Drew Lerner, Author at World Weather

Burkina Faso, Mali Cotton See Mixed Impact From Late Season Rain

Kansas City, October 8 (World Weather, Inc.) – Much greater than normal rain occurred during the past 10 days in key cotton areas across Burkina Faso and Mali where some cotton may have been discolored while concerns increased over boll rot as well. However, a significant portion of the crop was planted late this year due to the late start of the rainy season and that portion of the crop likely saw some benefit from the rain with improved conditions for cotton development and yields. Looking ahead, an improving trend for cotton maturation and harvesting will occur during the next two weeks after southwestern Mali into western Burkina Faso receives additional rain into this weekend.

Canada’s Prairies To See Harvest Impacts From Winter Weather

Kansas City, October 9 (World Weather Inc.) – After a few weeks of good or at least improving harvest conditions, weather is again expected to turn wetter and cooler for the Prairies through the end of next week. Disturbances will promote waves of precipitation with varying amounts of snow accumulating in portions of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Parts of northwestern Alberta could receive upwards of a foot of snow today into Saturday. While the harvest advanced swiftly in recent days due to drier and warmer weather, producers are still behind usual harvest pace. Additional delays are expected and portions of western Alberta may not be able to wrap up the harvest due to the snow – at least for a while. Drier and warmer weather will return later this month and may be enough to improve late-season harvest conditions for some. Minor production losses will be possible if producers are not able to finish the harvest in areas that see the greatest amount of snow during the next few days.

Central, Eastern N. America Cold Surge Likely Late Next Week

Kansas City, October 9 (World Weather Inc.) – Cooling in the higher latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere has become a little more notable in recent weeks, but most areas not experiencing any seriously cold anomalies, yet. Changes are expected briefly next week that should induce a southward shift in some colder than usual air through central and eastern parts of North America. The surge may not be unusual for this time of year, but with it being the first such event of the season it may come as a shock to most living things. Frost and freezes will impact a large part of central and eastern Canada with some of the same expected from the northeastern U.S. Plains through the northern Midwest to Ontario and Quebec, Canada and the U.S. Great Lakes region and northeastern states.