The following is the agricultural weather report for Thursday, November 7, 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.

Heavy snow covers the Rocky Mountains in the central and southern parts. The remaining western areas are cool and dry, favorable for the progress of autumn field work. As of November 3, winter wheat sowing in the northwest region is almost complete, with Oregon having only 5% of the planned sowing area remaining. Meanwhile, parts of Southern California continue to experience moderate to strong Santa Ana winds, significantly increasing the threat of wildfires.

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 winter-like storm is unfolding southward from Colorado, providing beneficial moisture from snowfall to ranches, pastures, and winter wheat affected by drought. Snowfall in Colorado on November 5-6 reached 6.2 inches in Denver and 8.0 inches in Colorado Springs, with additional snowfall since midnight in the latter. Dry weather covers other areas on the plains, although parts of Texas are expected to experience severe thunderstorms later today.

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.

Temperatures have dropped to more seasonal levels, with today's high expected to be between 50 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Recent rainfall in the Midwest has significantly increased surface soil moisture, helping to raise the previously lower river levels in the Mississippi River basin. However, complications from the rainfall include delays in late-season harvesting and the occurrence of river flooding in areas where there is excessive rainfall. For example, the Meramec River near Sullivan, Missouri, is currently 19.71 feet above flood stage, reaching its highest level since May 2017.

Map of US Corn Production Areas

Hurricane Raphael passed about 130 miles southwest of Key West, Florida last night, with rain showers and tropical storm force (39 miles per hour or greater) still occurring over the Florida Keys earlier today. However, Raphael is drifting northwest, away from Florida. Despite this, locally heavy rain unrelated to Raphael is occurring in the southeastern Atlantic states. Showers in the southeast are easing short-term drought conditions, but also causing localized flash flooding.

Chicago SRW Wheat and Corn Futures

Although Hurricane Raphael is near the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in the United States, it is expected to drift west or southwest, posing no direct threat to the region from Texas to Florida. Meanwhile, storm systems currently affecting the southern Rockies and southern plains will move northeast and arrive in the Great Lakes region later this weekend. Later today, the central and southern United States will face the greatest severe thunderstorm risk, which will persist until Friday. Storm-related snowfall will end later this week, with storm total rainfall potentially reaching 2 to 4 inches in parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. The Ohio River Valley and Mississippi Delta regions could see up to 2 inches of rainfall. Elsewhere, the northwest will see another round of precipitation this weekend.

The National Weather Service's 6-10 day outlook for November 12-16 forecasts temperatures near or below normal levels in the western region, while generally warmer than normal weather is expected from the plains to the East Coast. At the same time, precipitation near normal levels is expected in the central and northern Atlantic states, as well as from southern California to southern Texas, contrasting with wetter than normal conditions in other parts of the country.

Soybeans should be translated as soybean.

The Atlantic Ocean should be translated as the Atlantic.

Cotton should be translated as cotton.