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Drought Expands in Much of the Country

Published July 1, 2024

World Weather Incorporated Senior Ag Meteorologist Drew Lerner expects to see drought expand during July throughout the U.S. “In the north-central section, it looks like we will be left out of a lot of the drying that occurs later this…

Traffic Increases on the Panama Canal

Published June 25, 2024

Rain over the past couple of weeks has increased water levels on the Panama Canal. Traffic has been slowly increasing in recent weeks, but there are still restrictions on draught or how deep the cargo ship can be in the…

Weather Worries

Published April 7, 2024

World Weather Incorporated Senior Agricultural Meteorologist Drew Lerner expects to see another cold spell later this month. "We'll probably have another larger storm system impacting the area, followed by some cold weather." Lerner's next big concern is the possibility of…

Lunar Cycles, Volcanoes and El Nino/La Nina

Published February 16, 2024

World Weather Incorporated Senior Agricultural Meteorologist Drew Lerner released his annual U.S. spring-summer weather preview on Thursday. In the report, Lerner forecasts a potentially hot and dry summer. Three long-term events are cited; an 18-year lunar cycle that has historically…

A Change in the Weather

Published January 8, 2024

A major storm is brewing in the Central Plains and portions of the Midwest. Three-to-nine inches of snow is forecast from Kansas and Nebraska to Michigan and Wisconsin. Localized areas may see more than a foot of snow from this…

Moving on from El Nino

Published December 20, 2023

El Nino has peaked. World Weather Incorporated Sr. Ag Meteorologist Drew Lerner says effects have not been as drastic as expected. Forecasts predicted very dry weather in tropic areas causing futures for commodities like sugar and cocoa move higher. “In…

F-R-O-S-T

Published August 25, 2023

The season’s first frost and light freezes are possible in eastern Canadian Prairies and the far Upper Midwest in the second and third weeks of September. The preliminary data from World Weather Incorporated suggest a hard freeze is unlikely.

Soil Moisture Recharge Worries

Published October 13, 2022

The weather across the region has transitioned from unseasonably warm to cold. "Sooner or later, you've got to pay the piper." Drew Lerner, senior ag meteorologist, World Weather Inc., says a very slow moving trough of low pressure is foreshadowing…

Favorable Forecast for Fieldwork

Published September 29, 2022

As October begins, World Weather Incorporated Senior Ag Meteorologist Drew Lerner says the Dakotas and Minnesota are still in warm mode. "For a large part of central North America, that's going to be the trend for a good part of…

Temps to Warm Up This Week

Published August 22, 2022

World Weather Incorporated Senior Agricultural Meteorologist Drew Lerner says mild temperatures won’t stick around much longer. Seasonably warm temperatures are expected through the end of August. "While conditions have been good in the eastern parts of the Dakotas, it has…

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Drought Expands in Much of the Country

Traffic Increases on the Panama Canal

Weather Worries

Lunar Cycles, Volcanoes and El Nino/La Nina

A Change in the Weather

Moving on from El Nino

F-R-O-S-T

Soil Moisture Recharge Worries

Favorable Forecast for Fieldwork

Temps to Warm Up This Week

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