WEATHER
Precipitation totals have a strong possibility to trend higher than average this winter.
The U.S. Climate Prediction Center forecasts the weather pattern to persist for the next month or two, which is ideal for soybean reproductive stages, but the transition might impact the tail-end of the region’s growing season.
The southeast U.S. saw improvements, while parts of the lower Plains saw drought intensify slightly.
Improvements noted in central U.S. and both coasts
We review this growing season’s reports
The winter forecast shows chances for higher than normal precipitation
Drier patterns prevailed in the southern half of the country
Improved conditions were mainly in the Northwest and mid-Atlantic
Locally areas received 2+ inches of rain in the last week
Forecasts for temperature, rainfall and drought included