Weather and Market Commentary: August 19, 2010
August 19, 2010 by sabrina829
Thursday, August 19, 2010:
While there is reason to be a little more optimistic on rainfall chances in the latest forecast for drier areas of the eastern Corn Belt, chances of a big, widespread, soaker that the area would really like to see still do not look good. Since the beginning of the month, scattered areas of Missouri and Michigan, and a solid area in southeastern Illinois and southwestern Indiana have picked up less than an inch of rain. The same is true for northern parts of the Delta as well, so those are your areas that need the rain in the worst way right now (particularly when you consider that those same areas are running four to six degrees (or more) above normal on temperatures since August 1). It will be far western and northern parts of the Midwest that have the rain chances through early tomorrow, then the rest of the western Corn Belt has the rain chances through early Saturday before the rain chances move into eastern areas of the Corn Belt and into the drier areas of the Delta during the day on Saturday. There is going to be severe weather with this event, so areas under stronger thunderstorms can see localized downpours. For the most part though, rainfall amounts will be on the order of 0.25 to 1.00″; certainly welcome in any drier areas that get it but probably not something to do those areas a lot of good. That is especially the case when you consider that those same areas do not have any follow-up rainfall chances for the rest of the 10-day forecast. We are also looking at temperatures to stay above normal on average through the end of the month. Today will be warmer in most areas, and tomorrow to Tuesday looks like a very warm period with highs around 90 or higher in much of the the Corn Belt and parts of the Delta will see 100 degree readings again. The middle of next week will be briefly cooler, but then warming again for the following Friday through the early days of September.
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Weather and Market Commentary: August 19, 2010
August 19, 2010 by sabrina829
Thursday, August 19, 2010:
While there is reason to be a little more optimistic on rainfall chances in the latest forecast for drier areas of the eastern Corn Belt, chances of a big, widespread, soaker that the area would really like to see still do not look good. Since the beginning of the month, scattered areas of Missouri and Michigan, and a solid area in southeastern Illinois and southwestern Indiana have picked up less than an inch of rain. The same is true for northern parts of the Delta as well, so those are your areas that need the rain in the worst way right now (particularly when you consider that those same areas are running four to six degrees (or more) above normal on temperatures since August 1). It will be far western and northern parts of the Midwest that have the rain chances through early tomorrow, then the rest of the western Corn Belt has the rain chances through early Saturday before the rain chances move into eastern areas of the Corn Belt and into the drier areas of the Delta during the day on Saturday. There is going to be severe weather with this event, so areas under stronger thunderstorms can see localized downpours. For the most part though, rainfall amounts will be on the order of 0.25 to 1.00″; certainly welcome in any drier areas that get it but probably not something to do those areas a lot of good. That is especially the case when you consider that those same areas do not have any follow-up rainfall chances for the rest of the 10-day forecast. We are also looking at temperatures to stay above normal on average through the end of the month. Today will be warmer in most areas, and tomorrow to Tuesday looks like a very warm period with highs around 90 or higher in much of the the Corn Belt and parts of the Delta will see 100 degree readings again. The middle of next week will be briefly cooler, but then warming again for the following Friday through the early days of September.
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