Rain Expected to Improve US Winter Wheat Planting Conditions

Sep 07, 2023

Following weeks of dryness and intense heat, this weekend may bring hope for improved planting conditions in US Hard Red Winter country.

A looming rain event, projected to last until mid-next week, is poised to bring anywhere from about ½ to nearly 2 inches of moisture spanning from northern Nebraska through eastern Colorado to northern Texas. Large portions of Kansas, the No. 1 US winter wheat production state, could see amounts of 1 inch or more. Cooler temperatures are also in the forecast.

In addition to providing much-needed moisture for the start of the winter wheat planting season, the rainfall may be even more important given the US Climate Prediction Center’s long-term outlook for the southern Plains (along with the Midwest) is for drought development or persistence throughout the September-November period (see map below).

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