Another flip in the upper-level pattern will lead to a setup that favors heavy rain in the middle of the country next week. There is potential for flooding in drought areas while also increasing chances for snow in some areas.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
Hallmark El Nino years show variability when it comes to corn yields, but nothing substantially below the previous year.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Despite an on-time start to the wet season in central Brazil, the forecast has certainly been drier than normal for a while now. Is that cause for concern?
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
A strong fall storm system will bring areas of heavy rain, strong winds, and even some snow to parts of the Plains and Midwest this week.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
A very active pattern has been over South America for the last several months, but the results have been the same: Dry weather for Argentina and heavy rain for southern Brazil.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
A progressive pattern during the next week will bring in a drastic shift in temperatures, going from very high to seasonally low, back up above normal again going into next week. The rollercoaster ride should bring widespread frosts to northern areas of the country.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
Pacific Ocean trade wind measurements show that the current El Nino still trails 1982, 1997 and 2015 in its intensity.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Since the previous story was posted, computer models made a rather dramatic change to the weather pattern for next week.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
The weather pattern continues to be active through next week with plenty of chances for widespread precipitation.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Coming off of a historic drought last season, Argentina had gotten some better rainfall earlier this spring, but not recently. Limited soil moisture is a concern for wheat and early corn plantings.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Some heat early in the fall in the middle of the country will be favorable for the continuing harvest for the next couple of weeks, but fall has to arrive at some point. Can it happen in mid or late October?
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Unfavorable Ocean Combination Including Strong El Nino Dries Out Australia's Wheat Moisture Forecast
by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist EmeritusA strong Pacific Ocean El Nino and a dry-impact Indian Ocean Dipole indicate minimal rainfall in Australia's primary wheat regions for the 2023-24 wheat crop.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
The average date for the start to the rainy or wet season in central Brazil is around Sept. 26. Are those rains going to be delayed?
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
With four months yet to go, the year 2023 already tops the old calendar-year billion-dollar disaster record by more than 40 percent.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Some isolated showers are developing early this week, but a stronger and slow-moving system could bring heavier rain amounts to the middle of the country later this week and weekend.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Some showers over the next week will not hamper much progress for soybean planting in Brazil next week.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Harvest has already begun but will be increasing over the next few weeks. What does the weather look like as combines roll?
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
Drought still covers almost half the major winter wheat areas as seeding gets underway for the 2023-24 crop.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
The weather pattern has been more active thanks to El Nino across most of South America, but the heavy rain in southern Brazil has led to flooding concerns as spring planting begins.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
It did not always feel like it, but bouts of extreme heat were quite frequent for much of the central and Western Corn Belt this summer. Drought conditions likely played a major role in the extreme heat.
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