U.S. Week 2-4 Outlook: Northward shifting heat.

Highlight: Northward shifting heat. Chart of the day: NOAA probabilistic July drought forecast with CIC annotations. Discussion: Mid-summer West and North U.S. drought persists with close-calls for the Midwest U.S. while summertime thunderstorms bring soil moisture increase to the mid-south States eastward to the East Coast. Week-2 Ahead Forecast valid June 27-July 3, 2021: Northwest…

In July, Iowa Drought Worsens

Fig. 1-2: Current drought conditions across U.S. spring wheat and U.S. Corn Belt. Drought classification discussion: NOAA updated the U.S. Drought Monitor yesterday which indicates continued and worsening drought conditions across the U.S. spring wheat crop area and west/north U.S. Corn Belt (Fig. 1-2). Despite some recent rainfall, North Dakota maintains D3/D4 drought. It’s important…