Ag Weather Forum

Chilly, but not damaging, conditions are indicated for the Canadian Prairies during the end of August.

Midwest dry areas have scored some notable mid-August rain.

Rainfall during the next six to 10 days is expected to average near to above normal over western areas, and near to below normal in the east.

Forecast confidence in widespread dryness-easing rain for the eastern Midwest in the next five days is mixed at most.

A brief round of cold air is expected to skim the northern Canadian Prairies during the next five days.

Corn development continues to lag in its progress toward maturity.

Just-in-time precipitation to ward off dryness stress is a notable mid-August feature in the central U.S.

A lack of rain during corn pollination and soybean flowering lead to concerns of yield loss in much of the Midwest.

Dryness and slow crop development affects corn and soybeans in the Midwest.

Massive ice loss, tundra melting and extensive burning in the far northern latitudes bear the hallmarks of climate change impact.

A very-dry July raises drought fears in delayed crop progress Midwest corn and soybean fields.

A six-week run of improved Canadian Prairies crop conditions runs up against a forecast for only limited precipitation in most sectors.

Slow progress with expanding dryness is featured in crop progress and conditions to end July and moving into August.

Most farmers could use a little rain and a lot of clarity on the yield potential of the beleaguered 2019 crop.

The temperature pattern across the Canadian Prairies region remains a concern as warm days are offset by cool days in the region. The canola crop continues to run significantly behind normal development in the region, especially in Saskatchewan.

Corn and soybean progress is now at a point which is typical of early July rather than mid-to-late July.

Global temperatures in June set a new record for the month since records began in 1880.

The good news is that a major cold front is expected to move across the Midwest over the weekend.

How extreme rain, flooding and climate change brought three separate areas of the U.S. together this July.

A midsummer cooling trend in the eastern Pacific Ocean may indicate drier times ahead for the Midwest.