Typical Summer weather - Updated 07/12/17

The current pattern is rather typical for this time of year.  The North American Monsoon has been established, for now, and cranking up pretty good!  Historically it usually will benefit at least some of the high plains.  That has already occurred with scattered thunderstorms across eastern Colorado and northwest Kansas on Tuesday.  As the upper high meanders from the Rockies to the Mississippi Valley, temperatures will be up and down.  The hottest will likely be as the high is overhead and cloud cover is at a minimum.  Here is the latest satellite image from this morning....(click for a larger image)

 During the next 10 days or so, very little will change in the overall scheme of things.  The issue for the corn across the central part of the country will be the hotter temperatures (over 100) occurring at the wrong time (for pollination).  At least I don't see an extended period of 7 to 10 days of 100+, meaning there should be brief breaks.

Here is the Weather Prediction Center's outlook on precipitation through  next Wednesday to 19th...

Unfortunately for much of the Dakota's where the drought is expanding, the outlook for a lot of rain up there is very small.  Here is the latest US drought monitor...

As far as what has fallen during the past 2 weeks...first for much of the corn belt....

And for the high plains....

I'll be a county fairs next week so won't have a chance for an update until probably the 24th.