Lerner says the weather forecast remains generally favorable for U.S. corn and soybean development.
An ag meteorologist says the heat dome in the forecast for the U.S. Plains isn’t expected to have a widespread impact on pollinating corn, the growing crops or livestock.
“As long as the ridge is going to be dominating in the plains,” says Drew Lerner with World Weather Incorporated. “If, for some reason, the ridge gets, you know, displaced farther east, all bets are off.”
He says the hotter-than-usual temps are expected to shift west after a few days, allowing cooler Canadian air into much of the Midwest and bring more seasonal July temps for the Midwest.
This week features temperatures in the 90s across the Midwest, and Lerner says some scattered rains are expected ahead of the heat.
“The most significant rains are probably going to be in the lower and eastern parts of the Midwest. Places like Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky will probably see some of the most significant rain and the most frequent rain.”
He says the northwest Corn Belt is going to see fewer rain chances.
“In South Dakota and southwest Minnesota, maybe Nebraska, and northwest Iowa. Those areas will probably have the least amount of rain, certainly the lowest frequency of rain, and they will also have a little bit more of a warmer temperature regime.”
