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Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has a couple of nice days for harvest activity this weekend in the Seed Genetics Direct Harvest Weather Forecast. Order from Seed Genetics Direct and save $4 per unit of soybeans, $10 per unit of corn, and 11% more when you pay by Nov. 10!
Today and tomorrow look sunny, warm, and dry, but Martin says, “while all that’s happening here locally, there is a big weather system digging southward through Oklahoma, Texas, and it’s going to kick northeast on Saturday through Arkansas, lower Missouri, southern Illinois, and it does bring some moisture potential here as we move into Sunday.”
So, that harvest window will be closing, at least temporarily, on Sunday. Martin says the bigger rains will be seen in the southern half of Indiana.
“Right now, I’m looking at I-70 southward seeing anywhere from a 1/2 to maybe 3/4 of an inch. That rain also starts first. We could be seeing rain there by mid-morning at the earliest, and then the northern part of the state the rains filter in through the rest of the day as clouds increase. Moisture lingers into early Monday morning. Right now, I’m looking at rain totals statewide anywhere from 1/10 to 3/4 of an inch with the biggest range, as we mentioned, down in the southern part of the state near the Ohio River.”
Clouds will stick around through Monday afternoon, making it a bit cooler and providing lower evaporation rates. But it’s not all bad news.
“Tuesday through Saturday, I think we are looking fantastic- sunny, warm, dry, strong southwest winds,” explains Martin. “Yes, there is another wide-open opportunity for harvest that comes through most of the rest of next week. Harvest is going to be facing temperatures that are probably a good ten, maybe even 15, degrees above normal for this time of year.”
Martin’s full Harvest Weather Forecast will come to your inbox each Saturday morning throughout the harvest season if you’re subscribed to the HAT E-Newsletter brought to you by AcrePro, where land is their expertise, but people are their focus, and First Farmers Bank & Trust.
