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Meteorologist sees drier scenario through mid-November

Some potentially good news for farmers who are contending with muddy fields this fall.

Brownfield meteorologist Greg Soulje says he sees a drier scenario for much of the Midwest through mid-November. But Soulje also expects temperatures to remain cooler-than-normal—not very conducive to drying those wet soils.

“You may get a day or two where we get a little uptick in temperature readings,” Soulje says. “But, generally, most days are going to feature daytime readings five to ten degrees— maybe some days 12 degrees—below normal.”

Soulje looks for a more active weather pattern to develop in the second half of November.

“First, over the northern and western High Plains—and probably towards Thanksgiving and the waning days of November over the rest of the Corn Belt,” he says. “So there’s a window of opportunity, it just depends on how fast we can dry up and firm up those soils to support heavier equipment.”

Soulje says his long-range forecast shows a “pretty busy and active” winter weather pattern.