Dec 05 | Weather Review and Market Update

CLIMATE REVIEW & WEATHER FORECAST

This week marked the start of climatological winter, both by the calendar and by the weather. Average temperatures this week ranged from the low 20s in northern Illinois to the low 30s in southern Illinois, between 8 and 12 degrees below average. Most places in the state saw nighttime low temperatures dip into the teens and single digits, with some very impressive lows like -7 in Lincoln and -6 in Moline.

by Trent Ford, State Climatologist
ISWS PRI University of Illinois

The big weather story this week were the multiple rounds of winter storms and significant snowfall over the weekend and early this week. Most of the state picked up at least some measurable snowfall this week, with totals ranging from less than an inch in far southern Illinois to over 15 inches in northwest Illinois. The very snowy end to November made last month a top 5 snowiest November on record in Springfield and Champaign. Another few inches early in the week added to significant season totals so far. In fact, this season has been the third snowiest on record for Springfield, with 10.9 inches of the white stuff through December 4th. For perspective, Springfield only had 8.5 inches of snow the entire winter season last year.

Looking forward, cooler weather will stick around through the weekend before a mid-week warm up. Highs may reach into the high 30s to low 50s by Wednesday and Thursday next week, melting the snowpack that has stuck around for a while now. Next week looks mostly dry, with less than a half an inch of precipitation for the entire state. Some of that, though, may come as an inch or two of snow on Sunday, so make sure to watch the weather as you’re out and about this weekend. The outlooks for the middle part of December continue to show best chances of colder and wetter weather, so winter lovers rejoice.

REGISTER FOR THE FARMDOC TEAM WINTER MEETINGS

The 2025 Farm Assets Conference is scheduled for Friday, December 12 at the AgriCenter in Bloomington, Illinois. The doors open at 7:30 a.m. central. The program starts at 8:00 a.m. Registration for 2025 is $80 per person through noon December 8 and $100 thereafter. Media and Extension personnel may register for free.

CLICK TO REGISTER and for complete Farm Assets Conference details.

LET’S TALK FUNDAMENTALS
Commodity Markets and Crop Budgets
Trade, Transportation, and the Global Grain Markets.

DEMAND ON THE HORIZON
Signs Point to a Bullish Biofuels Policy
BioManufacturing and the Future of Ag
Ag Policy Objectives and Prospects

SPREADSHEETS AND MUDDY BOOTS
Why you should use the N-Rate Calculator
Crop Sciences for the 2026 Growing Season

RESEARCH, OUTREACH, AND WORKING TOGETHER
Round Table with the Ag Leadership

You may also want to register for the 2025 Illinois Farm Economic Summits. Visit the IFES website for more details about these ag econ meetings in DeKalb, Peoria, and Mt. Vernon.

Contact Todd Gleason at tgleason@illinois.edu or (217) 333-9697 if you have questions.

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PUBLIC RADIO FOR THE FARMING WORLD

WILLAg.org radio programming for the work week ending December 05, 2025

Commodity Week can be heard in the 2 o’clock hour central time on WILL AM580 or you may subscribe to it using the links in the player below. This week the panelists include Ellen Dearden of AgReview and Matt Bennett from AgMarket.net.

WATCHED FOR UPDATED PROGAM LATER THIS MORNING

The Closing Market Report airs at 2:06 p.m. central daily on WILL AM580. It, too, is a podcast. Subscribe using the link in the player.