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Colder-than-normal waters along the equator in the Pacific Ocean have led to abnormally dry conditions for Argentina and southern Brazil since November. Record heat that coincided with the dryness in early January took its toll on early planted corn and soybeans. The weather forecast going forward is for continued dryness.
La Nina-related dryness in the Southern Plains is evident in drought changes during the past three months.
La Nina during the winter is providing the setup for the 2022 growing season, but it is not the only factor that will be important for the weather outlook going through summer 2022.
With only some isolated showers in the Midwest on Thursday, most of the country's primary growing regions will be warm and dry. The combination is not favorable for wheat in the southwestern Plains where drought continues to grow.
There will be very little chance of precipitation across the primary growing regions on Wednesday while temperatures will be above normal just about everywhere outside of the Southeast. Building drought continues to be a feature for the Southern Plains wheat areas.