U.S. Weather/Crop Progress
U.S. Drought Monitor Weather Forecast: During the September 26-30 period, a large upper-level trough of low pressure will begin moving over the western CONUS from the Pacific. Temperatures will be warmer-than-normal for much of the country at the beginning of this period, but will become cooler-than-normal in the West near the end of the period. The trough should bring precipitation to much of the West, with an inch or more expected from northern California to the Cascades of the Pacific Northwest and an inch or more over much of the northern Rockies. The precipitation is expected to miss southern California. Bands of frontal precipitation are likely in parts of the Plains and Midwest, in the Southeast and along the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coasts, although the precipitation is forecast to miss large parts of the Plains to Midwest.
The upper-level pattern will slowly migrate to the east during October 1-8. The 10-day and 14-day outlooks indicate that the temperature pattern will be below-normal in the West and above-normal in the East, with above-normal temperatures eventually returning to the West Coast. The precipitation pattern should transition to drier-than-normal in the West and wetter-than -ormal from the Rockies to the Great Lakes and Southeast as the weather-producing systems migrate eastward. Follow this link to view current U.S. and international weather patterns and the future outlook: Weather and Crop Bulletin