Cave Spring farming weather

Soil temperatures today read surface 20.4 °C, 6 cm 22.8 °C, 18 cm 23.6 °C, 54 cm 20.7 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.11 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.13 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.21 m³/m³. For maize, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 33 mm against only 4 mm of expected rain — a 29 mm deficit, so irrigation will be needed this week. A suitable spraying window opens around 07:00 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 98, wheat 136.

Soil temperatures today read surface 20.4 °C, 6 cm 22.8 °C, 18 cm 23.6 °C, 54 cm 20.7 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.11 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.13 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.21 m³/m³. For maize, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 33 mm against only 4 mm of expected rain — a 29 mm deficit, so irrigation will be needed this week. A suitable spraying window opens around 07:00 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 98, wheat 136.

Topsoil moisture

0.124 m³/m³

Soil temp

64°F

ET₀ today

6.53 mm

Spray window

~5:00

Rain (next 7d)

0.2 in

Wind

6 mph

Humidity

58%

Full farming outlook for Cave Spring →

Today brings overcast with a high of 32 °C and a low of 18 °C. Expect slight rain tomorrow, between 20 °C and 34 °C. Rain chance peaks at 48% with around 1.8 mm possible. Gusts may reach 42 km/h from the SSW. Tuesday looks like overcast; temperatures run from 17 °C up to 25 °C. Rain chance peaks at 42% with around 0.3 mm possible.