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Drying-out of soils across the Corn Belt continues

Across the Corn Belt, warm, dry weather is ideal for corn and soybean maturation, as well as initial winter wheat planting efforts. However, soil moisture shortages remain a concern in many areas, with the latest U.S. Drought Monitor indicating that 79% of Iowa, 53% of Minnesota, and 41% of Illinois are in drought.

On the Plains, warm, dry weather across the majority of the region favors summer crop maturation and fieldwork, including harvest activities and winter wheat planting. However, sharply colder air is overspreading the northern High Plains, accompanied by a few rain showers.

In the South, showers are confined to areas along the southern Atlantic Coast. Elsewhere, warm, dry weather is promoting summer crop maturation and harvesting.

In the West, winter storm warnings are in effect across portions of the northern Rockies due to heavy, wet snow. Lower elevations of the interior Northwest are receiving a chilly rain, which is halting fieldwork but boosting topsoil moisture for winter wheat establishment. Unusually cool weather prevails throughout the region, except for lingering warmth in the southern Rockies.

 

 

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