Agrometeorology: heavy rainfall is coming

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In the past ten days, the most rain fell in the northwest, with 30 millimeters falling there, but at the same time, the central part of the Great Plain received the least, with not even two millimeters falling in large areas. The thirty-day precipitation total shows a deficit in most parts of the country, with the amount corresponding to or exceeding the usual amount at this time occurring only in the west and north. The precipitation total for the past ninety days is also significantly below the long-term average, with excesses still occurring only in a small area, in the northern part of the country.

The soil surface layer typically contains sufficient moisture, but very dry areas remain in the central part of the country

The upper layer deeper than 20-30 centimeters is critically dry in a large area, except for the western and northern parts of the country, and the soil layer deeper than half a meter is practically throughout the country, and this layer has not received significant moisture since spring. According to the information, rapeseed and winter cereals are in strong, good condition in the west and north, the moisture content of the soil layer near the surface and the mild weather so far have favored their development. There are still very dry areas in the Great Plain, especially in its central part, and the crops have had difficulty sprouting and developing here so far. The heavy rainfall expected in the coming days will help a lot with the water shortage, but with it the cold weather will also arrive, and the development of the crops will slow down because of this – they indicated.

They highlighted: rainy, wintry weather is expected in the future

Precipitation is arriving in the region in several waves: initially on Thursday, rain is expected, then on Friday, snow is expected in an increasingly large area from the west. A thicker snow cover may even form in the Transdanubian and northern mountains. The first air vortex will leave towards the northeast on Sunday, but another one will arrive on Monday with relief and further significant precipitation, mostly rain by then. By the middle of next week, precipitation exceeding 20 millimeters may fall in a large area, but there is a chance of even exceeding 50 millimeters, so the moisture content of the soils will increase significantly, and recharge will also begin in the Great Plain. The temperature will decrease, and the mild weather will remain longest in the southeast. Significant frost is expected on a less cloudy Monday morning, when it could be colder than -5 degrees Celsius in snowy areas, and then the weather will ease slightly again next week.

MTI