Drier and hotter weather is predicted for southern Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, according to World Weather Inc.
For Paraguay and southern Brazil, little to no rain is expected over the next ten days and warmer temperatures return next week. The region will see steady increases in crop stress and declining yield potentials. Rio Grande do Sul will be driest and soil moisture levels are expected to continue to decline. The next meaningful rain chance isn’t expected until Jan. 17-18. That would offer some temporary relief, though World Weather said the area would need more followup rain for crop improvements.
The rest of Brazil will see steady rain and favorable conditions for the next two weeks. However, the weather watcher is concerned that drier weather is needed for maturing soybeans in portions of central and northeastern Brazil. Eastern Mato Grosso to western, central, and southern Minas Gerais and southern Espirito Santo will be the wettest areas and more flooding is possible.
In Argentina, World Weather expects the weather to turn hotter and drier after Friday into late next week. However, there might be a few showers in southern Argentina within the next week to ten days. The weather watcher says key crop areas from southern Cordoba to central Buenos Aires still have adequate subsoil moisture, but that moisture will soon be depleted and crop stress will likely increase starting this weekend. There might be a slight chance of rain from Jan. 15-17.
