Ag Weather Forum

Late summer ushers in stark differences in central U.S. rainfall and associated drought conditions.

Crop weather is largely favorable heading into August.

Many acres in the top corn-growing state in the U.S. have either dryness or drought going into the home stretch of the 2020 crop year.

Dry areas of western Iowa continue to be bypassed by rain in the next seven to 10 days.

Global atmospheric carbon dioxide is now at a level not reached in millions of years.

Central U.S pattern again features minimum heat stress.

Possible rainfall averaging more than 1 inch indicated for the western half of the top U.S. corn producing state.

Teleconnections and long-term analogs hint at heat and dryness potential for the Midwest during August.

Mid-July shows rainfall occurrences for most leading row-crop production states.

Recent rain, additional moisture forecasted, and an easing of heat stress put most of the U.S. corn crop in a better situation for pollination.

Most south-central U.S. cornfields have stressful conditions looming as pollination goes into full swing through the next 10 days.

Upper air ridge formation shows no Midwest dome structure through mid-July.

Early July promises to be mostly dry over eastern and western crop areas.

Pre-pollination heat and dryness cover much of the Corn Belt.

The most intense North Africa-origin dust cloud in 50 years has the potential to alter central U.S. temperature and precipitation patterns during the start of corn pollination.

Spotty showers leave some areas dry.

Heat and dryness concerns are increasing in the Missouri River Basin and the Midwest.

The rainfall and overall warmer weather last week should have increased crop ratings by a couple of points. But it came as a surprise when numbers came out June 15.

North America east of the Rockies was one of the few areas with below-normal temperatures in May. (NOAA graphic)

Soil moisture recharge has buoyed hopes for a rebound in Australia wheat production after two seasons of drought damage.