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Scroll down and enjoy the latest comprehensive weather to the max...... occurring because of the natural physical laws in our atmosphere as life on this greening planet continues to enjoy the best weather/climate in at least 1,000 years(the last time that it was this warm).
Heavy rains coming up to parts of the Central US, especially the first half of this week!!
Record heat southeast, chilly air northwest early this week with an extremely amplified pattern but the pattern breaks down later this week and turns to a more zonal flow, less extremes.
Coffee-watching to see if the October, start to the rainy season gets going or sputters.
Here are the latest hazards across the country.
Purple/Pink/blue on land is cold/Winter weather. Brown is wind, Green is flooding. Gray is fog. Reddish is a red flag advisory.
Go to the link below, then hit the location/county on the map for details.
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/ Go to "hazards"
Current Weather Map
NCEP Days 0-7 Forecast Loop | NCEP Short-Range Model Discussion | NCEP Day 3-7 Discussion |
Wind map Press down on this on the left with your cursor!
Current Jet Stream
Low Temperatures Tomorrow Morning |
Highs today and tomorrow.
Mid Summer like Heat is north of the Ohio River!
Highs for days 3-7:
Cool air moving from northwest to southeast later this week.
We have passed the peak in Summer temperatures based on climatological/historical averages by more than 2 months but still have more heat on the way this week......especially southeast!!!!! In fact, record heat, with it being very chilly N.Rockies.
Incredible temperature anomalies from northwest to south to start with the chilly air dumping southeast this week but moderating.
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/medr/medr_mean.shtml
Weather maps for days 3-7 below
Front between record heat and chilly air plunges southeast this week.
Liquid equivalent precip forecasts for the next 7 days are below.
Heavy rains midsection.....a couple of excessive rain episodes possible in the corridor of heaviest storm clusters. Rains shift southeast next weekend.
Day 1 below:
http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/fill_94qwbg.gif?1526306199054
Day 2 below:
http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/fill_98qwbg.gif?1528293750112
Day 3 below
http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/fill_99qwbg.gif?1528293842764
Days 4-5 below:
http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/95ep48iwbg_fill.gif?1526306162
Days 6-7 below:
http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/97ep48iwbg_fill.gif?1526306162
7 Day Total precipitation below:
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/p168i.gif?1566925971
Mesoscale Precipitation Discussions
Current Day 1 Forecast Valid 16Z 08/30/19 - 12Z 08/31/19 |
Day 1 Threat Area in Text Format
Day 2 and Day 3 Forecasts |
Current Day 2 Forecast Valid 12Z 08/31/19 - 12Z 09/01/19 |
Day 2 Threat Area in Text Format
Current Day 3 Forecast |
Severe Storm Risk the next 8 days:
Current Day 1 Outlook | Forecaster: Grams/Leitman Issued: 30/1238Z Valid: 30/1300Z - 31/1200Z Forecast Risk of Severe Storms: Marginal Risk |
Current Day 2 Outlook | Forecaster: Mosier Issued: 30/0537Z Valid: 31/1200Z - 01/1200Z Forecast Risk of Severe Storms: No Svr Tstms |
Current Day 3 Outlook | Forecaster: Mosier Issued: 30/0725Z Valid: 01/1200Z - 02/1200Z Forecast Risk of Severe Storms: No Svr Tstms |
Current Day 4-8 Outlook |
Last 24 hour precip top map
Last 7 day precip below that
Current Dew Points
Latest radar loop
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/radar_tab.php
(3400x1700 pixels - 2.2mb) Go to: Most Recent Image |
Go to: Most Recent Image
You can go to this link to see precipitation totals from recent time periods:
https://water.weather.gov/precip/
Go to precipitation, then scroll down to pick a time frame. Hit states to get the borders to see locations better. Under products, you can hit "observed" or "Percent of normal"
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Precipitation compared to average for the last 7, 14, 30 and 60 days.
Some spots in Iowa and especially N/C Illinois have dried out!
Usually not updated for previous day until late the next day.
https://www.atmos.illinois.edu/~snodgrss/Ag_Wx.html
Soilmoisture anomaly:
These maps sometimes take a day to catch up to incorporate the latest data(the bottom map is only updated once a week).
https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/Soilmst_Monitoring/US/Soilmst/Soilmst.shtml#
Latest: The first map below is the latest. The 2nd one is from last week.
In july/August/Sept, it's typical to see some increase in drought because of heat being a factor in evaporation, seasonally exceeding low rainfall during this month.
TOP MAP SHOWS DROUGHT INCREASED QUITE A BIT IN THE LAST WEEK(AGAIN) in the Southeast and South because of intense heat and no rain!!!! This includes the Eastern Cornbelt.
The map below is updated on Thursdays.
https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/
The top map is the Canadian ensemble average, the maps below are the individual members that make up the average at the end of week 2.
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Each member is like the parent, Canadian model operational model.......with a slight tweek/variation in parameters. Since we know the equations to represent the physics of the atmosphere in the models are not perfect, its useful to vary some of the equations that are uncertain(can make a difference) to see if it effects the outcome and how.
The average of all these variations(ensembles) often yields a better tool for forecasting. It's always more consistent. The individual operational model, like each individual ensemble member can vary greatly from run to run.........and represent an extreme end of the spectrum at times. The ensemble average of all the members, because it averages the extremes.............from opposite ends of the spectrum.........changes much less from run to run.
End of week 2....................0z ensembles:
360h GZ 500 forecast valid on Oct 14, 2019 00 UTC
360h GZ 500 forecast valid on Oct 15, 2019 00 UTC
Forecasts for the control (GEM 0) and the 20 ensemble members (global model not available)
0Z GFS Ensembles at 2 weeks:
Latest, updated graph/forecast for AO and NAO here, including an explanation of how to interpret them...............mainly where they stand at the end of 2 weeks.
Previous analysis, with the latest day at the bottom for late week 2 period.
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/t
National Weather Service 6-10 day, 8-14 day outlooks.
Temperature Probability
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By wglassfo - Sept. 22, 2019, 7:24 p.m.
In our area of the Great Lakes we have had excessive heat 90 degrees plus for many days with no rain
The heat is pushing the late planted to maturity, but also not allowing for kernel development
Our area has been lower yield in all crops harvested thus far. Our local co-op does an annual yield check for corn and bean yield
Our area is expected to yield 167 bu.acre "ouch" with a county average of 171. Some will yield 200 but that ground usually yields 200 plus "ouch" I have noticed the later planted corn has the samee kernel count but not the ccob wt as earlier planted. Given much of Ont corn was planted in June, my observation is most June planted corn has very small cobs
Beans 40 bu/acre
I don't see even 40 bu average as many fields look to me in the 20-25 bu. I think 40 is overly optimistic [for our county] with short beans and low pod counts. Any beans planted in June will be 25 or less in all of Ont IMHO with some places better but the average will be much below average
This will be a yr of disappointment in Ont as the harvest tells the story. Our cash price is already elevated and should go higher as I think much of Mich will also be below average
Beyond Mich the transportation cost for corn, just adds to our cash price
We have one customer that bought several 1000 bu from us, this yr. as he will not have enough corn to feed his hogs in 2020. He is paying to truck our corn a considerable distance and we do our own trucking. We can only do two loads a day due to distance travelled, vs four locally per truck.
I expect to see more competition for available corn in 2020 in our area. Unfortunately I did not plant 1/2 of a farm [ tiled it instead] so my bu will be less and with lower yield much less available, once the harvest dust settles and I know my total bu.
Going to be a skinny yr on this farm for 2020, but we will pay the bills. This yr, that may be as much as most can hope for.
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By metmike - Sept. 23, 2019, noon
Thanks Wayne!
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By bowyer - Sept. 29, 2019, 1:33 p.m.
Where was all this rain last July ???? A pattern sets up and stays too long. WET spring. Basically no rain in July, and now heavy rains every few days. Harvest a month behind, and big snows in Montana to give us the next thing to worry about.
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By metmike - Sept. 29, 2019, 5:31 p.m.
Thanks Bowyer,
In the SW corner of IN, we are going to end up with our 2nd driest September and 3rd driest month in recorded history.
The late planted and double crop beans got hurt since temps were MUCH above average too and there were still a few more weeks left to completely fill on them............at the very end, they just shut down early.
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By hayman - Sept. 29, 2019, 6 p.m.
Amazing how both 'the driest ever' and 'too dang much rain' can coexist on the same continent not that far from each other!
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By metmike - Sept. 29, 2019, 6:09 p.m.
Yes, and thats what often happens.
A very warm pattern in one region from is being amplified, usually means the equal and opposite pattern upstream or downstream.
An anomalous upper level heat ridge/dome in the Southeast US causing hot/dry, in combination with the opposite pattern along the West Coast......... anomalous Upper level low with cold, is favorable for heavy rains in between.
Deamplified zonal, west to east flow is benign.
Look at this pattern!!!
Current Jet Stream
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By metmike - Sept. 29, 2019, 6:17 p.m.
Snow that initially fell in the mountains early in the weekend will spread to the lower elevations of the northern Rockies and northern High Plains into Monday.
Gillette, Casper and Cheyenne, Wyoming; Rapid City, South Dakota; and Dickinson and Williston, North Dakota; are among the cities expected to receive some snow into midweek.
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Huge rains along entire length of I80 through LaSalle County, Illinois. Tenant says he has a 5.5 rain gauge and when he checked in Saturday morning it was to the top. Most say slightly over 6 inches. More supposedly on the way Wednesday. Wont help crop, but sure will make for high moisture crops and rutted fields. (Probably same ruts as when it was planted!!)
Thanks tjc!!
We are burning up down here in SW Indiana.
If this were August, the market would have been soaring this month................actually it is today but mostly from the very bullish USDA report.