U.S. Weather/Crop Progress
U.S. Drought Monitor Weather Forecast: August 15-18 is expected to bring a swath of moderate-to-locally heavy rain (0.5 to 2.5 inches) from the northernmost reaches of the Cascades, Intermountain West and Rockies southeastward through most of the Dakotas, the upper Mississippi Valley, the southern Great Lakes Region and the Ohio Valley. Light rainfall is expected for most other regions of dryness and drought, with scattered moderate rains dampening the Rockies. Little, if any, precipitation is expected in much of Georgia and South Carolina, central and southern Texas, the Great Basin, and the Far West south of the Cascades.
The ensuing period of August 19-23 favor above-median rainfall from the northern Rockies eastward through the northern Plains, the middle and upper Mississippi Valley, the Great Lakes, the Ohio Valley, the upper South and the Northeast outside of New England. Below-median precipitation is anticipated for Oregon, Nevada, Utah, the Four Corners States, Texas and adjacent parts of neighboring states. Elsewhere, neither unusually dry nor wet weather is favored. Follow this link to view current U.S. and international weather patterns and the future outlook: Weather and Crop Bulletin