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jennys_mn
Veteran Advisor

May 1 Weather Update

Morning Guys.  The market apparently is thinking that a lot of you are going to get back into the fields.  For most, that is probably true, but for those of us that were in the prevent plant areas last year, the new nightmare continues.  Here's our new weather maker, as it looks this morning a week from now.  It shows the center of the low that I've been talking about a bit farther south and east this morning.  

10 Day forecast of surface pressure and precipitation amounts from the GFS model

 

 

Other items of interest - This is ten days from now.  Notice the Low pressure system just north of the Canadian border.  The wind flow patterns around it.  And the temps.  This is the continuing issue we in the North are dealing with.

 

May 11th.gif

 

And one more this morning.  This is a shot for May 8th.  Notice the East wind blowing across MI, WI, MN - the northern tier that I speak about.  While most of the country gets the south to southwest winds that we need up here - we get short changed.  And OK scorches in heat.

 

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Anyway - just a couple of things I was looking at this morning.  Our window of opportunity is going to be small this next week up North here guys.  But planters will roll south of MN, WI, MI.

 

Jen

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ECIN
Senior Advisor

Re: May 1 Weather Update

Thanks Jen !   We are really gearing up for a -- possibile Start on Sunday OR Monday -- IF we don't get any more rain , BUT it's still very cool and ground temps are still low -

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jennys_mn
Veteran Advisor

Re: May 1 Weather Update

I know what it feels like to live in Seattle now. I don't remember the last time I saw the sun. Two weeks ago I figured I was done with the corn stove, but I guess I will need to buy a few more bags of pellets. I'm finding that I have to keep moving or I start growing moss....

Jen
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ECIN
Senior Advisor

Re: May 1 Weather Update

Here you go Jen - Some pretty Blue skies to make you feel better !

 

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jennys_mn
Veteran Advisor

Re: May 1 Weather Update

Thanks Ken - but the picture does little to lift the veil of gloom that we have going on up here. I need to hop in an airplane and get on top of this cloud deck for a bit. But as cold as it is I'm sure I'd pick up a fair amount of ice on the way up.

I did pass my Class A medical yesterday, although I had to answer yes to far to many questions than I liked - Do you take any medications - YA - list them? See the attached list, I would need five more sheets if you want me to explain all this on here. I'm not so sure I would give me any sort of medical certificate, oh we'll, I guess I still have a pulse...

Jen

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ECIN
Senior Advisor

Re: May 1 Weather Update

LMAO  Jen - You'll be OK , Just don't forget to turn on your Carb and Pitot Heat when climbing out and Cycle the boots a couple times and there - your on top , lol

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kraft-t
Senior Advisor

Re: May 1 Weather Update

according to the contrails it looks like the flyboys are playing tic tac toe today

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