80s throughout the weekend, National Weather Service meteorologist Steven Anderson said. However, he said it is difficult to accurately predict what the weather will be that far off in the future.
Garlic Festival representatives say cool weather would be ideal.
“It sounds good to me,” Garlic Festival president Greg Bozzo said of temperatures in the 80-degree range.
“If there’s cool weather, people stick around longer, and there’s a second wave of eating,” he added.
That trend proved to be true during some cooler days at the festival last year, Garlic Festival Executive Director Brian Bowe said.
He also indicated that toasty temperatures can produce their own set of problems.
“The hotter it gets, unfortunately sometimes you have people who get dehydrated and maybe pass out,” he said.
On the other hand, lemonade and water sales decline as things cool down, he said.
Ultimately, people at the festival expect hot weather, and the event should draw huge crowds regardless of climate conditions, Bowe said.
“No matter what the temperature, we’re ready for them,” he said.
