Merelbeke farming weather

Soil temperatures today read surface 24.1 °C, 6 cm 25.8 °C, 18 cm 27.3 °C, 54 cm 22.3 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.17 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.18 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.21 m³/m³. For wheat, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 46 mm against only 9 mm of expected rain — a 37 mm deficit, so irrigation will be needed this week. A suitable spraying window opens around 06:00 on 2026-06-22, with winds at or below 15 km/h and no rain expected. Heat stress is likely for wheat with highs reaching 37 °C (threshold 32 °C). Heat stress is likely for maize with highs reaching 37 °C (threshold 35 °C). Projected growing degree days over the next week: wheat 168, maize 129.

Soil temperatures today read surface 24.1 °C, 6 cm 25.8 °C, 18 cm 27.3 °C, 54 cm 22.3 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.17 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.18 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.21 m³/m³. For wheat, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 46 mm against only 9 mm of expected rain — a 37 mm deficit, so irrigation will be needed this week. A suitable spraying window opens around 06:00 on 2026-06-22, with winds at or below 15 km/h and no rain expected. Heat stress is likely for wheat with highs reaching 37 °C (threshold 32 °C). Heat stress is likely for maize with highs reaching 37 °C (threshold 35 °C). Projected growing degree days over the next week: wheat 168, maize 129.

Topsoil moisture

0.191 m³/m³

Soil temp

21°C

ET₀ today

5.93 mm

Spray window

~5:00

Rain (next 7d)

8.7 mm

Wind

10 km/h

Humidity

84%

Full farming outlook for Merelbeke →

Today brings overcast with a high of 31 °C and a low of 20 °C. Tomorrow looks like overcast; temperatures run from 21 °C up to 34 °C. Wednesday brings overcast with a high of 35 °C and a low of 24 °C.