Bronte farming weather

Soil temperatures today read surface 18.6 °C, 6 cm 23.5 °C, 18 cm 25.4 °C, 54 cm 21.2 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.08 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.18 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.26 m³/m³. For wheat, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 36 mm against only 10 mm of expected rain — a 26 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 133, maize 95.

Soil temperatures today read surface 18.6 °C, 6 cm 23.5 °C, 18 cm 25.4 °C, 54 cm 21.2 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.08 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.18 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.26 m³/m³. For wheat, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 36 mm against only 10 mm of expected rain — a 26 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 133, maize 95.

Topsoil moisture

0.08 m³/m³

Soil temp

16°C

ET₀ today

5.87 mm

Spray window

~5:00

Rain (next 7d)

10.2 mm

Wind

9 km/h

Humidity

73%

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Today looks like overcast; temperatures run from 16 °C up to 30 °C. Tomorrow looks like overcast; temperatures run from 16 °C up to 32 °C. Tuesday brings slight rain showers with a high of 31 °C and a low of 18 °C. Rain chance peaks at 75% with around 2.2 mm possible.