Rain has been in the forecast lately, with most days holding a good chance for moisture to rain down.

While farmers were hoping to see more water fall onto crops earlier in the summer, they're mostly looking at frustration as rains can negatively impact a harvest.

Agronomist Edgar Hammermeister estimates this incoming rain will be quite an annoyance for farmers looking to end their growing season.

"It's gonna be inconvenient for harvest, that's for sure. Machines like to have, ideally, sunny and breezy weather to run efficiently," said Hammermeister, "We just aren't able to thresh the grain very well when conditions get tough and that relates to that little bit of rain and heavy dews.

"The amount of rain that has been indicated seems to be hit-and-miss showers, and those are really hard to try and gauge what you're going to get out of that. It won't be general for the area, it'll be somebody gets a few tenths and won't be able to run their machinery, then a mile or two away, they'll miss that little storm and be threshing."

That rain coming down isn't all negatives - any moisture that soaks into the ground now may be present for next year's crops, where a good reserve of water could make all the difference.

"Any moisture accumulation received will be determined by what our weather is through the rest of the fall," said Hammermeister, "If we, from this point on, turn cool and moist the rain received in the next coming days will start to contribute to next year's crop, but if this weather system moves through and we return to warm and sunny then all that water will slowly evaporate and it won't make a contribution."

"In October, I think everyone would be very happy to receive three to four inches of moisture coming slowly so it'll soak in. That would amount to, depending on your soil texture, anywhere between two to three feet of moist soil and that's an excellent reserve to start the crop for next year."

Hamermeister also stresses safety for anyone going along highways, as farm equipment is often moved around on roadways during harvest.