Longview farming weather

Soil temperatures today read surface 12.9 °C, 6 cm 17.2 °C, 18 cm 17.9 °C, 54 cm 15.1 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.08 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.11 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.2 m³/m³. For maize, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 32 mm against only 14 mm of expected rain — a 18 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 12.9 °C, 6 cm 17.2 °C, 18 cm 17.9 °C, 54 cm 15.1 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.08 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.11 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.2 m³/m³. For maize, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 32 mm against only 14 mm of expected rain — a 18 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

0.088 m³/m³

Soil temp

55°F

ET₀ today

5.75 mm

Spray window

~5:00

Rain (next 7d)

0.5 in

Wind

3 mph

Humidity

80%

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Today brings overcast with a high of 26 °C and a low of 13 °C. Tomorrow brings overcast with a high of 30 °C and a low of 13 °C. Tuesday looks like overcast; temperatures run from 12 °C up to 31 °C.