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When will it stop raining?

An ag meteorologist says rain will continue to halt planting progress for a while.

“When will it stop raining?  I guess the short answer is probably at least not for another week.” 

Jeff Andresen with Michigan State University says growing degree days are behind for most of the Great Lakes region because of continued cool, wet weather but that’s starting to change.

“Our nighttime temperatures have been warmer, so we are starting to accumulate some degree days finally!”    

He says incredibly active storm systems and severe weather has led to the slowest planting season since records were started in the 80s and could bring even more problems into the field.

“This is a very conducive pattern for subtle transport events both in terms of plant pathogens and insects.”

He’s forecasting active storms and above normal precipitation through the end of May and cooler and drier than normal conditions during the beginning of June.

Jeff Andresen’s weather outlook

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