Weather
A wide-range of weather across the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, warmth lingers across the lower Ohio and middle Mississippi Valleys, but cooler air has arrived elsewhere. Some strong thunderstorms are erupting across the southwestern Corn Belt. Among the major production states, Missouri led the nation on April 24 with 81% of its intended corn acreage planted.
On the Plains, warmth lingers from Kansas to Texas. Unusually cool weather covers the remainder of the nation’s mid-section. A chilly rain continues to slow fieldwork but boost soil moisture across the northern Plains, while some wet snow is falling in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Meanwhile, a few strong thunderstorms are breaking out across the central Plains.
In the South, warm, dry weather favors a rapid pace of fieldwork and crop growth.
In the West, a significant, late-season snow storm continues across the northern Intermountain region, particularly in Wyoming. Cool weather dominates the West, although dry weather in California and the Desert Southwest favors fieldwork. On April 24, California led the U.S. with 80% of its cotton planted.
Forecast High Temperatures (National)
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