Weather and Market Commentary: November 4, 2009

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Weather and Market Commentary: November 4, 2009

November 4, 2009 by sabrina829

Wednesday, November 4, 2009:

Rain was found over the past 24 hours across much of the northeastern half to two-thirds of the Corn Belt (with rain early on this Wednesday still scattered across areas east of the Mississippi River). A lot of this activity was no more than sprinkles, but we did see a few places (Rochester and La Crosse among them) that got a tenth of an inch or a little more. Additional rain today in the eastern Corn Belt is largely this morning and should be no more than additional sprinkles or a few hundredths of an inch. Overall we are looking at some very good weather for getting fieldwork done for all of the Nation’s midsection through the end of this week. A couple spots may get a sprinkle on Friday, but I think that the vast majority of locations get no rain at all from later today through much of Sunday. Temperatures are also really going to be warming up tomorrow in the western Corn Belt and Plains, and above-normal temperatures will dominate much of the middle part of the Nation for Friday through quite possibly a good part of the work-week period of next week. We have better news on the rainfall outlook for next week, as the weather system of early next week looks weaker. We could start to see some rain in the far northwestern and western Corn Belt late on Sunday, but it still looks to be mainly a Monday/Tuesday event. The rain should move pretty quickly (probably less than a 24-hour rainfall threat at any one given location), with that rapid movement and the weaker overall system likely keeping most rainfall totals in the 0.25-0.50 inch range (versus thoughts yesterday that some places would be able to gauge more than an inch). I would think that this would be followed by several days (at least three?) with dry weather before rain chances again roll in for the following weekend. Beyond that, I am hopeful for more dry weather for especially November 16 and beyond. Look for that time period to feature a turn to colder conditions for the southern and eastern United States, and that will likely be where most of the precipitation is found as well.