WORLD WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS FOR SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
- Significant rain is still projected for the northern U.S. Plains and upper Midwest Friday through Sunday delaying fieldwork briefly
Canada’s Prairies “may” trend a little wetter in the second week of the forecast, but confidence is lowA disturbance forming off the lower east coast of the United States may acquire tropical or subtropical characteristics and the system may bring heavy rain to North Carolina, Virginia and other middle Atlantic Coastal areas during the weekendInterior U.S. southeastern states and Delta will be dry until next week when a few showers are expectedWestern U.S. hard red winter wheat areas will dry down over the next ten days, though fieldwork will continue to advanceEastern U.S. Midwest precipitation will be restricted for much of the next ten daysArgentina may see a few showers and thunderstorms from southern Cordoba into La Pampa and Buenos Aires this weekend into early next week; no general soaking is expected, but the showers should be welcome and helpful in easing dryness in at least some areasBrazil’s center west and center south crop areas should see at least some increase in shower and thunderstorm activity in the last days of September and first days of October, though no general soaking is likelyFar southern Brazil, northern Uruguay and northeastern Argentina will remain wet over the next ten daysParana and southern Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil rainfall may increase late next weekRussia’s Southern Region and Ukraine are still advertised to be dry for at least ten days and probably two weeks with well above normal temperaturesIndia rainfall has been improving and will continue favorably distributed over the next ten days to two weeks with central and eastern areas wettest, although a boost in rainfall is advertised for the far southAustralia rainfall is still advertised to be lighter than usual over the next ten days and perhaps longer with northern winter crop areas staying dryChina will see heavy rain from late this week into next week from northern Guizhou, eastern Sichuan and southern Shaanxi to western Henan and Hubei where some flooding will be possibleOther areas in China will see a favorable mix of rain and sunshineSouth Africa late weekend rain and that which occurs next week will bolster soil moisture improving wheat, barley and canola reproductive potentialHeavy rain is expected this weekend in the western Balkan Countries of Europe delaying fieldwork and inducing some flood potential