FREESE-NOTIS INTERNATIONAL WEATHER
6:20 AM, Wednesday, December 09, 2020
WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS/IMPACTS...
BRAZIL/PARAGUAY - Need for rain increasing and will continue to increase in
some northeastern growing areas of Brazil from sections of Bahia northward.
next good chances not until 11-15 day. Elsewhere in Brazil and Paraguay some
recent rain and some additional chances into the 6-10 day period continues to
improve growing conditions for summer crops. Some dry time this week in Rio
Grande do Sul and Paraguay allow more completion of summer crop planting to
occur.
ARGENTINA - Return of dry weather past few days and more dry time this week
should allow further progress in summer crop planting. Need for rain
gradually increasing. Some rain in east later in 5 day, and better chances
longer term, especially in northern growing areas.
AUSTRALIA - Some dry days returning to eastern wheat areas after last weekend
into Mon. rain improve harvest conditions. Recent weather has been
favorable for harvest in western wheat areas. Some showers returning to west
this week slow harvest at times. --- EUROPE - 1-5 day heating demand near to
below normal most areas, some above normal in central areas. 6-10 day
heating demand near to below normal. --- FORMER SOVIET UNION - Some precip
this week into weekend western 1/2 of Ukraine and southern Belarus
beneficial. Coolest low temps continue to be in northeastern winter crop
areas with some single numbers above normal below zero. --- SOUTH AFRICA --
Periodic rain chances here should maintain or increase soil moisture in corn
areas, keeping overall growing conditions favorable. --- NORTH AFRICA -
Recent rain here has been beneficial for increasing soil moisture in many
areas, but based slowed planting. That trend continues this week, then less
rain for 6-10 day. --- TROPICAL PACIFIC UPDATE - The latest weekly value of
the sea surface temperature departure from normal in the NINO3.4 region of
the Tropical Pacific as of Mon. from the U.S. Climate Prediction Center was -
1.1 degrees C., up from -1.3 degrees C. last week. Recent values in moderate
La Nina category.
BRAZIL/PARAGUAY GROWING AREAS
High temperatures yest. mostly 80s/90s, a
few cooler and a few warmer. During the past 24 hours little or no rain fell
in some far northeastern and in some of the west-central into southern
growing areas of Brazil as well as in Paraguay. Elsewhere Brazil some 0.25-
1.00" rainfall reported with spotty heavier.
Most highs this week 80s/90s, some cooler in eastern growing areas. Little
or no significant rain into weekend in some far northeastern growing areas of
Brazil from section of Bahia, also in most of Rio Grande do Sul, most of
Santa Catarina, Parana, southern and central Mato Grosso do Sul, far western
Sao Paulo and Paraguay. Elsewhere showers and t-storms continue with 5 day
rainfall of 0.75-3.00". 6-10 day rainfall near to above normal Paraguay and
southern 1/3 of growing areas of Brazil, near to below normal farther north.
11-15 day rainfall near normal most areas. Need for rain increasing and will
continue to increase in some northeastern growing areas of Brazil from
sections of Bahia northward. Next good chances not until 11-15 day.
Elsewhere in Brazil and Paraguay some recent rain and some additional chances
into the 6-10 day period continue to improve growing conditions for summer
crops. Some dry time this week in Rio Grande do Sul and Paraguay allow more
completion of summer crop planting to occur.
ARGENTINA GROWING AREAS
High temperatures yest. mostly 80s/low 90s. Most
areas dry past 24 hours.
High temps this week 80s/90s. Little or no rain most areas next few days,
the some showers this weekend. 0.25-0..75" amounts in eastern growing areas,
0.05-0.40" in west. 6-10 day rainfall near to above normal northern growing
areas, near to below normal elsewhere. 11-15 day rainfall near normal north
and central, near to below south. Return of dry weather recently and more dry
time this week should allow further progress in summer crop planting. Need
for rain gradually increasing in near future. Some rain in east later in 5
day and additional chances longer term, especially in northern growing areas.
EUROPEAN GROWING AREAS
High temperatures yest. 30s/40s large part of this
region, some warmer in south. 1-5 day temps near to above normal most areas,
some below normal in central Europe. 6-10 day temps near to above normal.
1-5 day heating demand near to below normal most areas, some above normal in
central areas. 6-10 day heating demand near to below normal.
FORMER SOVIET UNION GROWING AREAS
Any precip here past 24 hours was spotty
and light. There continue to be lows in the single numbers above and below
zero in northeastern winter crop areas, with teens/20s elsewhere. Some of
these northeastern winter crop areas have snow cover, while elsewhere snow
cover more scattered. Precip light this week into weekend in most areas, but
some 0.10-0.50" amounts spread into the western 1/2 of Ukraine and southern
Belarus. Lows in the single numbers above and below zero continue in
northeastern winter crop areas with warmer lows elsewhere. Some precip in
western 1/2 of Ukraine and southern Belarus beneficial. Coolest low temps
continue to be in northeastern winter crop areas with some single numbers
above normal below zero.
NORTH AFRICA
High temperatures yest. mostly 50s/60s. During
the past 24 hours most wheat areas had some 0.10-0.75" rainfall with a few
lighter and a few heavier amounts. Rain chances continue for a few more
days with 0.05-0.50" amounts and spotty heavier. 6-10 day rainfall near to
below normal. Recent rain here has been beneficial for increasing soil
moisture in many areas, but based slowed planting. That trend continues this
week, then less rain for 6-10 day.
AUSTRALIAN GROWING AREAS
During the past 24 hours any rain in most wheat
areas was spotty and light. Drier weather returns to most eastern wheat
areas into late week and weekend, with a few showers in far northeast. Some
showers return to western wheat areas this week with 0.05-0.50" rainfall. 6-
10 day rainfall near to below normal, some above normal in eastern parts of
both the eastern and western wheat areas. Some dry days returning to
eastern wheat areas after last weekend into Mon. improve harvest conditions.
Recent weather has been favorable for harvest in western wheat areas. Some
showers returning to west this week slow harvest at times.
SOUTH AFRICA
High temperatures yest. 70s/80s. During the
past 24 hours rainfall of 0.25-1.00" reported in some western and southern
corn areas. Rain lighter and more spotty elsewhere. More rain chances here
this week into Sat., most amounts 0.25-1.00" along with some heavier central
and east and some lighter in west. 6-10 day rainfall near to above most
areas, some lighter west and south. Rain chances in near term here should
maintain or increase soil moisture in corn areas, keeping overall growing
conditions favorable.
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