Today
Mon, Jun 22
Light drizzle
15°8°
- Rain chance
- 22%
- Precip
- 0.2 mm
- Max wind
- 11 km/h
Soil, irrigation, spray-window and crop-stress guidance for Free State, South Africa.
Soil temperatures today read surface 6.3 °C, 6 cm 9.5 °C, 18 cm 11.9 °C, 54 cm 12.9 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.28 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.28 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.31 m³/m³. For wheat, the root-zone reading is within the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 16 mm against only 0 mm of expected rain — a 15 mm deficit, so irrigation will be needed this week. A suitable spraying window opens around 07:00 on 2026-06-22, with winds at or below 15 km/h and no rain expected. Projected growing degree days over the next week: wheat 53, maize 15.
Soil temperatures today read surface 6.3 °C, 6 cm 9.5 °C, 18 cm 11.9 °C, 54 cm 12.9 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.28 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.28 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.31 m³/m³. For wheat, the root-zone reading is within the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 16 mm against only 0 mm of expected rain — a 15 mm deficit, so irrigation will be needed this week. A suitable spraying window opens around 07:00 on 2026-06-22, with winds at or below 15 km/h and no rain expected. Projected growing degree days over the next week: wheat 53, maize 15.
Today brings light drizzle with a high of 15 °C and a low of 8 °C. Expect light drizzle tomorrow, between 6 °C and 17 °C. Wednesday looks like overcast; temperatures run from 7 °C up to 18 °C.
Today
Mon, Jun 22
Light drizzle
15°8°
Tomorrow
Tue, Jun 23
Light drizzle
17°6°
Wednesday
Wed, Jun 24
Overcast
18°7°