The U.S. is now on a three-year run of damaging June upper-air heat domes thanks to the Texas dome of 2023.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
A derecho brought widespread wind damage and hurricane-force winds to Illinois and surrounding areas along the Iowa-Missouri border and into southern Indiana on June 29.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Though heavy rain will be welcomed in the southern Corn Belt through this weekend, it comes with the risk of significant severe weather the next few days, including potential derechos, damaging winds, large hail, and perhaps a few tornadoes as well.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Models are coming to an agreement that the southern end of the Corn Belt is due for some heavier rainfall over the next two weeks. But will it verify? And is it too late?
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Accounting for the rain that moved through the country over the last week will go a long way in determining how the U.S. Drought Monitor will look Thursday. We examine some areas that are likely to improve and others that are likely to degrade.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
Sorghum production has a good chance of rebounding, even with drought lingering in the top production state of Kansas.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
The development of El Nino conditions in the Pacific Ocean made many areas optimistic about the weather during the spring and summer of 2023, but that has not been the case for many. Will this pattern change for the better, and will it be quick enough to save this year's...
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
Blocking high pressure over northern Europe dried out the late spring and may influence most of the summer pattern as well.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Drought continued to expand across much of the Corn Belt in the last week, despite some rain that moved through. Concerns about crop conditions continue to mount, but not all hope is lost. The weather pattern does point to several periods of rain for the region, but with...
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Another day of severe weather is expected across the southern tier of the U.S. Different from yesterday, the threat is greatest in the Southern Plains, where the word derecho is being used to promote a potential line of damaging winds this afternoon and evening.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Strong thunderstorm clusters may develop into a derecho this afternoon and evening.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
An active pattern left much of Alberta without much rainfall during the month of May. It was a mixed bag for other areas of the Canadian Prairies.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
The top corn production states were warmer and drier in May 2023 than in previous record-yield years.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Late-planted safrinha corn in south-central Brazil is still in the pollination and fill stages of growth, which make it vulnerable to frost damage, and significantly in some areas. A cold front that moves into the country this weekend will bring some very cold weather with it, which...
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
After a couple of weeks of generally hot weather and spotty rain showers and thunderstorms, the region will become more active with fronts and systems moving through.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Areas of dryness and drought are concerning across the middle of the country, but a change in the weather pattern will bring more widespread showers. Will they be enough to stave off the building dryness?
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
A lack of widespread, good rainfall during the last two months has led to widespread decreases in soil moisture and increases in drought coverage and intensity. Concerns over flash drought and its effect on young crops continues to grow.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
Statewide average rainfall in Illinois was more than one-third below normal in both April and May.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
An active pattern during the last two weeks has led to some good rainfall for large areas of the Prairies, though some have missed out. The upper-level pattern may be changing, but showers and thunderstorms will continue in the region through next week.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
Drought impact could mean almost one-third of U.S. winter wheat acreage gets abandoned in 2023.
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Markets
- Market Matters Blog by DTN Staff
- Technically Speaking by DTN Staff
- Sort & Cull by DTN Staff
- Fundamentally Speaking by Joel Karlin
- Canada Markets by Cliff Jamieson
News
- Production Blog by Pam Smith
- Ethanol Blog by DTN Staff
- Ag Policy Blog by Chris Clayton
- South America Calling by DTN Staff
- An Urban's Rural View by Urban Lehner
- MachineryLink by Dan Miller
- Editors' Notebook by Greg D.Horstmeier