Weather
Beneficial moisture for parts of the Plains
On the Plains, a cold front draped across central portions of the region separates cold air to the north from warm weather farther south. Despite an increase in cloudiness, mostly dry weather prevails. Across portions of the central and southern Plains, prematurely vegetative winter wheat would benefit from rain. On February 26, more than one-quarter (27%) of Colorado’s wheat crop was rated very poor to poor. More than one-fifth (21%) of the wheat was rated very poor to poor in Kansas and Texas.
Across the Corn Belt, mild weather prevails. Showers and a few thunderstorms, heaviest across the eastern Corn Belt, accompany the return of above-normal temperatures.
In the South, showers and thunderstorms are developing from the northern Mississippi Delta into the Tennessee Valley. Elsewhere, very warm weather favors rapid growth of pastures, winter grains, and fruit crops.
In the West, favorably dry weather prevails in storm-battered California, but several other areas are receiving rain or snow. Specifically, significant precipitation is spreading northeastward from Arizona, while scattered rain and snow showers stretch from the Pacific Northwest to the northern Rockies.
Forecast High Temperatures (National)
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