Weather
Still winter-like across much of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, snow remains on the ground in many areas from Minnesota to Michigan. In Michigan, Lansing has had at least an inch of snow on the ground for 106 consecutive days, breaking a record set in 1962-63. Cold weather prevails throughout the Midwest, even in areas with no remaining snow cover. Some patches of light snow are overspreading the western Corn Belt.
On the Plains, a few snow flurries are confined to the northern half of the region. However, cold weather covers all of the nation’s mid-section. Monday morning’s temperatures fell to near 10° across portions of the northern Plains.
In the South, Freeze Warnings were in effect early Monday in parts of the southern Appalachians. Cool, dry weather covers the remainder of the South, except for some rain showers along the Gulf Coast. Cool, wet soils continue to limit spring fieldwork in many areas.
In the West, unusually warm weather continues to prematurely melt mountain snow. The average water content of the Sierra Nevada snowpack stands at 7 inches, less than 25% of the late-March normal.
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