Weather
Weather report: Cold conditions return to the upper Midwest
In the West, warm weather has returned to the interior Northwest and continues across the remainder of the region. On the Plains, a new surge of cold air is arriving.
In the Corn Belt, cold weather is returning to the upper Midwest, accompanied by a few rain showers. In the South, cool but dry weather favors a return to fieldwork, following last week’s significant rainfall.
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Weather report: Rain slows harvest in the Corn Belt
In the West, warmth lingers across the southern half of the region, but much colder air has invaded the interior Northwest. On the Plains, a few rain and snow showers are affecting central portions of the region. In the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms in the vicinity of a strong cold front stretch from near Lake Erie into Missouri. In the South, warm, mostly dry weather favors summer crop harvesting and other fieldwork.
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Weather report: Rain slows harvest in the Corn Belt
In the West, warmth lingers across the southern half of the region, but much colder air has invaded the interior Northwest. On the Plains, a few rain and snow showers are affecting central portions of the region. In the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms in the vicinity of a strong cold front stretch from near Lake Erie into Missouri. In the South, warm, mostly dry weather favors summer crop harvesting and other fieldwork.
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Weather report: Cooler air spreads across the Northwest
In the West, markedly cooler air is overspreading the interior Northwest. On the Plains, a few thunderstorms—associated with the passage of a strong cold front—are affecting eastcentral portions of the region. In the Corn Belt, the passage of a strong cold front—and its attendant rainfall—is slowing the record-setting pace of corn and soybean harvesting across the upper Midwest. In the South, scattered showers linger in the Atlantic Coast States, but warm, dry weather across the remainder of the region favors harvest activities and other autumn fieldwork.
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Weather report: Colder air spreads across the Plains
In the West, colder air is spilling across the northern Rockies. On the Plains, markedly colder air is spreading across northern areas, accompanied by rain and snow showers. In the Corn Belt, isolated showers dot eastern portions of the region. In the South, showers linger along the Atlantic Seaboard.
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Weather report: Drought continues on the Plains
In the West, dry weather and record-setting high temperatures favor a rapid fieldwork pace. On the Plains, drought continues to limit winter wheat emergence in South Dakota (5% emerged versus the 5- year average of 32%), Nebraska (16 vs. 41%), Colorado (20 vs. 37%), and Montana (4 vs. 15%). In the Corn Belt, showers are gradually ending across the lower Great Lakes region. In the South, showers and thunderstorms linger along and near the southern Atlantic Coast.
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Weather report: Unusually warm and dry in the West
In the West, unusually warm, dry weather continues to promote fieldwork. On the Plains, rangeland, pastures, and winter grains across the southern half of the region are benefiting from recent topsoil moisture improvements. In the Corn Belt, mild, mostly dry weather prevails, despite widespread cloudiness. In the South, widespread showers and thunderstorms are limiting fieldwork but maintaining generally favorably moisture reserves for cool-season pastures and soon-to-be-planted winter grains.
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Weather report: Mild and dry conditions continue in the Corn Belt
In the West, warm, dry weather continues to promote a rapid fieldwork pace. On the Plains, historically dry conditions are delaying winter wheat seeding and hampering emergence across the northwestern half of the region, especially from Nebraska to Montana. In the Corn Belt, mild, dry weather prevails, except for lingering showers in the vicinity of the Ohio River. In the South, very, warm dry weather favors fieldwork, including harvest activities for a variety of summer crops.
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Weather report: Warm and dry on the Plains
In the West, isolated showers are confined to the central and southern Rockies. On the Plains, warm, dry weather continues to delay winter wheat seeding across the northwestern half of the region. In the Corn Belt, cool conditions linger in portions of the Great Lakes region. In the South, a few showers and thunderstorms are edging into the northern fringe of the region.
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Weather report: Rain stretches across the Corn Belt
In the West, a few showers linger across Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. On the Plains, unfavorably dry conditions persist across the northwestern half of the region. In the Corn Belt, a band of showers stretches from Missouri into Ohio. In the South, showers are confined to southern Florida.
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Weather report: Dry in the South
In the West, isolated showers are confined to the Intermountain region. On the Plains, some producers across the northwestern half of the region continue to await rain before planting winter wheat. In the Corn Belt, a cluster of thunderstorms in the middle Mississippi and lower Ohio Valleys is slowing fieldwork but providing beneficial moisture for newly planted soft red winter wheat. In the South, dry weather accompanies a warming trend, except for isolated showers across Florida’s peninsula.
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