A brief agrometeorological overview for the 3rd decade of February 2026.
In the third decade of February, in the south and south-east of the republic, the air temperature was 2...5°C above normal, with the exception of the Zhetisu region, where the anomaly was negative minus 2...3°C. In areas where winter grain crops are cultivated, precipitation fell above the annual average. In the south-east of the republic, winter grain crops were in a state of winter dormancy, in the south of the country, after the resumption of vegetation, the "3rd leaf" development phase, "tillering", is observed.
In the Almaty region, in the areas of winter wheat cultivation, the minimum air temperature was minus 6...11°C, the minimum temperature at the depth of the winter wheat tillering node was 0 °C. In the areas of winter wheat cultivation, 20-28 mm of precipitation fell, or 248-354% of the norm. In the areas of winter wheat cultivation, the snow height was 8 cm, and the soil was frozen to a depth of 5 cm.
In the Zhetisu region, in the areas of winter grain cultivation, the minimum air temperature was minus 17...23°C. Precipitation mostly exceeded the norm of 22-25 mm (183-192% of the norm), the snow cover height was 17-28 cm, and the depth of soil freezing was from 7 cm to 40 cm.
In the Zhambyl region, the minimum air temperature in winter wheat crops was minus 5-10 °C, precipitation exceeded the norm of 13-30 mm (139-199% of the norm). After precipitation in the form of snow, a snow cover of 1-5 cm was observed. The soil was thawed.
In the areas of winter grain cultivation in the Turkestan region, the minimum air temperature was 0°C minus 3°C, and the minimum temperature at the depth of the winter wheat tillering node was plus 1°C. Precipitation was mostly higher than the annual average of 37-46 mm (137-200% of the norm). In the vicinity of the meteorological stations of T.Ryskulov, Tasaryk, Shymkent and Kazygurt villages, after the resumption of winter wheat vegetation, the phases of development of the "3rd leaf" - "tillering" are noted, in winter barley "formation of nodular roots" - "tillering". The condition of winter wheat is good and excellent, winter barley is good.
In the vicinity of the Shymkent weather station, the vegetation of alfalfa grasses is resuming.
The agrometeorological conditions were satisfactory for wintering winter crops in the south-east of the republic and for the resumption of winter vegetation in the south, however, when alternating daytime positive temperatures with night negative ones, they can lead to damage to poorly developed plants.
On the last day of the decade, cattle grazed in most of the pastures of the Alginsky district of the Aktobe region, Syrymsky and Zhanybeksky districts of the West Kazakhstan region. In the Arkalyk district of Kostanay region, cattle continue to be stabled. In the Karatal district of the Zhetisu region, in the Mangystau district of the Mangystau region, livestock breeders are feeding livestock, and veterinary measures are continuing in the Kyzylkoginsky district of the Atyrau region.
Frozen sod is observed in West Kazakhstan, Karaganda, Aktobe regions, as well as in individual pastures in Almaty, Mangystau, Atyrau, and Ulytau regions, while wet sod was observed in individual pastures in the Zhetisu region.
At the end of the decade, pastures were poorly grazed in most of the Aktobe region, heavily grazed in the Irgiz district of the Aktobe region, and moderate grazing was observed in the rest of the pastures.
