Orange farming weather

Soil temperatures today read surface 17.8 °C, 6 cm 20 °C, 18 cm 22.4 °C, 54 cm 21.3 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.2 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.22 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.28 m³/m³. For maize, the root-zone reading is within the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 42 mm against only 0 mm of expected rain — a 42 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: maize 84, wheat 122.

Soil temperatures today read surface 17.8 °C, 6 cm 20 °C, 18 cm 22.4 °C, 54 cm 21.3 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.2 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.22 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.28 m³/m³. For maize, the root-zone reading is within the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 42 mm against only 0 mm of expected rain — a 42 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: maize 84, wheat 122.

Topsoil moisture

0.203 m³/m³

Soil temp

59°F

ET₀ today

4.99 mm

Spray window

~5:00

Rain (next 7d)

0 in

Wind

5 mph

Humidity

77%

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Today looks like overcast; temperatures run from 14 °C up to 25 °C. Tomorrow brings overcast with a high of 26 °C and a low of 14 °C. Tuesday looks like overcast; temperatures run from 16 °C up to 26 °C.