Midwest is drier in southern areas in the 6-10 day period. Rains in southwestern areas will continue to improve moisture supplies for corn and soybeans, especially in MO, southwestern IL, and southern IA. However, some dryness will likely linger in eastern IA and northwestern IL. The 6-10 day outlook is drier in south central areas. Temperatures are cooler in northwestern areas. The 11-15 day outlook is drier in east central areas. Temperatures are unchanged.
-Plains are wetter in southwestern areas in the 6-10 day period. Active rains across north central areas will continue to improve moisture and ease drought. The 6-10 day outlook is wetter in southwestern areas. Temperatures are cooler in northern areas. The 11-15 day outlook is drier in far northern areas. Temperatures are slightly cooler in southwestern areas.
-Northern Plains/Prairies are wetter in the southern Prairies in the 6-10 day period. Showers across the northwestern Plains later this week will improve moisture a bit, but some dryness will likely build again in the west central Prairies. The 6-10 day outlook is wetter in the south central Prairies. Temperatures are cooler in the northern Plains. The 11-15 day outlook is drier in the northern Plains and western Prairies. Temperatures are unchanged.
-Delta is drier in southern areas in the 11-15 day period. Rains in northern areas over the next two days, and again later this week, will continue to improve moisture for corn and soybeans. The 6-10 day outlook is unchanged. The 11-15 day outlook is drier in southern areas. Temperatures are unchanged.
-No changes for Argentina. Rains in La Pampa and southwestern Buenos Aires over the next couple of days will improve moisture there for winter wheat. However, dryness will build further in northern wheat areas. The 6-10 day outlook is unchanged.
-No changes for Brazil. Rains in Rio Grande do Sul later this week will help to further improve moisture there for wheat. Meanwhile, continued drier weather in central areas will allow wetness there to ease further. The 6-10 day outlook is unchanged today.
-No changes for Europe. Dryness will continue to build across north central Germany, Slovak Republic, Hungary, western Romania, and northern Italy. Very warm temperatures in eastern Europe are also accelerating moisture losses and increasing stress on summer crops.
-No changes for FSU. Rains this week will improve moisture further in Volga Valley and northwestern Kazakhstan, but dryness will linger in central Ukraine and northwestern North Caucasus.
-No changes for China. Scattered showers in east central North China Plain over the next few days will improve moisture a bit for corn and soybeans, but continued active rains in northern North China Plain will maintain wetness concerns.
-No changes for Australia. Continued drier weather in eastern areas will allow dryness and stress to rebuild on wheat, especially in Queensland and northern New South Wales.
-No changes for India. Rains will remain active across central and northern areas which will maintain favorable crop conditions. Some spotty dryness will continue in southern groundnut areas, but will affect only about 10% of the crop.
