Salisbury farming weather

Soil temperatures today read surface 20.9 °C, 6 cm 23.4 °C, 18 cm 25 °C, 54 cm 22.3 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.11 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.17 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.23 m³/m³. For maize, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 40 mm against only 8 mm of expected rain — a 32 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. Heat stress is likely for wheat with highs reaching 34 °C (threshold 32 °C). Projected growing degree days over the next week: maize 105, wheat 144.

Soil temperatures today read surface 20.9 °C, 6 cm 23.4 °C, 18 cm 25 °C, 54 cm 22.3 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.11 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.17 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.23 m³/m³. For maize, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 40 mm against only 8 mm of expected rain — a 32 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. Heat stress is likely for wheat with highs reaching 34 °C (threshold 32 °C). Projected growing degree days over the next week: maize 105, wheat 144.

Topsoil moisture

0.148 m³/m³

Soil temp

69°F

ET₀ today

6.76 mm

Spray window

~5:00

Rain (next 7d)

0.3 in

Wind

8 mph

Humidity

70%

Full farming outlook for Salisbury →

Expect overcast today, between 18 °C and 32 °C. Tomorrow brings overcast with a high of 34 °C and a low of 20 °C. Rain chance peaks at 61%. Gusts may reach 59 km/h from the SSE. Tuesday looks like thunderstorm; temperatures run from 20 °C up to 28 °C. Rain chance peaks at 61% with around 7 mm possible.