WORLD WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS FOR JUNE 30, 2025
Western Europe is sweltering in a new heatwave and that will prevail through mid-week this weekCooling is expected during the second half of this week, but significant rain for some of the driest areas may hold off until next weekChatter about hotter weather is also circulating in the marketplace for North America and that is probably a week away, although some warming could begin to show up in Canada and the northern Plains late this week and into the weekendModel divergence still leaves the bottom line unclear as to the significance of any ridge building that evolves, where it will be located and for how long are still debatable due to model divergenceWorld Weather, Inc. urges caution for Canada and some U.S. crop areas because of the potential to become too dry in timeCanada’s subsoil moisture is still quite low in many areas across the south and eastAny hot weather that evolves in the next few weeks without a general soaking rain first will result in rising crop stressS. topsoil moisture declined late last week, but weekend showers and thunderstorms helped restore favorable conditions in “some” areas, but not allAn erratic rainfall pattern this week should bring some improved topsoil moisture to some areas, but pocket of dryness may also emerge or expand and those areas will need to be monitored for later this month when drier and warmer weather evolvesNorthern China’s lingering dry region (near and north of the Yellow River) should be eased by rain in the next few daysDrying is likely in east-central and southeastern China during the coming week to possibly ten daysWestern Thailand is a little dry and greater rain would be welcomeCentral and northwestern Sumatra, Indonesia still needs greater rainSome expansion of drier biased conditions is occurring in parts of IndonesiaExcessive rain and flooding occurred in northern Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina during the weekend resulting in some floodingLess rain is expected in southern Brazil this week and that will be good for reducing flood water and possibly beginning to firm the topsoil for better wheat planting and Safrinha crop maturation conditions in timeArgentina will be quite cold this week with some that cold expected to reach into Paraguay, Uruguay and far western and southern most BrazilNo Brazilian coffee, citrus or sugarcane area is expected to be threatened by damaging cold weather anytime soonIndia will continue wet in the central, north and east while west-central and southern areas are quite dryAustralia’s greatest rain will be near the coasts and not in interior crop areas during the next week to ten daysRussia’s crop areas north of Ukraine, Russia’s Southern Region and Kazakhstan will be subjected to frequent rain in the coming week to ten days and a drier and warmer pattern will be needed for a while thereafter to ensure the best crop development.