Weather
Drier, cooler air on the move into the Great Plains
In the Corn Belt, cooler, drier air is overspreading the upper Midwest, following Friday’s thunderstorms. Meanwhile, showers in the Ohio Valley are slowing the winter wheat harvest but favoring corn and soybean development.
On the Plains, sharply cooler weather prevails, except for lingering heat in western and southern Texas. The cooler weather is reducing crop stress and irrigation demands, but rain is needed in several areas to help stabilize the condition of rangeland, pastures, and rain-fed crops.
In the South, the remnant circulation of former Tropical Storm Cindy is moving northeastward across the northern Mississippi Delta, bearing heavy rain that is halting fieldwork and causing local flash flooding. Meanwhile, warm, humid weather covers the Southeast, promoting a rapid pace of crop development.
In the West, oppressively hot weather continues across much of California and the Desert Southwest. The heat is maintaining heavy irrigation demands in key agricultural areas, including California’s Central Valley. Meanwhile, cooler air is edging westward across the Rockies.
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