Vernon Hills farming weather

Soil temperatures today read surface 15.5 °C, 6 cm 16.6 °C, 18 cm 17.9 °C, 54 cm 17 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.42 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.4 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.34 m³/m³. For maize, the root-zone reading is above the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. ET0 of 32 mm modestly outpaces the 24 mm of forecast rain; light supplemental irrigation may help. 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 63, wheat 101.

Soil temperatures today read surface 15.5 °C, 6 cm 16.6 °C, 18 cm 17.9 °C, 54 cm 17 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.42 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.4 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.34 m³/m³. For maize, the root-zone reading is above the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. ET0 of 32 mm modestly outpaces the 24 mm of forecast rain; light supplemental irrigation may help. 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 63, wheat 101.

Topsoil moisture

0.304 m³/m³

Soil temp

61°F

ET₀ today

2.91 mm

Spray window

~5:00

Rain (next 7d)

0.9 in

Wind

2 mph

Humidity

85%

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Today brings slight rain with a high of 23 °C and a low of 14 °C. Rain chance peaks at 99% with around 11 mm possible. Gusts may reach 42 km/h from the E. Expect moderate rain tomorrow, between 14 °C and 20 °C. Rain chance peaks at 71% with around 7.6 mm possible. Gusts may reach 49 km/h from the NNE. Tuesday looks like overcast; temperatures run from 12 °C up to 23 °C.