Ag Weather Forum

Primary indicators in both sea surface temperatures and atmospheric pressure analysis show La Nina's presence in the Pacific Ocean.

Soil moisture in Russia has suffered greatly, with some areas receiving only 10-25% of their normal rains this summer.

The weather will be cooperative for the next week. Both the American GFS and European weather long-term contain little in terms of measurable precipitation during the next 10-15 days, continuing the beneficial harvest weather conditions.

Russia's primary wheat areas are dry and likely to stay that way through the next 10 days.

Widely varying temperatures and windy conditions highlight the end of September-early October forecast.

The official NOAA mid-September outlook calls for no drought easing in affected areas of the Midwest and Plains over the next three months. DTN forecasts lean even drier with expectations for below-normal precipitation through almost all the central and eastern U.S. except for...

Favorably dry and mild conditions are in effect over interior U.S. crop areas during mid-September.

The framework for fires, floods and flash drought is spelled out in U.S. Climate Assessment reports.

The August 2020 United States climate summary shows how the central U.S. joined the West in very dry conditions.

Sub-freezing temperatures Sept. 9 likely brought a premature end to the crop season in the northern and western Plains.

Cold in the northern states and dryness in the Southern Plains are two expected hallmark features of a budding La Nina in the Pacific Ocean.

In addition to gusty winds and moderate rain, fall temperatures are expected to grip the nation's midsection behind a strong storm moving through the country on Sept. 7-10. Temperatures will be 10 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit below normal west of the Mississippi River.

Hot and dry conditions during the last full week of August have forced dry crops toward maturity rather than extending the filling period.

With drought conditions expanding in Iowa, farmers face growing problems with maintaining grain quality.

A couple of strong storms will move across the country through the end of the month, along with remnants of Hurricane Laura across the Deep South and Mid-Atlantic. (DTN graphic)

Yield potential, silage management and harvest and storage options will be top of mind for storm-damaged fields. Here are some resources.

Only the Southeast is in line for moderate to heavy rain as we approach the home stretch of August.

Ballparking the power of the Midwest derecho storm Monday, Aug. 10, 2020.

Northern Plains and Western Midwest areas have favored rainfall prospects over the next week.

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