Michigan Vegetable Crop Report – July 30, 2025

Aug 04, 2025

By Benjamin Phillips and Benjamin Werling et.al

Weather

Temperatures this past week ranged from 1-6 degrees Fahrenheit above normal with higher temperatures to the west. Degree day totals are one-plus weeks ahead of normal in the southern Lower Peninsula, with surpluses decreasing to the north.

Rainfall ranged from 0.25 to 2 two inches in far southern Michigan and the Keweenaw Peninsula. West central and southwest Michigan’s rainfall was 50% of normal for the past two months. The Saginaw Valley area thankfully got some relief with rain.

This week’s forecast calls for:

Partly sunny and cooler Wednesday, July 30. Scattered showers and thunderstorms developing south during the afternoon and continuing overnight into Thursday morning across southern sections. Decreasing clouds, cooler and less humid elsewhere Thursday. Fair and seasonably warm Friday through Sunday. Warmer with a chance of showers Monday and Tuesday.
Weekly precipitation ranging from nothing to an inch with more rain to the south. Dry areas in southwest Michigan may get some relief.

Source : msu.edu

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