Maintirano farming weather

Soil temperatures today read surface 21.7 °C, 6 cm 22.9 °C, 18 cm 25.6 °C, 54 cm 26.2 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.05 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.08 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.16 m³/m³. For wheat, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 25 mm against only 0 mm of expected rain — a 25 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 138, maize 100.

Soil temperatures today read surface 21.7 °C, 6 cm 22.9 °C, 18 cm 25.6 °C, 54 cm 26.2 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.05 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.08 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.16 m³/m³. For wheat, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 25 mm against only 0 mm of expected rain — a 25 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 138, maize 100.

Topsoil moisture

0.05 m³/m³

Soil temp

21°C

ET₀ today

3.71 mm

Spray window

~5:00

Rain (next 7d)

0 mm

Wind

5 km/h

Humidity

67%

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Today looks like overcast; temperatures run from 21 °C up to 27 °C. Tomorrow brings mainly clear with a high of 28 °C and a low of 19 °C. Expect clear sky Wednesday, between 20 °C and 28 °C. Gusts may reach 45 km/h from the S.