Ag Weather Forum

The recent dry and hot conditions in Texas have contributed to the depletion of subsoil and topsoil moisture which is a concern as wheat planting will get underway in September and October.

Heat will be spreading throughout the Corn Belt this weekend, lasting into next week. But a small tropical system moving off the Korean Peninsula may be the spark to create changes in the weather.

Expanding cooler water in the eastern Pacific is getting matched by a move toward the La Nina category in the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI).

Though their upper-level patterns are nearly identical, there are big differences in the forecasts for temperatures between the ensemble runs of the American GFS and European ECMWF models.

Dry fall conditions loom in moisture-short Southern Plains and Upper Missouri Basin regions.

The latest hurricane, now Tropical Storm Debby, has already brought a ton of rain into the Southeast. After a big turnaround in the crop conditions in this area, will Debby wipe out this progress?

Delayed move toward La Nina by Pacific Ocean winds may have benefited corn during July pollination.

A week or longer of cooler weather and potential for scattered showers are in the forecast for the Canadian Prairies. But for much of the region's cropland, the stress relief is coming too late.

A burst of cooler air is forecast to move through the Corn Belt next week. Models are a little uncertain how long that cool air will stick around.

Hot and humid conditions building over the southern edge of the Corn Belt will lead to increased threats of severe weather during the next few days.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Hybrid Maize Yield Model points to near-average irrigated corn yields and mostly average to above-average rainfed corn yields as of late July.

Hot and dry conditions in Western Canada have led to extensive wildfires across the Canadian Rockies and northern woodlands, spreading thick smoke across not just the Canadian Prairies but also deep into the U.S. A system that moved in this week is doing its best to help put...

A consistent background forecast of hot conditions for August will cause concerns for agriculture and build drought across the U.S.

A derecho moved through the Midwest on July 15-16 in many of the same areas as the one that moved through on Aug. 10-11, 2020. There were some similarities to the two systems, but a bunch of differences as well. Those differences mean the world in the impact that resulted...

Crop ratings show a strong similarity to 2020, which saw extensive storm damage during late summer.

While cool and wet conditions dominated the first half of the growing season, the switch to heat has come in July and continues to be rather consistent.

As storms developed across Iowa on Monday afternoon, they advanced east and eventually impacted southern Wisconsin, Illinois, and northern Indiana. Widespread wind damage, large hail, and a few isolated tornadoes accompanied the storms.

The NOAA/NCEI World Climate Report places a 60% chance of 2024 finishing as the warmest year on record.

An expanding, upper-air ridge in western North America is providing above-average temperatures to the Canadian Prairies this week. Temperatures may remain near or above average next week as well, giving wheat and canola a boost.

Drought is a concern across parts of the Eastern Corn Belt as corn starts pollinating, but areas of heavy rain showers from remnants of Hurricane Beryl could lessen the threat of drought during the coming days.