Cedar Rapids farming weather

Soil temperatures today read surface 15.4 °C, 6 cm 16.3 °C, 18 cm 17.1 °C, 54 cm 17.3 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.32 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.32 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.32 m³/m³. For maize, the root-zone reading is within the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. ET0 of 27 mm modestly outpaces the 18 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 64, wheat 103.

Soil temperatures today read surface 15.4 °C, 6 cm 16.3 °C, 18 cm 17.1 °C, 54 cm 17.3 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.32 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.32 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.32 m³/m³. For maize, the root-zone reading is within the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. ET0 of 27 mm modestly outpaces the 18 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 64, wheat 103.

Topsoil moisture

0.285 m³/m³

Soil temp

60°F

ET₀ today

2.19 mm

Spray window

~5:00

Rain (next 7d)

0.7 in

Wind

9 mph

Humidity

65%

Full farming outlook for Cedar Rapids →

Today looks like moderate rain; temperatures run from 16 °C up to 20 °C. Rain chance peaks at 95% with around 15.6 mm possible. Gusts may reach 41 km/h from the E. Tomorrow looks like overcast; temperatures run from 14 °C up to 24 °C. Tuesday brings overcast with a high of 23 °C and a low of 14 °C.