Weather
Weather report: Mild and dry on the central and southern Plains
In the West, cooler air is spreading into the Pacific Coast States. On the Plains, cold weather is generally confined to the Dakotas. In the Corn Belt, mild, dry weather prevails, except for some lingering cold conditions across the snow-covered far upper Midwest. In the South, rain showers linger along the southern Atlantic coast, mainly in the Carolinas.
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Weather report: Mild and dry in the Corn Belt
In the West, a few rain and snow showers are returning to northern California and the Northwest. On the Plains, cold air is confined to areas along the Canadian border. In the Corn Belt, mild, dry weather favors off-season activities. In the South, beneficial rain is falling in the southern Atlantic States.
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Weather report: Cold air lingers on the northern Plains
In the West, cool conditions linger across the central and southern Rockies. On the Plains, mild weather is returning to Montana, but cold conditions linger elsewhere across the nation’s mid-section. In the Corn Belt, cool, dry weather prevails. In the South, isolated showers linger in the southern Atlantic States.
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Weather report: Temperatures plummet on the southern Plains
In the West, cold conditions and a few snow showers linger in the Rockies. On the Plains, snow blankets much of Montana and the Dakotas, providing beneficial moisture and insulation for winter wheat. In the Corn Belt, a few wind-blown snow showers linger across the upper Midwest in the wake of a departing storm. In the South, locally heavy showers and thunderstorms stretch from the Tennessee Valley to the central Gulf Coast.
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Weather report: Mild and dry on the southern Plains
In the West, dry weather continues in California, but rangeland, pastures, and winter grains are benefiting from recent soil moisture improvements. On the Plains, some light snow is developing across the Dakotas. In the Corn Belt, unusually mild weather prevails. Rain is disrupting off-season fieldwork in parts of the southern and eastern Corn Belt. In the South, patchy showers are developing.
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Weather report: Dry conditions return to the West
In the West, dry weather has returned to northern California, following the recent barrage of storms. On the Plains, mild, mostly dry, breezy weather is maintaining significant stress on rangeland, pastures, and winter wheat. In the Corn Belt, a few rain showers dot the upper Midwest in conjunction with the passage of a weak cold front. In the South, isolated rain showers are confined to the southern Atlantic region.
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Weather report: Mild conditions return to the western Corn Belt
In the West, showery, unsettled weather prevails from northern California to the northern Rockies. On the Plains, mild, dry weather is maintaining severe stress on rangeland, pastures, and winter wheat. In the Corn Belt, mild weather is quickly returning to areas west of the Mississippi River. In the South, showers in the vicinity of a cold front stretch from the southern Mid-Atlantic States to the central Gulf Coast.
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Weather report: Cooler on the Plains
In the West, Pacific storminess continues to result in widespread rain and snow showers across the northern half of the region. On the Plains, cooler weather prevails in the wake of a cold front’s passage, although temperatures remain mostly above normal for this time of year. In the Corn Belt, showers in the vicinity of a cold front stretch from Michigan to Missouri. In the South, a few rain showers are developing from the central Gulf Coast into the Tennessee Valley.
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Weather report: More mild and dry conditions across the Corn Belt
In the West, an active weather pattern in the Pacific Northwest is resulting in showery, breezy weather. On the Plains, a cold front stretching from the eastern Dakotas to western Texas is producing gusty winds. In the Corn Belt, mild, dry weather prevails in advance of an approaching cold front. In the South, warm, dry weather favors late-season fieldwork.
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Weather report: Stormy conditions pound California
In the West, stormy weather in northern and central California is halting fieldwork but benefiting pastures, rangeland, and winter grains. On the Plains, mild, dry weather is maintaining significant stress on pastures, rangeland, and winter wheat. In the Corn Belt, chilly conditions linger in the Great Lakes region.In the South, mild air is starting to replace previously cool conditions.
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Weather report: Cold air lingers on the northern Plains
In the West, the second in a series of storms is moving ashore along the northern Pacific Coast. On the Plains, cold air lingers across the northern tier of the region, mainly in North Dakota. In the Corn Belt, mild, dry weather prevails, except for lingering cold conditions in the Great Lakes region. In the South, cool, dry weather favors late-season fieldwork, including winter wheat planting and cotton and soybean harvesting.
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