Dronten farming weather

Soil temperatures today read surface 19.3 °C, 6 cm 22.3 °C, 18 cm 23.2 °C, 54 cm 19.1 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.13 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.17 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 41 mm against only 0 mm of expected rain — a 41 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. Heat stress is likely for wheat with highs reaching 34 °C (threshold 32 °C). Projected growing degree days over the next week: wheat 143, maize 105.

Soil temperatures today read surface 19.3 °C, 6 cm 22.3 °C, 18 cm 23.2 °C, 54 cm 19.1 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.13 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.17 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 41 mm against only 0 mm of expected rain — a 41 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. Heat stress is likely for wheat with highs reaching 34 °C (threshold 32 °C). Projected growing degree days over the next week: wheat 143, maize 105.

Topsoil moisture

0.179 m³/m³

Soil temp

18°C

ET₀ today

4.74 mm

Spray window

~5:00

Rain (next 7d)

0 mm

Wind

11 km/h

Humidity

83%

Full farming outlook for Dronten →

Today brings overcast with a high of 27 °C and a low of 20 °C. Rain chance peaks at 94%. Tomorrow looks like overcast; temperatures run from 17 °C up to 27 °C. Expect overcast Tuesday, between 16 °C and 30 °C.