WINTER’S wet weather is quenching dry soil, giving south-west farmers hope for a good spring.
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An average rainfall of 40mm has been received across a seven-day period with more rain predicted to follow.
Seasonal risk agronomist Dale Grey said weather patterns across the south-west were pointing toward damp conditions until summer.
“The good news is the negative Indian Ocean Dipole is happening now, which is why things are damp,” he said. “This should continue through to November.”
Mr Grey said there had been some changes to previous predictions but a dry spring was unlikely.
“The la nina we were expecting may not happen now – it’s about fifty-fifty,” Mr Grey said. “But with the negative dipole, it should still be damp across vast areas of south-west Victoria.”