The following is the agricultural weather prompt for Wednesday, June 26, 2024 in the United States, exclusively compiled by the Jin10 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.

Dry and hot weather is promoting seasonal field work in Pacific Coast states, while scattered showers associated with the Southwest Monsoon have expanded into the Great Basin and central Rockies. As of June 23, ranch and grazing conditions in New Mexico were rated 69% poor to very poor.

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.

A strong cold front is pushing cooler temperatures south, but only scattered showers and thunderstorms associated with the frontal boundary are affecting the central and eastern Plains. Texas and Oklahoma are under heat warnings with high temperatures once again approaching or exceeding 100°F in the regions.

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.

The corn belt in the northwest has experienced heavy rain in the past week, and now the weather is gradually improving as it turns dry. Meanwhile, showers in the central and southern corn belts are indicating a significant drop in temperature. Soils in the Ohio Valley are in urgent need of precipitation, with surface soil moisture in Illinois rated 47% short to very short, in Indiana 54%, and in Ohio 61%, as of June 23.

Map of US Corn Production Areas

Continued dry and hot weather is promoting field work but worsening drought concerns. As of June 23, the percentage of ranch and grazing conditions rated poor to very poor due to extremely short soil moisture ranged over 80% from Virginia to Georgia and increased to 30% and 31% respectively in South Carolina and Georgia.

Chicago SRW Wheat and Corn Futures

A strong cold front sweeping across the Delta, Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic and northeastern regions today and Thursday will trigger locally heavy rainfall, possibly with showers and thunderstorms, but the likelihood of rain will decrease over the weekend as the front reaches the southeast. The cold front will put an end to the heat wave in the Midwest, but will only briefly interrupt the high temperatures in the East and South, which will return to 90-100°F over the weekend. Meanwhile, moisture from the western Gulf of Mexico and Southwest Monsoon, as well as a strong upper-level disturbance moving along the Canadian Border, will increase rainfall in the Rockies and plains areas, with heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms possible on Thursday. Despite the precipitation, much of Texas and Oklahoma will remain dry. In addition, precipitation in the West will mainly come from monsoon showers in the Four Corners area and some showers in the Pacific Northwest.

The 6-10 day outlook from July 1-5 by the National Weather Service shows above-normal rainfall for the Four Corners region, as well as across the Plains, Midwest, and Northeast, while drier-than-normal conditions are expected for the Southeast and Gulf Coast states, as well as from central California to the Great Basin. Unusually warm weather is expected from central California east to the mid-Atlantic coastal areas, concentrated in the Southeast and Gulf Coast states, while cooler-than-normal weather is expected in the Pacific Northwest.

Soybeans should be translated as soybean.

The Atlantic Ocean should be translated as the Atlantic.

Cotton should be translated as cotton.