Weather
Bitter cold on the northern, central Plains
On the Plains, frigid, breezy weather is maintaining stress on livestock, especially from Montana and the Dakotas southward to Colorado and Kansas. Very cold weather is also a concern with respect to winter wheat on the central High Plains that is not well established due to drought. Thursday morning’s temperatures plunged below 0° as far south as eastern Colorado and western Kansas.
Across the Corn Belt, a lake-effect snow squall event in underway, resulting in some travel disruptions downwind of the Great Lakes. Elsewhere, cold, dry, breezy weather prevails. Thursday morning’s temperatures dipped below 10°, accompanied by gusty winds, in the westernmost Corn Belt.
In the South, isolated rain showers are confined to southern Florida and the western Gulf Coast region. Throughout the region, much colder air is arriving on gusty winds.
In the West, unsettled, showery weather prevails in northern and central California and the Great Basin. Cold conditions are easing across California and the Desert Southwest, but frigid conditions persist in the Rockies and environs. Temperatures from -20 to -30° were noted Thursday morning in parts of Wyoming.
Forecast High Temperatures (National)
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