WORLD WEATHER +HIGHLIGHTS FOR JUNE 23, 2025
Canada’s Prairies received some very important rainfall during the weekend as expected and the impact on crops was largely positiveAdditional rain will impact northern Saskatchewan, northeastern Alberta and northern and central Manitoba today and TuesdayNet drying is likely from southern Alberta to southwestern Saskatchewan over the next ten days, but sufficient rain fell in some of this region to buy a little time before crop stress returnsTemperatures will remain cool early this week and then start warming with above normal readings likely next weekU.S. northwestern Corn and Soybean Belt will receive much needed rain this week with amounts of 1.00 to 3.00 inches from Nebraska and southeastern South Dakota through Iowa and southern Minnesota to Wisconsin easing long term drynessU.S weekend heat wave in the Plains will shift through the Midwest to the middle and northern Atlantic Coast states this week raising stress for crops and livestock as well as limiting human activityU.S. hard red winter wheat areas will benefit from rain in the north and dry weather in the south this weekU.S. and Canada spring wheat areas will benefit greatly from recent rain and milder temperatures, although warming is coming and less rain – mostly next weekNet drying is likely from the southern Plains to the northern Delta and lower Ohio River Basin in this next ten daysWestern Europe will continue warmer and drier than usual over the next ten days stressing some unirrigated spring and summer cropsDryness relief north of China’s Yellow River Basin is expected late this week into next weekDrought in China has already been reduced greatly by rain late last weekFlooding occurred between the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers during the weekendWestern Australia rainfall during the weekend was welcome and good for wheat, barley and canola establishmentRain in eastern Australia early this week will be good for winter crops in those areas as wellIndia will be quite wet in the central, north and eastern parts of the nation for a while, but the interior west-central and south will be quite dryArgentina still needs rain for its western winter wheat production areasSouthern Brazil will continue too wet causing delays in wheat planting and Safrinha corn maturation ratesRussia’s spring cereal region will receive significant rain during the next ten daysSouthern Ukraine may be a little too dry for a whileFrost and freezes occurred this morning in parts of the Snake River Valley and Montana, although damage was limited to a small part of Idaho where a few upper 20s Fahrenheit were notedFrost and freezes also occurred in northwestern Russia during the weekend resulting in some minor crop damageFrost and freezes occurred seasonably in southeastern Australia as wellCentral and northwestern Sumatra, Indonesia needs rainTropical Storm Sepat formed east of Iwo To, Japan during the weekend may brush past the southeast coast of Honshu Japan during mid-week this week