CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Sunny skies have been hard to come by recently in Southern New England.
A stretch of wet weekends is impacting some local businesses.
In Attleboro, Jason Pinto, the president of Level Acres Farm, says the start of spring has been slow.
“We’re probably down about 50% for the first two weeks of April,” Pinto said. “It’s just been so cold and rainy, so people aren’t working out in their yards as much.”
Shickasheen Farm in South Kingstown has seen the impact in their pick-your-own daffodil patch.
“The daffodils are actually a week and a half to two weeks behind schedule because of the cloudy, cooler weather we’ve been having,” Emma Phaneuf said. “It just slows them down.”
According to Storm Team 10 meteorologist A.J. Mastrangelo, we’ve seen precipitation sometime between Friday and Monday for the past several weeks.
The team at Shickasheen Farm says if the pattern persists, they’re ready to make adjustments.
“We’ve done it in the past where we’ll open up earlier during the weekdays or stay open later on the weekdays,” Phaneuf said.
Both Shickasheen Farm and Level Acres Farm are looking forward to the rest of the season. They’re staying positive, and say they’re excited to welcome customers.
“I think everyone is going to have spring fever big time this year,” Pinto said. “We’re optimistic this week, it’s going to turn and we’re going to make up for some lost sales for sure.”
“Rainstorms don’t last forever,” Phaneuf said. “Sunny days and warmer days are coming.”