Warm and Dry Finish to September

September 19, 2025

Warm and Dry Finish to September

By Eric Hunt - Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience Extension Educator

U.S. 6–10 day temperature outlook showing above-normal temps favored across most of the country (strongest Upper Midwest), near-normal along parts of the West Coast, and below-normal over portions of coastal Alaska/Aleutians.

Use the weekend window for setup and stalk checks; after a quick Tuesday system, conditions trend warm and dry for sustained harvest progress. Plan to sample moisture, reshuffle high-risk fields first, then lean into several frost-free days in the 70s–80s with good drying to keep combines moving and trucks/bins turning.

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