Melbourne farming weather

Soil temperatures today read surface 27 °C, 6 cm 28.7 °C, 18 cm 30.6 °C, 54 cm 28.7 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.18 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.18 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.2 m³/m³. For maize, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Forecast rain (57 mm) roughly covers crop water demand (ET0 41 mm), so irrigation can likely be paused. A suitable spraying window opens around 07:00 on 2026-06-21, with winds at or below 15 km/h and no rain expected. Heat stress is likely for maize with highs reaching 35 °C (threshold 35 °C). Heat stress is likely for wheat with highs reaching 35 °C (threshold 32 °C). Projected growing degree days over the next week: maize 127, wheat 166.

Soil temperatures today read surface 27 °C, 6 cm 28.7 °C, 18 cm 30.6 °C, 54 cm 28.7 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.18 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.18 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.2 m³/m³. For maize, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Forecast rain (57 mm) roughly covers crop water demand (ET0 41 mm), so irrigation can likely be paused. A suitable spraying window opens around 07:00 on 2026-06-21, with winds at or below 15 km/h and no rain expected. Heat stress is likely for maize with highs reaching 35 °C (threshold 35 °C). Heat stress is likely for wheat with highs reaching 35 °C (threshold 32 °C). Projected growing degree days over the next week: maize 127, wheat 166.

Topsoil moisture

0.203 m³/m³

Soil temp

79°F

ET₀ today

5.49 mm

Spray window

~5:00

Rain (next 7d)

2.2 in

Wind

5 mph

Humidity

79%

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Today looks like thunderstorm; temperatures run from 23 °C up to 29 °C. Rain chance peaks at 37% with around 33.6 mm possible. Tomorrow looks like thunderstorm; temperatures run from 23 °C up to 30 °C. Rain chance peaks at 32% with around 1.8 mm possible. Expect thunderstorm with slight hail Tuesday, between 24 °C and 35 °C. Rain chance peaks at 30% with around 6.9 mm possible.