Here is the US agricultural weather report for Monday, July 22, 2024, 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.

In the western region, more than 50 wildfires are in different stages of containment. Four wildfires in Oregon - Lone Rock Fire, Durkee Fire, Cow Valley Fire, and Falls Fire - have each burned over 0.1 million acres of vegetation. The dry thunderstorm weather continues to trigger new fires, particularly in the northwest inland areas. In addition, the persistent western heat wave continues, with the exception of the Southern Rocky Mountains and the North Pacific coast.

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.

In the Great Plains region, high temperatures are mainly limited to Montana, where small grain crops planted in the spring are rapidly maturing. The high temperatures in the northern high plains also favor the harvest of winter wheat. In other parts of the central region of the country, temperatures are generally close to or below normal. In the southern plains, cool and rainy weather is generally favorable for various summer crops, including cotton.

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.

In the corn belt, mild and mostly dry weather is favorable for the development of corn and soybeans. High temperatures in the central and western regions today should be between 80 and 85°F. Earlier today, any showers were mostly limited to the eastern corn belt, mainly in Ohio.

Map of US Corn Production Areas

In the southern region, wet and rainy conditions continue. After a long period of time that was hotter and drier than usual, rain is now returning to the southeastern pastures and some summer crops. However, for early-maturing crops such as corn, the change in this pattern comes too late to significantly improve production prospects in the southeast.

Chicago SRW Wheat and Corn Futures

In the next few days, intermittent showers will continue in the southern and eastern regions of the United States, leading to a total rainfall of 2 to 6 inches or more from the west coast of the Gulf of Mexico to the mid-Atlantic coast over 5 days. Meanwhile, below-normal temperatures will cover most of the eastern United States, including the Midwest. However, further west, the heat wave will slowly spread eastward to the central part of the country, with temperatures rising to as high as 105°F in eastern Montana by midweek. The temperatures in the Great Plains region will rise to 90°F or higher from midweek to the weekend. Hot weather will also prevail over much of the western United States, although cooler air will cover the Pacific Northwest in the latter half of the week. For most of the country, the remaining rainfall for the rest of this week will be light, although some heavier precipitation associated with the Southwest Monsoon may occur in the Great Basin and Four Corners regions.

The 6-10 day outlook from the US National Weather Service from July 27 to 31 shows a likelihood of near-normal or above-normal temperatures and rainfall for most of the country. Areas with below-normal conditions will be limited to the Pacific Northwest and the western Gulf of Mexico coast, while drier than normal weather should be limited to some areas in the Great Basin and Northeast.

Soybeans should be translated as soybean.

The Atlantic Ocean should be translated as the Atlantic.

Cotton should be translated as cotton.