Commodities Market Impact Weather

MINNEAPOLIS (DTN) -- Several systems moving through the U.S. changing the pattern, showers in central Brazil and a return of rain to Argentina are the weather factors driving the markets Wednesday.

NEAR-RECORD WARM FOR MIDWEST

It continues to be very warm across the Midwest for the next couple of days. A system will go through Thursday with scattered showers and another will move across southern areas this weekend. The latter storm could bring a mix of rain and snow to some areas. Temperatures behind that system will decrease but still stay seasonably mild. A clipper may come through later next week with a shot of colder air.

STORMS COMING THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS

A system will move through the Central and Southern Plains on Wednesday and Thursday with scattered showers and another will move through southern areas this weekend that could have a mix of heavy rain and snow.

RAIN AND SNOW FOR NORTHERN PLAINS

A storm system will move through the Northern Plains on Wednesday and Thursday with a mix of rain and snow. Recent and forecast precipitation will help to ease some of the recent dryness in the region. Temperatures behind the system will stay mild but we could see a clipper bringing some colder air later next week.

DELTA GETTING EVEN MORE RAIN

Soil moisture is much improved and drought continues to decrease in the Delta region. Water levels along the Mississippi River and local rivers are also much higher, increasing transportation. Scattered showers will move through late week and another storm could bring heavy precipitation over the weekend.

SHOWERS CONTINUE FOR CENTRAL BRAZIL

Scattered showers should continue across central Brazil for the next week. Southern areas may have to wait until early next week for more widespread showers to move in, but they could be significant when they do. Rain showers are expected to be of normal intensity across the central, allowing for a normal pace of field work in most areas. Some areas could be too wet, though.

RAIN AND MILD TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO ARGENTINA

A front should finally bring good showers to much of Argentina later this week and weekend while temperatures will fall back to normal as well. Another front moves through early next week with good showers as well. The potentially heavy rainfall is needed to turn around crop conditions after more than two weeks of dry conditions and a week of 100-degree heat.

RAIN COMING BACK TO SOUTHERN EUROPE

Soil moisture continues to fall for vegetative wheat in Spain and Italy. However, a storm system will move through southern areas starting Thursday with more impulses through next week which will help reverse the dryness trend. Temperatures will continue to be warm with no threat of an arctic freeze just yet.

John Baranick can be reached at john.baranick@dtn.com

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