Wakefield farming weather

Soil temperatures today read surface 15.9 °C, 6 cm 19.1 °C, 18 cm 20.9 °C, 54 cm 18.1 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.18 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. Forecast rain (51 mm) roughly covers crop water demand (ET0 26 mm), so irrigation can likely be paused. 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 72, wheat 110.

Soil temperatures today read surface 15.9 °C, 6 cm 19.1 °C, 18 cm 20.9 °C, 54 cm 18.1 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.18 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. Forecast rain (51 mm) roughly covers crop water demand (ET0 26 mm), so irrigation can likely be paused. 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 72, wheat 110.

Topsoil moisture

0.176 m³/m³

Soil temp

63°F

ET₀ today

5.35 mm

Spray window

~5:00

Rain (next 7d)

2 in

Wind

7 mph

Humidity

67%

Full farming outlook for Wakefield →

Today brings moderate drizzle with a high of 26 °C and a low of 15 °C. Tomorrow looks like heavy rain; temperatures run from 15 °C up to 26 °C. Rain chance peaks at 92% with around 21.6 mm possible. Gusts may reach 43 km/h from the SE. Tuesday brings moderate rain showers with a high of 21 °C and a low of 16 °C. Rain chance peaks at 92% with around 17 mm possible.