Temperature outlook for July 2020 Precipitation outlook for July 2020 Near to above normal FEATURE: WILL THE UNITED STATES PRODUCE A BUMPER CROP? Normal Above normal Normal Near to above normal the Great Plains and the western High Plains, which are already hot and dry. Actually, most of the western United States is dry-biased and warm. These conditions are always more supportive of high-pressure ridges and that will be one of the greatest reasons why the ridge will be comfortable to the west outside of the Midwest. TROPICAL INFLUENCE The tropics also will have a huge LQÀXHQFH RQ WKLV \HDU¶V FRUQ DQG soybean production. An active tropical cyclone season is expected with a high number of tropical cyclones expected in August and September with a few possible in late July. These storms should favor the southeastern US coastal waters and most of them will either follow along the coast or move inland. Florida, the Carolinas and Virginia may end up with a high frequency of rain from these tropical weather systems. A couple of tropical cyclones also may reach into the eastern Gulf of Mexico. In most cases, the greatest rainfall associated with the tropical cyclones will be in the southeastern United States. As each of the tropical systems approaches and/or possibly LQÀXHQFHVWKHVRXWKHDVWHUQVWDWHV a mini high-pressure ridge is expected to evolve over the Midwest or the main ridge over the Plains and eastern Rocky Mountain region may relocate a little farther to the east. The more frequently tropical systems impact the southeastern US, the higher the potential for the Midwest to trend drier 46 July 2020 / World Grain / www.World-Grain.com World Weather, Inc. Below normalhttp://carterday.com http://www.World-Grain.com