Today
Mon, Jun 22
Dense drizzle
28°18°
- Rain chance
- 100%
- Precip
- 3.3 mm
- Max wind
- 15 km/h
Soil, irrigation, spray-window and crop-stress guidance for Busia County, Kenya.
Soil temperatures today read surface 19.5 °C, 6 cm 23 °C, 18 cm 25 °C, 54 cm 24.2 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.14 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.13 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.2 m³/m³. For wheat, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. ET0 of 30 mm modestly outpaces the 16 mm of forecast rain; light supplemental irrigation may help. 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 127, maize 88.
Soil temperatures today read surface 19.5 °C, 6 cm 23 °C, 18 cm 25 °C, 54 cm 24.2 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.14 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.13 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.2 m³/m³. For wheat, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. ET0 of 30 mm modestly outpaces the 16 mm of forecast rain; light supplemental irrigation may help. 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 127, maize 88.
Expect dense drizzle today, between 18 °C and 28 °C. Rain chance peaks at 100% with around 3.3 mm possible. Tomorrow brings slight rain showers with a high of 26 °C and a low of 17 °C. Rain chance peaks at 97% with around 4.6 mm possible. Wednesday brings light drizzle with a high of 28 °C and a low of 17 °C. Rain chance peaks at 47% with around 0.9 mm possible.
Today
Mon, Jun 22
Dense drizzle
28°18°
Tomorrow
Tue, Jun 23
Slight rain showers
26°17°
Wednesday
Wed, Jun 24
Light drizzle
28°17°