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Weather

What the sky is doing wherever you farm.

Forecast for major agricultural regions around the world, five-day outlook, plus weather alerts flagged by the community. Pick your region; more get added as the community grows.

Today · Corn Belt · USA

Monday, September 7

28°

Low 21° · Rain 0mm · Wind NE 12 km/h

Overcast

Mon

29°

19°

,

Tue

35°

19°

2mm

Wed

33°

18°

2mm

Thu

31°

15°

,

Fri

37°

19°

1mm

Community-flagged and syndicated weather risks, most recent first.

  • Warning

    Sahel, West Africa

    Heat stress risk: 32°C forecast Wednesday

    Livestock heat stress likely as temperatures reach 32°C. Shift stock work to early morning, ensure shade and trough flow, and watch for panting and reduced intake.

  • Warning

    Punjab, India / Pakistan

    Heat stress risk: 35°C forecast Wednesday

    Livestock heat stress likely as temperatures reach 35°C. Shift stock work to early morning, ensure shade and trough flow, and watch for panting and reduced intake.

  • Warning

    Cerrado, Brazil

    Heat stress risk: 34°C forecast Monday

    Livestock heat stress likely as temperatures reach 34°C. Shift stock work to early morning, ensure shade and trough flow, and watch for panting and reduced intake.

  • Critical

    Great Plains, USA / Canada

    Heat stress risk: 43°C forecast Tuesday

    Livestock heat stress likely as temperatures reach 43°C. Shift stock work to early morning, ensure shade and trough flow, and watch for panting and reduced intake.

  • Critical

    Corn Belt, United States

    Heat stress risk: 40°C forecast Tuesday

    Livestock heat stress likely as temperatures reach 40°C. Shift stock work to early morning, ensure shade and trough flow, and watch for panting and reduced intake.

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What's making waves in the fields. Emergencies people are working through, good seasons worth celebrating, innovation on the ground, tools worth trying, ideas going round, and facts worth knowing. Grouped by kind, newest first.

Weather emergencies

  • Wheat field under an open sky, placeholder for weather section hero⚠ Emergency
    PunjabJul 1

    Punjab flood watch: monsoon runs 40% ahead of average

    Meteorological offices in Amritsar report a 40% above-average July rainfall to date. Standing wheat harvest at risk in low-lying districts; drainage checks recommended before Friday.

  • Sheep at rest, placeholder for support section hero⚠ Emergency
    SahelJun 28

    Sahel: pastoralists moving herds early as rain stays late

    FAO forecasts show a delayed rainy season across Mali and Burkina Faso for the third year running. Pastoralist networks are moving south a month earlier than usual, water points already strained.

Good seasons, well-run

  • Dairy cows✓ Success
    East AngliaJun 25

    East Anglia dairy: record milk-solids after mild spring

    A run of mild March-May weather in Cambridgeshire has produced the strongest spring milk-solids since 2019. Two herds in the region report >2.3 kg MS/cow/day averages through May.

Innovation on the ground

  • Arable field✦ Innovation
    PampasJun 20

    Pampas: 220 farms co-buy solar-powered pivots, cut diesel 65%

    A grower co-op across three provinces has switched 220 centre-pivot irrigators to solar-DC after a bulk-order deal cut equipment cost by a third. Diesel spend down 65% year on year.

  • Arable field✦ Innovation
    Mekong DeltaJun 22

    Mekong Delta: precision drones cut pesticide 40% in rice trials

    A joint MARD-CGIAR trial across 12,000 ha of rice paddy shows drone-based precision spraying reducing pesticide use 38-42% vs blanket application, with no yield penalty. Rollout starting Q4.

Tools worth trying

Ideas going round

  • Rolling green pasture, placeholder for a farm hero image💡 Idea
    Corn BeltJul 2

    Corn Belt storm window: sprayers stalled Sat-Mon

    A stalled front over Iowa keeps thunderstorm risk high across the weekend. Farmers already report tightening sprayer windows to 4am-8am to avoid wind shifts. Group text alerts spreading among Central Iowa co-ops.

Facts worth knowing

  • Wheat field under an open sky, placeholder for weather section hero📊 Fact
    GlobalJul 1

    Fact: 2026 Asian monsoon 12% wetter than 30-year average

    The IMD's July mid-point summary shows the 2026 south-Asian monsoon 12% ahead of the 1994-2024 average, the wettest since 2019. Regional variation high; north-west India +32%, south peninsula +2%.

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