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A very cold, snow-covered upper Midwest

Across the Corn Belt, very cold weather prevails. Wednesday morning’s low temperatures plunged to 0° or below across large sections of Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, and the Dakotas. Although most of the Midwest is experiencing dry weather, snow showers linger downwind of the Great Lakes. In addition, a band of light snow is racing eastward early Wednesday across northern sections of Illinois and Indiana. Selected Wednesday early-morning snow depths range from an inch in Des Moines, Iowa; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Omaha, Nebraska, to 13 inches in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

On the Plains, frigid conditions linger across eastern Montana and the Dakotas. Wednesday morning’s low temperatures fell to near -20° in parts of North Dakota, maintaining stress on livestock due to a combination of cold weather and a deep snow cover. In contrast, mild weather is returning across the central and southern Plains, where some areas would benefit from moisture to ease stress on winter wheat.

In the South, rain showers are occurring across western Florida and environs. Meanwhile, lingering warmth across Florida’s peninsula contrasts with chilly weather across the remainder of the region. Wednesday’s low temperatures fell to near 20° in parts of the Tennessee Valley and on the Ozark Plateau. Overnight snow dusted parts of the interior Southeast; for example, a snow depth of one inch was reported early Wednesday morning in Bristol, Tennessee.

In the West, scattered showers are affecting northern California and areas from the Pacific Northwest to the northern Rockies. Mild, dry weather across the remainder of the region, including southern California and the Southwest, favors late-season cotton harvesting and other fieldwork. Dense fog is a concern, however, in California’s San Joaquin Valley.

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