Dry and cool for the weekend. Canadian high pressure dominates the discussion Saturday through Monday morning. Soil temps are backing up a bit this weekend and corn may not like conditions a whole lot. However, we stay dry, with good sunshine, so we do see some evaporation, even if it is not super fast. Temps moderate on Monday and we stay sunny.
Clouds increase Tuesday with scattered showers moving through the state. We are projecting a few hundredths to half an inch with coverage at 60% over Indiana and lower Michigan. However, we are clearly not drying much in that period even if we miss rains. This wave of moisture likely pushes back field work a bit.
Sun returns for Wednesday and Thursday. After a cool start Wednesday, we turn quite warm to finish the week. That warmth, though, will feed into our next weather system.
A strong storm complex will be building in the plains and western corn belt late this week. That system kicks out this way late Friday through the weekend. Rain totals can be significant. Someone, somewhere between Iowa and Ohio will end up with 2-3” of rain or more. However, track is still not set, and the biggest totals still can stay west. This is a system that we need to watch.
The moisture is starting to look like it may delay its final push east, meaning we can stay dry into Saturday, but may have moisture linger into Monday. In any case the map below shows a current look at this coming weekend’s precipitation potential.
Extended Period:
Behind that system, we move back to drier weather for a couple of days, getting through May 1 with no additional moisture. However, Late that week, for May 2, 3 and 4, another low pressure area lifts into the eastern corn belt and Great Lakes, triggering scattered showers. Rain potential can be .25”-1” over the 3 days combined. Drier to start the following week.
Weeks 3 & 4:
Precipitation looks to be near normal both in week 3 and week 4. Temps are near normal for week 3 but turn quite warm with well above normal marks expected for week 4.
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