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Mouseover to pause!......Kentucky Short-term forecast... Western KY .TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Central KY .REST OF TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Eastern KY .REST OF TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. ...The mission of the UK Agricultural Weather Program/Center is to provide educational resources through the development of agricultural weather products and services that minimize weather surprise to Kentucky residents relative to their agricultural needs... Detailed forecast information is available in your Precision Ag Weather forecast here... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Long-range outlooks here. Kentucky Agricultural Situation Report (AgSitRep): Kentucky Crop and Weather Report Issued 4:00 P.M., October 5, 2021 31-21 Agricultural News: Kentucky experienced above normal temperatures and rainfall over the past week. Precipitation for the week totaled 0.93 inches, 0.12 inches above normal. Temperatures averaged 70 degrees for the week, 7 degrees above normal. Topsoil moisture was rated 1 percent very short, 13 percent short, 83 percent, adequate and 3 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture was rated 2 percent very short, 15 percent short, 79 percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus. Days suitable for fieldwork averaged 5.7 out of a possible seven. Harvest benefited from some dry and mild weather throughout much of the workweek. Skies ran mostly sunny across the Bluegrass State and along with southerly flow in place, highs jumped into the upper 70s to middle 80s each day. Rain held off until the weekend for most of the state (some light showers across far W-KY on Friday). Coverage turned widespread at times, most notably on Sunday with some pockets of moderate to heavy rainfall. Overall, the state averaged 0.93 inches for the week, most of which fell on Sunday. This number marked a third straight week that the state average has ran above normal. Primary activities for this week included harvesting tobacco, corn, and soybeans. Farmers made strong headway this past week as conducive weather prevailed. That progress was stymied by the weekend as widespread precipitation moved in. Both corn and soybeans continue to be in mostly good condition. With most of the tobacco crop cut at this point, housed tobacco is in mostly good condition. Tobacco houseburn was reported as 1 percent moderate, 8 percent light, and 91 percent with none. Pasture condition is mostly good, however heavy rain over the weekend may cause some damage due to livestock traffic. Also, as nighttime temperatures cool, growth will slow. Livestock are in good overall condition at this time. Hay supplies were reported as 1 percent very short, 9 percent short, 75 percent adequate, and 15 percent surplus. There have been multiple reports of poor hay quality causing concern for livestock producers. A combination of weather and pest issues were cited as the impetus for the reduced quality. Winter wheat planting has begun and will move steadily forward. 2012-13 Archive, Kentucky Climate Update. This week in Kentucky's growing season 30-Day Percent of Normal Rainfall Map:(Updated daily - Based on PM Obs.) Summary of Kentucky Mesonet & NWS Weather Stations for various time periods for entire state:(Updated daily - Based on PM Obs.) Climate Summaries By Climate Disision: West, Central, Bluegrass, East, All Ag Weather Center, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky