A brief agrometeorological review for the 2nd decade of February 2026.
In the second decade of February, the average air temperature in the south-east of the republic was plus 1...5 °C, in the south plus 7...10 °C, which is 6...10 °C is above the norm. In the south-east of the country, winter crops were in a state of winter dormancy, in the south of the country, with an increase in air temperature, the resumption of vegetation was noted.
In the Almaty region, in the areas of winter wheat cultivation, the minimum air temperature was minus 4...9°C, the minimum temperature of the winter wheat tillering unit was 0°C. In areas of winter wheat cultivation, precipitation exceeded the norm in the amount of 13-35 mm (159-289% of the norm). The height of the snow cover is 8 cm and the depth of soil freezing is 11 cm. It was noted only in the vicinity of the Kyrgyzsai station in the Uygur region, in the rest of the observed points the snow melted and the depth of freezing thawed.
In the Zhetisu region, in the areas of winter grain cultivation, the minimum air temperature was minus 11...12°C. Precipitation mostly fell around and above the norm of 11-21 mm (92-162% of the norm), snow cover height 11-24 cm, soil freezing depth 18-46 cm.
In the Zhambyl region, the minimum air temperature on winter wheat crops was minus 4...10 °C and the minimum soil temperature at the depth of the tillering node was 0 °C. Precipitation mostly exceeded the norm of 35-73 mm (294-545% of the norm).
In the areas of winter grain cultivation in the Turkestan region, the minimum air temperature was minus 1°C, and the minimum temperature at the depth of the winter wheat tillering node was plus 3°C. Precipitation was mostly above the annual average of 80-128 mm (261-377% of the norm). In the vicinity of the Shymkent and Kazygurt weather stations, after the resumption of winter wheat vegetation, the "3rd leaf" development phase is noted, while winter barley has "nodular root formation". The condition of winter wheat is good, winter barley is satisfactory.
Due to the increase in air temperature in the Zhambyl and Turkestan regions, there is no snow cover and soil freezing.
The agrometeorological conditions in the south-east of the republic for wintering winter crops and in the south after the resumption of vegetation of winter crops were satisfactory, however, when alternating daytime positive temperatures with night negative air temperatures can lead to damage to poorly developed plants.
On the last day of the decade, cattle grazed in most of the pastures in the Alginsky district of Aktobe region, in Syrymsky, Zhanybeksky districts of West Kazakhstan region. In the Arkalyk district of the Kostanay region, livestock continues 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 being carried out in the Kyzylkoginsky district of the Atyrau region.
Frozen sod is observed on pastures in the West Kazakhstan region, as well as on individual pastures in Karaganda, Mangystau, Atyrau regions, raw sod was observed on pastures in Aktobe region and Ulytau region.
At the end of the decade, pastures were poorly grazed in most of the Aktobe region, moderate grazing was noted in some pastures in Mangystau, Almaty, Atyrau, Kostanay regions, pastures were heavily grazed in most of the West Kazakhstan region and in some pastures in the Karaganda region.
