Here are the agricultural weather tips for Thursday, August 8, 2024 in the USA, exclusively compiled by 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.

Showers related to the Southwest monsoon circulation are mainly confined to the Four Corners region. Hot and dry weather covers most of the remaining area in the region, and smoke and haze continue to plague parts of the Northwest. The Parker fire near Chico, California has burned over 0.42 million acres of vegetation.

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.

Cold air has moved south to northern Oklahoma. In addition, thunderstorms in the Central Plains region have produced widespread beneficial rainfall. However, extreme heat continues to cover most of the southern plains today, with highs between 100 and 110°F, putting pressure on pastures, grasslands and immature summer crops.

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.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms extend from the Upper Great Lakes region southward. High temperatures in the Midwest today will vary greatly, from nearly 65°F in the upper Red River basin to 90°F or higher in parts of the Ohio Valley. The cool weather in the Upper Midwest has maintained the slow growth rate of corn and soybeans, but crop progress in much of the corn belt remains ahead of the 5-year average pace.

Map of US Corn Production Areas

Tropical storm Dobby made landfall around 2 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time, about 20 miles northeast of Charleston, South Carolina. The threat of heavy rain and flash flooding is gradually shifting inland and farther north, ahead of Dobby's approach. Other southern areas are experiencing hot and humid weather, with temperatures expected to top 100°F along the western Gulf Coast today.

Chicago SRW Wheat and Corn Futures

Tropical storm Dobby will quickly lose its tropical characteristics as it crosses coastal states along the Atlantic, but the threat of flash flooding will continue, with an additional 3 to 6 inches or more of rain expected. Dobby's remnant will merge with a cold front briefly enhancing rainfall in the Northeast. In the next few days, besides showers and thunderstorms produced in the Four Corners and Plains regions where the Southwest monsoon circulation interacts with the tail of the cold front, many other areas in the country will remain dry. The Plains and Midwest regions will continue to be cool until early next week, while high temperatures will mainly be confined to the southern and western parts of the USA.

The 6-10 day outlook from August 13th to 17th by the National Weather Service (USA) shows that temperatures and rainfall across most of the country will be near or above normal levels. Below normal conditions will be limited to coastal Pacific states, the western Basin and Range region, and parts of the Mid-Atlantic and southern New England coasts. Drier-than-normal conditions should be limited to a region comprising northern New England, the Basin and Range region and surrounding areas, and a swath from parts of Oklahoma and Texas to the central Gulf Coast region.

Soybeans should be translated as soybean.

The Atlantic Ocean should be translated as the Atlantic.

Cotton should be translated as cotton.