When the daily low temperature drops below 50 F for two days in a row, maturity generally does not increase after that point. There are exceptions but this is generally the case. We are in for a cooling trend this week but daily lows will not be below 50 F. The image shows projected temperatures for Suffolk, Virginia. Locations in North Carolina have projections in the 50s but not at the threshold for cessation of pod maturation.
Cooler Weather and Maturity Peanut Notes No. 235 2026
(Updated: Sept. 22, 2026, 2:39 p.m.)