A brisk, blustery transition this weekend will give way to an ideal, extended stretch of sunny and warm harvest weather across Indiana.
In his Beacon Credit Union Harvest Weather Forecast, Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin reports that the passing storm system has cleared out, but not before depositing notable rainfall across the region.
“All told, if you go back into the moisture that happened back on Wednesday, we’ve picked up over the past few days anywhere from a half to 1.5 inches of rain across the entirety of the Hoosier State,” Martin says. “And with temperatures being quite chilly to start the weekend on Saturday, it’s not that we dry this exceptionally fast right out of the gate.”
Saturday morning kicks off on a frosty note, but temperatures will rebound quickly heading into Sunday, opening the door for rapid field dry-down.
“We will be sunny, warm, and dry from the last part of this weekend all the way through this upcoming week,” Martin says. “It looks like we see evaporation rates peak near maximum. Fast drying will be the hallmark this coming week.”
Looking toward the end of next weekend, models show another frontal boundary working out of the Great Plains and Upper Midwest, though its strength appears to be fading as it nears the Ohio Valley.
“Right now, I’m not going to give you any more than about 50% odds this system holds together to bring decent rain to Indiana,” Martin explains. “And if that happens—if it doesn’t hold together—that means we’re going to extend this warm and dry and wide-open harvest window all the way through the final week of October. Our next front, if the one the 25th into the 26th cannot hold together, the next front may not show up here until closer to November 1st or 2nd.”
Producers can review Martin’s complete harvest weather maps and detailed daily updates on Hoosier Ag Today.
