June Weather

[GALAXIE500]

Good morning all.

Total rain for us for this week was 1.3 inches !! Very thankful for this one as some of the crop was sitting in semi-dry dirt. You could almost see the difference overnight. For my part of the country , this was very welcome indeed. Hell , I might even have some hay worth cutting in a few weeks, guess i better get my 8830 tuned up!

Complaining about too much rain over here just doesn't happen. We are always looking for extra.

[Hamloc]

So what they say about Western Canada ??
Is there a pattern change coming to get western Sask and Alberta some much needed moisture and relief for the poor soaked SE farmers ??
Cause it critical time right now for a change if there is one

14 day weather forecast for my area shows a few days with a chance of showers but no forecast for rain in any of those 14 days. Was talking to a neighbour last night. His agronomist told him not to spray his wheat until it rains. Crop under too much stress already. Still less than an inch of rain here since snow melt. Not good.

[shtferbrains]

I don’t have much faith in weather forecasts.
Seems they can’t even get one day out right.
Last two nights the weather network had us pegged with 100% chance of 10-15 mm. Radar showed a line of showers with dark green and reds west of us and moving right over us. Both nights we got nothing and that’s a good thing!

We had that forecast for 6 tenths on Friday night but only received less than a tenth.
Last night we were forecast for a tenth and got a welcome 1/2 inch out of 3 separate little thunderstorms that only lasted about an average of 10 minutes each.

Yesterday they took all the rain out of the forecast,now they have 60% till Tuesday.

It's all good so far.

Looks like the garden of eden this morning.

[agstar77]

Grass is still green but 30 plus every day is stressing crop and farmers.

[SmallTimeOperator]

1” May 25/27. That was welcome. 1.1 “ June 1st evening. 1.8” June 2 supper time in 15 minutes. Another .6 June 3 morning. Creek is running harder than spring melt. Water erosion in the fields. Still have seeding to do. As do others. Need rains to hold up and save a little for July.

[blackpowder]

Went for an hours drive today.
From the hiway. Cereals holding their own. All assumed canola fields barren yet.

[fcr]

Took a couple days drive down to Williston N.D.Lots of acres to seed the whole way, further south more to seed. Several drills going today.Crops not great looking from road, too much moisture in most.Maybe this heat wave will help. We received 6/10 over the weekend.Total since May 01, 1.2 in

[fjlip]

2.6" in 4 rain days, since seeded, very thankful. Heat is pushing crops and weeds. A few miles away DOUBLE that amount and ponding taking acres. T- storms too hard too fast....Quill Lake flat land an example of 4-6".

Heard Gilbert Plains had 5" in half hour, sad mess.

[BTO780]

2.6" in 4 rain days, since seeded, very thankful. Heat is pushing crops and weeds. A few miles away DOUBLE that amount and ponding taking acres. T- storms too hard too fast....Quill Lake flat land an example of 4-6".

Heard Gilbert Plains had 5" in half hour, sad mess.

And the growing season has just started.

We are at 4 inches since May 6. Had two winter storms in Apr.

Like a greenhouse.

[Retired]

We are dry no spring moisture 0 in April just over 1in in may dugouts less than 1/2 no snow run off alfalfa blooming 10% no grass except in low spots and now the grass hoppers are coming out very thick,any high spots in pasture and hay are brown ,looking like a total write off unless we get a prolonged wet spell,there is no subsoil moisture and I mean NONE.
Dug down 9 ft with backhoe and its like ashes all the way and damm hard digging.

[furrowtickler]

We are dry no spring moisture 0 in April just over 1in in may dugouts less than 1/2 no snow run off alfalfa blooming 10% no grass except in low spots and now the grass hoppers are coming out very thick,any high spots in pasture and hay are brown ,looking like a total write off unless we get a prolonged wet spell,there is no subsoil moisture and I mean NONE.
Dug down 9 ft with backhoe and its like ashes all the way and damm hard digging.

It’s scary how dry it is still in many areas

[sumdumguy]

Where are you Retired?