Here is the agricultural weather update for Thursday, June 20, 2024 in usa. Exclusively compiled by the Golden Ten Futures app.

Western United States Cool and rainy weather extends from the northwestern Pacific to the northern Rockies. This rain is beneficial for crops in the northwest, including winter wheat and small grains sown in the spring. At the same time, the hot weather in the Southwest is beneficial for farming and crop growth, although there is a high wildfire threat in some areas of Arizona and New Mexico.

The recent cool weather accompanied by snowfall in mountainous areas has ended, leading to dry and hot weather. Seasonal field work continues to proceed smoothly. The latest US drought monitoring shows that the drought in the region remains unchanged from last week.

Corn Planting Area of the United States Showers and a few thunderstorms extend southwest from the Upper Midwest. At the same time, warm and mostly dry weather in the eastern corn belt is favorable for late-season corn and soybean planting, as well as winter wheat growth.

This morning, a stationary front brought abnormally cold weather to Montana and South Dakota, in stark contrast to the hot central and southern plains. The front in the north is generating some showers, while the dry weather is promoting rapid harvesting of winter wheat from Nebraska to Texas and other seasonal field work.

Weather Outlook Initially, the active weather in most parts of the United States will eventually consolidate along the cold front sweeping through the central United States on Tuesday. Subsequently, the cold front will reach the coastal states along the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, although cool and unstable showers will persist in the Great Lakes states for a few days. According to preliminary reports, the United States will breathe a sigh of relief from the continuous thunderstorms that triggered more than 500 tornadoes in May. Before calm weather arrives, precipitation in the eastern half of the United States may reach 1 to 3 inches, except in the southern hinterland. In addition, early heat waves will expand in the western United States this weekend, with maximum temperatures exceeding 110 degrees Fahrenheit and covering lower altitude areas in the desert southwest.

A stationary front across the region is causing showers and thunderstorms in the western and northern corn belt. However, heat waves continue in the south from the middle of the Mississippi River to the Ohio and Tennessee valleys, with highs reaching over 90 degrees Fahrenheit today, which will exacerbate soil moisture losses.

Map of US Corn Production Areas

Tropical storm Alberto made landfall in northeast Mexico, with the wet and humid center of the storm causing heavy rain in southern Texas. At the same time, a new system detected in the northeast Bahamas is approaching Florida. The dry weather is promoting field work, but it is also increasing drought concerns from Carolina to the northern delta.

Chicago SRW Wheat and Corn Futures

A strong ridge of high pressure will keep the current heat wave in the east until next week. Today, the core of the heat wave will extend from the Ohio Valley to New England, with highs expected to reach or exceed 95 degrees Fahrenheit. As we move into the weekend, the high pressure and associated heat wave will move south, expand, and strengthen, with temperatures in the eastern corn belt and mid-Atlantic states possibly reaching 100 degrees. A cold front will bring showers and cooler temperatures to the northeast and may spread into Maryland and Virginia early next week. As the high pressure expands westward, the heat wave will also return to most of the plains and western regions, with daytime highs potentially reaching three digits from southern Nebraska to Oklahoma and north Texas by Sunday. Precipitation will surround the strong high pressure, extending from Nebraska and South Dakota eastward to the Great Lakes and the northeast, with heavy rain and thunderstorms possible in the next three days. A weak tropical disturbance may also bring locally heavy rain to the southeast, but is not expected to have a significant impact. Most areas of the western region are expected to have seasonal clear and hot weather.

The 6-10 day outlook from the US National Weather Service from June 24 to 28 shows that temperatures and rainfall in most parts of the country will be near or above normal levels. The temperature in the Pacific Northwest will be lower than normal, and dry weather will occur in the areas extending from Northern California to the Great Basin.

Soybeans should be translated as soybean.

The Atlantic Ocean should be translated as the Atlantic.

Cotton should be translated as cotton.