Bend farming weather

Soil temperatures today read surface 15.8 °C, 6 cm 19.8 °C, 18 cm 22.3 °C, 54 cm 18.6 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.04 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.1 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.1 m³/m³. For maize, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 44 mm against only 0 mm of expected rain — a 44 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. Projected growing degree days over the next week: maize 55, wheat 94.

Soil temperatures today read surface 15.8 °C, 6 cm 19.8 °C, 18 cm 22.3 °C, 54 cm 18.6 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.04 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.1 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.1 m³/m³. For maize, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 44 mm against only 0 mm of expected rain — a 44 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. Projected growing degree days over the next week: maize 55, wheat 94.

Topsoil moisture

0.037 m³/m³

Soil temp

56°F

ET₀ today

7.25 mm

Spray window

~5:00

Rain (next 7d)

0 in

Wind

5 mph

Humidity

41%

Full farming outlook for Bend →

Expect partly cloudy today, between 8 °C and 27 °C. Tomorrow brings overcast with a high of 28 °C and a low of 12 °C. Expect overcast Tuesday, between 15 °C and 29 °C.