Katy farming weather

Soil temperatures today read surface 25.4 °C, 6 cm 26.6 °C, 18 cm 26.9 °C, 54 cm 26.1 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.45 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.46 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.45 m³/m³. For maize, the root-zone reading is above the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 41 mm against only 0 mm of expected rain — a 40 mm deficit, so irrigation will be needed this week. A suitable spraying window opens around 07:00 on 2026-06-23, 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 126, wheat 164.

Soil temperatures today read surface 25.4 °C, 6 cm 26.6 °C, 18 cm 26.9 °C, 54 cm 26.1 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.45 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.46 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.45 m³/m³. For maize, the root-zone reading is above the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 41 mm against only 0 mm of expected rain — a 40 mm deficit, so irrigation will be needed this week. A suitable spraying window opens around 07:00 on 2026-06-23, 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 126, wheat 164.

Topsoil moisture

0.456 m³/m³

Soil temp

78°F

ET₀ today

3.76 mm

Spray window

~5:00

Rain (next 7d)

0 in

Wind

6 mph

Humidity

94%

Full farming outlook for Katy →

Today brings thunderstorm with a high of 30 °C and a low of 23 °C. Rain chance peaks at 72% with around 0.5 mm possible. Gusts may reach 50 km/h from the S. Tomorrow looks like thunderstorm; temperatures run from 26 °C up to 31 °C. Gusts may reach 46 km/h from the S. Expect thunderstorm Tuesday, between 24 °C and 33 °C.