Weather
Beneficial rain on the southern Plains
On the Plains, beneficial precipitation continues across portions of Oklahoma and Texas. In parts of Texas’ northern panhandle, rain has changed to wet snow. Meanwhile, mild weather continues across the northern Plains, where most winter wheat production areas no longer have a protective snow cover.
Across the Corn Belt, all but the northern tier (from parts of the Dakotas to northern Lower Michigan) remains free of snow. Currently, mild, dry, breezy weather prevails.
In the South, a band of rain stretches from Kentucky to Arkansas. In contrast, warm, dry weather from the central Gulf Coast region into the Southeast continues to promote early-season fieldwork. However, the warmth is also accelerating the development of winter grains and fruit crops, raising concerns about vulnerability to potential spring freezes.
In the West, dry weather prevails between storms, except for lingering snow showers in the southern Rockies. Near- to above-normal temperatures cover the region, except for chilly conditions in the southern Rockies and across snow-covered sections of the interior Northwest.
Forecast High Temperatures (National)
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