A dry stretch is forming
extreme12 dry days in a row could start 2026-10-19. A dry day here means 1mm of rain or less; the important number is the length of the run. Crops in flowering or fruit-set windows are most exposed.
Reading evidence
Reading calculated Oct 17, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC.
Valid until Oct 22, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC.
Source: Open-Meteo.
agriculture · orchards · road transport
Water conditions are improving
activeAround 23.4mm of rain has fallen over the past 14 days — above the 1.4mm typical for this period. A healthier water balance is restoring across this area.
Reading evidence
Reading calculated Oct 17, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC.
Valid until Oct 22, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC.
Source: Open-Meteo.
Recent data period: Sep 27, 2026 to Oct 10, 2026.
Years with usable data: 10 of 10.
Historical dataset: era5.
Samples: 150.
Method: rolling-sum-v2-anchor-lookback-2026-09-21.
hydro operators · agriculture · reservoir ops · orchards