The grass may look green but if it does not rain before harvest, yield could be seriously impacted.

 Davies and Rose agronomist and potato farmer Andrew Powell said farmers were hoping for a “top up” of rain in the coming months.

“It’s a bit hard to tell what the yield is going to be like at this point … but if there is no rain it will be affected,” Mr Powell said.

He said farmers had not been forced to cut canola for hay in the Ballarat region, however farmers in the north had been severely impacted by lack of rain.

Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Dean Stewart said unless Ballarat had extreme rain in the next 24 hours, rainfall for September would be exceptionally low.

At the time of publication on 42.8 millimeters of rain had showered Ballarat since the start of September, compared to the monthly average of 71.3. 

“That the case for most of Victoria – there has not been much rain,” Mr Stewart said.

Short term forecast predictions indicated Spring would remain dry, with temperatures expected to soar into the 30s next week.

“It’s fairly unusual to see temperatures that high this early on – but it is not unheard of,” Mr Stewart said.

He said this was not necessarily an indication of a hot, dry summer.

The average maximum temperature for September was 14.2 degrees, with the average minimum 4.2 degrees.

The lowest recorded temperature was on September 1, with residents shivering through a minimum of -4.6 degrees.

The highest recorded temperature was 24 degrees. 

In June 27.6 millimetres of rain was recorded, 62 millimetres of rain fell in July and 38.6 fell in August. 

Davies and Rose manager Jamie Davies said most farmers he spoke to on a daily basis seemed relatively optimistic.

“In our area everything is looking ok at the moment but it is looking for a drink very soon,” Mr Davies said.

“(The forecasts) aren’t too flash, so this year will be good for some crops but not for others.”