Plenty of dry weather is in Michigan Ag Today Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin’s Seed Genetics Direct Harvest Weather Forecast.
“I’m looking at a wide-open harvest window for the next few days,” Martin says. “Now, there is a minor system trying to come out of the Northern Plains and into the upper Midwest as we move through Friday afternoon. This is going to put some cloud cover in over the UP and maybe a few hit and miss scattered showers up in the north, but nothing is going to be coming together in central and southern parts of Lower Michigan. And I think that’s going to allow us to get back to the fields relatively quickly over the weekend.”
Martin’s forecast remains mostly dry through Wednesday, with rain showers returning Thursday.
“Rain showers are going to be right away Thursday morning in the UP and on the western edge of the state and moisture spreads across the rest of Michigan through Thursday and Thursday evening. There is a little bit of a break and lull as we get started on Friday, but then we have a large upper-level low that tries to come through the Great Lakes for Friday, Saturday, and even into early Sunday. That’s going to get a lot of cloud cover in here and probably a secondary round of rain. That could be anywhere from a tenth to half an inch.”
Following that stretch of rain, Martin says temperatures will reset and move from the above normal temperatures we’ve been seeing, back to normal temperatures for this time of year, including in the 30s up north.
“It is going to be different to see the cool air come in and park for a few days. It will slow evaporation, and if clouds hold longer as well, that will also keep us out of the fields a bit longer.”
Find more details later Friday at MichiganAgToday.com when Martin details his Seed Genetics Direct Harvest Weather Forecast in written form, also presented by Greenstone Farm Credit Services.
