(Washington, D.C.) Despite the recent rainfall in the mid-section of the U.S., one meteorologist is concerned about another dry growing season in the Midwest. On Tuesday morning, USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey, speaking in front of farm broadcasters in Washington, D.C., said the United States is transitioning from El Nino to La Nina.
Rippey says this dry weather pattern could spread as we head deeper into the warm season. He says much of the dynamics and statistical guidance show drought. Rippey says Iowa is parked between dry conditions to the west and wetter conditions to the east, with the Mississippi River being the dividing line.
With the transition from La Nina to El Nino, Rippey expects an active tropical basin in the Atlantic Ocean. This would draw a fine line between dry conditions in the high plains and wet conditions in the southern plains and eastern corn belt.
