Today
Mon, Jun 22
Overcast
31°22°
- Rain chance
- 6%
- Precip
- 0 mm
- Max wind
- 15 km/h
Soil, irrigation, spray-window and crop-stress guidance for Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Soil temperatures today read surface 24.3 °C, 6 cm 22.7 °C, 18 cm 24.6 °C, 54 cm 25.9 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.14 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.14 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.17 m³/m³. For wheat, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 26 mm against only 0 mm of expected rain — a 26 mm deficit, so irrigation will be needed this week. A suitable spraying window opens around 07:00 on 2026-06-22, with winds at or below 15 km/h and no rain expected. Projected growing degree days over the next week: wheat 149, maize 111.
Soil temperatures today read surface 24.3 °C, 6 cm 22.7 °C, 18 cm 24.6 °C, 54 cm 25.9 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.14 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.14 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.17 m³/m³. For wheat, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 26 mm against only 0 mm of expected rain — a 26 mm deficit, so irrigation will be needed this week. A suitable spraying window opens around 07:00 on 2026-06-22, with winds at or below 15 km/h and no rain expected. Projected growing degree days over the next week: wheat 149, maize 111.
Expect overcast today, between 22 °C and 31 °C. Expect overcast tomorrow, between 21 °C and 31 °C. Expect clear sky Wednesday, between 22 °C and 32 °C.
Today
Mon, Jun 22
Overcast
31°22°
Tomorrow
Tue, Jun 23
Overcast
31°21°
Wednesday
Wed, Jun 24
Clear sky
32°22°