Russia Week 2-4 Outlook: Cold pattern ahead; milder/increased precipitation early March.

Highlight: Cold pattern ahead; milder/increased precipitation early March. Charts of the day: Heavy snow event for Southwest Russia. Discussion: Warmth surging northward from North Africa into the Black Sea region clashes with south-shifting arctic air this week leading to a 1-2 foot snow storm from East Europe to Southwest Russia! Week-2 Ahead Forecast valid February…

Sunday AG Market Weather Climate Report: Brazil rains, U.S. arctic air and an EU/RU snowstorm.

Highlight: Brazil rains, U.S. arctic air and an EU/RU snowstorm. Fig. 1: Current soil moisture anomalies across South America. Fig. 2-4: The mega-cluster ensemble “most likely” percent of normal rainfall forecasts for South America the next 15 days. South America rainfall discussion: The upper air pattern across South America the next 15 days features an…

Global Soil Moisture Outlook

East-central U.S. trending drier – trend continues during spring. Wet recent trend in central South America reverses drier the next 3 months. Europe/Black Sea region looks wetter the next 3 months. Fig. 1: The global NOAA/CPC global soil moisture anomaly analysis for January 2021 and annotated 3-month soil moisture change. January 2021 global soil moisture…