-Midwest is slightly wetter Thursday and Friday. Rains in eastern South Dakota, southern Minnesota, and northern Iowa later this week will improve moisture a bit, but dryness will persist in southeastern Iowa, northern Missouri, and northwestern Illinois. The 6-10 day outlook is wetter in eastern areas. Temperatures are warmer in central and northwestern areas. The 11-15 day outlook is unchanged.
-Plains are wetter in southwestern areas in the 11-15 day period. Drier weather this week will allow wetness in southeastern area to ease, but dryness in western areas will begin to build again. The 6-10 day outlook is unchanged. Temperatures are warmer in central and northern areas. The 11-15 day outlook is wetter in southwestern areas. Temperatures are warmer in central and northern areas.
-Northern Plains/Prairies are wetter in the northern Plains and eastern Prairies in the 6-10 day period. Rains in the central Plains and southeastern Prairies later this week should result in only minor delays to spring wheat drydown and harvesting. The 6-10 day outlook is wetter in the northern Plains and eastern Prairies. Temperatures are warmer in all areas. The 11-15 day outlook is wetter in the northeastern Plains. Temperatures are warmer in the northeastern Plains and eastern Prairies.
-Delta is slightly drier Tuesday. Drier weather in northern areas is allowing wetness there to ease. Drier weather in central areas is allowing corn drydown to progress well, but moisture is declining for soybeans. The 6-10 day outlook is drier in central areas. Temperatures are warmer in northern areas. The 11-15 day outlook is drier in southern areas. Temperatures are warmer in all areas.
-Argentina is drier in northern areas in the 6-10 day period. Showers in Santa Fe and Entre Rios this week should improve moisture a bit for wheat growth. However, dryness will continue in La Pampa, Cordoba, and Buenos Aires. The 6-10 day outlook is drier in northern areas.
-Brazil is drier in far southern areas in the 6-10 day period. Rains in southern areas will maintain moisture for wheat, but continued dryness in northern areas will maintain stress there on the wheat. The 6-10 day outlook is drier in far southern areas.
-No changes for Europe. Dryness will continue this week in northern Italy, Hungary, Slovak Republic, southeastern Germany, southern Poland, Former Yugoslavia, western Romania, and Bulgaria, which will continue to stress late growth of corn and sunflowers.
-No changes for FSU. Showers in western Ukraine and western Belarus this week will likely be too limited to significantly improve moisture, and some stress will continue there and in southern Ukraine on late growth of corn and sunflowers. Meanwhile, wetness should ease in north central Kazakhstan and Volga Valley.
-No changes for China. Heavy tropical rains in South China this past weekend significantly improved moisture, although some localized wetness occurred. Dryness and heat continue to stress crops in southern and eastern Yangtze Valley and southern North China Plain. However, rains should finally return to southern and eastern Yangtze Valley this week, and southern North China Plain in the 6-10 day period.
-No changes for Australia. Light showers in northeastern New South Wales and far southeastern Queensland this past weekend were too light to ease dryness and stress on wheat. The drier pattern in northern New South Wales, Queensland, and northern wheat areas of Western Australia this week will allow dryness and crop stress to persist.
-No changes for India. Rains in central areas will maintain moisture for soybean growth. Earlier rains eased dryness in southern groundnut areas. Rains should now be limited in southern areas, but dryness will be slow to rebuild.
