Weather

Chilly weather across the Midwest

On the Plains, markedly colder weather of late has slowed winter wheat emergence, which has already been hampered by extremely dry conditions across the northwestern half of the Plains.

Across the Corn Belt, recent rain has slowed corn and soybean harvesting but providing additional moisture for newly planted winter wheat. Sharply colder weather has resulted in frosts and freezes across many areas.

In the South, dry weather favors summer crop harvesting and other fieldwork.

In the West, developing drought remains a concern with respect to rain-fed winter grains in the Northwest.