Weather
Winter-like on the northern Plains
Across the Corn Belt, mild, dry weather prevails, except for rain and snow showers across the upper Midwest. With only a few exceptions, autumn fieldwork—winter wheat planting and summer crop harvesting—is complete.
On the Plains, breezy conditions and snow showers linger across the Dakotas. Farther west, Wednesday morning’s low temperatures dipped to near 10° across portions of Montana’s High Plains. Meanwhile, rain is still needed for winter wheat establishment across portions of the central and southern Plains. On November 27, wheat rated very poor to poor ranged from 12 to 16% in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.
In the South, showers and locally severe thunderstorms stretch from the central Appalachians to the central Gulf Coast. On November 27, prior to this week’s rainfall events, topsoil moisture was rated 100% very short to short in Alabama, along with 98% in Georgia, 81% in Tennessee, and 76% in Kentucky and Mississippi.
In the West, Freeze Warnings were in effect early Wednesday in parts of the Desert Southwest, although temperatures remained above 32° in key winter agricultural areas such as the lower Colorado Valley. Cool, dry weather prevails elsewhere, except for a return to showery weather in the Pacific Northwest.
Forecast High Temperatures (National)
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