Weather

Brownfield Ag Weather Today

A powerful spring storm, currently on the central High Plains, will drift across the western Corn Belt by week’s end.  Additional rainfall across the northern half of the Plains should total 1 to 3 inches, with some of the precipitation accompanied by large hail and high winds.  Farther south, a secondary low-pressure system—forming along the initial storm’s trailing cold front—will intensify on Friday across Texas.  Impacts from the secondary system may include torrential rain, flash flooding, and severe thunderstorms.  Event-total rainfall in parts of central and southern Texas could reach 4 to 8 inches or more.  Meanwhile, totals of 1 to 2 inches should occur in the Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee Valleys.  In contrast, little or no precipitation will fall during the next 5 days west of the Rockies and from the upper Great Lakes region to southern New England.  In the Far West, early-season heat will accompany the dry weather.