Across the Corn Belt, weather conditions are slowly improving across the upper Midwest, following Thursday’s winter storm. On February 4, snowfall topped 5 inches and winds gusted to at least 40 mph in locations such as Dubuque, Iowa, and La Crosse, Wisconsin, stressing livestock and rendering travel difficult across a broad area. Very cold weather and gusty winds trail the storm, with Friday morning’s low temperatures falling below 0° in parts of Minnesota and the Dakotas.