The best planting window for the upper midwest is a little over a week away. When this passes (jet stream for 10 days from now):
It opens this window:
This, again, is 10 days away. But, it opens the first nice stretch of weather basically this spring for those of us up North. We go into a West - East flow with the jetstream up high, and we finally bring in the SW heat and dryness into the northern tier. This should build in and give us a nice window of very good planting conditions. Don't be in a hurry yet to mud in those crops.
The wheat belt has a chance a precip about 6 days away. Personally, I think it will be too little, too late. If the wheat belt doesn't get that rain, put a fork in it, because this system 10 days away could finish it off. More tomorrow or Sunday night...
Jen
