Ag Weather Forum

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.

Thunderstorms are coming together early morning on June 13 to potentially bring a significant severe weather event to the Midwest, including a possible derecho.

Damaging heat reduced India's wheat crop. Attention now turns to how monsoon rains perform for summer crops.

After a large hail event on June 7 struck portions of the High Plains and Nebraska, we check up on how the severe weather season has shaped up so far.

A ridge of high pressure is set to park itself across the Central U.S. by June 18 in most model solutions. A ridge would favor hot and dry conditions, a poor combination for crops. But there are uncertainties in how quickly this ridge will push north.

The active spring weather pattern that has caused heavy rain in the Northern Plains, improved moisture across the Central and Southern Plains, and kept the Midwest and Delta wet continues for the first few weeks of June. A turn toward hot and dry weather looks to come...

La Nina's presence brings the risk of hot and dry summer conditions in the Midwest along with the prospect of above-average hurricane activity. On May 30, the first hurricane kicked of the season and already set a record.

Failure of a proposed groundwater management bill in Kansas shows the difficulty of coming to grips with a declining resource.

North Dakota and the surrounding areas that extend into Canada have been very wet this spring, forcing delays in spring planting. A drier stretch of weather may get planters rolling a little faster this week, but the window will not stay open long.

Low hay and pasture supply could force extensive western U.S. cow herd liquidation.

Spring has been a wet time for a lot of the country's growing regions. It has been difficult to plant for sure, but the increased soil moisture will favor early growth.

The persistent La Nina storm track brought extreme wet conditions to northern growing areas and made drought worse for southern crop areas.

Precipitation during the winter and especially in April have much of the region in wetter conditions to start the season than in 2021. Wetness in eastern and northern areas are causing delays for spring fieldwork and seeding, but drier areas in southern Alberta and southwest...

A pattern turnaround heading into mid-May is promising for corn planting progress.

Active weather will bring two storm system from the Central and Southern Plains through the Midwest this week. That will lead to bouts of moderate to heavy precipitation and severe weather. The storm track will miss much of the Northern Plains, perhaps enticing some to get out...

A robust La Nina and strong blocking high pressure in Alaska have worked together to produce intense, damaging winds across the U.S. heartland.

Wet and cold conditions have kept spring planting very slow for much of the country. That pattern continues for the first half of May, with somewhat of a late turnaround to close out the month. The pattern should continue to favor delays and short windows for planting for...

Cold and wet spring conditions in the northern U.S. may lead to acreage loss due to prevented planting insurance claims.

Roughly 10 days after a blizzard pounded the Northern Plains with 1-to-2 feet of snow, another storm system will produce more heavy snow and strong winds to create yet another blizzard for the western Dakotas, eastern Montana, and eastern Wyoming.

Central and western Kansas saw groundwater levels decline by an average of more than 1 foot in 2021.