WORLD WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS FOR JULY 7, 2023
- No general theme changes were noted overnight
- A part of central and southwestern Europe will be drying out during the coming ten days
- Hot air will remain over North Africa, but it is not poised to come into Europe
- Northern Kazakhstan and southeastern Russia’s New Lands are still advertised to be dry with warmer than usual temperatures into early next week
- Rain will fall abundantly in India, China and portions of Southeast Asia through then next ten days
- West Africa will continue to see a good mix of weather
- Argentina wheat areas get some rain next week and again July 18-20 to help improve crop establishment, although greater rain may be required to support long term crop development
- Safrinha corn harvesting in Brazil may be slowed by rain in the second half of next week into the following weekend
- Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil may get too much rain next week after some significant rain falls this weekend
- U.S. hard red winter wheat areas are advertised a little drier next week relative to Thursday’s forecasts, but concern remains over wheat quality in southern Kansas and Oklahoma
- Some relief from dryness is expected in southern Alberta, Canada next week while Saskatchewan stays quite dry outside of the far southwest part of the province where rain is likely
- U.S. Midwest weather will be mostly good, although a boost in rain is still needed in the north and it looks like it will get it during then coming ten days
- Texas cropland (outside of the Panhandle) will remain drier and warmer than usual over the next ten days to two weeks