Today
Sun, Jun 21
Clear sky
24°11°
- Rain chance
- 0%
- Precip
- 0 mm
- Max wind
- 17 km/h
Soil, irrigation, spray-window and crop-stress guidance for Copperbelt, Zambia.
Soil temperatures today read surface 13.7 °C, 6 cm 18 °C, 18 cm 20.7 °C, 54 cm 20.9 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.08 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.18 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.21 m³/m³. For wheat, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 30 mm against only 0 mm of expected rain — a 30 mm deficit, so irrigation will be needed this week. A suitable spraying window opens around 12:00 on 2026-06-21, with winds at or below 15 km/h and no rain expected. Projected growing degree days over the next week: wheat 94, maize 56.
Soil temperatures today read surface 13.7 °C, 6 cm 18 °C, 18 cm 20.7 °C, 54 cm 20.9 °C. Soil moisture sits at 0-1 cm at 0.08 m³/m³, 3-9 cm at 0.18 m³/m³, 27-81 cm at 0.21 m³/m³. For wheat, the root-zone reading is below the ideal 0.2-0.35 m³/m³ band. Reference evapotranspiration totals 30 mm against only 0 mm of expected rain — a 30 mm deficit, so irrigation will be needed this week. A suitable spraying window opens around 12:00 on 2026-06-21, with winds at or below 15 km/h and no rain expected. Projected growing degree days over the next week: wheat 94, maize 56.
Expect clear sky today, between 11 °C and 24 °C. Tomorrow looks like clear sky; temperatures run from 11 °C up to 24 °C. Expect mainly clear Tuesday, between 11 °C and 24 °C.
Today
Sun, Jun 21
Clear sky
24°11°
Tomorrow
Mon, Jun 22
Clear sky
24°11°
Tuesday
Tue, Jun 23
Mainly clear
24°11°