Ag Weather Forum

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.

The Pacific Ocean atmospheric pattern shows that La Nina circulation is likely through the balance of the 2022 growing season.

High temperatures in June have sapped soil moisture across many areas that previously were sitting in good shape. The result is quickly developing drought conditions.

Low reservoirs and dwindling snowmelt leave western U.S. cities and farms looking at a future with reduced water supplies.

A ridge of high pressure in the upper atmosphere has been providing intense and record-breaking heat for the last couple weeks. It will be shifting westward next week, but is that just a temporary shift?

Corn plant roots can reach a depth of 6 feet with favorable soil moisture.

Widespread heavy rain has fallen this week due to a strong storm system moving through the region. Rainfall has helped alleviate some of the drought conditions in the southwestern corner of the region. More rain is on the way.

Springtime was either cool, wet, or both for a lot of the country's growing regions. Heat has been needed to help pick up the growing pace that has been behind schedule due to both conditions. We are seeing some short-term help in that regard with higher temperatures across...

With meteorological spring in the rear-view mirror, La Nina dominated weather patterns across the U.S. A month-by-month break down of the precipitation and temperature patterns from March through May showed a challenging start to the growing season for producers.