A dry stretch is forming
extreme10 dry days in a row could start 2026-10-18. 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 18, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC.
Valid until Oct 23, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC.
Source: Open-Meteo.
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Water conditions are improving
strongAround 121.3mm of rain has fallen over the past 14 days — above the 35.1mm typical for this period. A healthier water balance is restoring across this area.
Reading evidence
Reading calculated Oct 18, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC.
Valid until Oct 23, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC.
Source: Open-Meteo.
Recent data period: Sep 28, 2026 to Oct 11, 2026.
Years with usable data: 10 of 10.
Historical dataset: era5.
Samples: 150.
Method: rolling-sum-v2-anchor-lookback-2026-09-21.
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