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 Thursday.

SHOWERS SPREADING THROUGH MIDWEST

A system will go through the Midwest Thursday with scattered showers, another will move across southern areas this weekend, and a third could bring showers to the far south Sunday and Monday as a mix of rain and snow. 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.

RAIN AND SNOW FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS

A system is exiting the Central and Southern Plains Thursday that brought only isolated showers. A few more waves to the storm will move showers through the region through the weekend, with heavier rain and snow potential on Sunday across the south. Temperatures will fall behind the system but stay closer to normal outside of where the snow falls.

PERIODS OF SNOW FOR NORTHERN PLAINS

A storm system is bringing a mix of rain and snow to the Northern Plains that is turning to all snow Thursday as the system passes by. Waves of isolated showers will be possible through next week, mostly as 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 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. A front stalling out in the region will develop showers through Saturday with a system moving along it with more widespread heavier rain on Sunday.

SHOWERS CONTINUE FOR CENTRAL BRAZIL

Scattered showers should continue across central Brazil through the weekend, becoming more isolated 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 as several fronts will move into the south next week. Central areas are still running significant rainfall deficits and soil moisture is not favorable for the safrinha corn crop that is being planted. Heavy rain needs to fall over the next two months to produce a good crop.

RAIN AND MILD TEMPERATURES BUILDING IN ARGENTINA

A front is finally bringing good showers to much of Argentina through the weekend while temperatures will fall back to normal as well. Another front moves through early next week with good showers and could linger in the country for a bit next week as well. The potential for heavy rainfall is needed to turn around crop conditions after more than two weeks of dry conditions and a week of 100-degree Fahrenheit heat.

RAIN COMING BACK TO SOUTHERN EUROPE

A storm system will move through southern Europe Thursday with several impulses through next week which will help reverse the dryness trend for Spain and Italy. Temperatures will continue to be warm with no threat of an arctic freeze.

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

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