Ag Weather Forum

A good final week of the astronomical summer is indicated in the central U.S. crop region forecast.

Heavy rain forecast over the next week in the Midwest will disrupt harvest and may damage crops.

Forecast models offer a slight suggestion of colder conditions to develop in Western Canada during the next two weeks.

There are no big changes in crop evaluation, or in the slow Pacific march toward El Nino, this week.

The short-range forecast shows little rainfall of significance in the southwest and central areas of Canada's Prairies.

The six- to 10-day overall weather pattern indicates near to above normal rainfall over most of the Midwest.

Extraordinary heating of northern latitudes topped a very warm global weather story in July.

Southern Canadian Prairies crop areas have little chance at dryness-relieving rain during the next week.

Dry weather is dropping ratings in some states. The overall weather pattern during the next six to 10 days shows the driest weather will be the further to the west and south you are.

Strong resemblance to July 20 years ago in the U.S. 2018 pattern.

Mid-August brings no letup in the exhausting drought pattern covering the Canadian Prairies.

Mild Midwest midsummer conditions are cited as beneficial for record yield potential.

All-time record highs are withering Canadian Prairies crops and pastures.

Enough rain is ahead for the Midwest to maintain generally favorable crop ratings.

The warm-to-hot summer is pushing corn to an ahead-of-usual finish.

Previous 21st century corn benchmarks have not had the drought intensity noted in the Western Corn Belt in 2018.

Crop ratings for corn and soybeans were unchanged in the western Midwest, and were unchanged to down a little in the eastern Midwest.