Weather and Market Commentary: July 14, 2010
July 14, 2010 by fastlineblog
July 14, 2010
The Northern Plains is an area that had been trending drier as of late, with topsoil moisture as of this past Sunday rated at 17 percent short to very short in North Dakota. That’s obviously nothing real severe, and in fact compares with a five-year average topsoil moisture reading of 32 percent short/very short. However, rains that have been received in North Dakota and surrounding areas over the past 36 have certainly been appreciated (particularly with only 9 percent of the North Dakota corn crop pollinated as of this past Sunday, and still 28 percent of the spring wheat crop not headed yet). Rains the past 24 hours have been especially heavy for areas along and south of Interstate 90, with some flash-flooding being seen (I can confirm over an inch of rain at Fargo and over two inches at Jamestown). It will be that same frontal boundary that will kick off showers and thunderstorms in the northwestern Corn Belt for late today and tonight, and some of that activity could be severe (a “moderate” risk of severe weather is suggested over the next 24 hours for northeastern Iowa, eastern Minnesota, and western Wisconsin; strong winds are expected to be the biggest problem with those storms, though some tornadoes and hail will also be possible. That frontal system will work into the southern and eastern Corn Belt tomorrow and into the Delta for the end of the week to give those areas some rainfall chances. Another front arrives in the northwestern Corn Belt late Saturday night and will be the trigger for a rainfall threat for especially northern eastern parts of the Corn Belt for Sunday through as late as early Tuesday. This is a weather pattern featuring a lot of heat. Today will be an oppressive day across the Nation’s midsection with highs in the 90s combining with dewpoint readings well above 70 degrees to give us heat index values that may approach 110 degrees. Above and much-above normal temperatures are forecast for the 6-10 and 11-15 day time frames as well. Rain chances in those periods will depend on the positioning of a dome of high pressure aloft; our thoughts are that rains will gradually become more difficult to come by in the Midwest as that dome plays a bigger and bigger role in the overall weather pattern.
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Weather and Market Commentary: July 14, 2010
July 14, 2010 by fastlineblog
July 14, 2010
The Northern Plains is an area that had been trending drier as of late, with topsoil moisture as of this past Sunday rated at 17 percent short to very short in North Dakota. That’s obviously nothing real severe, and in fact compares with a five-year average topsoil moisture reading of 32 percent short/very short. However, rains that have been received in North Dakota and surrounding areas over the past 36 have certainly been appreciated (particularly with only 9 percent of the North Dakota corn crop pollinated as of this past Sunday, and still 28 percent of the spring wheat crop not headed yet). Rains the past 24 hours have been especially heavy for areas along and south of Interstate 90, with some flash-flooding being seen (I can confirm over an inch of rain at Fargo and over two inches at Jamestown). It will be that same frontal boundary that will kick off showers and thunderstorms in the northwestern Corn Belt for late today and tonight, and some of that activity could be severe (a “moderate” risk of severe weather is suggested over the next 24 hours for northeastern Iowa, eastern Minnesota, and western Wisconsin; strong winds are expected to be the biggest problem with those storms, though some tornadoes and hail will also be possible. That frontal system will work into the southern and eastern Corn Belt tomorrow and into the Delta for the end of the week to give those areas some rainfall chances. Another front arrives in the northwestern Corn Belt late Saturday night and will be the trigger for a rainfall threat for especially northern eastern parts of the Corn Belt for Sunday through as late as early Tuesday. This is a weather pattern featuring a lot of heat. Today will be an oppressive day across the Nation’s midsection with highs in the 90s combining with dewpoint readings well above 70 degrees to give us heat index values that may approach 110 degrees. Above and much-above normal temperatures are forecast for the 6-10 and 11-15 day time frames as well. Rain chances in those periods will depend on the positioning of a dome of high pressure aloft; our thoughts are that rains will gradually become more difficult to come by in the Midwest as that dome plays a bigger and bigger role in the overall weather pattern.
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