Drew Lerner, Author at World Weather

Argentina Dryness Relief Will Be Temporary, Welcome

Kansas City, January 13 (World Weather Inc.) – Drier and warmer weather continued for much of Argentina during the past week. A few locations in western and southern Argentina saw periods of erratic rain, though resulting amounts were too light to impact long-term soil conditions. Temperatures slowly turned warmer leading to faster drying rates and the depletion of topsoil moisture from many areas. The need for rain is high, especially for recently-planted crops that are establishing or in the early stages of development. Topsoil moisture is short or very short and may be impacting development rates. A disturbance will bring variable rainfall to the country late this week and weekend. Resulting rainfall will only offer temporary relief from dryness and not all areas will be treated equally. Much more rain will be needed to return ideal crop conditions.

U.S. Northern Plains Will Not See Much Relief From Drought

Kansas City, January 10 (World Weather Inc.) – A large section of the U.S. northern Plains trended drier than normal during the past three months. Drought or abnormally dry conditions evolved as a result of the drier biased environment and the need for timely precipitation is high across the region. Much of the region is covered in snow. Some of the snow will eventually seep down into the soil once seasonal warming begins this spring, though current snow totals are too light to offer much relief from the dryness. The region will have a few opportunities for precipitation in the coming days that will bolster snowpack. However, resulting precipitation will remain too light to significantly improve long-term conditions for the moisture profile. The need for significant precipitation will remain high later this winter and early this spring to improve planting prospects for the region.

U.S. Winter Storm Shifting Into Southeastern States

Kansas City, January 10 (World Weather Inc.) – The latest winter storm to impact the U.S. promoted significant snowfall from portions of Texas, Oklahoma, and southern Kansas through the northern Delta to northern Alabama and Tennessee overnight and earlier today. Travel has been and will likely be impacted for the next couple of days with a stressful environment for livestock also possible. Several areas in hard red winter wheat country received enough precipitation to eventually lift topsoil moisture. The winter storm will shift farther east through tonight and end Saturday with impacts from the Delta to the southeastern states, lower Ohio River Valley, and neighboring locations. Tennessee, northern sections of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, and neighboring locations will receive the greatest amount of snow that will likely slow or delay travel. The moisture will otherwise be welcome are several locations are in a drought or abnormally dry.