Weather
Mild air builds on the Plains
On the Plains, unusually warm weather prevails across the northern half of the region. Wednesday high temperatures greater than 60° will occur as far north as Montana. The early-season warmth is causing wheat to prematurely lose some winter hardiness.
Across the Corn Belt, breezy weather prevails in the wake of a departing storm system. A few snow showers are occurring downwind of the Great Lakes, while mild air is spreading across the westernmost Corn Belt.
In the South, clouds linger in the wake of Tuesday’s thunderstorms in the western and central Gulf Coast States. Meanwhile, rain has shifted eastward and is moving toward the Atlantic Coast. Unfavorably dry conditions persist, however, across much of Florida’s peninsula, where agricultural irrigation continues. Statewide, Florida’s topsoil moisture is 50% very short to short, while pastures are 35% very poor to poor.
In the West, the first in a new series of storms is beginning to affect the Pacific Northwest. Enough cold air remains trapped east of the Cascades to result in some freezing rain, especially across central and eastern Washington. California, excluding the northern coast, remains dry in advance of the approaching storm.
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