Water conditions are improving
strongAround 75.7mm of rain has fallen over the past 14 days — above the 32.1mm typical for this period. A healthier water balance is restoring across this area.
Reading evidence
Reading calculated Oct 24, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC.
Valid until Oct 29, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.
Source: Open-Meteo.
Recent data period: Oct 5, 2026 to Oct 18, 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 · grain farmers · sugarcane growers
A heavy rain day could hit
extremeA single day could bring around 11.6mm of rain on 2026-10-27 — above the local heavy-rain reference for this time of year (around 5.2mm in a day). This comparison adds historical context; it does not assess impacts on a specific activity.
Reading evidence
Reading calculated Oct 24, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.
Valid until Oct 29, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.
Source: Open-Meteo.
Forecast period: 2026-10-24 to 2026-10-30.
Forecast source: open-meteo.
Years with usable data: 10 of 10.
Historical dataset: era5.
Samples: 150.
Method: heavy-rain-percentile-max-v1-2026-09-22.
outdoor events · drainage operators · agriculture · grain farmers · sugarcane growers
A dry stretch is forming
high8 dry days in a row could start 2026-10-30. 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 24, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.
Valid until Oct 29, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.
Source: Open-Meteo.
agriculture · grain farmers · sugarcane growers