Ag Weather Forum

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.

Meteorologists tend to talk about weather in terms of being above or below normal, especially in the longer ranges. But what do they mean, and why are they used?

Recent research points to increased midsummer rain prospects due to corn's humidity contribution.

Models have continually pushed back the start time to a hot and dry summer forecast. How long can they continue to do that?

Soil moisture and duration of extreme temperatures are key to avoiding yield loss.

The prospect of hot upper-atmosphere high pressure formation is the main signal from very hot northern Corn Belt conditions before Memorial Day.

Heat building in the West will move eastward through the Plains later this week, the Midwest this weekend, and the East Coast early next week. Some records are likely to be broken.

A wet spring has delayed wheat harvest in Kansas quite a bit, leaving much of it still in the fields. A moderate risk of severe weather Tuesday could cause some damage.

Talks of hot and dry conditions may have to be placed on the backburner for the second half of June in the northern Corn Belt.

May rainfall greatly benefited soil moisture across the North-Central U.S. just in time for summer.

Systems have been largely disappointing in the Canadian Prairies during the last couple of weeks. More rainfall is forecast in the extended range, but can we trust that to actually occur?

Though much mention has been noted about areas of heavy rain this spring, some areas in the heart of the country have seen below-normal rainfall.

Possible flash drought conditions in Manitoba and Saskatchewan have enhanced the outbreak of deadly wildfires.

Despite a cooler and very wet end to spring that may leak out into the first half of June, forecasts still point toward a hot and dry summer for a large majority of the U.S.

Tornado outbreaks in Mississippi, Illinois, Missouri and Texas have been notably high so far this year.

Two storm systems combined to produce widespread and mostly heavy rainfall across the Corn Belt over the last week. For some areas, that was sorely needed. For others, that has meant overly wet conditions and flooding.

The global average January-April temperature was the second highest on record, second only to 2024.