Forecasting and Weather-Related Information Relevant to Virginia Agriculture

Weather and Forecasting

Forecasting and Weather-Related Information Relevant to Virginia Agriculture

Virginia Links

VAES Weather Stations--This statewide weather data gathering system has a variety of possible applications related to farm production management and operation including: degree day accumulations, irrigation scheduling, pesticide and fertilizer application, heat / chill monitoring and integrated pest management. To access this data see the VAES Weather Mesonet.

Virginia Tech Asian Soybean Rust Website--Current forecast and recommendations for Virginia soybean producers.

Peanut-Cotton InfoNet, Virginia Tech Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center, provides crop management information, updated daily during the growing season, to provide county agents and growers with the following information at the beginning of each work day.

Maximum, minimum, and average air temperatures
Average soil temperature at a 4 inch depth
Daily and accumulated (from May 1) peanut heat units
Daily and accumulated (from May 1) cotton degree-days
Daily and total seasonal (from May 1) rainfall
Last effective spray date for peanut leaf spot
Sclerotinia blight risk
Frost advisory (from September 25th to completion of harvest)

Tree Fruit Pest Management, Virginia Tech Alson J. Smith, Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center--Degree Day accumulations and management recommendations.

The Virginia Fruit Page: Weather Information

2005 Temperature Data from Select Virginia Counties (Maximum, Minimum and Degree Day Information), also link to Ranges of Critical Temperatures for tree fruit buds. Archived data from previous years and other weather-related links.
Understanding Degree Days and Using Them in Pest Management Decision Making, Zilahli-Balogh, G. and Pfeiffer, D. G.
The Virginia Fruit AdVisor: PDAs as Extension Delivery Tools

National Links

Current Weather Links

North American Plant Disease Forecast Center

USDA-FAS: The FAS Crop Explorer—Up-to-date global crop information from soil, climatic and satellite data. Primary users include farmers, agribusiness, researchers, commodity traders, government agencies and geographic information systems (GIS) workers. See a news release on FAS Crop Explorer from June 2005 (pdf).

USDA-Soybean Rust Information Site—Access soybean rust tracking information, along with control and scouting recommendations by state at this site.

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Last updated 12/12/07

Virginia Cooperative Extension - Virginia Agriculture & Experiment Station