Salisbury farming weather

Soil temperatures today read surface 21.1 °C, 6 cm 22.2 °C, 18 cm 20.8 °C, 54 cm 15.5 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.12 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.12 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 39 mm against only 3 mm of expected rain — a 36 mm deficit, so irrigation will be needed this week. A suitable spraying window opens around 05:00 on 2026-06-21, with winds at or below 15 km/h and no rain expected. Heat stress is likely for wheat with highs reaching 36 °C (threshold 32 °C). Heat stress is likely for maize with highs reaching 36 °C (threshold 35 °C). Projected growing degree days over the next week: wheat 134, maize 96.

Soil temperatures today read surface 21.1 °C, 6 cm 22.2 °C, 18 cm 20.8 °C, 54 cm 15.5 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.12 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.12 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 39 mm against only 3 mm of expected rain — a 36 mm deficit, so irrigation will be needed this week. A suitable spraying window opens around 05:00 on 2026-06-21, with winds at or below 15 km/h and no rain expected. Heat stress is likely for wheat with highs reaching 36 °C (threshold 32 °C). Heat stress is likely for maize with highs reaching 36 °C (threshold 35 °C). Projected growing degree days over the next week: wheat 134, maize 96.

Topsoil moisture

0.12 m³/m³

Soil temp

18°C

ET₀ today

5.22 mm

Spray window

~5:00

Rain (next 7d)

3.2 mm

Wind

2 mph

Humidity

82%

Full farming outlook for Salisbury →

Expect overcast today, between 16 °C and 28 °C. Tomorrow brings moderate drizzle with a high of 31 °C and a low of 17 °C. Gusts may reach 43 km/h from the ENE. Tuesday looks like thunderstorm; temperatures run from 20 °C up to 35 °C.