Across the Corn Belt, an important rainfall event is underway as summer crops approach or enter reproduction. Early Friday, the heaviest rain is falling in parts of Iowa and Nebraska. On July 4, Iowa led the Midwest with 5% of its soybeans setting pods. However, the latest band of rain is setting up south of the driest area of the upper Midwest, which includes much of Minnesota and the Dakotas. Meanwhile, Friday’s Midwestern high temperatures will remain below 85°, except for higher readings in the southwestern Corn Belt (e.g.

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