Rains the past 24 hours......lots of it in the Eastern Cornbelt..........following the forecasts.

You can go to this link to see rain totals from recent time periods:

https://water.weather.gov/precip/

Go to precipitation, then scroll down to pick a time frame. Hit states to get the borders to see locations better. Under products, you can hit %normal. 

Most importantly........forecast rains.

Rains the next 7 days .........dumping on the Western Cornbelt but also much of the country............... rain makes grain still but when are the rains dialed in and we trade the week 2 dome?  Soon?

Day 1:

http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/fill_94qwbg.gif?1526306199054

Day 2:

http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/fill_98qwbg.gif?1528293750112

Day 3:

http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/fill_99qwbg.gif?1528293842764

Days 4-5:

http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/95ep48iwbg_fill.gif?1526306162

Days 6-7:

http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/97ep48iwbg_fill.gif?1526306162

Total accumulation

http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/p168i.gif?1526397762

Some areas for excessive rains.......farther east and south than before.......then back in the Central Plains with the new system.

Excessive rain threat too

Current Day 1 Forecast Valid 15Z 06/11/18 - 12Z 06/12/18

Day 1 Threat Area in Text Format  

Current Day 2 Forecast Valid 12Z 06/12/18 - 12Z 06/13/18

Day 2 Threat Area in Text Format 

Current Day 3 Forecast Valid 12Z 06/13/18 - 12Z 06/14/18

Severe Storm Risk. Use the link for full screen.

https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/

Current Day 1 Outlook	Forecaster: Hart/Kerr Issued: 18/1240Z Valid: 18/1300Z - 19/1200Z Forecast Risk of Severe Storms: Slight Risk
Current Day 2 Outlook	Forecaster: Bunting Issued: 18/0600Z Valid: 19/1200Z - 20/1200Z Forecast Risk of Severe Storms: Marginal Risk
Current Day 3 Outlook	Forecaster: Bunting Issued: 18/0731Z Valid: 20/1200Z - 21/1200Z Forecast Risk of Severe Storms: Marginal Risk
Current Day 4-8 Outlook	Forecaster: Bunting Issued: 18/0856Z Valid: 21/1200Z - 25/1200Z           Note: A severe weather area          depicted in the Day 4-8 period          indicates a 15%, 30% or higher probability for severe thunderstorms          (e.g. a 15%, 30% chance that a severe thunderstorm will occur          within 25 miles of any point).

Temperatures cooled off now thru the Midwest and East:

Highs days 3-7 shows pleasant temps Upper Midwest, then warming back up. 

Heat ridge much farther west on latest guidance...........nw flow and upper level trough in Northeast US.

Last 6Z GFS:    

gfs_namer_312_200_wnd_ht	gfs_namer_312_500_vort_ht
gfs_namer_312_1000_500_thick	gfs_namer_312_850_temp_ht

 Late Week 2 heat anomalies.....farther west today.

CFS week 3 and 4...........MUCH cooler than it has been in a long time......especially Northeast.

Still some heat SCentral and West.

Turns drier in some places

Last 0z Canadian model ensemble average and individual members.........shifting heat ridge farther west?

Weak trough far northeast?

Not all agree and there is room for something  extreme with the dome scenario.

384h GZ 500 forecast valid on Jul 08, 2018 00 UTC

Forecasts for the control (GEM 0

I would be in the .1 inch range so far for my part of NE Ohio.  

Jim,

You got ripped off (-:

My rain gauge measured 1.35 on top of .25 the other day. Rains don't come better than this around here in June. Hopefully, you'll get a decent one later today.

What county do you live in Jim?