We had an interesting spring this year, and you may be wondering what summer will look like. The Climate Prediction Center estimates that we will have a 40% chance of temperatures greater than normal for July and September, but precipitation is a little more unknown. To view the quarterly summary for spring along with the summer outlook, click here.

If you were not at the Eastern Ohio Grazing Council Pasture Walk yesterday, you may have missed the exciting storm front that passed through, which produced pebble-sized hail. The inclement in weather ended the evening after a great discussion of rotational grazing. We were glad it didn’t start the evening!

On the topic of weather, the USDA Midwest Climate Hub is reporting unseasonably cold temperatures and rainfall (with some snow potential) for the north central US.  This is expected to hit in the next couple of weeks.

With the warm spring that occurred this year, growing conditions are 1-2 weeks early this year. A cold snap and excess rainfall at this time may affect time of planting, soil temperatures, and field accessibility. Temperatures in Ohio are likely to remain above freezing, but we may see several inches of rain accumulate over the next couple of weeks. Hopefully not more hail!

To read the full April 24, 2017 update from the Midwest Climate Hub, click here.