T: Just talked with Harvey Freese, Freese-Notis Weather, and he sends this report:
There is no shortage of moisture anywhere in Brazil right now, which is great news for that part of the soybean crop that is in some critical stages of development as this weather is certainly adding yield potential. That wet weather has created some concerns about the early soybean harvest. Most of the concerns that I have heard have centered around Parana, though that area has had about 48 hours of dry weather (after going about two weeks with daily rains). Rains will be quite common across Parana and nearby areas for today through next Friday to likely boost concerns about harvest problems again, with any real drying again in that again not likely until late next week.
There will be isolated to widely scattered rains across mainly far northern Rio Grande do Sul through Monday before all of that state has a solid rainfall threat for Tuesday and Tuesday night. Further north in Brazil there will be a daily threat of widely scattered thundershowers through Tuesday. 5-day rainfall totals on the order of 0.50-2.00" and locally heavier are forecast for northern Rio Grande do Sul, Parana, Paraguay, Mato Grosso do Sul, and far southern Mato Grosso. Heavier 2-4" rains are forecast for northern Mato Grosso. The rest of Brazil will see 0.25-1.00" rains in that period. . In the 6-10 day time frame, Rio Grande do Sul will have limited rains but areas further north will have a daily threat of rain throughout the 6-10 day period. Most of that rain for places like Parana and Mato Grosso do Sul will be for Wednesday through Friday with those areas drying out by the following weekend.
-- John
