Riyadh farming weather

Soil temperatures today read surface 35.6 °C, 6 cm 32.7 °C, 18 cm 36 °C, 54 cm 33.1 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.05 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.1 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.19 m³/m³. For wheat, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 56 mm against only 0 mm of expected rain — a 56 mm deficit, so irrigation will be needed this week. A suitable spraying window opens around 06:00 on 2026-06-22, with winds at or below 15 km/h and no rain expected. Heat stress is likely for wheat with highs reaching 46 °C (threshold 32 °C). Heat stress is likely for maize with highs reaching 46 °C (threshold 35 °C). Projected growing degree days over the next week: wheat 235, maize 197.

Soil temperatures today read surface 35.6 °C, 6 cm 32.7 °C, 18 cm 36 °C, 54 cm 33.1 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.05 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.1 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.19 m³/m³. For wheat, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 56 mm against only 0 mm of expected rain — a 56 mm deficit, so irrigation will be needed this week. A suitable spraying window opens around 06:00 on 2026-06-22, with winds at or below 15 km/h and no rain expected. Heat stress is likely for wheat with highs reaching 46 °C (threshold 32 °C). Heat stress is likely for maize with highs reaching 46 °C (threshold 35 °C). Projected growing degree days over the next week: wheat 235, maize 197.

Topsoil moisture

0.052 m³/m³

Soil temp

34°C

ET₀ today

8.71 mm

Spray window

~5:00

Rain (next 7d)

0 mm

Wind

7 km/h

Humidity

13%

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Expect clear sky today, between 31 °C and 44 °C. Expect overcast tomorrow, between 32 °C and 45 °C. Wednesday brings mainly clear with a high of 46 °C and a low of 33 °C.