Ag Weather Forum

Another couple of bursts of colder air will descend through the U.S. going through the weekend. Conditions will be awfully chilly, but could an early frost occur?

Rainfed corn in the latest UN-L Hybrid-Maize yield forecast shows no better than average yield prospects east of the Mississippi River.

This week's shot of cooler temperatures in the Corn Belt is a reminder that fall is just about here. Those cooler temperatures may be here to stay through at least mid-September.

Summary: Rainfall forecast this week would be the first occurrence of precipitation in almost a full month.

Europe's highest corn production areas have had a series of heat waves and dryness during the summer of 2025.

A strong cold front will bring a burst of well-below-normal temperatures, making it feel like fall for at least a few days.

Above-normal central U.S. temperatures forecast for September suggest a challenge for soybeans to fully perform at harvest.

USDA came out with a monster corn yield forecast for the 2025-26 season in the Aug. 12 WASDE report. Can that really be justified by the recent weather? And what hazards await for the rest of the season?

Conditions in the Atlantic Ocean are becoming more favorable for tropical storms and hurricanes to form this time of the year, leading to impacts along the Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S.

Private analysis shows 15 billion-dollar weather and climate damage events in the U.S. for January to June 2025.

Soybeans are entering their reproductive stages across the Corn Belt and soybean aphids may be a problem, depending on the weather pattern.

Heavy July precipitation brought beneficial moisture for filling crops.

A destructive windstorm was intense enough to be labelled a derecho as it tore through parts of South Dakota and Iowa Monday night, July 28-29. An additional windstorm farther north produced plenty of strong winds, but did not meet the strict criteria of a derecho.

There's potential Monday for a major windstorm and possible derecho across South Dakota and Minnesota. Other than the extreme winds, areas of hail and tornadoes will be possible as well as heavy rainfall that may produce flooding.

Prospects are for the central and eastern U.S. to have the lowest levels of dryness and drought in seven years when corn harvest gets underway.

An upper-level ridge of high pressure is creating a dome of heat that is spreading through a large portion of the U.S. this week.

Flash flood warnings between January and mid-July have hit record numbers in 2025.

The weather through much of the U.S. east of the Rockies has been active with seasonable temperatures. But a ridge developing over the South this week could be the catalyst for major changes the rest of summer.

The tendency for air temperature to increase because of heat from dry soils is key to drought enhancing heat waves.

Usually this time of year, drought is developing over portions of the primary agricultural areas of the country and threatens crop production. It is this year, too, but for smaller areas than usual.