(Ames, Iowa) The six-to-ten-day and eight-to-fourteen-day outlooks forecast Warmer and drier temperatures for portions of Iowa.
Madelynn Wuestenberg, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Agriculture Climatology Extension Specials says the short- and long-term forecast shows a warming signal for southwest Iowa.
However, the precipitation signal is not quite so clear. Wuestenberg says the six-to-ten-day outlook shows slightly above-average precipitation. The eight to 14 days show a slightly drier signal for western Iowa and near normal precipitation for eastern Iowa.
Wuestenberg says the hot and dry temperatures could affect corn yields, depending on the reproductive stage. She says corn plants in the grain fill and pollination stages will be vulnerable.
Wuestenberg says the U.S. is currently in an ENSO-neutral weather phase, and the La Nina Weather pattern has a 70-percent chance of emerging between August and October. She says this phase will affect winter weather into early 2025 and could result in a colder and wetter winter.
