Weather

Cooler air covers the Corn Belt

On the Plains, beneficial showers linger across southern areas, mainly in parts of Texas. Meanwhile, hot weather is returning to the northern half of the High Plains, where small grain harvesting continues.

Across the Corn Belt, isolated showers are mainly confined to the Great Lakes region. Midwestern temperatures have temporarily fallen to below-normal levels in the wake of recent shower activity, although the majority of the region’s corn and soybeans remain in desperate need of additional moisture.

In the South, scattered showers in the vicinity of a cold front are moving across northern portions of the region. Showers are especially beneficial in the drought-stricken Mid-South, including Arkansas. Meanwhile, very hot weather persists in the Southeast.

In the West, cool conditions linger along and near the Pacific Coast. Elsewhere, warm, mostly dry weather is promoting crop development and fieldwork, including Northwestern small grain harvesting.