Weather

Warmer weather returning to the northern Plains

On the Plains, showers linger in parts of Montana, while the rest of the region is dry and mostly warmer than normal. Pastures and winter grains on the northern and southern High Plains are benefiting from recent soil moisture improvements, but both regions would welcome additional rain.

Across the Corn Belt, scattered showers are developing in western portions of the region, providing beneficial moisture in preparation for summer crop planting. Across the remainder of the Midwest, sunny skies are promoting fieldwork and early summer crop establishment.

In the South, mild weather lingers over the Atlantic Coast States. Locally heavy showers and thunderstorms are developing along a slow-moving cold front from the Delta into the Tennessee Valley, improving soil moisture for pastures and summer crops.

In the West, cool, wet weather is improving soil moisture for Northwestern winter wheat. Sunny skies have returned to California, promoting fieldwork and crop development. Elsewhere in the West, cool, mostly dry weather prevails.