Covington farming weather

Soil temperatures today read surface 21.6 °C, 6 cm 23.4 °C, 18 cm 23.1 °C, 54 cm 20.3 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.27 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.26 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.3 m³/m³. For maize, the root-zone reading is within the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Forecast rain (66 mm) roughly covers crop water demand (ET0 29 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. Projected growing degree days over the next week: maize 80, wheat 119.

Soil temperatures today read surface 21.6 °C, 6 cm 23.4 °C, 18 cm 23.1 °C, 54 cm 20.3 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.27 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.26 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.3 m³/m³. For maize, the root-zone reading is within the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Forecast rain (66 mm) roughly covers crop water demand (ET0 29 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. Projected growing degree days over the next week: maize 80, wheat 119.

Topsoil moisture

0.263 m³/m³

Soil temp

67°F

ET₀ today

5.08 mm

Spray window

~5:00

Rain (next 7d)

2.6 in

Wind

6 mph

Humidity

74%

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Expect light drizzle today, between 16 °C and 28 °C. Rain chance peaks at 58% with around 0.4 mm possible. Tomorrow brings thunderstorm with a high of 27 °C and a low of 18 °C. Rain chance peaks at 75% with around 9.7 mm possible. Gusts may reach 44 km/h from the WSW. Tuesday brings overcast with a high of 26 °C and a low of 14 °C.