Ag Weather Forum

Thunderstorms developing in Iowa Monday morning could turn severe as they head across the Mississippi River into northern Illinois. Strong wind gusts are the main hazard.

Hot and dry weather from mid-June to early August has indeed left its mark on U.S. late-season crop prospects.

Derechos are strong thunderstorms associated with severe winds that can pose hazards to maturing crops, but these storms require specific atmospheric conditions to form. During the summer, three notable derechos hit portions of the Corn Belt, with some of the derechos...

A third straight winter of cool Pacific equator waters brings an outlook for dry conditions in the Southern Plains and a snowy prospect over the northern tier of the contiguous U.S.

The background conditions for creating tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Basin are becoming increasingly more favorable as we get into the peak season, even though it has been a rather quiet year so far. Areas in the South craving more rainfall may be lucky enough to get some...

Southern Plains wheat areas have minimal drought relief indicated in the fall forecast.

Consistency has been hard to come by with regards to weather this growing season, except where drought has formed and been stagnant in the Central and Southern Plains. Yield estimates from the DTN Digital Yield Tour, powered by Gro Intelligence, are showing that...

Incomplete corn kernel development, or tip back, is a possibility in heat-stressed areas of the Corn Belt this season.

Hot temperatures in early August in the Plains are occasionally spreading eastward through the country. A brief break in the heat for the Plains appears likely, but above-normal temperatures will return.

Persistent thunderstorms that trained over the top of each other for an entire day produced heavy rainfall totals and flooding across large amounts of Illinois farmland.

Non-irrigated corn in the Corn Belt could see yields in a wide spectrum this season because of temperature and rainfall inconsistency.

Heat and relative dryness that plagued most areas of the country in July are set to continue in August. But that may also come with a break around mid-month.

Reference years in forecasts for the rest of 2022 all had lower corn production compared with the previous year.

Heat and dryness have caused damage to pollinating corn and other crops during the last few weeks. A change in the weather pattern for next week suggests lower temperatures and better chances for more widespread rain. But how long will this last?

Extreme heat is spreading through Europe this week. Record-breaking temperatures and dry conditions are causing wildfires and are being blamed for deaths in western Europe. The high heat spreads eastward while northern areas will see at least some reprieve. More heat is on...

World climate reports show Europe and Asia temperatures for June were the second highest on record.

Drought in the Canadian Prairies has been slowly chipped away for the last six months and now only a small section of it remains in the southwest. The forecast through the end of summer indicates that trend will continue.

Heat will be spreading across the U.S. the rest of this week and continue through most of next week. Combined with limited showers and decreasing soil moisture, stress is likely during the most important time period for corn -- pollination.

Studies comparing similar weather years to 2022 suggest heat and dryness will be the big late-summer crop region features.

Many high production sectors of the central U.S. have seen useful rainfall for crops in early July.