An expected warm and dry October suggests difficult conditions for early winter wheat growth in the Southern Plains.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Now that we are getting into October, the first frosts start popping up across the northern tier of the country and typically find much of the Corn Belt throughout the month.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Helene has quickly formed from a disturbance to a hurricane over the last 24 hours and is set to become a major hurricane before landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida on Thursday evening. Heavy rain will spread northward, then westward as the remnant low interacts with an...
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
Global atmospheric warming led to more available moisture for damaging and deadly mid-September rains across Central Europe.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
A fast-developing tropical cyclone is currently in the northwestern Caribbean. Forecasts are for the storm to reach hurricane strength as it enters the Gulf of Mexico and could be a major hurricane before landfall around the Florida Panhandle on Thursday.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
A stalled front and a system forming along it this weekend into next week could bring about a burst of heavy rain through the Corn Belt. Models are still determining the most likely locations for heavy rain, which could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on the...
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
August climate reports highlight record-breaking heat for both the past month and year to date.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
Mid-September rain prospects offer variable and limited easing of dryness for northern and eastern U.S. crop areas.
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by Teresa Wells , DTN Meteorologist
Hurricane Francine is expected to make landfall in southern Louisiana Wednesday evening as a Category 2 hurricane. Flooding, thunderstorms, and gusty winds will accompany Francine as it moves into the Southern Delta.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
A combination of a tropical wave and a front in the Gulf of Mexico is starting to organize. The National Hurricane Center is forecasting it to become a hurricane before landfall, likely sometime late Wednesday in Louisiana.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Warm and largely dry conditions during the last week or two have helped producers push through harvest pretty well. That continues into next week, though we'll see some storm systems moving through that could make it a bit more challenging.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
The Pacific Ocean SOI move into the La Nina category poses a risk for U.S. corn moisture in the final stages of growth.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
A burst of cold air is coming behind a cold front later this week. Temperatures in some areas of the Corn Belt will be significantly below normal. But the cold won't last long as temperatures rise well-above normal next week.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Overall weather conditions for much of the country's Corn Belt should be relatively warm and dry. That is good news for those ready to harvest, but may not be what all folks need. La Nina is forecast to make an appearance and could disrupt that pattern, as well.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
Record corn and soybean yields may be in question due to quick drying from the hottest temperatures this summer.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Daily showers and thunderstorms have been scattered throughout the Canadian Prairies during the last week, producing heavy amounts and some severe weather that have ruined crop quality, caused some damage and delayed harvest.
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by Teresa Wells , DTN Meteorologist
The recent dry and hot conditions in Texas have contributed to the depletion of subsoil and topsoil moisture which is a concern as wheat planting will get underway in September and October.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Heat will be spreading throughout the Corn Belt this weekend, lasting into next week. But a small tropical system moving off the Korean Peninsula may be the spark to create changes in the weather.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
Expanding cooler water in the eastern Pacific is getting matched by a move toward the La Nina category in the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI).
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Though their upper-level patterns are nearly identical, there are big differences in the forecasts for temperatures between the ensemble runs of the American GFS and European ECMWF models.
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