John Baranick

A strong heatwave will develop over the eastern half of the country for next week. But that may bring some surprising benefits to a lot of U.S. farms.

A pattern change to bring more heat and less rain to the Corn Belt, extensive rain in forecast for the Canadian Prairies, and heat and dryness in Europe are the weather factors driving the...

More periods of rain with mild temperatures across the Corn Belt but with a change to much warmer in the forecast, more rain in the Canadian Prairies, and heat and dryness in Europe are the weather factors driving the markets...

More periods of rain with mild temperatures across the Corn Belt but with a change to much warmer in the forecast, more rain in the Canadian Prairies, and heat and dryness in Europe are the weather factors driving the markets...

More periods of rain with mild temperatures across the Corn Belt, more rain in the Canadian Prairies, and heat and dryness in Europe are the weather factors driving the markets Monday.

The remnants to Tropical Storm Arthur are producing heavy rain in Mississippi and Alabama Thursday afternoon. The system will continue through the Southeast into Friday, continuing to produce...

More periods of heavy rain and severe weather across the Corn Belt and Gulf Coast with milder temperatures spreading through the U.S., more rain in the Canadian Prairies, and heat in Europe are the weather factors driving the...

Severe weather has been intense and frequent across the Midwest over the last 10 days. That continues on Wednesday with a big event forecast.

More periods of heavy rain and severe weather across the Corn Belt and Gulf Coast with milder temperatures spreading through the U.S., more rain in the Canadian Prairies, and heat in Europe are the weather factors driving the...

A tropical low-pressure center in south Texas may become the Atlantic's first-named tropical system of the 2026 season. But even if it doesn't, it will produce heavy rain near the coast that could lead to significant flooding.

More periods of heavy rain across the Corn Belt and Gulf Coast with milder temperatures spreading through the U.S., more rain in the Canadian Prairies, and few other global weather issues are the weather factors driving the...

More periods of heavy rain across the Corn Belt and Gulf Coast with milder temperatures spreading through the U.S., more rain in the Canadian Prairies, and few other global weather issues are the weather factors driving the...

More periods of rain across the Corn Belt with cooler temperatures spreading through the U.S., recent heavy rain in the Canadian Prairies, and few other global weather issues are the weather factors driving the markets Friday.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced on Thursday, June 11, that El Nino conditions have arrived in the tropical Pacific Ocean. A continued rise in sea surface...

More periods of rain that will be heavy with areas of severe weather, particularly across the Corn Belt, with cooler temperatures spreading through the country, recent heavy rain in the Canadian Prairies, and few other global...

More periods of rain that will be heavy with areas of severe weather, particularly across the Corn Belt, recent heavy rain in the Canadian Prairies, and few other global weather issues are the weather factors driving the markets...

Multiple systems moving through the country have the opportunity to produce significant severe weather each day through at least Saturday.

More periods of rain that will be heavy with areas of severe weather across the Corn Belt, recent heavy rain in the Canadian Prairies, and few other global weather issues are the weather factors driving the markets Tuesday.

More periods of rain that will be heavy across the Corn Belt, recent heavy rain in the Canadian Prairies, and few other global weather issues are the weather factors driving the markets Monday.

More periods of rain that will hit a lot of drought areas in the U.S. including some building dry spots in the Midwest, recent heavy rain in Alberta, Europe, and Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Friday.

We have seen some spots in the Midwest get a little too dry lately; but those same areas should anticipate some potential heavy rainfall during the next week or so.

More periods of rain that will hit a lot of drought areas in the U.S. including some building dry spots in the Midwest, recent heavy rain in Alberta, and recent rainfall in Europe and Australia are...

More periods of rain that will hit a lot of drought areas in the U.S., a slight decrease for the rainfall forecast for the eastern Midwest, and recent rainfall in Europe and Australia are the...

More periods of rain that will hit a lot of drought areas in the U.S., an increase in the rainfall forecast for the Midwest, and rainfall in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Tuesday.

More periods of rain that will hit a lot of drought areas in the U.S., an increase in the rainfall forecast for the Midwest, and rainfall in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets...

Though it has been very wet in a lot of areas lately, a drier pattern is setting up during the next two weeks across large portions of the Midwest and Southeast.

More periods of rain that will hit a lot of drought areas in the U.S. Plains, drier conditions in the Midwest, recent heat and dryness in Europe, and rainfall in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Friday.

A system will move into the Canadian Prairies with some areas of heavy rain this weekend. The system may stick around the region into next week, extending showers for longer.

More periods of rain that will hit a lot of drought areas in the U.S., some heat and dryness in Europe, and rainfall in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Thursday.

More periods of rain that will hit a lot of drought areas in the U.S., some heat and dryness in Europe, and rainfall in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Wednesday.

More periods of rain that will hit a lot of drought areas in the U.S., some heat and dryness in Europe, and rainfall in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Tuesday.

The U.S. Drought Monitor uses multiple factors beyond rainfall to classify drought intensity, but has limitations including lagging indicators, data gaps, and human authoring biases.

Heavy rainfall will help ease many areas of drought across the U.S. through the end of May.

Multiple periods of rain that will hit a lot of drought areas in the U.S. through the end of May, a return to dryness in Europe, and recent rainfall in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Friday.

The U.S. Drought Monitor uses multiple factors beyond rainfall to classify drought intensity, but has limitations including lagging indicators, data gaps, and human authoring biases.

Multiple periods of rain that will hit a lot of drought areas in the U.S., a return to dryness in Europe, and recent rainfall in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Thursday.

A cold front stalling across the southern tier of the U.S. and showers in the Plains that will hit a lot of drought areas, recent rain in northern Europe, and also in eastern Australia are the weather factors driving the markets...

A cold front stalling across the southern tier of the U.S., cold air across the Northern Plains, recent rain in northern Europe, and heavy rain in eastern Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Tuesday.

A major severe weather event is forecast to develop for this afternoon and evening from Texas into the Midwest. Significant hail and damaging winds will be a problem, but another round of strong tornadoes will also be an issue.

Another big system with widespread rain and flooding followed by cold air in the U.S., recent rain in northern Europe, and heavy rain in eastern Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Monday.

Widespread areas of rain and severe weather are forecast through at least next Wednesday. That may include a little snow in pockets of the Northern Plains.

A big system with widespread precipitation followed by cold air next week, widespread rain throughout northern Europe, and showers in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Friday.

Recent drought-reducing rainfall across the southern U.S., but drought growth in the north, a big system with widespread precipitation next week, colder temperatures in northern Europe, and dryness in Australia are the weather...

A system will spread showers through the Canadian Prairies during the next several days. Cold air will flow in behind the system, leading to more frosts and freezes for the region.

Recent drought-reducing rainfall across the southern U.S., warmer temperatures this week and a wetter pattern ahead, colder temperatures in northern Europe, and dryness in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets...

Recent drought-reducing rainfall across the southern U.S., warmer temperatures and a wetter pattern ahead, colder temperatures in northern Europe, and dryness in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Tuesday.

Recent drought-reducing rainfall across the southern U.S., frost chances ending in the Midwest, a wetter pattern ahead, colder temperatures in northern Europe, and dryness in Australia are the weather factors driving the...

The building El Nino, likely to be among the strongest on record, will have widespread weather impacts for much of the globe.

Recent drought-reducing rainfall across the southern U.S., recent frosts in the Central Plains and Midwest, but a pattern change coming next week, and dryness in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Friday.

Recent drought-reducing rainfall across the southern U.S., more cold air causing frosts in the Central Plains and Midwest, but a change coming next week, and dryness in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Thursday.

Recent drought-reducing rainfall across the southern U.S., more cold air causing frosts in the Central Plains and Midwest, and dryness in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Wednesday.

Cold temperatures may produce areas of frost across the Northern and Central Plains as well as the Midwest this week.

Recent drought-reducing rainfall across the southern U.S., more cold air causing frosts this week as well as snow in the Central Plains, and dryness in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Tuesday.

Recent drought-reducing rainfall across the southern U.S., more cold air causing frosts this week as well as snow in the Central Plains, and dryness in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Monday.

Recent heavy rainfall across the southern U.S. that is reducing drought, cold air causing frosts through next week, and dryness in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Friday.

Sea-surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean continue to rise, crossing the threshold into El Nino territory. Forecasts suggest this year's El Nino could become the strongest on record.

Recent and forecast rainfall across the southern U.S. that is reducing drought, cold air causing frosts, the end of the wet season in central Brazil, and dryness in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Thursday.

Recent and forecast rainfall across the southern U.S. that is reducing drought, cold air causing frosts, the end of the wet season in central Brazil, and dryness in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Wednesday.

Multiple systems moving through the U.S. with heavy rain in parts of the dry south, cold air moving in from Canada, the end of the wet season in central Brazil, and dryness in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets...

Drought is a major problem for a lot of the Plains, South and Southeast, but these areas are in line to pick up some heavy rainfall this week.

Multiple systems moving through the U.S., heavy rain in parts of the dry south, cold air moving in from Canada, the end of the wet season in central Brazil, and dryness in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Monday.

A big system and cold air in the Canadian Prairies, systems moving more rain for drier areas of the U.S., the end of the wet season in central Brazil, and dryness in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Friday.

A big system moving into the Canadian Prairies, multiple impacts farther south across the U.S., the end of the wet season in central Brazil, and dryness in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Thursday.

A big storm system moving into the Canadian Prairies will bring some heavy snow and very low temperatures that will last into early May.

A big system moving into the Canadian Prairies, multiple impacts farther south, isolated showers in central Brazil, and dryness in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Wednesday.

Recent heavy rainfall across the central U.S., frosts this past weekend and more on the way, isolated showers in central Brazil, and dryness in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Tuesday.

Soil moisture is a growing problem for large areas of the country, especially in the Plains, South and Southeast.

Recent heavy rainfall across the central U.S., frosts this past weekend and more on the way, isolated showers in central Brazil, and dryness in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Monday.

A sharp cold front will move through the country Friday and over the weekend. Significant severe weather is forecast for Friday, followed by extremely cold temperatures this weekend. That will cause frosts and freezes for large...

Recent heavy rainfall across the central U.S., frosts this weekend, isolated showers in central Brazil, and dryness in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Friday.

Recent heavy rainfall across the central U.S., a sharp cold front bringing frosts this weekend, more widespread rainfall next week, isolated showers in central Brazil, and dryness in Australia are the weather factors driving the...

Cold air lingering throughout much of this spring continues into the back half of the season. That may produce a shorter planting window for some areas of the region this year.

A busy weather pattern across the U.S., including some rain for drought-stricken areas in parts of the Plains, isolated showers in central Brazil, and dryness in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Wednesday.

A busy weather pattern across the U.S., including some rain for drought-stricken areas in parts of the Plains, isolated showers in central Brazil, and dryness in Australia are the weather factors driving the markets Tuesday.

A busy weather pattern across the U.S., including some rain for drought-stricken areas in the Plains, and isolated showers in central Brazil are the weather factors driving the markets Monday.

Many producers wait for morning 4-inch soil temperatures to hit and consistently stay above the 50-degree-Fahrenheit mark before they begin planting. That line continues to move north.

A busy weather pattern across the U.S., including some rain for drought-stricken areas in the Plains, and isolated showers in central Brazil are the weather factors driving the markets Friday.

A busy weather pattern across the U.S., including some rain for drought-stricken areas in the Plains, and isolated showers in central Brazil are the weather factors driving the markets Thursday.

Though drought has been increasing significantly in much of the Plains, the weather pattern will favor at least some precipitation there into next week.

More areas of rain this week, including for some significant drought areas, and isolated showers in central Brazil are the weather factors driving the markets Wednesday.

Heavy rain in parts of the U.S. last week, more coming up for some areas this week, and isolated showers in central Brazil are the weather factors driving the markets Tuesday.

Heavy rain in parts of the U.S. last week, more coming up for some areas this week, and isolated showers in central Brazil are the weather factors driving the markets Monday.

Growing drought in much of the Plains, South, and Southeast U.S., but areas of heavy rain from central Texas through the Midwest, heavy rain in southern Argentina, and isolated showers in Brazil are the weather factors driving...

Growing drought in the Central and Southern Plains, areas of heavy rain from central Texas through the Midwest, heavy rain in southern Argentina, and isolated showers in Brazil are the weather factors driving the markets Wednesday.

Three separate storm systems are moving across the country this week. There is potential for all kinds of weather for large areas of the country.

Growing drought in the Central and Southern Plains, active weather this week for some of the U.S., heavy rain in southern Argentina, and isolated showers in Brazil are the weather factors driving the markets Tuesday.

Growing drought in the Central and Southern Plains, active weather this week, heavy rain in southern Argentina, and isolated showers in Brazil are the weather factors driving the markets Monday.