Orange farming weather

Soil temperatures today read surface 20.6 °C, 6 cm 20.5 °C, 18 cm 20.3 °C, 54 cm 19.5 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.29 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.25 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.24 m³/m³. For maize, the root-zone reading is within the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Forecast rain (34 mm) roughly covers crop water demand (ET0 32 mm), so irrigation can likely be paused. A suitable spraying window opens around 06:00 on 2026-06-22, with winds at or below 15 km/h and no rain expected. Heat stress is likely for wheat with highs reaching 33 °C (threshold 32 °C). Projected growing degree days over the next week: maize 95, wheat 133.

Soil temperatures today read surface 20.6 °C, 6 cm 20.5 °C, 18 cm 20.3 °C, 54 cm 19.5 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.29 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.25 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.24 m³/m³. For maize, the root-zone reading is within the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Forecast rain (34 mm) roughly covers crop water demand (ET0 32 mm), so irrigation can likely be paused. A suitable spraying window opens around 06:00 on 2026-06-22, with winds at or below 15 km/h and no rain expected. Heat stress is likely for wheat with highs reaching 33 °C (threshold 32 °C). Projected growing degree days over the next week: maize 95, wheat 133.

Topsoil moisture

0.156 m³/m³

Soil temp

65°F

ET₀ today

2.65 mm

Spray window

~5:00

Rain (next 7d)

1.3 in

Wind

5 mph

Humidity

51%

Full farming outlook for Orange →

Expect heavy rain today, between 18 °C and 26 °C. Rain chance peaks at 52% with around 28.6 mm possible. Gusts may reach 41 km/h from the E. Tomorrow looks like moderate drizzle; temperatures run from 18 °C up to 25 °C. Rain chance peaks at 46% with around 2.2 mm possible. Gusts may reach 41 km/h from the WNW. Wednesday looks like overcast; temperatures run from 16 °C up to 29 °C. Gusts may reach 45 km/h from the NW.