Weather
Wide-ranging weather on the Plains
Across the Corn Belt, extremely cold conditions persist—especially across the northern half of the region. Friday morning’s temperatures dipped below 0°0 as far south as northern sections of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Readings below -20° were noted in the upper Great Lakes region.
On the Plains, bitterly cold conditions in Montana and the Dakotas contrast with warm, windy weather in Texas. Wheat and pasture conditions continue to deteriorate on the southern High Plains. Near the boundary between cold and warm air, some rain is falling in Oklahoma and southern Kansas. Farther north, snow is blanketing portions of Montana and Wyoming.
In the South, cool, mostly dry weather prevails, with freezes noted early Friday as far south as northern Florida.
In the West, the second of two storms is beginning to affect California. The heaviest precipitation is moving ashore in central and southern California, providing much-needed moisture for fields and orchards but causing local flash flooding—especially in areas that have recently experienced wildfires.
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