Weather

Patchy Midwestern Dryness of Minimal Concern

Across the Corn Belt, scattered showers accompany a continuation of near- to below-normal temperatures. Patchy Midwestern dryness developed during July, but overall crop stress has been minimal due to a lack of heat and the ability of corn and soybeans to tap into soil moisture reserves that accumulated during a very wet June.

On the Plains, mostly dry weather prevails. However, cool conditions across the southern half of the region contrast with some of the warmest weather of the summer on the northern High Plains. The northern Plains’ warmth is promoting winter wheat harvesting and the growth of late-developing summer crops.

In the South, widespread showers stretch from the central Gulf Coast to the southern Atlantic States. Southeastern showers are slowing fieldwork but aiding pastures and summer crops, which have experienced varying degrees of stress in June and July due to pockets of dryness and a few episodes of hot weather.

In the West, heavy showers continue to provide drought relief but cause local flash flooding in the southern Rockies and environs. Elsewhere, isolated showers dot the Pacific Northwest, while unfavorably hot, dry weather persists from California into the central Great Basin and northern Rockies.

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Forecast High Temperatures (National)

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