Pierrefonds-Roxboro farming weather

Soil temperatures today read surface 17.9 °C, 6 cm 18 °C, 18 cm 18.2 °C, 54 cm 15.5 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.39 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.4 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.41 m³/m³. For wheat, the root-zone reading is above the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 27 mm against only 6 mm of expected rain — a 21 mm deficit, so irrigation will be needed this week. A suitable spraying window opens around 06:00 on 2026-06-21, with winds at or below 15 km/h and no rain expected. Projected growing degree days over the next week: wheat 100, maize 61.

Soil temperatures today read surface 17.9 °C, 6 cm 18 °C, 18 cm 18.2 °C, 54 cm 15.5 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.39 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.4 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.41 m³/m³. For wheat, the root-zone reading is above the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 27 mm against only 6 mm of expected rain — a 21 mm deficit, so irrigation will be needed this week. A suitable spraying window opens around 06:00 on 2026-06-21, with winds at or below 15 km/h and no rain expected. Projected growing degree days over the next week: wheat 100, maize 61.

Topsoil moisture

0.398 m³/m³

Soil temp

18°C

ET₀ today

4.33 mm

Spray window

~5:00

Rain (next 7d)

6.3 mm

Wind

10 km/h

Humidity

86%

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Expect light drizzle today, between 15 °C and 23 °C. Rain chance peaks at 42% with around 0.4 mm possible. Expect moderate drizzle tomorrow, between 14 °C and 25 °C. Tuesday looks like moderate drizzle; temperatures run from 15 °C up to 24 °C.