Across the Corn Belt, warm, dry weather is ideal for summer crop maturation and harvesting. In the western Corn Belt, Friday’s high temperatures will reach or exceed 90° as far north as southeastern South Dakota. Dry weather also favors winter wheat planting across the lower Midwest, although topsoil moisture has become limited for crop establishment. During the 51-day period from August 19 – October 8, rainfall in Indianapolis, Indiana, totaled just 0.12 inch.
On the Plains, an elevated threat of grassfires exists from northern Texas to western Nebraska due to warm, dry, breezy conditions and low humidity levels.
