90% Chance of Rain!

[OakFarm]

Weather channel is predicting 90% chance of rain tomorrow with a high of 50 deg F and a low of 40 deg F. Temps will continue like this until about Friday and then back to the 20 deg temp swings (40-45 deg H and 20-25 deg low).

Can I expect sap to start up again or continue flowing? i.e. will the rain affect sap flow and should I just pull my taps?

[Cedar Eater]

Rain usually slows or stops sap flow, but not always. More than likely, the taps are flowing all night tonight and will stop sometime tomorrow rain or not, unless your spiles are on tubing and vacuum. Vacuum can sometimes keep drawing sap until the next freeze and that's one of the reasons it's a game changer.

[OakFarm]

Ok, so,if sap will be flowing all night...I know I’m gonna be collecting it all night. I think I have a problem...I can’t stop thinking about collecting sap. I might need therapy.

[maple flats]

With vacuum it would run until the next freeze, if no vacuum you will run about a day and a half, then it will slow considerably but you might get sap as long as 2-2.5 days if memory serves me.

[Ed R]

I would suggest collecting latter today if not raining or tomorrow, then turning your buckets over so they don't get scuzzy in this warm spell. Then put them back on this weekend when the weather turns and see what happens. If you tapped early in Feb it might not run much more.