According to Slovenia’s operational drought monitoring platform »droughtmeter«, the moderately to severely dry conditions prevail in south and west Slovenia, where 30 day surface water balance anomaly up to 120mm is recorded. Extremely hot weather is contributing to fast drying of top soil layer. Therefore there are reports on drought and heat stress that cause impact on crops and can potentially reduce yield.
The situation is somehow alleviated by convective precipitation that is occurring locally due to heated ground, however since precipitation in in most part very intense, most of it runs on surface and does not contribute to soil moisture. More precipitation is expected in forthcoming days, however it is not foreseen that water balance anomaly will be completely eliminated.
The situation is somehow alleviated by convective precipitation that is occurring locally due to heated ground, however since precipitation in in most part very intense, most of it runs on surface and does not contribute to soil moisture. More precipitation is expected in forthcoming days, however it is not foreseen that water balance anomaly will be completely eliminated.
More information:
https://www.meteo.si/uploads/probase/www/agromet/bulletin/drought/sl/